It was great to finally be back in the show ring after spending most of 2014 on the sidelines due to a riding accident. As always, my students never cease to make me proud. Sarah Borns earned her First and Second Level scores for her USDF...
Read MoreStudents Allison Stork and Shera Solomon were awesome at the PVDA Sugarloaf Show yesterday. Allison rode Im a Driftin Dude at Intro A and B. She has been diligently working on retraining "Niko" all winter (he was originally a western horse) and her hard work...
Read MoreKatie King and Shine had another great show this past weekend. With solid mid-60s scores at First 2 and First 3, Katie earned her second USDF/GAIG qualifying score at First Level. She is now completely qualified for both finals shows. And last but not least,...
Read MoreKatie King and her mare Shine kicked off show season in style. They qualified for the CBLM Finals at First Level, received their first GAIG/USDF qualifying score at First Level, and earned the required First Level scores towards Katie's long term goal of earning the...
Read MoreI took Amy Stika's Routinier ("Roo") to Lexington again this year. This is one of my absolute favorite shows: wonderful staff, professionally run, and a great time! Roo and I did the I-1 on Saturday, and we had our best ride ever to score a 69%...
Read MoreMy wonderful student, Rebekah McCormick, earned her final score for her USDF Bronze Medal at the VADA/NoVA June show this past weekend. She and her lovely mare Lisianthus scored a 65.789% in Third Level Test 1, placing second in a competitive class. Rebekah is a delight...
Read MoreHuge 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...
Read MoreI 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....
Read MoreMarsha 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...
Read MoreI 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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