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Mokelumne Mounties receive first place awards
The Mokelumne Mounties Junior Equestrian Drill Team competed at the 2009 Western States Equestrian Drill Team Association Championship Series held in Santa Rosa on Sept. 26.
The team brought home awards for first place overall in the Mixed Precision Drill Team and Short Program at the competition and placed first overall in the Mixed Division of the Western States Equestrian Drill Team Association’s Champion Series.
The team has practiced all year leading up to this competition, as well as performing at rodeos, the California State Fair, parades, and competing early this year at the California State Horseman’s Association Championship Drill Team competition and the Reno Rodeo Drill team competition.Â
Members of the team come from Lodi, Acampo, Clements, Herald, Galt, Valley Springs, and as far away as Discovery Bay. The team members who competed at the event were Brittany Young, 18, Casey Meade, 14, Bridgette Trahan, 17, Courtney Reich, 14, Chloe’ Comporato, 18, Cassie Coleman, 18, Marisa Beattie, 16, Victoria Samuel, 16, Jessica Samuel, 15, Kayla O’Hara, 16, Olivia Montalvo, 14, Rachelle Reich and Meryll Thompson.Â
The Mounties is a non-profit youth organization open to girls and boys ranging in ages from 8 to 18. The purpose of the Mounties is to provide its members with leadership skills and responsibility while learning teamwork and respect. The team rides and trains their own horses and practices twice weekly at the Clements Stampede arena, under the direction of Drillmaster BilliJo Romero, and Assistant Drillmasters Rachelle Reich and Meryll Thompson. If you are interested in joining, visit their website: www.mokelumnemounties.com.
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