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    Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women
    Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women
    Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women
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    Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women

    By J.Q. Rose

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    Open "Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women," a book that's like a magic window into the future! Duck through the window and join the sixteen amazing women who followed their dreams to become leaders in their chosen careers. They stood on Olympic podiums with medals shining around their necks, they found the key to destroying diseases, and they even made people laugh until their tummies hurt! Each story is a sparkly gem of wisdom showing you how to keep going even when obstacles look like mountains. There's a fun part of the book just for you! It's packed with cool projects and big ideas about being unique, following your passion, and being a trailblazer. So, whether you dream of cooking up a storm, painting a masterpiece, or being a star in a courtroom, Girls Succeed will take you on their journeys to learn how they made their dreams come true.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.Q. Rose
    Release dateAug 2, 2021
    ISBN9781386126058
    Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women
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    J.Q. Rose

    Whether the story is fiction or non-fiction, J.Q. Rose is “focused on the story.”  She offers readers chills, giggles and quirky characters woven within the pages of her mystery books. Using her storytelling skills, she provides entertainment and information in articles featured in magazines, newspapers, and online magazines. J.Q. taught elementary school for several years and never lost the love for teaching passed down from her teacher grandmother and mother. She satisfies that aspect of her character by presenting workshops on Creative Writing and Writing Your Life Story.  When J.Q. is not reading or writing, she enjoys photography, playing Pegs and Jokers board games, and traveling with her husband. They spend winters in Florida and summers up north camping and hunting toads, frogs, and salamanders with her four grandsons and granddaughter.

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      Girls Succeed - J.Q. Rose

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      CHAPTER 1​ PATI PIERUCCI, HORSE TRAINER​ AND COMPETITIVE RIDER

      Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.—Henry David Thoreau

      Pati Pierucci

      Photo Courtesy of Judy Woodruff

      True Love

      Pati Perucci and her pearl-white horse, Idilio, waited in the center of the horse arena. Seventeen thousand pairs of eyes watched from the stands. Everyone anticipated Pati and Idilio’s first performance in the Gran Prix, the highest level of presentation in dressage competition.

      Pati’s heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest.  She licked her lips and moved her shoulders to keep them loose.

      This first appearance with her strong stallion was scary enough, but the delay made her nerves scream. She did not want to get too anxious because her horse would pick up on her nervousness and become uneasy.

      Dressage is a French word that means training. The rider uses her hands, legs and weight to guide the horse through a series of intricate moves. The horse and rider seem to become one moving from one task to another flawlessly. The beauty and grace in the dressage movements performed by the horse and rider during the competition can be compared to watching figure skating, ballet or gymnastics.

      Pati learned the levels of movement in dressage from talented teachers. She and Idilio had practiced for hours and hours to improve their skills for competitions. They advanced to the elite status in dressage which qualified them to perform in this prestigious show.

      The Journey to the Competition

      We can wait, can’t we, boy? We’re ready. Pumping up Idilio’s spirit helped to make the waiting endurable.

      She turned Idilio and let him walk a few more paces to keep his strong muscles loose, just enough so that Idilio would be ready, but not tired.

      She rubbed her hand along his neck speaking in a soothing voice.

      Idilio, how did we ever get to this amazing competition?

      Trying to curb her nerves, Pati turned her thoughts to the first time she rode a horse. She relaxed a bit as she remembered her old neighborhood located near the horse stable. Her mother signed up Pati and her oldest sister for riding lessons. Her sister lost interest, but Pati fell in love with horses after her first lesson at Winnie Stables in Kentucky.

      Pati’s heart soared with joy when the owner gave her the job of exercising the horses and taking care of them every day after school. The work was hard, but she loved the horses and took on the responsibility of feeding, watering, grooming, cleaning out the horse stalls and adding fresh straw for bedding. After a year working in the stables, she started riding and showing the owner’s horses in the shows.

      Later, at Barclay Farms in New Jersey, Pati galloped racehorses every morning. As head instructor, she gave riding lessons at the farm. Her interest in horses and farm operations led her to major in Equine Studies in Overall Farm Administration and Breeding at Harcum Junior College in New Jersey. After completing her education, she worked at farms in New Jersey and Virginia.

      Pati smiled at the memory of training her mother-in-law’s quarter horse, Sage’s Spy Song. That was when she began taking dressage competition seriously. Teaching Sage the movements was a challenge because the horse had one leg shorter than the other!

      The Competition

      When the announcer finally broadcasted her name over the loudspeaker, she sat up straighter and held the reins, signaling Idilio that it was time to perform in front of the stadium filled with folks. Their cheers and shouts of encouragement made her feel excited and ready to dance with her beloved Idilio.

      Pati pushed aside the memories and concentrated on the dressage movements allowing Idilio to perform flawlessly. A few minutes into the presentation, she realized she was so nervous that she couldn’t swallow. Saliva kept building up in her mouth as she rode her horse through all the paces. Pati began to think that at the end of the performance she would be drooling.

      After six minutes, she heard the crowd start clapping and shouting. The performance was over. She could swallow! Happily, Pati had tamped down her anxiety enough that she did not upset Idilio. He performed so well they made it to the next round.

      Pati never forgot that bit of panic at her first Gran Prix event. Today, she experiences nerves before a routine, but she calls them good nerves because they keep her sharp and ready to perform.

      Pati at Work

      Pati and her husband, Peter, work together in their business, Pierucci Dressage, first located on a farm in Virginia and now based in Texas. Pati focuses on teaching lessons in dressage, coaching and training horses. She offers clinics to teach riders and their horses new movements and help students refine previous lessons.

      I have a very active show schedule and lots of clients that are doing great, Pati said with delight in her voice.

      Her occupation allows Pati to spend her days with her beloved horses and to have family with her at work. She can be with their children, Phoebe, Hannah and Ramey, at the farm and include their four dogs and pet mouse, Georgina, in all the activities.

      The day begins early on the farm to turn the horses out of the barn and prepare stalls. Pati spends the entire morning riding each horse for forty-five minutes, teaching the horses the movements required to perform in a dressage competition.

      As the horse masters each movement, Pati teaches another maneuver that becomes more complex than the one before. The rider and horse spend years working together to place well in the competitions.

      The afternoon on the farm includes grooming, treatments, teaching riding lessons and clinics until the horses are fed and tucked back into their stalls at 9:00 pm. This routine is practiced six days a week by this dedicated horsewoman and her staff.

      Pati loves horses today just as deeply as she did when she worked at Winnie Stables. The animals are not just a

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