![]() Natalie is no newcomer to horses, sharing her mother Melanie Pai’s passion since she was a young child. After my ride, I even burst into tears of happiness, which, for those who know me, know I never cry, so I think that itself explains how happy I was, and still am.” ![]() I was so unbelievably happy and proud of Santo. The best young riders on the continent were there and with horses, anything can happen. I knew we had potential to do well if I controlled his tension but I never expected to actually win. “Santo and I have been partnered for less than a year and he gets tense very easily. As Natalie stood on the Podium, hundreds of thoughts, memories and emotions were going through her head. With a new horse who would not even enter the arena during his first competition, a young trainer in his second season on his own, Natalie and “Santo” Fritz San Tino began to draw attention, winning some key classes and a selection on the Region 3 Young Rider Team. ![]() North American Dressage Young Rider Gold Medalist Natalie Pai was not even on the radar of as the high-powered winter season in Florida began in 2015. Natalie Pai and San Fritz Tino prepare for the AGCO/USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship at the Lamplight Equestrian Center, coming up August 21-23 ![]()
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