Mattie had a great run to start off the cutting in Brenham, Texas where she lead USA to a solid win on both cards.

All 19 countries were split up into groups of 15 riders and were led by Jenny and Robin Frid, Dan and Darlene Trein, Mark Dunham, Tami McAllister, Jennifer McGrath, Nikki Riddle, and Melissa Dukes. Each horse and rider combination ran through the pattern once, got advice from the clinicians on how to improve, and then they ran through the pattern again.

The first time I walked into the TAMU Equestrian barn, I was struck with the thought that the only thing that I had brought with me from my previous program was my spurs.

Black is classic; teal is exotic; red is passionate; and blue is the perfect mix between them: dark enough to be elegant and vibrant enough to be noticed and… different.

“I can’t explain the life­-changing fear that comes over one when you know that your chance of having cancer exists. All priorities change overnight.”

This is not how I had planned for the story to end… I worked so hard to save her, to keep her, to restore her, and now I had to make a conscientious choice to end her life?