Author:Siobhan Byrne

PVDA Loch Moy Show

Huge congratulations to my student, Rebekah McCormick, on her success at PVDA's Dressage at Loch Moy competition. She competed her lovely mare, Lisianthus (also known as "Lizzy"), at Second Level for the first time and she rocked it! She and Lizzy scored a 64%, including...

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Pik Halla Finds A New Owner

Congratulations to Christine K. on her new horse, Pik Halla. They are a great match and I am sure Pik Halla will be a wonderful teacher for her! He'll be staying here at GoodNess Ridge for a month or two so he and Christine can...

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VADA/NoVA Autumn Show

I took Amy Stika's GOV stallion Routinier to the VADA/NoVA Autumn Show September 10-11. I was feeling a wee bit unprepared coming into this show as I had surgery on August 22nd and was out of the saddle for almost two and a half weeks....

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Rudy Debuts at Third Level!

Marsha Mason-Thies' Holsteiner gelding Rulet, aka "Rudy", made his Third Level debut at the EEM Summer Fling August 7th & 8th. Rudy was a pro, doing his flying changes in the ring like he'd been doing them forever! Congratulations, Marsha. Onward to Fourth Level and...

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Dressage at Lexington

I took Amy Stika's Oldenburg stallion, Routinier (Rohdiamant x Inschallah), to Dressage at Lexington over the weekend. "Roo" was a superstar. We won the Intermediare I on Saturday, and were 4th in a huge Intermediare I class (over 20 horses!) on Sunday. Thanks so much...

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15 Minutes of Fame

Amy Stika's GOV stallion Routinier and I were asked to do a dressage demo for a TV promoting PVDA's Ride for Life benefit show. It was a lot of fun, and "Roo" was a superstar as always. You could not ask for a more perfect...

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EEMI Summer Classic

We had a great time at the EEMI Summer Classic at Morven Park! My Mom came to visit and check out the East Coast show scene, and she was a huge help as well. This was the first show ever for Barbara Pallacorolla's lovely GOV gelding,...

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Allelujah In The News

While Allelujah has turned into a wonderful show horse, she had a very rough start to life and almost didn't make it. Born dysmature and unable to stand to nurse after her dam contracted placentitis, it was recommended that she be euthanized. Obviously, Lulu has...

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Yay Mom!

I am not the only dressage rider in the family - my Mom rides as well. She just competed in her first show in 15 years! Congratulations, Mom. Here she is with her adorable PRE gelding, Hungaro 10, fondly known as "Schluffi". Note how impressively...

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