2008 Show Schedule & Results
Subject to change.
May 3 Steeple Ridge Schooling Show
At our first show of the year, we had two students show for their very first times! Morgan Bessette showed I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! and Katie O'Brien showed Caramel Crunch. Both had a very good show! Katie rode in Advanced Beginner, bringing home three 5th places. Morgan showed in Advanced Beginner also, bringing home three 4ths. Morgan then showed in X Rails. In the X Rail Equitation class, Morgan was 2nd out of 8! She had a great class! She also got ribbons in all the other X Rail classes. Michaella Duffy also showed Caramel Crunch. Michaella showed in the X Rail division. She finished with a 7th in the Hunter U/S, 8th in the Equitation Flat, 6th in the Hunter O/F, and a 2nd in the Equitation O/F! GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
May 17-18 GMHA Spring Show
Wow. What a good show for Michaella Duffy! Michaella showed Caramel Crunch. After much contemplation, Trish and Michaella decided to skip short stirrup this year and try the 2'-2'3" classes at GMHA. The results were worth the risk! On Saturday, Michaella showed in the Maiden Equitation U/S and placed 8th out of 12. In the hunter ring, Michaella showed in the Hunter Pleasure Pony and placed 6th. In the Pre-Children's Hunters, Michaella had very beautiful rounds, winning BOTH over fences classes, and 4th in the U/S, earning herself the CHAMPION for Pre-Children's!!!! Sunday, Michaella showed in Children's Eq 2'-2'3". In the O/F class, Michaella was 3rd, and in the U/S, she was 2nd in some stiff competition. Congratulations to Michaella and Caramel Crunch on their big championship, and for being brave enough to move up out of the short stirrup so quickly after showing in advanced beginner just last year!
June 7-8 Summerfield Farm Show
The Summerfield Farm Show was a success again! We had about 40 more entries than last year. While the weather was hot, everyone seemed to have a good time.
The first class of the show started out great for SFF! Katherine Lawton on Chance of Showers won the leadline class, and Kendra Murphy on I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! was 2nd!
In the Beginner Divison, Mikayla Combs Wilbur on Chance of Showers was 6th in the equitation, 6th in the Horsemanship, and 2nd in the Pleasure.
Sophia Comi showed in Advanced Beginners on I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! Sophia was 5th in the Advanced Beginner Equitation. In the Horsemanship class, Sophia was 6th. In the Pleasure, Sophia and Butter were 4th.
Katie O'Brien showed Caramel Crunch in the Advanced Beginners. In the Equitation, Katie was 3rd, and in Horsemanship, she was 5th. Theo was 3rd in the Pleasure class.
Morgan Bessette showed I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! in Short Stirrup. She started out brilliantly, winning the Short Stirrup Equitation U/S! Morgan was also 5th in the SS Eq over fences, all the SS hunters, and the SS Medal.
Jenn Tucker showed Unsolved Mystery in Long Stirrup Hunter U/S, winning the class. She also won the Long Stirrup Equitation U/S, and was 7th in the Hunter Pleasure Horse.
Valerie Campbell showed Unsolved Mystery in the Modified Adult Eq and Special Hunters, bringing home a 7th in the Modified Adults and an 8th in the Special Hunters.
Amber Teague showed This Time Around, with a 6th in the VHJA Medal and in the John Corley Medal, and a 5th in the Children's Eq 3'-3'3".
Andrea Teague showed Just Do It! in the Low Hunters, with a 5th and 6th in the over fences classes and an 8th in the under saddle.
Michaella Duffy showed Caramel Crunch in the Children's Eq 2'-2'3", placing 8th in the undersaddle. In the Pre-childrens hunters, Michaella placed 6th in the over fences and 8th in the undersaddle.
Thank you to everyone for your help and support at the show, especially Elizabeth Garner, Val Campbell, Pat Muskus, Erik Hausler, Cathy Muskus, Jenn Bro, Wanda Combs, and Bruce Howard.
June 21-22 Steeple Ridge I
Katherine Lawton made her debut in the Beginner Division at Steeple Ridge I! Katherine rode I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! In the Equitation and Pleasure classes, Katherine was 7th. Her best ribbon was in the trot poles class, where she got 4th.
Kendra Murphy rode I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! in leadline, where she took her very first blue ribbon!
Morgan Bessette also showed I Can't Believe He's Not Butter! in short stirrup. In the short stirrup equitation, Morgan was 3rd in the flat and 4th in the jumping. In the hunters, Morgan was 3rd and 5th over fences and 6th in the flat class.
Michaella Duffy rode Caramel Crunch in Children's Eq 2'-2'3", winning a 6th under saddle and an 8th over fences. In the Pre-Childrens Hunters, Michaella got two 5ths and a 4th.
Valerie Campbell rode Unsolved Mystery in the Modifed Adult Equitation division, with a very nice 2nd place in the flat class and a 4th and 5th in the over fences.
July 18-20 GMHA Summer Show
July 26-27 Steeple Ridge II
August 6-10 Manchester
September 6-7 Steeple Ridge III & Equitation under 2'6" Finals & Hunter Finals
September 20-21 GMHA Fall