LONG TIME NO SEE!!
I apologize for being absent
for the entire summer! It was such a busy one! I have lots
of news to share.
There were many shows that
TAPS customers were involved in this year. Many of the local
shows were hit such as Bridle Path Manor, Fairway, Barneveld
Horseman's Association, and White Fox Farm as well as a fun schooling
show that was held at my home base, Shady Maples. Way too many ribbons
to mention!
Some of the highlights from
this season involved many of my students at the USEF Horse Shows.
Becca Mayville had her last
season showing as a child rider. She will be moving into that
"younger adult" section next year! One of her shows with her horse
Quazar this year was HITS Saugerties. I suggested that she do
the lower level jumpers this year for fun and she was game. What
a pleasant surprise we had when Quazar came away with Reserve Champion
in her level! One of her classes has a total of 42 horses and
Becca and Quazar came in second place. Good thing that Quazar is
a fantastic Mudder! We had the most rain that we have ever had
at HITS this year!
Quazar and Becca kicking butt
in the rain!
Another step up was from
Jessica Kingsley and Aaron. This pair had been cleaning up at
the local level and since Aaron was getting so much mileage we decided
to put him back in the jumper ring. He still had some
reservations but got better each time and Jessica did a great job.
As his confidence grows, which I know it will, he will make Jessica a
great Jumper! Jessica made me very proud this summer as she worked
very hard and went to more shows than anyone else! She was an
asset to the barn and very helpful in keeping things organized.
She is on her way to becoming a very fine "horseman".
By the end of the summer,
Kierstyn Duggleby had been showing her new beautiful horse Battle
Royale at a bunch of shows throughout. I was extremely happy
with the pair as it was a new match and they suited each other
brilliantly! Starting in the Pre-Childrens division in July,
Royale proved to us that showing is his thing. The end of the
Summer at the State Fair Kierstyn did a week and a half stint
continuously showing in 4H, the Open Show and the USEF show.
They got a real education during that time. With all of the mileage
that she put on him, we went to Autumn in NY and moved up to the 3'
Children's division. Kierstyn rode beautifully and even though
Royale was a little fresh he came away with the 5th place ribbon in
the Chidren's Hunter Classic on Sunday against all 24 of the Childrens
riders. That is quite an accomplishment for a horse/rider
combination at Autumn in NY. Especially since the horse hasn't
done the 3' division with his rider yet and Kierstyn has only been riding for 4
years. I was very impressed!
photo by Creekside
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Kendra Duggleby was able to
impress me as well! Katie French/Kendra's pony, Small But Mighty
just started jumping courses late this summer. She also did the week
and a half stint at the State Fair also. She culminated her year
at Autumn in NY and I was astounded! This pair was pretty new to
the entire process. Kendra who is only in 5th grade and "Annabelle"
who is VERY green, went right in to the coliseum and went around like
it was just another day at home. I can't tell you how PROUD I
was of them.
photo by Creekside
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One more person I want to
mention is Mrs. Joanne Bush. This year at the Chumung County
Classic she made her debut in the show ring jumping her horse Everclear!
Joanne had a great time and did very well. I'm extremely happy
with "Zeke" and very proud of Joanne! He is a beauty!
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