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Michele received riding lessons at the age of 7 and has not stopped taking them for 30 years.  First she started as a western rider taking lessons from the San Mateo County Horseman’s Association Junior Clinic. At 10 she decided that she wanted to jump and she started taking jumping lessons with her aunt’s horse “Diamond Lil”  At 10she went to riding camp were she said she could jump a 3’3 course.  Michele arrived and quickly figured out how to “fake it” because she was in way over her head.  Camp made Michele realizes that she needed more serious lessons.

 

Michele moved to Springdown where she started her interest in 3-day eventing.  (This is where Michele met and became friends with Chris)  Michele competed several horses in eventing and continued to take many lessons with eventing greats:  Mike Plumb, Torrance Watkins Fleishman, Karen Stives, Jim Wolford and Don Saychee.

           

It was time for Michele to go to college and there was no question that her horse had to come and the lessons to continue.  Michele picked USC not far from where Don Saychee trained.  After a short while working with Don he suggested that Michele take dressage lessons from the dressage trainer so he could just work on her jumping.

 

 

           

The dressage trainer was Leslie Morse.  Michele’s dressage got better and Leslie and Michele decided that dressage was more for her.  She bought a new horse “Liebling” that she competed in the junior program through third level.  As an adult amateur she continued on to fourth level with Liebling.

 

After college she moved back to Northern California, got married and had five children.  She continued riding and competing several different horses.  After the birth of her fifth child she bought a Dutch warmblood named Nexus that she competed through PSG.

 

Now Michele has 2 wonderful horses Rapallo aka Romo and Lord of the Dance aka Lordy.  Michele bought Romo from Leslie Morse as a 4 year old.  Michele is committed to making Lordy and Romo as successful as possible and that is why they have come to train with Chris.  Under Chris’s guidance they are having a successful 2008 season and will be taking both horses to the Region 7 championships at Third Level.  Michele in 2008 is now showing Romo at Prix St. Georges.  Congratulations Michele!
 
 
 
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