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UPCOMING HORSE
SHOWS
Springtime in Dixie
– 4/7 – 4/11/10
Springtime Encore – 4/14 – 4/18/10
Brownland Spring I – 4/21 – 4/25/10 - Entries close 4/7/10
Brownland Spring II – 4/28 – 5/2/10 - Entries close 4/14/10
Memphis In May 5/5- 5/9/10 - Entries close 4/24/10
HORSE SHOW RESULTS
The second half
of Gulfport provided us with much warmer weather than the first two
weeks and we were all very appreciative! Week 3 was very
successful. Belynda Bond and Basie got great jogs in a stacked
First Year Green division. Mary Haley and Woody got ribbons in the
younger A/O’s and Maura and Drafi were also very competitive in the
3’3” Amateurs. Allie Efird was Champion in the Younger Small Junior
Hunters on Cooper! Alyson Reid and Kenny and Leah Curtiss and Bongo
both got good ribbons in the Older Small Juniors. Sarah Clifton and
Zorro were fantastic competitors in the Small Ponies. Caroline and
Ricky had a great horse show in the Older Adults and have some very
competitive ribbons to prove it! Leah and Jay Jay did the Low Jr/AM.
We had the pleasure of getting to horse show with Kendall Milkey
from New Hampshire, who showed her two jumpers, Dillon and
Valencia! Spring Mill also represented in the Equitation ring with
Leah on Tory, Allie on Cooper, and Gillen! Good work ladies!
Week four was
super competitive being the week of the Hunter Derby! Course looked
beautiful and it was a great class! Woody and Mary Haley were again
a force in the younger A/O’s, as were Maura and Drafi in the 3’3”
Amateur’s. Cooper and Allie were Reserve Champions this week in the
Younger Small Juniors. Bongo and Leah got great ribbons in the
Older Smalls, and we were so happy to have Carson reunited with Toby
in the Older Large Junior Hunters! They did great! Carson also
showed her horse Al in the unrestricted and had a blast! Little
Sarah Clifton was again a fierce competitor with Zorro in the Small
Pony Hunters. Emily Joyner attended her first horse show on her new
horse Ramsey and got great ribbons in the Older Children’s.
Caroline and Ricky were again a force to be reckoned with in the
Older Adult’s this week. Go Caroline!!! Carson, Gillen, Allie and
Leah all did the equitation this week and all of them rode
beautifully. Kendall showed both of her horses and made a
successful move up to the Low Juniors! Good job to all! Congrats
to Gillen and Kenny and Allie and Cooper who competed in the USHJA
Hunter Classic after the Derby. It looked like so much fun and we
are all looking forward to when the WTHJA hosts their first Classic
and Derby respectively.
Week five
wrapped up a great winter circuit at Gulfport for Spring Mill Farm.
Belynda and Basie were fantastic in the First Years; they got
excellent ribbons with great horses competing. Drafi and Maura were
great in the 3’3” Amateurs. Allie and Cooper gave their competitors
a run for their money another week in the Younger Small Juniors.
Leah and Bongo were great yet again in the Older Smalls. Ramsey and
Emily got good ribbons again in the Older Children’s. Leah and Jay
Jay were fantastic to watch in the High Junior Jumpers, as were
Kendall and both her horses in the Low Jr/AO’s. Leah and Allie both
did the equitation again and were very successful. Congratulations
to all who competed! You made it another great Gulfport! We had
fun!
AS THE WHEEL
TURNS…THE HAMSTER’S CORNER
By Caroline Milot
Well, we are
finally back from Gulfport, and although I would love to say that we
were fortunate to have nice weather in Southern Mississippi, I would
be wrong! We were teased with a few lovely days, but oh my
goodness, I think this global warming has gone into reverse! I am
sure we had a first when the show on Friday of week one was canceled
due to SNOW! Week IV in Gulfport offered a Hunter Derby and a USHJA
Hunter Classic on Friday. It was very exciting and Hunter Ring I
was adorned in true Derby style with trees, a working gate, a log
pile to trot, coops, etc. Anyway all in all, it was a great circuit
and everyone did very well, filling our seating area with ribbons
galore!
Now with the nicer
weather upon us, and people coming out later to ride, again, I ask
everyone to PLEASE CLEAN UP YOUR WASHRACK AFTER YOU RIDE!
Our guys are off duty as of 5 P.M., so if you are here
after that time, there is no one who will clean up after you if you
don’t do it yourself!!!!! No one likes to walk into the
barn the next day to messy wash racks, dirty tack left out, dirty
towels, etc… We all want Spring Mill Farm to look beautiful, so
PLEASE, everyone pitch in!!! Also, we will be switching to morning
& night turn out within the next couple weeks, so if your horse or
pony is in a night time turn out slot and you are here riding after
our staff (guys) are gone, it will be your responsibility to turn
your horse or pony out in their paddock. If you have any questions
about where your horse or pony goes, ask Caroline or Lindy.
The new 2010 horse
show schedules will be ready soon. I will post them on the
corkboard in the top barn. Please help yourself to a new schedule
so you can start making your plans for the 2010 show year!
For those of you
who have not gotten their new 2010- USEF/USHJA membership cards for
themselves and their horse or pony, now is the time to renew before
the April shows start. As always, renew on line since you can
immediately print off temporary cards for
yourself and please
make me a copy of your new cards for the SHOW BIBLE. If I do not
have copies of your new cards, I will not be able to check you in at
the shows.
The WTHJA show circuit starts off under new management and we are
hoping to attract a whole new crowd of exhibitors, SO IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT SPRING MILL FARM GETS OUR ENTRIES TO THE HORSE SHOW
BY THE POSTED CLOSING DATE!!!! That being said, if you plan on
attending any of our WTHJA shows, please have your completed
entries to me at least two days before the closing date which is
printed on each entry blank.
Memphis in May
entries are due April 24th. The two Brownland Farm
Spring Time shows generally sell out quickly, so if you are
interested in attending either of these shows, please get your
entries to me A.S.A.P. The official closing date for those two
shows is April 7th for the first week and April 14th
for the second week, but like I said they generally sell out before
that date, so I will need to know well in advance who wants to
attend for each week so I can call and reserve stalls.
We welcome to
Spring Mill Farm Carson Cash’s BIG equitation horse Apropos, A.K.A.
Al. Carson and Al were able to get into the show ring in Gulfport,
way to go!
Maura Smith also
came home with a new equine partner, Dillon. She is leasing him for
three months so say hello and welcome him to Spring Mill Farm. |
