The second horse that has made a huge impact in my career was Arabella, a daughter of Rambo. I trained her from her first day under saddle all the way to the Grand Prix, getting as far as reserve for the World Equestrian Games 2006. That opportunity gave Arabella and me direction and recognition that led to even more success. We had done well in competitions up to that point with wins in regional championships at age 4 and 5. At 6 years old, she was the winner of the FEI 6 year old young horse championships nearly qualifying for the World Championships in Verden, Germany. At 8 years old she and I qualified for and competed in the USEF Intermediare championships in San Juan Capistrano, CA and finished in 5th place. We started the Grand Prix together when she was 8 years old and by 10 had qualified for the USEF Grand Prix Championships at Gladstone. There we competed and came in fifth overall. Resulting from that placing, we were invited to accompany the U.S. team to Germany training together leading up to the WEG in Aachen. I had along with me my very young horse Paragon and an exciting new comer to FEI, Otto.