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Damian Gardner

by Lizz from Billings

Redman (On the way to a horse show)
Redman (On the way to a horse show)

D.G., two-time Olympian and 185 time Grand Prix winner, takes the time to spend with me to help me learn about what i love to do. He has believed in me more than anyone else and he has taken me farther than anyone ever thought i could go. With this man's help i have climbed to new heights. I found a new love for a old passion. He found the old (better) side of me which has been missed by my family and friends.

It is a interesting story how we became acquainted with D.G. and his AMAZING partner Jenny Carbonari (who is also a very accomplished rider). I am a very accomplished rider here in Montana, and people were saying that they thought that i was ready to go to the next level. A very good friend of the family was training with these very very good riders and she thought that i would get along with them very well and thought that i had a ton of talent. Long story short, they have worked with me many times and they think that i will be able to go with them to Thermal (which is in Calif.) and go with them to Canada this summer.

One of D.G.'s main qualities is humor. He is Irish, therefore he is funny. He is always playing jokes on my family and me. It can even be the whole reason that i enjoy going at times. When i am in the middle of a very intense training session and about to give up at whatever i am working at, he will just come out and crack a joke. It will just seem to make everything better. My parents can be in the middle of a disagreement and he will just go on talking about the disagreements between the Scots and the Irish (which has nothing to do with what they are talking about) When Jenny (his AMAZING partner) fell off of a horse, the first thing he did was make sure she was ok, then he started making jokes about what the animal had done.

The list of amazing qualities that this guy has could go on forever, but the last HUGE quality that stuck out to me is that he believes that i can go far in life and he will help me make the most of it. He has helped me go farther than other people thought i could go. He pushed boundaries that i did not know were was there. As a result of his help I am now going to be in the West High School paper and i have won statewide high point awards for the year. I am also going to show with him and his partner in Thermal and Canada next year. Which is Huge. The only reason that this has happened is that he believed in me.

This is just the kindest man I have ever met. I love having him in my life. That is why I am so glad to have him in my life.

SO THANKS D.G. :)

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Last edited 12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

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