HORSE SHOW RESULTS

Blowing Rock was a wildly successful show!  For two weeks, the ribbons came rolling in while amongst very experienced competitors!

The first week, Keri rode LuLu in the Pre-Greens and Linda rode Starmaster in the older Adults and the Ariat Adult Medal.  Toby and Hayley ribboned in the Younger Large Juniors and they won the USEF Medal.  Hayley and BCS Earned a ribbon in the First Years, competed in the Schooling Jumpers, and won the WIHS Hunter Phase, the Maclay, and the USEF Talent Search.  Tellus competed in the First Years with Keri in the irons.  Tellus and Brittany Rhea earned good ribbons in the Older Small Juniors, finished 6^th in the USEF Medal and 8^th in the Maclay.  Kenny and Alyson ribboned in the Younger Small Juniors, and the pair finished 7^th in the WIHS Hunter Phase, 8^th in the USEF Medal, 5^th in the Maclay, and 5^th in the USEF Talent Search.  Hayley and Maggie ribboned in the Jr. A/O Jumpers, and they were 6^th in the Jr. A/O Classic and 10^th in the NAL Speed Jumper Classic.  Caroline and Ricky competed in the  OlderAdults and the Ariat Adult Medal.  Dee and George ribboned in the A/O’s.  Dane and Hayley ribboned in the Younger Large Juniors and finished 3^rd in the Classic.  Dane and Keri Rankin were Champions in the Regular Working Hunters!  Woody did double duty in both the Second Years and the A/O’s.  Woody was Reserve Champion with Keri in the Second Years and won ribbons in the A/O’s with Mary Haley.  Maura and Drafi won a ribbon the Older Adults and competed in the Ariat Adult Medal.

During the second week, BCS and Hayley took plenty of ribbons in both the First Years and the Younger Large Juniors.  They also won the WIHS Hunter Phase, the Maclay, and the Talent Search.  Hayley and Toby and took some ribbons in the Younger Large Juniors and won the USEF Medal.  Hayley and Maggie won a class in the Junior A/O Jumpers and placed 8^th in the Jr. A/O Jumper Classic and 7^th in the L.P. Tate Jumper Classic.  Kenny and Alyson won good ribbons in the Younger Small Juniors and finished 4^th in the WIHS Hunter Phase, 6^th in the USEF Medal, 7^th in the Maclay, and 5^th in the Talent Search.  Keri  and LuLu won ribbons in the Pre-Greens.  Linda and Starmaster also won ribbons in the  Older Adults and competed in the Ariat Adult Medal.  Dane and Keri were once again Champions in the Regular Working Hunters.  Dee and George won ribbons in the A/O’s.  Mary Haley and Keri both rode Woody and brought home ribbons in the A/O’s and the Second Years.  Keri also rode Tellus in the First Years and they won some ribbons.  Brittany Rhea also rode Tellus in the Older Small Juniors and they also won ribbons.  The pair then finished 7^th in the USEF Medal, 6^th in the Maclay, and 6^th in the Talent Search.  Maura and Drafi won ribbons in the Adults and competed in the Ariat Adult Medal and the Classic.  Caroline and Ricky won ribbons in the Adults. 

Dane and Woody both qualified and competed in the Challenge of Champions since they were Champion and Reserve in their divisions.  Out of a field of 36, Dane finished 3^rd!   

Congratulations to all for doing so well against such seasoned competitors!   

 UPCOMING HORSE SHOWS:

Kentucky National 9/24 – 9/28
 Entries close 9/5

Pennsylvania National 10/9 – 10/18/08

Washington International 10/21 – 10/26/08

Harvest Time 11/13 – 11/16/08 
Entries close 11/1/08

SPRING MILL NEWS

Congratulations to Maura Smith on the purchase of her new horse “King of Swing”, a.k.a. Basie.  Maura brought her new horse home from Blowing Rock.  Best of luck to both of you!

Hard to believe, but cooler weather is around the corner!  Now is the time to go over your sheets and blankets and be sure they are in good condition.  Should they need repairs, please see Lindy. 

Just a reminder to those of you who bag up your own supplements:  please be sure to have plenty of baggies made up and check them on a regular basis.  Try to have at least two weeks worth packed so that we have extras to pack on the trailer for any shows you might be attending.  SmartPak is a great alternative, and they offer quite a bit of supplements now.  If you have any questions about supplements or how to sign up for SmartPak, please see Lindy!

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