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SPINDLETOP FARM - LaNet Hester
How did you get to know Michael?
MIKE HAS RIDDEN SEVERAL OF OUR HORSES FOR ME OVER THE TIME I
HAVE KNOWN HIM. MY STALLIONS, MY YOUNG HORSES, ETC. HE
REALLY HELPED ME OUT WHEN I WAS PREGNANT AND COULD NOT RIDE
AND TEACH DUE TO COMPLICATIONS. HE TOOK OVER MOST OF MY
LESSONS AS WELL AS MY RIDING HORSES. WE PRETTY MUCH ADOPTED
HIM AS PART OF THE FAMILY AS HIS WIFE HAD NOT MOVED TO
AMERICA YET. HE HAD MANY, MANY DINNERS HERE AT THE FARM WITH
US.
 What
breeds do you work with?
DIFFERENT WARMBLOOD BREEDS, WE HAVE SEVERAL HORSES
What
disciplines are involved?
DRESSAGE AND JUMPER
Did you
show or do you show now?
I DID A LOT OF SHOWING IN THE 90'S BUT DUE TO HAVING TWO
CHILDREN BACK TO BACK, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GET
AWAY FROM THE FARM. WE MOSTLY CONCENTRATE ON YOUR HORSES,
STARTING YOUNG HORSES AND STANDING STALLIONS. |
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Describe why you began working
with Michael?
I CALLED MIKE BACK IN 2005 WHEN I WAS PREGNANT. I HAD A
NEW STALLION, SEVERAL YOUNG HORSES AND I NEEDED SOMEONE
EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO HANDLE THEM AS WELL AS STAY IN THE
SADDLE IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG AND NOT GET SCARED OR
FLUSTERED.
What have you
accomplished or been especially proud of since your lessons
with Michael, that you feel are
specifically related to what he taught you?
MIKE REALLY HELPED ME IMPROVE MY LATERAL WORK. HE HAS A
GREAT EYE ON THE GROUND. I HAVE A HIP INJURY FROM SEVERAL
YRS AGO DUE TO A FALL AND HE HELPED ME READJUST MY POSITION
TO MAKE IT RIDE CORRECTLY WITHOUT COLLAPSING MY HIP.
What one
thing, that you find most relevant in your associating
positively with your horse, did
Michael teach to you? Or what is your fondest/most
fun memory of working with him?
MIKE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR AND HE NEVER TAKES ANYTHING TOO
SERIOUS. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF GOOD LAUGHS OVER THE YEARS. HE
HAS A KNACK FOR YOUNG HORSES AND HAS "STICKY BUTT SYNDROME.
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