"I really do want everyone who goes in my ring to be a winner
at some way or another. Whether it is a blue ribbon or maybe
just completing the course for the first time. The ribbons are
going to come and go but those little victories are the best.”
the top levels grew up with me at in typically want change. But there is al- only money, but giving time and
the pony ring. It's the old adage of ways someone who can replace you. other things is almost more impor-
"raise them the way you want ‘em!" I Will it be different? Yes, but that's tant. There is a blood bank in need
raised them for myself and everyone not a bad thing either. Robert Rid- here in this valley (Thermal), people
else. I wanted them to be respectful, land has hired me to do the Tech- could go give a pint of blood, give
fair, and to know how to conduct nical Coordinating at Blenheim and back to the community you are in."
themselves at a horse show and, for Showpark, and I really appreciate his "I was talking to a trainer about
the most part, that is what I got.” and Stephanie Wheeler’s support." giving back, and I said 'you know,
It takes a village as the saying goes, If you could not work in the horse if every person in the world would
Janet reflects on the just ask themselves
behind the scenes twice a day, ' what
action, "Well orga- can I do to make
nized grooms are some person's life
more important easier?' The answer
than most riders, may be as simple as
great grooms and opening the door
good help back in for someone, or
the barns are really picking up plastic
the strength of a for Anthony Alfa-
winner. If you have ro. A trainer once
good basics in the said to me, "If
barn, there will be only it were that
no problem getting easy!" I looked at
to the ring right. him and said "It
In the end it is the IS just that easy!"
responsibility of "Speaking about
the rider though. A Anthony Alfaro,"
good rider will be she says getting se-
on time and ready, a rious. "Anthony is
GREAT rider will be truly a child of this
early and prepared industry. His father,
for anything. Speak- Andy Berney and I
ing of that, tardiness have been friends
really makes me crazy. Being late is business, what would you do? How for 30 years and I've know Anthony
a sign of rudeness, and that is the can the horse industry be better? since he was born. Andy made his
wrong way to function in this sport." "Missionary work! I'm not sure living at the horse shows and we all
Reflecting on what the future holds, where. maybe Africa. My faith is made sure that Anthony was taken
Janet says, "It's time to turn over the very important to me, been a Pres- care of as a kid. When Anthony
gate reins to someone else. They byterian all my life. I just think that got hurt so badly in the car accident
(horse show management) haven’t even more so than just faith, the giv- at Thermal last year, he touched
really thought about it, and they don't ing, to me, is very important. Not my heart and became my project."
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