Equivents: September 26-28
What a beautiful weekend for a horse show! Jessica Ohlinger on Neverland took Champion in the 2ft hunters and rounded out the year as division Champion! Jen Rug riding Rudy Rudiger had a blue ribbon round in the special hunters. DarkStar shown by Stefanie Copeland had great trips in the special hunter division and where in the ribbons. Liz Radebaugh and Olik had top ribbons in the Intermediate Adult Hunters. Nicole Schneider made her show debut with HCF and had great trips on Alltheseshadesofblue in the Intermediate Adults. Valerie Wunder and her mare, A little Romanze had a blue ribbon round in the Children’s/Adult Hunters and ended up as division Champion for the end of the year! Yasmine Lacaillade and Res Isp where 3rd over all in the low schooling child/adult jumpers and 4th over all in the medium schooling jumpers! Olik shown by Nicole Parrill Crandell had great rounds in the Pre-greens along with top ribbons. What a great way to end our summer show series on a high note!
Country Heir II USEF Nationals: September 12-14
Izzy Zox and North Shore where in the ribbons in the Intermediate Children’s Hunter. A little Romanze ridden by Valerie Wunder where 2nd in the $500 NAL Adult Hunter Classic! Yasmine Lacaillade and Res Ispa took 5th over all in the Low Children’s/Adult Jumpers. Nicole Parrill and A little Romanze rode to 3rd place in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby.
Equivents: August 15-17
Hunters Court Farm had another successful trip to Marysville. Neverland shown by Jesscia Ohlinger was Reserve Champion in the 2’Hunters. Nicole Parrill and Olik where Reserve Champion in the Pre-Greens. A Little Romancze and Valerie Wunder took Champion in the Adult Amateur Owner division. Liz Radebaugh dusted off her show boots and rode Olik to a Championship in the Intermediate Adult Hunter division!! North Shore and Izzy Zox made a great team and had great trips in the Limit Hunter. Jenn Rugg and her mount Rudy Rudiger had great rounds in the Speical Hunter division. Yasmine Lacaillade and Res Isp had clean rounds and blue ribbons in the Adult Jumpers. Ella Ballard and The Magic Touch made a great team in the walk/trot and xrail divisions and had many good rounds and ribbons. Graham Cracker and Grace Eckert had top ribbons in the walk/trot and crossrail divisions and it was Graham Crackers first time at a show! Good job to all our riders and horses, we are so proud of all your hard work!
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Equivents: July 11-13
What a successful weekend for our horse show team! Jessica Franken and Chamrock won The NAL Jumper Classic! Trina Turner and Res Ipsa took Reserve Champion in the Low Child/Adult Jumpers. Piper ridden by Stefanie Copeland where Reserve Champion in the Baby Green Hunters. We swept the Walk Trot Equitation Division; Abbie Crandell was Champion on My Brown Eyed Girl and Abby Olah was Reserve Champion on The Magic Touch! Ella Ballard where Reserve Champion on The Magic Touch in the Cross Rail Division. Nicole Parrill Crandell and A Little Romanze took 4th overall in the Equivents 1,000 Hunter Derby Classic. Trina Turner and Res Ipsa took 7th and Jessica Franken and Olik where 8th overall in the Equivents 1,000 Hunter Derby Classic. Great job to all our horses and riders!
Equivents: June 13-15
A beautiful weekend for a horse show and a lot of new faces joining the HCF show team. A little Romancze shown by Nicole Parrill Crandell took Champion in the Low Hunters. Jessica Ohlinger débuted Neverland in the 2ft Hunters and took home Reserve Champion. Addie Arthur and Izzy Zox moved up to the Intermediate Children’s Hunters with great successes. Addie and Bailey’s Irish Cream took 6th overall in the Equivents Equitation Classic! Kate Borgemenke is back from college and showed Alltheseshadesofblue in the Intermediate Adult Hunters and had beautiful rounds and top ribbons. Piper shown by Stef Copeland had great trips in the Baby Green Hunters and also in the Speical. Grace Eckert rode All in Perspective and was Reserve Champion in the x rails equitation! Nina Bayes had great rounds in the limit hunter on All in Perspective. Abbie Crandell and Ella Ballard made their debut with HCF and had great success! Abbie Crandell and My Brown Eyed Girl had great rounds and top ribbons in the W/T Equitation. Ella Ballard and My Brown Eyed Girl took home 2nd and 3rds in the x rails equitation division. Great job to all our riders! We had a very successful and fun show!
Far & Away Summer Series May 9-11:
Bonaducci made his horse show debut and was second as a yearling in the Equivents Breeding. A Little Romancze was Reserve Champion in both the Special Hunters and Low Hunters with Nicole Parrill Crandell. Valerie Wunder and A Little Romancze moved up to the 3′ hunters, winning the Ariat National Medal and taking second in all four Adult Amateur over fences classes, including scoring an 84.5 in the NAL Classic. Valerie wanted to say a very special thank you to Nicole, Stef and Jessica for getting her back to showing shape and doing such a great job with Zoey and Danny! Dark Star ridden by Jessica Ohlinger made his show debut with HCF in the Special Hunter Division and was in the ribbons. Piper also ridden by Jessica Ohlinger moved up to the Special Hunters and had great rounds. Kaylin Melnyk and Pearl Izumi took second in the hunter saddle in the 2′ Hunter Division. Olik shown by Nicole Parrill Crandell had a first place ribbon in the Special Hunter Division. Addie Arthur and Bailey’s Irish Cream took top ribbons in both the Limit Rider Hunter and Equitation Division. Abby Olah had her first show on Bailey’s Irish Cream in the walk trot equitation and was simply adorable! Thank you to all the clients and show staff for making a rainy horse show fun!
Equivents at Eden Park: 3/28-30:
Yasmine Lacaillade made her show debute with HCF riding Res Ispa. Yasmine and Res Ispa took second over all in the Intermediate Child/Adult jumpers! My Venus ridden by Stef Copeland had clear rounds in the low schooling jumpers. Izzy Zox and North Shore had top ribbons in the Limit Rider Division. Chamrock and Jessica Franken moved up to the High schooling jumpers and made great stride in the ring.
Equivents at Eden Park: 2/19-22:
Big congratluations to Izzy Zox and North Shore for taking Reserve Champion in the Limit Rider Division! A little Romanze ridden by Nicole Parrill also took Reserve Champion in the Special Hunter Division. Valerie Wunder and A little Romanze made a great team in the Intermediate Child/Adult Hunters. Addie Arthur and her horse, Bailey’s Irish Cream had wonderful trips and good ribbons in the Limit Rider Division. My Venus ridden by Stefanie Copeland had great rounds in the Special Hunter Division and also went clean in the Low Schooling Jumpers. Thank you to everyone who made my birthday so special! -Stef
Equivents at Eden Park: 1/23-26
How nice to show indoors the past week when the weather has been so bitterly cold! Special thanks to Mike and Jennifer for hosting such a great indoor show!
My Venus shown by Stefanie Copeland had great rounds in the Special Hunter Division taking 3rd & 4th over fences and 3rd on the flat. My Venus and Stefanie also had great trips in the Low Schooling and Medium Schooling Jumpers, very proud of Venus in her first show with HCF. Valerie Wunder and her mare, A Little Romancze showed in the Intermediate Adult Division taking 1st & 2nd over fences. North Shore and Izzy Zox made a great pair in the Limit Rider Division and had great ribbons! Big congratulations to Addie Arthur and Bailey’s Irish Cream for taking Reserve Champion in the Limit Rider Division!!! Jessica Franken and Chamrock had great trips in the Children’s Schooling Jumpers. Looking forward to the next show in February!!
Equivents Summer Series Standings:
2′ Hunters
Champion Kaylin Melnyk & Pearl Izumi
Reserve Champion Stefanie Copeland & Piper
Intermediate Adult Equitation 2’6
4th over all Jennifer Rugg & Rudy Rudiger
7th over all Avie Smith & Yellow Brick Road
Limit Rider Equitation 2′
3rd over all Nina Bayes & All In Perspective
10th over all Izzy Zox & Rolls Royce
15th over all Sidney Edson & Defying Gravity
19th over all Elisabeth Gibbs & Constant Commit
Low Children’s /Adult Jumpers
6th over all Jeff Ruff & Timeless
8th over all Jessica Franken & Chamrock
Pre-Green 3′
Reserve Champion Nicole Parrill & Olik
Short Stirrup
5th over all Addie Arthur & Bailey’s Irish Cream
Great job this year riders! Looking forward to the winter series!
Equivents 9/26-29
Yellow Brick Road and Avie Smith took Reserve Champion in the 2’6 Intermediate Childrens division. Elisabeth Gibbs took Constant Comment to her first show and had great trips and ribbons in the 2′ Limit Hunter! Grace Eckert rode All In Perspective in the walk-trot division and had top ribbons. Nina Bayes and All In Perspective made a great team in the 2′ Limit Rider Division.
Equivents 7/11-14
Piper shown by Stef Copeland took Champion in the 2ft hunters followed by Kaylin Melnyk on Pearl Izumi taking Reserve Champion. Jenn Rugg and Rudy Rudiger where in the ribbons in the intermediate adult hunters division. Kate Borgemenke and Milestone made a great team in the intermediate children’s division with great rounds. Bailey’s Irish Cream and Addie Arthur took Champion in the short stirrup!! Defying Gravity and Sidney Edson made a great pair and had solid trips in the short stirrup division. Yellow Brick Road and Avie Smith had top ribbons in the 2’6 hunters with it only their second time showing in the 2’6! Nina Bayes and Grace Eckert shared Ollie and both did very well placing in the top ribbons in both their classes. Res Ispa and Kaylin Melnyk won all 3 rounds in the JR/AO 4ft jumpers! Claire Wasielewski and Cambridge had clear rounds in the 3ft schooling jumpers. Great job to all our riders!
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Equivents 6/14-16
Pearl Izumi made her show debute with Kaylin Melnyk and took Champion in the 2′ Hunter Division! Piper ridden by Stef Copeland also had great trips in the 2’Hunter Division as well as the Beginner Horse Division. Showing for the first time with HCF Izzy Zox and her mount Rolls Royce had many great trips in the Limit Rider Division. Kate Borgemenke rode Miles to Reserve Champion in the 2’6 and also took 3rd place in the Pro-Am Classic! Jenn Rugg and Rudy Rudiger where 7th in the Pro-Am Classic and also placed well all weekend in the Intermediate Adult Division. Emily Fox and After the Rain had great trips in the Limit Rider Division. Sidney Edson and Defying Gravity moved up to the 2’ft ring and where a great team! Kaylin Melnyk and her other mount Res Ipsa moved up to the 4′ jumpers and came in second place! Chamrock and Jessica Franken had clear rounds in both 3′ jumper classes to take first place. Avie Smith and Yellow Brick Road moved to the jumper ring with great success. Congratulation to all our riders and horses.
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Equivents 5/10-12
What a way to start off the show season! Addie Arthur and Bailey’s Irish Cream took Reserve Champion at their first show together in the Short Stirrup Hunter Division! Res Ipsa and Kaylin Melnyk moved up to the “3’6 Adult Jumpers and had blue ribbon rounds. Paris Original ridden by Kate Borgemenke took Champion in the Intermediate Children’s Hunter Division. Jennifer Rugg and Rudy Rudiger where Champion in the Intermediate Adult Hunters. Nina Bayes and All in Perspective made their show debute with HCF and had great trips in the Limit Rider Hunter Division. Sidney Edson and her mount Defying Gravity also made their show debute with HCF and had great trips in the Crossrail Division. Nicole Parrill riding Olik in the Pre-Green Hunter Divison took the blue in all three rounds. Thank you to all the riders for a great first show! Looking forward to the rest of show season!
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Equivents 4/18-21
Res Lpsa and Kaylin Melnyk made their show debute with HCF and had great rounds in the Adult Jumper Division. Jessica Franken and Chamrock took Reserve Champion in the Low Children’s Jumpers and also took 2nd place in the classic! Mile Stone had great ribbons in the Baby Green Division. Rudy Rudiger ridden by Jenn Rugg made a great team in the Intermediate Adult Hunter Division taking some top ribbons. Thank you to the Equivents Team for hosting a great winter series!
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Equivents 2/21-24
Milestone won all five Baby Green classes to take Champion in the division! Jessica Franken and Chamrock where second in the THIS Medal. Jenn Rugg and Rudy Rudiger had great trips and ribbons in the Intermediate Adult Hunter division.
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Equivents 1/25-27
Mara Mazar and Milestone took Reserve Champion in the limit rider 2” division in their second horse show together! Chamrock and Jessica Franken made a great team in the jumper ring and had some great rounds. Special thanks to the Equivents team for putting on such a great show in our backyard! Looking forward to the rest of the winter circuit!
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Wilmington 11/16-18:
Basic Black and Sarah Aspromatis had beautiful rounds in the Adult Hunter Division and took second place. Jessica Franken and Chamrock worked well together in the Childrens Hunter Division. Mara Mezar and Miles made their show début with Hunters Court and had first show. Great job to all our riders!
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October Far & Away 10/19-21
Julia Reinker and Day Dream where a great team this weekend in the cross rail division! Great job for cantering all your courses and getting great ribbons! Chamrock ridden by Jessica Franken moved up to the Childerns Hunter Division and had beautiful rounds and received great ribbons! Good job ladies!
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September Far & Away 9/28-30
Piper ridden by Stef Copeland took Reserve Champion in the beginner hunter division and also had top ribbons in the Open Hunter Division. Jessica Frankin and Chamrock had high ribbons in the Intermediate child/adult division and won the Equation Division. Bellah and Rachel Butler had great rounds in the Low Adult Jumper Division. Kaya Hasser and Twist of Fate made great strides in the Intermediate Jumper ring this weekend. Julia Reinker and Day Dream took top ribbons in the walk trot and cross rails division!
Thank you to Far & Away Farm for a great end to the show year!
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September Delaware 9/1-9
Congratulation to Avie Smith and her mount My Brownie Eyed Girl for taking Reserve Champion in both the Short Stirrup division and Equitation division! Ayrastonna ridden by Nicole Parrill had great rounds in the Baby Hunter Division.
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August Far & Away 8/17-8/19
Stefanie Copeland and Piper took Reserve Champion in the 2’Open Hunter Division. Emily Fox and her mount Lettuce Be Friends had great rounds in the Open Hunter division as well. Warm Courage ridden by Jessica Franken moved up to the Childerns Hunter Division and the pair had some of the best rounds of the summer! Jennifer Rugg with Rudy Rudiger had top ribbons in the Intermediate Adult Division. A big congratulation goes to Kate Borgemenke with Paris Original for taking 2nd overall in the Hunter Challenge followed by Elisabeth Gibbs with The Magic Touch for taking 5th over all!! Thank you to all the riders for making it a fun and successful show!
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July Summer Kentucky 7/25-7/29
Sarah Aspromatis and Basic Black had beautiful rounds in the Younger Adult division. Louise Rosler with her mount Yellow Brick Road took all the challenges in the Children Jumpers with grace. Jeff Ruff with Rivers Edge & Timeless had great rounds in the Adult Jumpers.
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July Far & Away 7/13-7/15
Nicole Parrill rode Olik to another Championship in the Baby Green Hunter Division. Ari ridden by Eleanor Rosler followed Olik with Reserve Champion in the Baby Green Division. Piper had great rounds in the Open Hunter and took second in one of his classes. Twist of Fate and Kaya Hassler made their showing début with HCF with much success in the jumper ring. Jennifer Rugg and Rudy Rudiger had some of their best rounds of the summer! Kate Borgemenke and Paris Original took third in the Tribute Equine Nutrition Hunter Derby! Yellow Brick Road and Louise Rosler followed with placing fourth in the derby. Bellah and Rachel Butler moved up to the High Child/Adult Jumpers! Rivers Edge and Jeff Ruff took second in the High Schooling Jumpers. Jeff’s second mount Timeless took Reserve Champion in the Low Child/Ault jumpers. Jessica Baran and Amadine Whiskey made a great team in the Low Schooling Jumpers. We are so proud of all our horses and riders for another successful show!
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June Delaware 6/22 – 6/24
Rachel Butler and Bellah were champion in adult jumpers. Avie Smith and My Brown Eyed Girl moved up to short stirrup and were Reserve Champion! Jessica Franken and her mount moved up to Children’s Hunters with very good ribbons. Piper made is debut in the hunter ring and we are very excited about his summer!
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June 15 – 17 Far and Away
Eleanor Rosler rode Timeless for Jeff Ruff winning the classic and champion in the adult jumperdivision after not showing for 2 years!! Jessica Barren and her mount Amadine Whiskey were champion in the low adult jumper division winning their Classic as well. Rachel and Bellah were second in the classic just barely to Timeless and Eleanor Rosler. Jeff Ruff and River’s Edge had another great show in the Adult Jumpers! The hunters continued the blue ribbons too! Jessica Franken and Warm Courage won a class in the intermediate Child. Olek and Nicole Parrill were champion once again in the Baby Green Hunters winning all three over fences and Liz Radebaugh rode him to the blue ribbon in the under saddle!! The Magic Touch and Elisabeth Gibbs were champion in the limit rider at their first show together!! Chamrock returned to the hunter ring to help Sierra Wilson qualiafy for the OHJA Medal finals this fall. Both Rudy Rudiger with Jenn Rugg and Paris Original with Kate Borgemenke scored in the 80’s in the pro-am classic. Way to go everyone!!!
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Kentucky Country Heir June 6 – 10
Sarah Aspromatis and Basic Black had beautiful trips in the Younger Adult Hunter division. Lou and Yellow Brick Road had a blue ribbon training trip. They had several other good rides in the Intermediate Children’s Jumper division. Congratulations to Rachel Butler and her mount Bellah who were Reserve Champion in the Intermediate Adult Jumper division. We wish best of luck to Bentley in his new home and Kelli Powers as she begins her endeavours at UK!
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Showtime Series at Delaware May 25 – 27
Congratulations to the riders of Hunters Court Farm for a very successful weekend at Delaware! Nicole Parrill and Olick had great rounds in the baby greens. Jennifer Rugg was reserve champion in the intermediate adults! Jody Cattell and her horse had two great rounds on Saturday and Jeff Ruff and his mount Timeless had two awesome trips on Sunday in jumper land. Congratulations to Rachel Butler and Bellah for moving up and being champion in the adult jumpers! Addie Arthur and My Brown Eyed Girl were champion in walk trot and reserve champion in cross rails! Mary Grace and her mount Cobalt were champion in the children’s hunter division. Great job to all riders! We look forward to another exciting show season.
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Far and Away May 11-13th
Congratulations to all of Hunters Court Farm and LRC students!! What a successful weekend! Nicole Parrill and Olick were champion again in the baby greens! Kate Borgemenke was champion in the intermediate Childrens hunter and 5th in the Classic!! Jessica Franken and her new horse, Warm Courage, were 6th in the classic and had awesome ribbons in the intermediate childrens. Jennifer Rugg was reserve champion in the intermediate adults! Jeff Ruff return to showing with Hunters Court, and was reserve champion in the adult jumpers! There are way too many successes to mention!!! Congratulations to Jessica Baron on a great horse show with major improvement, and to Rachel Butler who was the most consistent. We enjoyed have Emilie Fox join us for a great weekend in the limit rider! Thank you to all the horses, riders, and parents! We are looking forward to returning in June.
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Country Heir – Wilmington, February 10-12 2012
Hunters Court Farm is very proud of all of you who participated in the Country Heir horse show in February. A big congratulations to Addie Arthur and My Brown Eyed Girl who were champion in both the walk trot and crossrails. Way to go! We cannot wait for you to join us on the road more often. Congratulations to Louise Rosler and Yellow Brick Road for a very successful show in the low childrens jumpers. We would also like to Congratulate Grace Geiger who won a class in the intermediate childrens and was 3rd in the OHJA medal! We are so very proud of all of you!!
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Showtime Labor Day Classic
Hunters Court Farm is very proud of all of our students. The Showtime Labor Day Classic was a wonderful show to demonstrate each rider and horse’s hard work this summer. Congratulations to all that took part! We are looking forward to the Showtime Fall Classic._
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Showtime Series at Delaware July 22-24
Congratulations to all of our girls who competed at the July Showtime Series at Delaware. Despite the weather Hunters Court Farm had a great show. Addie Author and My Brown Eyed Girl had very good trips in cross rails and got awesome ribbons! Rachel Butler and Bellah had great trips and ribbons in the Hopeful Jumper division and ended up Reserve Champion. Louise Rosler and her mount Yellow Brick Road also got ribbons in her Hopeful Jumper classes and is ready to face new challenges in Lexington the next two weeks! Mary Grace and her mount Almost Famous had great trips and got ribbons on Saturday. Good luck to Louise, Mary Grace, and the rest of HCF as they head to Kentucky on Tuesday.
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Chagrin Valley Classic July 12-16
Hunters Court Farm had a lovely time at the Chagrin Valley Classic. The weather was fabulous and we had many memoriable moments. We welcomed back Jeff Ruff and his mount Timeless. They had several good trips in the Adult Jumper division, and we wish them luck as they show again this weekend in Chagrin. Juliet Kelston and Dodge City moved up to the Children’s Jumper division with ribbons in several classes. We wish them luck as they gear up for another successful show in Kentuckynext week. Claire Wasielewski and her mount Rockstar also had several great trips and ribbons in the Children’s Jumper division. We wish her luck at her last show for the summer before she begins her college career at High Point University.
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Showtime Series at Delaware June 24-26
Hunters Court Farm had a very successful show at Delaware this weekend. Louise Rosler and Yellow Brick Road had several great trips in jumper land and is looking forward to moving up! Rachel Butler and Bellah took home a well earned Champion from the Hopeful Jumper division. Avie Smith and My Brown Eyed Girl were Champion in Unrestricted Walk Trot division. What a great first horse show with HCF! Nicole Parrill and Two To Tango were Reserve Champion in the Very Green division. Annie Ziegler and Abby moved up to the Intermediate Limit Adult division, won a class, and had several fantastic trips! We could not be more proud of all the hard work these girls put in this weekend.
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Country Heir in Kentucky June 9-18
Country Heir I and II in Kentucky was a successful show for HCF. Claire moved up to the Children’s Jumpers and had many fantastic rounds on a new mount. We are proud of her and wish her luck for the rest of the show season! Jeff and his mount, Tess, had had their debut back in the ring. They had fabulous rounds in the Adult Jumpers. Mary Grace and Almost Famous had good ribbons in the Children’s Hunter division. She also had a great trip in the THIS medal. Congratulations to all our riders!
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Showtime Spring Classic at Delaware May 29-29 2011
Annie Zeigler and her new mount Abby were reserve champion in short stirrup. Addie Arthur and My Brown Eyed Girl had an amazing weekend! They were champion in both walk trot and in their debut in the cross rail ring!! Louise Rosler entered the jumper ring on her new mount Yellow Brick Road; finally she gets to go fast!! Rachel Butler and Bellah had an awesome show, and are ready to move up. Jody Cattell and her new horse jumped around their first courses beautifully. Piper and Indy learned more about the show world, and we are looking forward to their riding debuts soon. Two to Tango and Sarah Aspromatis also made their showing debut to great ribbons!! Congratulations everyone!!
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Kentucky Spring Classic May 19 – 22 2011:
Spring Kentucky started out wet and cold; however, the Hunters Court Team had a sunny showing!! Mary Grace Palmer and Kelli Powers were both very competitive in the older children’s with winning ribbons in the classic! Both Juliet Kelsten and Claire Wasielewski entered the jumper ring for the first time with us, and both are moving up!! Congratulations everyone; we are off to a great start!
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Wilmington November 19-21:
Annie Zeigler and Rio Time Grande had some great trips in The Short Stirrup division. Elisabeth Gibbs made it to her second show with us and learned even more on Up Town. Allison Clark loaned Up Town for the OHJA Medal and had a beautiful trip. Rachel Butler and her mount Bellah where awesome in the jumper ring and made a great team. Great job and thanks for a fun show!
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Delaware Showtime Series October 1-3:
Addie Aurther and Ellie Auch made their show debut with HCF in the walk trot equitation division. Addie on My Brown Eyed Girl took Champion and Ellie on Wish Upon A Star had high ribbons too! Annie Zeigler and Rio Time Grande took Champion in the Short Stirrup division! We are so proud of all our young riders!
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Delaware Showtime Series September 3-5th:
What a show! Big congratulations to Mary Grace Palmer, who moved up into the Childerns Hunter division and took Champion on Almost Famous! Louise Rosler and My Brown Eyed Girl where Champion in the Long Stirrup division. Elisabeth Gibbs and her mount Up Town made their show debut with HCF and took Reserve Champion in the Long Stirrup division. Annie Zeigler riding Rio Grande Time had two blue ribbon rounds in the Short Stirrup. Rachel Butler on Bellah and Jody Cattel on Frango both had clean rounds in the jumper ring. Over all everyone had a fantastic show and we are all proud of our horses and riders!
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Kentucky Blue Grass Festival August 18-22:
Claire Wasielewski and Evita had high ribbons in the Childerns Hunter Division and also took a 5th in the Childerns Hunter Classic. Mary Grace Palmer and her mount Almost Famous where Reserve Champion in the Intermdeiate Childerns. Brad Federico and Taquino had some of their best rounds in the jumper ring of the summer. Everyone at HCF would like to wish Brad and Taquino the best of luck with their move to North Carolina. You both will be greatly missed!
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Kentucky Summer Classic August 1-8:
Hunters Court Farm is proud of all our riders and horses that attended the Kentucky Summer Classic. It was the biggest it has ever been ,and all of our horses were in the ribbons! Mary Grace Palmer and Almost Famous were Reserve Champion in the Intermediate Childrens Hunter. Brad Federico continued to make positive progress on Taquino moving up into the High Schooling Jumpers. Claire Wasielewski and Evita were in the ribbons in the Childerns Hunter. Eleanor Rosler rode Taquino for the Adult Medal, and had a picture perfect round. Everyone at HCF is wishing Eleanor the best of luck at SMU! You will be greatly missed!
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Summer Kentucky July 26-31:
Kelly Powers was Reserve Champion riding Paradise in the Children’s Hunter division. She was also 10th in the Children’s Hunter Classic. Mary Grace Palmer and Almost Famous showed in two divisions and had two firsts, two seconds, a third, and two fifths in the Pre-Child and Intermediate Child divisions. Eleanor Rosler and Grataanus made their debut in the Low Schooling Jumpers and had several good rounds. They also competed in the Ariat Adult Medal and placed fifth. Brad Federico and Taquino had clean rounds in the Medium Schooling Jumpers and are looking forward to doing the highs this coming week! Good job to all horses and riders and way to hang in there with the heat! Wishing everyone luck the up and coming week in Kentucky!
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Delaware Showtime Series June 25-27:
Louise Rosler and My Brown Eyed Girl took more blue ribbons in their second time showing long stirrup. Eleanor Rosler andGrataanus made their debut in the equation and took 4th in the medal. Cambridge shown by Brad Federico did awesome in the very green division and was doing flying lead changes by Sunday! Mary Grace Palmer and Almost Famous had a blue ribbon round in the intermediate childrens. Annie Zeigler had some good rounds showing her second time in the short stirrup on her mount Yankee. Bellah got ribbons in the hopeful jumpers. Piper joined the traveling team and handled himself very well. Thank you to everyone who helped out with our late night Saturday cheering on Mary Grace and Eleanor in the hunter derby. Good team work and what a fun show!
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Country Heir Kentucky June 9-20:
A big congratulations goes to Kelli Powers and her mount Paradise on receiving great ribbons at their first double AA show! Brad Federico and Taquino moved up to the highs with faultless effort. Desire shown by Nicole Parrill in the baby greens got great ribbons in every class. Claire Wasielewski and Evita made it back to the show ring and made it look effortless. Cambridge did very well schooling at a big show and is making great stride in becoming a show horse. Great job to all horses and riders!
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Delaware Showtime Series May 25-27:
What a great show! Desire ridden by Nicole Parrill was Champion in the beginner hunter and very green divisions. Kelli Powers and Bentley took Champion in the childerns hunter. Louise Rosler and My Brown Eyed Girl took Champion in equitation and Reserve Champion in the long stirrup. Annie Zeigler moved up to the short stirrup on her new mount Yankee and got a blue! Eleanor Rosler and Grataanus had many good rounds in the adult ring. Rachel Butler and Bellah had some of the best jumps so far this summer. Cambridge made his début at his first show ridden by Brad Federico.
Great job to everyone! We had a blast this show and special thanks to Mike Powers for being the grill mater at the show and everyone else that helped organized lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
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Grass Lakes MI May 6-9:
Despite the wind and the rain we survived our first horse show of the summer. Kelli Powers and her horse Paradise took Champion in the Low Childerns Division! Mary Grace and Almost Famous had many good ribbons in the Low Childerns as well. Brad Federico and Taquino had a 2nd in the high schooling jumpers. Desire made her debut showing with HCF and we would like to welcome her to the traveling team. Great job to all for putting up with difficult weather conditions!
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Country Heir Indoors March 5-7:
We had a great start to the 2010 show season! Mary Grace Palmer and her new mount Almost Famous were Reserve Champion in both the Special and Novice Childerns. Kelli Powers and her new mount Paradise won four out of five classes to be Champion in the Novice Childerns. Brad Federico was 2nd and 3rd in his first J.O. in years! Carolyn Simmons and Smarty Cat looked like pro’s in their first show together and Smarty Cat’s second show ever! Eleanor Rosler debut in the Adult Hunter ring on her new horse Grataanus. Wow, she is an Adult! Where does the time go? Big congratulation’s to everyone. We are all so proud of you!
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MidWest Indoors November 12-15:
Congratulations to Annie Zeigler for taking Reserve Champion on Wish Upon A Star in the walk trot division. Annie also took a first place in a ross rail class. Way to keep your head up Annie we are so proud of you! Claire Wasielewski and her childerns hunter Evita made a great pair this weekend, great riding Claire! Center Court and Nicole Parrill made great stride in the baby hunter division. Center Court took two seconds and two thirds over fences. Over all a great note to end the show season with. Hunters Court Farm is proud of all its horses and riders!
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Delaware Showtime Series October 2-4:
Despite a rainy start we had a great show! Annie Zeigler and Wish Upon A Star took Champion once again in the cross rail division. Louise Rosler had great position in the short stirrup division on My Brown Eyed Girl. All the no stirrup work really did pay off, good job Louise! Claire Wasielewski and Evita had a blue ribbon round in the Children’s Hunter. Also big congratulations to Center Court, ridden by Nicole Parill, for taking Reserve Champion in the beginner hunter division. Great job to all and thank you for a fun weekend!
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Delaware Showtime Series September 4-6:
Big congratulations goes to Annie Zeigler & Wish Upon A Star for taking Champion in the walk trot division and Reserve Champion in the cross rail division! Louise Rosler & My Brown Eyed Girl where also Reserve Champion in the short stirrup. Rachel Butler & Bellah had good rounds in the jumper ring, along with Jody and her mount Frango. Claire Wasielewski & Evita did well in the Childrens Hunter division. HCF is proud of all our riders and horses this weekend! Thanks for making it a great show!
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Kentucky Bluegrass was a great horse show! Finally, a horse show without rain. Brad Federico and Taquno continued their great success in the jumper ring with several blue ribbon rounds. Rachel Butler and Bellah are continuing to make great stride in the jumper ring. Way to stick with it Rachel! A Huge congratulations goes to Claire Wasielewski and Evita for taking champion in the Novice Childrens! We had a great time.
The entire barn would like to wish Stefanie & Keith lots of luck on their wedding day!
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Results from Summer Kentucky July 29 – August 2:
Summer Kentucky brought many ribbons for Hunters Court Farm the past week, despite another rainy week of showing.
Mary Grace Palmer and her mount Sedona took ribbons in every class they showed in. Not bad for their first “A” show! Brad Federico was brilliant in the jumper ring and had many great rounds. Rachel Butler and her mare Bellah where also very strong in the jumpers and made great stride this show. Big congratulations to Eleanor Rosler & After Dark for taking many blues/reds in The Children’s Hunter! Overall a very successful show week and we are very proud of all our horses and riders!
We also wish Nicole a speedy recovery!
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The Purina Mills Classic at Delaware brought home many wins the past weekend for Hunters Court Farm!
Wish Upon A Star was both Champion and Reserve in the walk trot division! Congratulations to Molli Powers with Champion and Annie Zeigler with Reserve, great team work this weekend preparing the pony girls! Eleanor Rosler and After Dark took home Champion as well in the Children’s Hunter, hard work really does pay off. Rachel Butler and Bellah worked well together this weekend and where able to place second in the beginning jumpers. Louise Rosler and My Brown Eyed Girl had many good rides in the short stirrup division. Moving up is never easy, but keep working Louise it will come. Nicole Parrill and Center Court also had many good rounds in the beginning hunter division.
Great job to all of our horses and riders the past weekend! It is so rewarding to see everyone work so hard and come out on top!
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Results from first week Country Heir: June 3-7
Horse showing in the rain is never fun, but Doc Holiday ridden by Nicole Parrill managed a fifth and sixth in the Baby Green Hunters. Kelli Powers and The Magic Touch took a fourth and fifth in the Intermediate Children’s Hunter. Good job to all riders and horses for riding their best in poor weather conditions.
Wishing everyone good luck for the next week!
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Delaware Showtime Spring Classic brought many firsts! Louise said goodbye to her pigtails, and entered ring two for the first time, showing My Brown Eyed Girl in the short stirrup division! Rachel Butler and her mount Bellah where brilliant in the jumper ring taking a first place. Slower really is faster! Jody with her two mounts Frango and Purple Sage had great rounds in the jumper ring as well. Center Court and Nicole Parrill also took a first place over fences in the beginner hunter.
The Power’s family made their début with Hunters Court Farm with much success. Molli and Wish Upon A Star were Champion in the unrestricted ground poles! Kelli and The Magic Touch were also Champion in the intermediate children’s. Congratulations to both Power’s girls and what a way to start off! Annie was all smiles with a blue ribbon in the walk trot with Wish Upon A Star. Eleanor and After Dark took home another blue ribbon. Congratulations to all and thank you for a fun weekend of showing!