Payton and Tina show off their Championship ribbons won on Ginger!

Congrats to Payton on winning the 10 & Under Walk Trot Pleasure Championship on Ginger, owned by Molly Shea.  Tina also competed  (for the very first time!) and won the Adult Walk Trot Pleasure Championship, also on Ginger! 

Vanessa winning the blue in Leadline!

Congrats to Vanessa on winning two Leadline Classes! Vanessa won the Walk Leadline Class as well as the Walk Trot Leadline Class. This was Vanessa’s first time trotting in the show ring. Congrats!

Michelle and Roani cantering towards a jump!

Michelle also showed her horse, Roani, in the Adult Equitation and Adult Hunter divisions.  She came away with three 2nds and three 3rds! Great job Michelle!

Way to go Team Affleck!

Our 5 Mile Team- Renee Lane on her horse, Harangue, and Haviland Hawkins on Geronimo, owned by Dr.Robert Kiltz, and myself on Fine Behind won the 5 mile pace!

Our 10 Mile Team- Cindy Kowalski on Rosey, Chris Lego on Tango, and Jeff Shingleton on Mason, placed 2nd in the 10 mile pace. Congrats!

Chris on Tango, Jeff on Mason, and Cindy on Rosey

Last weekend Team Affleck (Chris, Jeff, and Cindy) won the Hunter Pace in Cazenovia sponsored by Limestone Creek Hunt. Great job team!

Molly and Ginger, Cindy and Rosey, Claire and Geronimo

On Saturday we enjoyed the Limestone Creek Hunt Club’s trail ride at Hobbit Hollow Stables in Skaneateles, NY.  Molly on her horse Ginger, Cindy and her pony Rosey, myself on Geronimo owned by Dr.Robert Kiltz, Chris on her pony Tango and Jeff on his horse Mason all enjoyed the beautiful trails and a lovely lunch afterwards.

Chris and Tango, Jeff and Mason

Harangue and Claire in the Baby Green Hunters

I competed Harangue, owned by Renee and Joe Lane, in the Baby Green Hunters at the NYS Fair.  Harangue jumped great and put in a perfect round coming in 3rd behind two nationally ranked horses!

Jamee and Farmer Jo in the Pre-Children’s!

Jamee rode Farmer Jo, also owned by Renee and Joe Lane, in the Pre-Children’s Hunters and ended up being the Reserve Grand Champion! She also won her Pre-Children’s Equitation Over Fences Class! Congrats Jamee and Jo!

Rayden and Claire ready for the Jumpers!

I also competed Rayden, owned by Roxanne Whitkowski, in the .85M Jumpers.  We had a clear round in the Speed Class, coming in 5th, and in the Power & Speed Class we had a rail and came in 6th. We had a lot of fun and I’m so pleased with how this youngster is coming along!

Pat rode his mare, Suki, in the .95M Jumpers as well as the Marshall & Sterling Medal Class. 

More pictures coming soon!

Claire on Cheers, Dr.Kiltz on Geronimo, Cindy on Rosey

On Saturday we participated in the Limestone Creek Hunt ride at Hobbit Hollow Stables in
Skaneateles, NY. I rode Chris’s pony, Cheers, Dr.Kiltz rode his horse, Geronimo, and
Cindy rode her pony, Rosey. We enjoyed perfect weather and a fun ride through the hills
overlooking Skaneateles Lake. When we returned from the ride we were treated to an
amazing gourmet lunch hosted by Hobbit Hollow.  What a lovely way to spend a Saturday;
horses, food, and friends!

Lindsay is all smiles!

We just wrapped up another very successful session of the Freedom Riders! This spring we were excited to have a lot of new riders join us.  We were also very pleased to see some familar faces return.  We had an excellent team of compassionate volunteers that really make it possible for this program to succeed.  The children really connect with the volunteers and their horses.  It is such an amazing feeling to be able to introduce horses and riding to these children and see them enjoy it as much as I do! We are all looking forward to the fall session in November!

Lynn leads Neil on Geronimo!

Payton and Rosey win a blue in Leadline!

We have the results from the If Only Farm Horse Show on Sunday May, 3rd.  First, I would
like to congratulate our youngest rider, Payton, on her very first horse show! She rode
Rosey in the Leadline Class and won a blue ribbon! Wow!

Lynn rides Rayden in his first show!

Lynn rode Rayden this weekend and it was also his first horse show!  They were in the
Schooling Hunter division and both did an amazing job! They put in two excellent over
fence classes and were flawless in their under saddle class. Great job Lynn!

Nikki and Lucky win in the Children’s Hunter division!

Nikki showed Lucky in the Children’s Hunter division.  They looked beautiful and did a fabulous job and also won a blue ribbon! Congrats Nikki!

Heather and Rosey have a double clear round in the Puddle Jumpers!

Heather was on Rosey for the Puddle Jumper division and what an exciting time that was.
Heather went clear in her first round, made it to the jump off against some stiff
competition, went clear in the jump off, and came in third place! Awesome!

Pat and Suki tackle the Gambler’s Choice Jumper class and win it!

Pat showed Suki in the Schooling Jumper division, where the jumps are 3′-3′3″, for the
first time.  They had everyone on the edge of their seats in the big Gambler’s Choice
class and they won it! It was really an amazing class to watch. Wonderful job, Pat!

Patrick showed Suki in the Level 1 Jumpers this week at the Syracuse PHA Horse Show at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY.  His division was a field of 15 horses, consisting of some of the best professional riders in the region.  In a very exciting final class, that had an extremely tough course, Pat and Suki placed 5^th!  As an example of how hard that course was, only one rider, a professional, went clear in that class.  Great job, Pat and Suki!