Walk down his barn aisle, call out any horse’s
name, and Rumba is the first to answer.
Champion every week they competed, but it didn’t in a few select shows and Derby’s, we will probably
stop there. French rode the 'supporting cast of be going to Devon and Indoors, but with a horse like
characters', from Waldenbrook Farm, to the Circuit that you want to keep him loving the job he does for
Championship in five out of seven of the Open a long time.”
Divisions, and racked up wins in the jumper ring John explains that he will now be spending more
to boot. In keeping with the entertainment theme, time in Woodside. “I now have the opportunity to
French also sang the National Anthem one week, take additional outside clients at the Robinson’s beau-
and was a judge for Equestrian Idol another. tiful RR Farm, in addition to training the Siebel’s at
French explains the strategy behind “sharing” their own magnificent private facility. I never thought
Rumba. “I rode him the first week just to get to know that I would have two barns like that in the Woodside
him, and then also on both WCHR weeks. Taylor area. It’s so hard to find even one barn there, never
couldn’t come down for the last week (VIII), and it mind two.” John will also continue to keep his young
also worked out for Week III as she couldn’t come horses in the Gilroy area with the help of his assis-
that week either, so he didn’t show at all except for tants, Tammy Schipke and Garrett Warner.
the Derby. It worked out perfectly.” Asked what he was going to do on his first day off
At the conclusion of Thermal Rumba headed in several months John replies “I’m meeting friends,
home, literally, to the Siebel’s new state of the art we’re driving to L.A., and checking into the Lon-
Mountain Home Stables in Woodside, where John, don Hotel in West Hollywood for a couple of days.
and his assistant Caerry Robinson, will oversee the While we’re there we’re going to do some shopping,
training responsibilities. “Rumba is the type of horse and then I’m coming home.”
that is so good at what he does, that he doesn’t need Anyone who knows John well would not be sur-
to practice a lot. He will be doing lots of trails too, prised if he ended up in the L.A. audience of Danc-
we’ve got Wunderlich Park right across the street. We ing with the Stars while he’s there, as he clearly loves
don’t want to over-show him, so I’ll just be doing him to Rumba.
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