Teddi Mellencamp got all dolled up for a day with the horses.
The former reality star, 42, who has been battling skin cancer, covered up in a long sleeve white blouse and long pink pants.
She placed a large beige and black straw western style hat on her head Saturday for the equestrian event in which her sons Slate, 11, and Cruz, eight, were competing.
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member shares her sons, daughter Dove, four, and step-daughter Isabella, 15, with her husband Edwin Arroyave, 47.
The wellness coach accessorized with hoop earrings and wore sunglasses with pink lenses.
Teddi Mellencamp got all dolled up for a day with the horses. The former reality star, 42, who has been battling skin cancer, covered up in a long sleeve white blouse and long pink pants Saturday in Los Angeles
Teddi’s longblonde hair was styled straight and she appeared to be wearing natural looking makeup.
Teddi carried a matching pink jacket, but the temperatures appeared too warm to wear it in the bright sun at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.
It turned out to be a good day for both boys, as Slate won the ‘Junior Hunter Classic,’ and $1,000, while Cruz, who seemed relatively new to the sport, charmed the crowd when he gave a rose to the announcer.
The proud mom shared a photo of herself with both boys and their trainer Chad Mahaffey, congratulating them on their success.
Teddi has been a tireless advocate of skin cancer awareness, as she’s kept her one million Instagram followers aware of her ongoing health battle with melanoma over the past year-and-a-half.
Melanoma, according to the Mayo Clinic, ‘is a kind of skin cancer that starts in the melanocytes’ that ‘typically starts on skin that’s often exposed to the sun.’
The clinic said that while ‘the exact cause of all melanomas isn’t clear,’ most tend to be ’caused by exposure to ultraviolet light’ which ‘comes from sunlight or tanning lamps and beds.
‘Melanoma can be treated successfully if it is found early,’ according to the clinic.
Mellencamp placed a large beige and black straw western style hat on her head. The wellness coach accessorized with hoop earrings and wore sunglasses with pink lenses
The former reality star was supporting her sons Slate, 11 (standing) and Cruz, almost 9 (on horse) as they completed in an equestrian competition at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center
Last month, Teddi said on the social media site that she had undergone a 15th surgical procedure to deal with the ailment.
Teddi said that while she was striving to remain ‘positive and happy’ ahead of a trip to her oncologist’s office, she had developed a dislike to certain aspects of her treatment.
‘I just cry everytime when I get the shots for some reason,’ Teddi said. ‘Not scared of shots it’s just the knowing they are about to cut into me again right after I get one.’
Teddi said in a subsequent post that her ailment led to three days with no sleeping, and that when she finally woke up for a nap, it had felt like she was ‘stung by 20’ bees.
Teddi told Good Morning America last December that was advised to get checked by doctors in March of 2022 by RHOBH castmate Kyle Richards, who noticed she had spots on her back.
She said Richards had told her that ‘one spot looks so different’ and urged her to ‘go to the doctor right now and get it checked.’
Teddi initially revealed her Stage 2 melanoma diagnosis in a post on October 11, 2022, saying, ‘I got the call this morning: Stage 2 melanoma. I continue to share this journey because I was a 90s teen, putting baby oil and iodine on my skin to tan it.
‘Never wearing sunscreen or getting my moles checked until I was 40 years old. This has been such a wakeup call for me, and I hope to all of you, to love and protect the skin you’re in.’
Last month, Teddi said that she had undergone a 15th surgical procedure to deal with the ailment
Teddi said in a subsequent post that her ailment led to three days with no sleeping, and that when she finally woke up for a nap, it had felt like she was ‘stung by 20’ bees
Teddi has been focused on spreading awareness about skin cancer on her platform. Pictured last month
Teddi initially revealed her Stage 2 melanoma diagnosis in October of 2022
Teddi took to Instagram on October 26, 2022 with an image of her shoulder area bandaged following a series of medical procedures. She said that she was fulfilled knowing that sharing her health journey on her platform was making a difference
Teddi in January 2023 told her followers that she was due to undergo further biopsies amid new growths
A week later, on October 18, Teddi said that she had undergone a PET scan, as doctors thought she was ‘predisposed to melanomas,’ and slated her for surgery.
Teddi took to Instagram on October 26, 2022 with an image of her shoulder area bandaged following a series of medical procedures. She said that she was fulfilled knowing that sharing her health journey on her platform was making a difference.
‘I don’t share this for sympathy – I am sharing because one of the things that keeps me going through all of this is your messages telling me you are getting tested,’ Teddi said. ‘I am grateful to my family, friends and husband who welcomed my pain and anxiety with open arms.
‘I [love] you all so much and I just know I am going to kick this cancer’s a** – with the help of my incredible doctors and nurses of course.’
In a December 7, 2022 post, Teddi displayed scars she had on her shoulder and back in the wake of several procedures to remove melanoma from her person.
‘It’s been eye-opening how quickly things can change and it’s a lesson I will never forget, nor quit speaking up about,’ she said. ‘I want nothing more than for all of you to be proactive so you do not have to experience this. Let my scars be your inspiration to get preventative care.’
Teddi in January 2023 told her followers that she was due to undergo further biopsies amid new growths.
‘As someone who is a controlled person, I’m dealing as best I can with something out of my control,’ she said. ‘Things I can control: staying on top of my appointments, self-checks, and asking my doctors questions.’
Teddi added, ‘If this saves even one person from going through what I’m going through, it’s worth it.’
The mom-of-four was showered with gifts on Mother’s Day. She received a sweet balloon bouquet and several games for family time
Teddi is the daughter of rocker John Mellencamp, 72, and former actress Vicky Granucci. She shared this flashback photo to wish her mom a ‘Happy Mother’s Day’
On a lighter note, Teddi revealed she started riding horses when she was four and fell in love with the animals.
Teddi won many competitions during her teenage years, but gave up the sport when she moved to Los Angeles in an effort to get ‘some life experience that isn’t just living in the bubble of being in the horse world,’ according to an interview in Sidelines magazine.
Teddi returned to the sport as a professional and in 2009 she won just about every competition she was in.
The horse lover has passed on that enthusiasm to her children, who are following in her footsteps.
Teddi is the daughter of rocker John Mellencamp and former actress Vicky Granucci.
The fitness instructor wished her mom a ‘Happy Mother’s Day,’ and shared a flashback photo with her mother from when she was just a toddler.
Teddi was showered with love herself on Mother’s Day. Her Instagram Stories included video showed the balloon bouquets and flowers she had been gifted with along with some games for the whole family to play.
