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Q. |
What
is your full name? |
Katie Ryan |
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Q. |
Do
you have a nickname? |
Katie J |
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Q. |
How
old are you? |
15 |
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Q. |
Where
do you live? |
Double Oak, TX |
|
Q. |
What
is your favorite food? |
Lasagna |
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Q. |
What
is your favorite color? |
Yellow and blue |
|
Q. |
Do
you have any lucky numbers? |
7, 22 |
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Q. |
When
you show, do you have any superstitions or lucky charms? |
My lucky crop, and I always paint my nails blue. |
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Q. |
What
hobbies do you have other than riding horses? |
Web design & scrapbooking |
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Q. |
What
grade are you in? |
10th |
|
Q. |
What
do you want to be when you grow up? |
Pediatrician |
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Q. |
How
long have you been riding? |
Twelve years - since I was 3. |
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Q. |
What was the name of your
first pony or horse? If you showed
then, |
Sudan in walk,
trot, canter. (Horse) Black Silk Stockings in 18 inches. (Pony) |
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Q. |
Who
was your first trainer? |
Dee White |
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Q. |
List horses and/or ponies that
you owned/showed before your current one (name, |
Pippy
Longstockings - Children's Hunters, 7 years old - Warmblood - Bay - World
Championship Hunter Rider Award Dream On - Medium Pony Hunters - 12 years old - Welsh Pony - Qualified for Pony Finals and 4th in the zone. |
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Q. |
List your current horses or
ponies that you own/show (include name, nickname, |
Atlas - 18 hh -
5 years old - Dutch Warmblood - Gelding - Bay - I show him in the Modified
Junior Jumpers - soon to be a Junior Jumper. Also shown in the
equitations; i.e. Maclay, USET, USEF Medal, etc. Atlas has a great, fun
personality. He is very smooth, calm, and respectful. We just
competed in Harrisburg medal finals. Aristotle - Aris - 17.1 hh - 7 years old - Hanoverian, Dapple Grey - Gelding - Amateur horse - Currently showing in the Children/Adult Jumpers for my Mom. Aris is very up and alert. He loves to jump but his favorites are the jump-offs. |
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Q. |
What
is your current trainer’s name? |
Matt Cyphert - the best!!! |
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Q. |
What
is it about his/her training style that you like? |
I have been with Matt for nine years. He is kind, and I am always learning something new with him. Matt is also a role model, someone I look up to. |
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Q. |
What
is your favorite horse show? |
Las Colinas/Denver, Colorado |
|
Q. |
What
is your favorite color for a horse? |
Bays and greys!!! |
|
Q. |
What
is your favorite breed for a horse? |
Dutch Warmblood |
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Q. |
What is the funniest or
most embarrassing thing that has happened to you while |
Going around five times (instead of four) in the 18 inches because nobody clapped for me. |
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Q. |
What
has been your proudest moment in riding/showing? |
Getting to where I am today with the best horse and trainer I've ever had. |
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Q. |
What are your future plans
for riding? Do you have any goals? |
Definitely equitation finals and Grand Prixs, and hopefully going to the Olympics. |