Junior News by Kim Miller
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Mitch Endicott
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riding took root
on its own. Mike
Trainers Christa and Mike and Christa nev-
Endicott got just what they wanted er had to break
without even trying. “It’s hard not their vow that
to let your expectations get too high they would not
or get too competitive,” says Christa push their chil-
of having her children take up com- dren to follow
petitive riding. When their oldest of in their footsteps,
two boys, the now 11-year-old Mitch, but they sure are happy Mitch did.
went from riding the family’s Ne- The parenting plan paid particularly
vada ranch Quarter Horse around the rewarding dividends in 2008. Riding
barn bareback - to expressing inter- two Small ponies, his own Buffalo
est in a show-oriented path, Christa Soldier and the leased Rosmel’s Bit
and Mike managed to stand back Of Blue, Mitch had a remarkable year
and keep their expectations in check. locally and nationally. His win of the
Mitch was just 6 then and was sent Zone 10 Pony Hunter Finals aboard
for lessons with CeCe Bloum at New- Buffalo Soldier, aka “Ziggy,” was a
market Farms in Del Mar, not far highpoint of a season filled with Cham-
from their own training business, Pe- pionships and top finishes in that divi-
gasus Show Stables in Rancho Santa sion. Top five placings, at the Wash-
Fe. Rooted in an obvious love for ington International and Capital
his ponies, Mitch’s passion for Challenge, iced the cake.
An off-course elimi-
nation at Harrisburg
put Mitch out of the
ribbons but earned
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