Our lovely new stall curtains!

We started the week by taking Heather, Elise, Breanne, and Pat to the Coliseum Classic Horse Show at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse.  Pat rode Suki in the Schooling and Baby Green hunters on Tuesday and put in some excellent rounds!  Suki jumped everything beautifully!  Breanne showed Ransom in Maiden Walk Trot.  She had three flawless classes and got ribbons in each one.  Elise also competed on Ransom in Walk Trot and got a 3rd in Equitation as well as ribbons in under saddle, pleasure, and both cross rail classes!  Heather showed Dr.Kiltz’s horse, Geronimo, in Walk Trot.  What a beautiful team that was!  This pair also came home with ribbons in each class.  I was so proud of all of the competitors for not only showing off their excellent riding skills but for being such great sportsman! Nice job everyone! 
I also got a huge surprise at the horse show…I came in Tuesday with the horses to find the most beautiful stall curtains that Breanne’s Aunt Noni and Aunt Susan had made!  Wow!  Thank you all so much for your support…it means so much to me!

Every fall upstate New York hosts one of the most prestigious equestrian events of the year…The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament.  The show is ran by John Madden, famous trainer, horse show manager, and of course husband to Olympic Show Jumping Gold Medalist, Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, NY.  The competition hosts a Grand Prix show jumping competition, the ASPCA Maclay Equitation Finals, and this year will be hosting the classes formally held at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden.  With that, I am proud to say that Dr. Robert Kiltz’s CNY Healing Arts Wellness Center and Spa will be a major corporate sponsor of the event, which includes having a team of riders on Friday evening’s big Corporate Challenge jumper class.   I am so excited that we will get to be a part of supporting this great equestrian happening!  I am also thrilled to announce that Chris and Jeff have generously sponsored a ringside VIP table at the show for Claire Affleck Training!  I can not thank them enough for their support of myself and the barn.  

Beezie Madden aboard Authentic

Pat and Breanne were real troopers this weekend at the Bridle Path Manor Horse Show at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY.  Both riders kept their cool in the 90 degree heat while competing their horses. 

Pat had fabulous hunter rounds over fences on his beautiful mare, Suki.  She is jumping great, getting her lead changes, and we are really looking forward to competing her more seriously in the jumper divisions in the near future.  Pat is doing an excellent job brining this green, but fancy mare along in her training!

Breanne showed Rannita in the walk-trot division and came away a 3rd and two 4th place finishes.  Breanne showed great horsemanship skills in the ring because she not only had the extreme heat to deal with but she also had to deal with Rannita accidently cantering on her! Oops! Breanne rode through it, got her back to a trot, and finished her class. Nice ride!

We all survived the heat, learned alot, had great rides, and are looking forward to the next Classic Series show on July 13th at Canterbuy Stables in Cazenovia, NY.