Spring 2007
Plantation Field 5/12-13/2007
This event was our last advanced HT before our CCI*** at Jersey Fresh. New Moon did the 2005 FEI Advanced Test A for his dressage test. He had more confidence and a better contact- we scored a 34.2!
Show jumping was held next. The course was large, twisting, and had many turns. New Moon tried hard and jumped well- we lowered two rails! Cross country was the next day and we galloped around the course clean with 10 time faults. I was thrilled with him and we are ready for Jersey Fresh CCI***. New Moon placed 5th overall in his advanced division.
Ashley Steele rode Parkmore in the open novice division and earned a 33 in dressage, a clean show jumping, and a very clean cross country to place 3rd overall!
Jane and New Moon galloping with joy across the country at Jersey Fresh CCI***. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.
Morris looking thin, fit, and ready after his cross country run
UN is a Four Star **** mare
Rolex Kentucky CCI****
April 25-29, 2007
UN and Jane Sleeper trekked to Lexington, KY to take part in the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** April 25-29, 2007. The atmosphere was electric and there were 45 entries from all over the US, AUS, BEL, GBR, CAN, and NED.
UN is leaping into the Head of the Lake at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky CCI****! Jane and UN completed their first Four Star and here is the exciting photo of us leaping into the water!
Thank you for everyone for their help so we could go participate! Kristen Villeneuve groomed for us with help from Jacob Horah, Kristen's parents, David and Brenda provided the housing, Natalya Vtorygina kept the barn at home running with help from Michele Sanders, Henrietta Bright, Chantel Cray, Annie Ireland, and Kristy Shaeffer. And we couldn't have moved without the excellent packing of Ashley Steele and Sarah Fletcher. WoW! Look at all the support it took! Did I mention that UN is a really nice Four Star Horse??
Onward!
Morven Park HT
March 31-April 1, 2007
Ashley Steele, Jane, and three horses traveled to Leesburg, VA for the Morven Park HT. We had 12 entries in the Advanced division so the scheduling was very tight- New Moon had a good dressage test but wasn't completely focused to score a 41.7. UN and Willow were tense and scored in the 50's. New Moon jumped a clean advanced show jumping and we were thrilled! UN had a couple of rails in the show jumping and I'll warm her up longer for The Fork! Morven Park offered only the Intermediate cross country so I withdrew UN and New Moon jumped confidently but we ran past 4B, a corner after a log on a bump! Gotta work on those lines! Willow had a good show jumping and had a very fluid cross country so she's ready for her move-up to Intermediate at The Fork.
Onward to The Fork in Norwood, NC! Thank you to Ashley Steele and Eillen Ball for their great help over the weekend!
Pine Top Farm Advanced HT March 3,4, 2007
UN and New Moon headed to Georgia with Ashley Steele as the important groom, supporter and Sleeper as the rider!
New Moon made the first day very exciting with a tie for first place in dressage with a score of 30.0! He jumped a big show jumping track and lowered one rail for 4 faults added! UN improved her dressage test as she progressed with a score of 38.8 and knocked down the last show jumping fence for 4 faults added!
New Moon showing his medium trot where he won the dressage at Pine Top Farm, Georgia with a score of 30.0!
The second day was the first advanced cross country competition for the 2007 season and it was a fine track! The jumps were inviting and there were many combinations and narrow fences to help riders/horses sharpen their skills!
Willow jumped a clean cross country and show jumping at Preliminary Pine Top Farm 2/17,18/07.
My goal was to jump clean with both horses and boy, we reached our goal! New Moon went first of the two and he jumped bravely around the course. We went conservatively so we added 15.2 time faults and we were clean cross country. New Moon placed 4th overall! UN had the most super ride! She jumped brilliantly- she was very eager and I had to persuade her to slow down with 6.4 time faults. She placed 3rd overall and we are psyched for Morven Park HT!
We are in Aiken, SC with some lovely horses for sale!
Come see them compete and ride them! Parkmore, Caveat, and Tucker have jumped several clean cross country and Caveat is a packer novice and training AND he can compete well with the preliminary division! A great ride for a YR or amateur. Tucker is the ultimate YR horse and he's doing his job well! UN and New Moon are the two Advanced horses who will start the season at Pine Top Intermediate on February 17-18. Tune in next week for the results!
Tickle Me soaring over the log pile at Full Gallop!
Ashley Steele and Parkmore flying over the log pile and into 6th place in their preliminary division with a clean cross country and show jumping at Full Gallop Farm!
Winter 2006
Full Gallop Farm had their second horse trials on February 14, 2007
Tickle Me, Caveat, Parkmore, and Sam I Am all went prelim and placed in the top ten! The weather was cold and windy but we galloped and jumped in the sandy soil. Tucker XIV did his second training horse trials and won the dressage with a 32.5! We had 2 time faults in show jumping with a clean round and a clean cross country to place 4th overall! And for ribbons, Parkmore and Ashley Steele were 6th, Sam and Kristy were 9th, Tickle Me placed 6th with Jane and Caveat placed 7th! A great event with good results from our training here in Aiken! On to Pine Top Farm in Georgia!
Caveat showing his jumping talent in the show jumping phase at Full Gallop Farm HT where he placed 6th in the preliminary division 2/14/07
Caveat and Jane Sleeper preparing for the leap into the water at Full Gallop Farm 2/14/07 Preliminary HT. Photo by Beth Harpham.
Caveat and Jane Sleeper leaping into the water, in the preliminary division, placing 6th overall at Full Gallop Farm 2/14/07 Preliminary HT. Photo by Beth Harpham.
Tickle Me soaring confidently cross country at Full Gallop Farm 2/14/07 Preliminary HT. Photo by Beth Harpham.
Ashley Steele and Parkmore zoom out of the water over the Palisades for a clear cross country and placing 6th at Full Gallop Farm 07 Preliminary HT. Photo by Beth Harpham.
Caveat and Jane Sleeper jumping into the Preliminary water at Full Gallop Farm 07. Photo by Beth Harpham.
Sam I Am and Kristy Sheaffer celebrate their clear preliminary cross country with this great photo of the leap into the water at Full Gallop Farm 2/14/07. Photo by Beth Harpham.
Sporting Days February 9 & 10 2007
What a great day was had by the Sleeper preliminary Team! Everyone jumped clean cross country with Tickle Me having a double clear! Caveat, known to his friends as Kelly, scored the upset dressage win with a 32.3! Kelly jumped a clean x-c with a few time faults and a 4 fault show jumping to place 5th overall in his first preliminary event! Ashley Steele and Parkmore placed 6th overall in their first prelim in the Junior Preliminary with a clear show jumping added to their clear x-c! Kristy Shaeffer and Sam I Am placed 7th overall in their first clear cross country at the preliminary level! The footing was good with the sand and the show jumps were colorful. What a good result for our big trip to South Carolina! Yahoo to all and especially to our great working student who helped groom and made the day easier, Grace Wheeler!
Good luck to the cross country school next week and onward to Full Gallop Farm, our second preliminary competition on February 14!
Here's the news from Aiken, SC
February 3 & 4
We made it to Full Gallop Farm in Aiken, South Carolina. We braved through the cold weather and were rewarded with a 70 degree day with sunshine and our first event! It was at Full Gallop Farm and all folks had a good school for the preliminary divisions for the next weekend! Caveat and Jane had a good dressage, sj, and cross country and so did Ashley Steele and Parkmore! Ashley and Tucker will work on balancing that gallop cross country and Kristy Shaeffer on Sam I Am will work on shortening her horse's huge gallop into combinations.
New Moon placed 3rd overall in his first preliminary HT of the season and Caveat was 7th. Onward to Sporting Days next weekend!
Plans for the Winter Training Season!
We are entered in a clinic with Anne Kursinski on December 2 & 3 and we are preparing for a cross country school at Rubicon Farm in December too!
We will do some jumper shows and practice those dressage moves at some schooling shows so check in with us and come train with us! We will do some lessons at Fox Crossing's fabulous indoor ring so come join us! And we are hoping to go to Aiken, SC in February so keep in touch and come cheer us onward! We'll have a schedule asap! And we adore more friends to come train with us!
Autumn 2006
Rubicon HT November 12, 2006
Ashley Steele, Parkmore, Caveat, and I trucked down to Leesburg, VA to out last event of the year! As we crossed into VA, the rains poured down and we pulled into the grounds amidst sleeting rain and sopping wet footing! Ashley and I walked the show jumping and cross country courses and we were wading in ankle deep water. Ashley gamely rode Parkmore in a good dressage test and we cheered Michele Saunders and Tessa in their dressage test! Then the event was canceled and we headed to IHOP for breakfast with eventing friends before our three hour drive home! What a wash out and what a way to end our season! Onto the winter training and we are eager for the next season to begin already.
Plantation Field Starter HT
November 4, 2006
We had a gorgeous day for the last starter horse trial of the year! Ashley Steele rode Parkmore to second place in Training Rider and Dutch Wonder placed 4th in his second training event! Henrietta Bright and Caveat had a clear x-c to place 5th overall in the novice division. Kerri Healy and Branch had a good day with their first novice ht, Jacob Horah placed 8th with Hawk and Abigail Horah jumped a clean x-c with Snapple! We'll train this winter with that elusive dressage to improve our scores for next year!
Fairhill CCI***
October 18-22, 2006
New Moon and UN had their last gallop on Tuesday and we headed to Elkton,
MD for our Advanced Fall Championships held at Fairhill International CCI***. I asked Buck Davidson to ride New Moon to give the young horse a good ride around his second CCI*** and I rode UN.
UN had a more relaxed dressage test without any mistakes to score a 68.7! I was thrilled! Buck and Morris had a pleasant test to score a 59.1, placing 11th out of 60 starters. We were onto cross country! The cross country course was wet with some deep mud in places. UN was 25th to go and jumped confidently. We finished right on the optimum time of 10 minutes! No penalties! Double clear round!
Morris jumped a little green at the Loon into the water at fence five and then he jumped strongly onward! He became very tired, trotted the second to last fence, and fell down. Luckily both Buck and Morris were okay and we went back to the barn happy to have another chance on another day! UN was presented to the Ground Jury Sunday morning for the vet inspection. She felt great and strutted her stuff, showing her strong trot to the judges!
The show jumping course was big, turning, and the sun was shining! We jumped in reverse order of placing and UN jumped in tenth place. We had one rail and we moved into 9th place overall! What a weekend! Thank you to Ashley Steele and Kerri Healy for the good grooming. And to Natalya Vtorygina and Michele Saunders for the great help at the barn! And a special thank you to Dr. Brendon Furlong and staff for their help with the horses. On to Rolex!
NJ Horsepark HT on October 14, 2006
Magic Monkey tied for second in the open training division and Dutch Wonder with Ashley Steele placed 7th in the open training. Caveat scored a 35 in dressage. It's on to Rubicon HT in November!
Willow passes Vet Inspection at Morven Park CCI*. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
Willow jumping brilliantly at MPCCI*. She placed 11th overall with a double clean x-c and s-j. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
We LOVE steeplechase! Willow and Jane are flying over the first steeplechase fence at Morven Park CCI*. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
Morven Park CCI* and Advanced HT October 5-8, 2006
We had some wet, rainy weather at Morven Park! Willow did her first CCI* and was very impressed with the dressage and the atmosphere! We scored an 85. in dressage with some very explosive canter work! Willow galloped and jumped beautifully on the endurance day! On the third day, Willow trotted up to pass the vet check and jumped a gorgeous show jumping round to place 11th overall.
Willow was one of seven horses out of 80 to jump a double clear! Sharon Clark, her breeder and owner, came out in the pouring rain to cheer us on! Great fun was had by all! UN and New Moon were withdrawn due to the deep footing for cross country. UN did the dressage with a 37.6 and a clean show jumping! On to FHI CCI*** with UN and New Moon!
Thank you to Eileen Ball and Rocky Robinson for their excellent hospitality at Old Oaks! Dinner was delicious! And a big Thank You to Kristy Shaeffer and Ashley Steele for the fine grooming jobs! We could not do this without you both! And thank you for Morven Park for holding a full format Three Day! It's so important for the horses and riders to experience the Three Day!
Marsha Zebley and Bubba completed their first CCI* with an outstanding performance in the Young Rider Prelim. Due to the rain and footing, the steeplechase was cancelled but Marsha and Bubba jumped a double clear cross country! Congratulations to them for such a good job and good luck at college this year, UVM!
Flora Lea HT September 30, 2006
Ashley Steele had a great day x-c with a clean and fast ride with Parkmore! They had a forward moving dressage test to score a 46, one rail in sj, and we left before the results were finalized so we'll have to find out! Caveat, nickname Kelly, had a good dressage test of 33, double clear x-c, and one stop in sj to place 2nd overall in his first recognized training event. Monkey Magic closely followed Caveat with a 36 in dressage, double clear x-c, and one rail in sj to place 3rd overall. Thank you to Ashley for riding well and grooming too!
Plantation Field September 23-24, 2006
New Moon and UN had their second Advanced HT to prepare for FHI CCI*** in October. UN had a good dressage test, got a little tense with her flying changes to score a 37.6, one rail in sj, and I missed a fence line in x-c and we had to represent! She had a good run cross country! New Moon scored a 40.1 in dressage, 2 rails sj for 8 penalties, and a clean x-c with 6 time faults. He jumped well and enjoyed his cross country! Thank you to Tamsin Thurlow for her fine company and good grooming!
Parkmore and Ashley Steele competed in Training Rider with some grand cheering from her father, visiting from Milford, NH! They scored a 50.5 in dressage, clean x-c, one rail in sj to place 5th overall. Yahoo and good job! Onward to Morven Park!
FHI Starter Horse Trial September 17, 2006
While I celebrated my mom's 90 birthday with 90 red roses, Kristen Villeneuve drove my van with Ashley Steele and Kerri Healy to compete at FHI in Elkton, MD. Footloose and Kristen won the dressage with a 32.5 and didn't add any penalties to win the novice division! Ashley with her homebred mare Steelmagnolia was second in the novice with a 37 in dressage, one rail in sj and a clean x-c. Kerri and Branch, another homebred from Sharon Clark and related to Willow, jumped a double clear with x-c and sj to place 5th with a 47 in dressage. Come cheer for these teams at the Plantation Starter on November 4, 2006!
Seneca Valley September 9, 2006
Tickle Me, Willow, and Ashley Steele traveled with me to compete at a new event for us! And it was well worth the trip to VA! The cross country was big and galloping, an excellent last event before Morven Park. Willow had a good dressage, one rail in sj and a clean x-c to place 7th overall. Tickle Me had a clean sj and a green cross country but clean to also place 7th! What a fun event and we'll go back next year!
Ashley Steele did a great job as groom and organizer! She's a working student with me and is riding, competing, and working towards her A Pony Club Test. On to her preliminary horse trials this fall and great riding! Thank you for the good grooming job!
Ludwigs Horse Show September 4, 2006
We had another beautiful day for the jumper show at Ludwig's Corner. We took four horses and had a grand time. New Moon jumped a double clear of the day in the preliminary jumper, Tickle Me and Willow had one rail in the jump off. We visited the show vendors and watched all of the adorable ponies. It is a fun family show with good jumper classes. Thank you to Kerri Healy and Ashley Steele for grooming!
Summer 2006
Hound Jogging with Cheshire Hounds
July and August 2006
We arrive at 7:00 am at the Cheshire Kennels to go hound jogging with the foxhounds. We went on Tuesday, Thursdays, and some Saturdays according to our competition schedule for the summer. The horses learn to cope with the foxhounds, the many other horses, and the atmosphere!
This is a great opportunity for both horses and riders to gain experience by riding in a large group. And it's a good time to meet new friends and greet some old ones! The country is rolling hills with many water crossings, woods, and open
fields. We are able to jump some of the hunt jumps and everyone has the experience of dealing with the horses waiting for the jumps, over the jumps, and handling the horse after the jumps! And did I mention the thrill of galloping up and down the rolling hills- it is a thrill! Everyone enjoyed the hound jogging this summer and we are looking forward to next year!
Waredaca August 20, 2006
Tickle Me and Willow did their 3rd prelim horse trial and have one more to do to qualify for Morven Park CCI*. Tickle took a hard look at the water fence and we jumped it the second time! Willow jumped clean x-c and placed 5th overall. On to Morven Park CCI*!
UN, Jane Sleeper jumping into 7th place at Millbrook HT in the Advanced Division. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
New Moon jumping beautifully with a clean x-c at Millbrook HT in the Advanced Division. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
Millbrook HT August 10-13, 2006
UN and New Moon jumped a clean cross country at Millbrook for the Advanced season opener! UN scored a 46.7 in dressage, clean x-c with 13.2 time faults, and two rails in sj to place 8th overall. New Moon had a good test score of 37.5, clean s-c with 11.2 time faults, and 16 faults in sj to place 9th overall. On to the FHI CI***!
Dutch Wonder traveled to NY for the Young Event Horse 4 yo class. He did a forward dressage test to place 3rd, moved up to 2nd with a bold x-c jumping test, and placed 5th overall with the conformation and suitable to become an advanced horse. He had a wonderful weekend away from home and showed his brilliance in his movement and jumping. He'll go novice again then on to training for the fall season!
Maryland Horse Trials July 22, 2006
We were back to MHT for some more event fun! And we did improve! Willow had a good dressage test for a 37., one rail in sj, and a double clear cross country to place 4th overall! Tickle Me had a 45 in dressage, two rails in sj, and a clean x-c with 2 time faults to place 11th overall. Marsha Zebley and Bubba had a wonderful weekend- double clear x-c! She improved her dressage and show jumping to place 6th overall. Well done
and onward to qualifying for Morven Park CCI* this fall.
Danielle Feiner had her good bye event with us! Danielle is moving on to other adventures in her life! I thanked her by giving her the weekend off to ride and compete Dutch Wonder. "Junior" is bred and owned by Eileen Ball. He had his first recognized novice event and the fans were out to cheer them onward! Danielle had a good dressage test, rode a clean show jumping, and galloped easily over the cross country course! Everyone was so pleased and good luck to Danielle! Eileen and her newborn son, Riley came out to cheer us on and watch Junior do his stuff. What a fun weekend!
Plantation Field Starter Event
July 29, 2006
We had a big weekend planned for the Starter event! We had six horses going to compete from our barn and one new owner to come cheer and admire her new horse! And Moose did not let us down! Moose and Jane rode the Training dressage test for a 28., clean sj, and clean x-c to win the event! Joanne Boyd from Birmingham, AL proudly groomed her new horse and accepted his blue ribbon!
Kelly is another Irish bred gelding doing his first Training. He earned a 33 in dressage, a clean sj, and a clean x-c for a red ribbon win right behind Moose! Marsha Zebley rode Monkey Magic in the training event and placed ninth with a good dressage 34, clean sj, and one stop on x-c. She also rode Parkmore to a clean sj and x-c in the Novice level! What a fun weekend and check back with us for Millbrook HT in two weeks!
FHI Starter HT 7/8/06
Another great day with gorgeous sunshine and a breeze added to the delight of the event! We had three horses going novice and they all three scored a 37 in dressage and tied for 3rd place! Kelly ridden by Jane, Parkmore ridden by Marsha Zebley, and Junior ridden by Danielle Feiner galloped around the show jumping and cross country with good success. Both Kelly & Parkmore were double clear and they tied for 3rd place overall. Kristy Sheaffer on Random Hero had a good dressage test of 38.5, a clean balanced sj , and one stop at the drop at the Foundation to place 8th overall. Junior and Danielle had a rail in sj and two looks at the second fence to place 9th overall.
Two other students scored a double clear for the day! Abigail Horah on Snapple scored a 46.8 and placed 3rd overall after a good double clear. Jacob Horah on Hawk got an 8 on his circle showing good bend with a score of 44 and placed 5th overall with a double clear jumping day! Well done!
Let's enter Plantation Field Starter on July 29 and ride even better!
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Maryland Horse Trials, July 15, 2006.
It was hot and the x-c course was perfect for my first time preliminary mares! Tickle Me had a tough dressage, clean show jumping, and one stop x-c when we were too fast through a turning fence and we missed it! Willow had a better dressage test, a tough show jumping- we couldn't agree on how to turn to a skinny jump and we missed it the first time! However, she jumped well x-c and had 4.2 time faults. Tickle was 11th and Willow 13th overall.
Marsha Zebley and her Bubba had their first prelim outing of the year. She had a good dressage, a few rails in sj (we need to work on that
powerful canter!), and a clean x-c! The pair placed 7th overall in the Junior OP. Good job for the first time out! We are right back at MHT the next weekend and we are planning on better performances! Stop by and say 'Hi!'
Plantation Field HT
June 6, 2007
What a gorgeous day for the starter horse
trials and we had a great day! Moose won his first training event with a
dressage score of 31 and double clear sj and x-c! Kristy Sheaffer was
2nd with Sam I AM and Tickle Me/Sleeper riding was 3rd. Marsha Zebley
was third place with both of her rides! Bubba was third in junior
training and another yellow ribbon for Parkmore in novice horse. Thank
you to Katie Shackleford for her great grooming.
Check in at the end of the week for our next event on Friday, June 16,
Olde Hope Farms Starter HT.
Jersey Fresh CCI***
June 4 thru 6, 2007
New Moon and UN had a wet weekend for their Three Star event in NJ. New
Moon had a good dressage score with a beautiful walk and good canter work
for a score of 51.7. Buck Davidson rode him very well cross country in
the deep going and jumped his show jumping with a qualifying score of 4
rails to place 6th overall. What a job well done to place in his first
CCI*** at eight years old!
UN and Jane had a 69. qualifying score in dressage and withdrew for the
cross country because of the very wet and deep going.
Onward to Fairhill CCI*** and both advanced horses are for sale! Please
check with Jane and we'll have photos up as soon as possible!
Spring 2006
Plantation Field on May 13 & 14
We had great weather! We finally had some
rain so the footing was better. Jane rode UN in dressage and show
jumping in the advanced division. We did the FEI CCI*** Test B which we
will ride at Jersey Fresh so it was good practice! UN was fairly tense
but was more relaxed to score a 46.1 and jumped a clean show jumping. I
did not run her cross country and opted for a Mother's Day dinner in New
York City! Buck Davidson rode New Moon for me. They had a good dressage test with
a score of 37.0. Morris jumped a show jumping with two rails and a clean
cross country with 9 time faults to place 6th overall. Well done Buck
and on to Jersey Fresh!
MCTA HT on May 5 & 6
This was another new advanced
competition. It is located at Shawan Downs in Cockeysville, MD, and is a beautiful equestrian
site that hosts steeplechases, races, horse shows, and eventing. UN and
Jane had a good dressage test with some tension in the canter work, a
clean show jumping, and a very brave cross country with 20 time faults.
The course rode quite tough with a good deal of turning and UN had a
difficult time, she jumped clean but with some hard work! I decided to
withdraw New Moon from the cross country as he is eight years old and
needs a more positive course. New Moon was very feeling fit for his
dressage and inserted some squeals and bucks in his test. He jumped his
show jumping with two rails and a good effort over a difficult tract.
We were driving home from the event and I found out that UN had won the
competition! WoW! I was so proud of her! Thank you to Danielle for the
great grooming
April 30, 2006 St. Augustine HT, MD
This was our first competition for the
young horses. Moose did his first event at the novice level with Jane
riding. He had an obedient dressage test, clean show jumping and cross
country to place 2nd overall! Tickle Me (Sleeper was the jockey) was
impressed with the atmosphere and couldn't concentrate in her dressage,
jumped well in the sj, and clean x-c to place 4th.
Danielle Feiner rode Junior in his first event at the pre-novice level
and he was a star! He had a good dressage test, one rail in sj, and
clean cross country to place 2nd overall. We will go back to this event
to school x-c- what great fun
Southern Pines Horse Trials
March 17-1, 2006
Willow showing her excellent form in show jumping at Southern Pines. Photo by Pics of You.
The event season started at Southern Pines Horse Trials March 17-19 in Raeford, NC! UN, New Moon, and Willow shipped down with Danielle Feiner and Jane. Danielle did an excellent job grooming and helping to navigate our trip to the Carolina Horse Park! All of the horses had a good weekend with a good dressage test, clean and conservative time cross country and a good show jumping round! New Moon led the group with placing 13th in the Open Intermediate Division, UN jumped into 17th place, and Willow placed 10th in her open training division. We stabled next to Doug Eaton, from MD, and he took some fine action shots which you can see below.What fun.
Here's some wonderful photos, some taken by Doug Eaton from Woodbine MD, who we stabled next to.
New Moon soaring the 'bar' at Southern Pines.
Photo by Doug Eaton.
Willow working her dressage in Southern Pines.
Photo by Pics of You.
Jane and UN ready for the first run x-country at Southern Pines, NC. Photo by Doug Eaton.
Willow showing her excellent form in show jumping at Southern Pines. Photo by Pics of You.
Early Spring 2006 Notes
Spring is here and we're excited about our eventing and show jumping! We've had some good rounds at the indoor jumper shows with the young horses. Tickle Me jumps clear, fast, and earns a ribbon every time! And Willow is right next to her with her good jumping form! UN won her Modified Jumper class and Moose is learning fast how to balance in his canter.
UN and New Moon start the season with Southern Pines Horse Trials and they are Advanced horses for sale. We have a good group of young horses for sale so take a look! Please check out these wonderful sales horses and give me a call/email if I can be of help!
I've met some good working student candidates for the summer. I offer a program of lunging, riding, some book work, and lot of competing so come join us!
Winter 2005 Competitions
Vince Dugan's Jumper
Show December 31, 2005
We had Vince Dugan's Jumper Show on December 31, 2005. It was a gorgeous day
for a show and they was a good turnout! Rachel Evangelista rode
Kelly in the Level I at her first jumper show and finished her show with three
good rides! Michele Sanders rode J.T.Meston's Jamie in the Level I
and did a good job. And the day belonged to Marsha Zebley on Cavalier and
Queenie. Marsha jumped the Level II and had three clean rounds. She created
quite a crowd with her good turns and good jumping horses! Congratulations
all and Happy New Year 2006! We'll find some more jumper shows this winter!
Come join us!!
Autumn 2005 Competitions
Plantation
Starter HT October 29, 2005
We had some winners today at Plantation Field! Kristy Sheaffer riding
Sam I Am in the Training Horse division won the blue ribbon and Abigail
Horah on Snapple won her Elementary division with a 30 in dressage!
Jane rode Codered to a fifth in the training and Parkmore placed ninth
after over jumping a huge brush fence and flying Jane to the ground!
The ground was soft, I jumped up, caught the steed and finished the
course! Kelly then did his first novice horse trials and after a 34.5
in dressage, one rail in sj, and clean x-c he placed 7th overall.
Jacob Horah moved Hawk into the pre-novice division and jumped a clean
sj and x-c! Well done! Rachel Evangelstia rode Oliver to 10th place
in the pre-novice division and she was catch riding as Carpe Diem
took a break! Thank you Rachel for the good grooming help as well!
Rachel and Oliver looked great going cross country!
What a fun day!
UN does Fairhill
International CCI*** October 12-16, 2005
UN ran around her first CCI*** with a clean cross country! I am thrilled
with her performance! Thank you to Kristen Villeneuve for the excellent
groom and support. And thank you for all of the cheerleaders- I am
still thrilled! Check back with some exciting photos of our action!
WOW! New Moon Slides into the water
and brush x-c jumps to 10th place overall! Morven Park Advanced HT,
October, 2, 2005. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
UN galloping
past the mansion at the at the Morven Park Advanced HT . UN placed
6th. Photo by sporthorsestudio.com
Morven Park HT October 1-2,
2005 results:
My favorite cross country course kept me riding hard at Morven Park!
UN and New Moon galloped around the hard ground with some time faults
with UN jumping clean and Morris having a one stop at the water. The
show jumping was the biggest we've jumped and Morris out jumped UN
with two rails as UN had four rails- she was ready to go cross country
again!
UN placed 6th overall and New Moon
was 10th! I was so pleased and I thank Kristy Sheaffer for her good
help and Eileen Ball/Rocky Robinson for their warm hospitality! And
Eileen's homebred beauty, Maca had a great YEH 5 Year Old Championship!
Look for a photo soon of her terrific jumping form- 'great use of
her back and very scopey' were her comments from the Irish judge George
Mernagh. Watch this attractive gray mare compete in her training events
this fall!
New Moon jumping the Kubota Table at Morven Park. Photo by Phyllis
Dawson, equestrienne and artist extraordinaire.
UN flying confidently over the Morven Vee, a new cross country jump!
Photo by Phyllis Dawson, equestrienne and artist extraordinaire
FHI Starter Event update! September,
18, 2005
Charmaine van Aswegen helped me out
for a month this fall! She's from South Africa and she rode Kelley
at their first event. They had a good dressage, clean x-c, and two
rails in sj to place 8th overall. Charmaine had a great visit with
some hound jogging, x-c schooling, a jumper show, and dinner in Philadelphia.
Good luck with your riding at home and thank you for your terrific help!
Kristy Sheaffer rode her Partner
in his first horse trials and had a very fun day! Thank you for the
help and transport Kristy!! And Kristy and Sam completed their fourth
preliminary with a good dressage, one stop cross country, and one
rail in sj to place 8th overall at Flora Lea HT 10/2/05. On to Waredaca
Training 3D! Good luck!
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