Happy Autumn,
Thank you to everyone who made it out to our Halloween Parade and Party. The Grand Prize for the best costume went to Amelie Schaeffer. In the horse category Lauren Harrison took top prize for her costume. Reese Johnson took second place in the horse category followed by Liston Johnson. In the pony category top prize went to Caroline Quarles. Second place in the pony group went to Annabel Grefe followed by Bowen McKinney and Savannah Davalos.
Can you believe the Holidays are fast approaching! Let us know if you will be in town over Thanksgiving so we can better take care of your equine family member. Please mark your calendars for our Annual Holiday Party. This year it will be the afternoon of Sunday, December 8.
Holiday Hours
Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 27…Close at 3PM
Thursday, November 28 (Thanksgiving)…Closed
Friday, November 29…Closed
Saturday, November 30…Regular Hours
Sunday, December 1…Regular Hours
Christmas/Hanukkah
Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)…Close 2PM
Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas/Hanukkah)…Closed
Thursday, December 26…Closed
Friday, December 27…Close at 3PM
Saturday, December 28…Regular Hours
Sunday, December 29…Regular Hours
New Year’s
Tuesday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve)…Close 2PM
Wednesday, January 1 (New Year’s Day)…Closed
Thursday, December 2…Close at 3PM
Friday, December 3…Close at 3PM
Saturday, December 4…Regular Hours
Sunday, December 5…Regular Hours
On November 19 we will be doing our biannual lameness exams. Any horses needing injections will receive them on November 20. If your horse needs injections you will receive an e-mail on the 19th. Horses or ponies receiving injections will get three days off. We will also pull coggins on the 20th.
October was a busy month for us. We started the month in Upper Marlboro, Maryland showing at the Capital Challenge Horse show. I am so proud of how all our riders did. Just to qualify was a huge accomplishment!
Liston Johnson and Royal Odyssey aka Odie brought home a seventh place finish in the 15 Year Old Equitation on the Flat. Liston also received ribbons in the Jumper Arena. Liston placed eleventh in the NAL 1.10M Junior Jumper Welcome on Chine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine. She also place eighth on Kathmandu WV in the NAL 1.15M Junior Jumper Final.
Meanwhile in the Hunter Ring
MJ Maestas placed sixth on Highmark aka Koko and eighth on Clint One aka Uno in the NAL Children’s Hunter Welcome.
Lauren Harrison and RVF Hudson aka Hudson placed tenth in the NAL Adult Hunter Welcome. Lauren and Oswald Van De Leeuwerk aka Ozzy placed eighth in the first Adult Amateur Hunter 50 & Over over Fences Class. In the second Adult Amateur Hunter 50 & Over over Fences she placed eighth on Hudson.
Ellie Tapp and Cordoba Z aka Cinco had a fifth place finish in a Children’s Hunter 15-17 over Fences Class. They also received sixth place in the Children’s Hunter 15-17 under Saddle. The pair capped off the show by being sixth in the WCHR Children’s Challenge! This was Ellie and Cinco’s first time showing outside Texas!
Margot Evans and Johnny Cash aka Johnny/Juan placed eighth in a Children’s Hunter pony over Fences Class.
Annabel Grefe and Sorry Not Sorry had a solid trip in the WCHR Children’s Hunter Challenge.
The team split up mid- month with Caroline taking a group to Monster Mash at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas.
Here are some of the highlights from Monster Mash
Lauren Harrison had a great show! She was Champion and Reserve in the Adult Hunter Division. She took the Championship with RVF Hudson aka Hudson and the Reserve with Oswald Van De Leeuwerk aka Ozzy. Additionally she won the Adult Hunter Classic on Hudson.
Margot Evans also had an amazing show! She took Champion and Reserve in the Children’s Hunter Pony Division! Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue was Champion and Johnny Cash aka Juan was Reserve.
Emalyn Bilski and Denali were Reserve Champion in the 18 inch Opportunity Division.
Amelie Schaeffer and Cool Whip aka Finny won the Short Stirrup Equitation on the Flat
Patty and Liston with Odie in tow went to the New England Equitation Championship in Springfield, Massachusetts. Liston and Odie were fourth in the B Section of the 15-17 Equitation over Fences. They placed in the top 25 of the 3’3” Hunter Seat Medal Finals.
Following the New England Equitation Championships MPH went to the Washington International Horse show where Liston Johnston and Chine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine finished eighth in the WIHS Children’s Jumper Championship. Liston also qualified Kathmandu WV for this Championship. MJ Maestas and Highmark placed third in the WIHS Children’s Hunter Championship with a 168 total score. MJ also placed eleventh on Clint one in the class.
Liston and Odie had one more Equitation Final at the National Horse Show held in Lexington, Kentucky. The pair placed sixth in the 14 & 15 age group Equitation over Fences Section C.
If you have not already done so please let us know if you will be attending the Texas Winter Frost Fire Horse Show in Katy, Texas on December 12-15. This will be the first show of the 2025 Show Season. (Please make sure all your memberships are renewed!) Also if you are planning on showing in Wellington, Florida in January but have not told us your intentions please do so ASAP.
A BIG Happy Birthday to our November birthday’s.
Melinda Kacal
Liston Johnson
Wally Roberts
Congratulations to Georgia Carter on the birth of her second grandchild (first granddaughter), Frankie Carter Randolph!
Horse Show Corner
A division is made up of a group of classes. Typically in Hunter Divisions there are four jumping and one under saddle. In Equitation it is typically two over fences and one flat class. Jumpers may have three classes or two classes with the third class being their Classic which would count as bonus points. The horse or rider with the most points in their respective division will be pinned Champion. The combination with the second highest amount of points will be Reserve Champion. In the case of ties in the Hunter Divisions they will have a hack off. What is a hack off? A hack off is when the horse’s tied for Champion or Reserve show on the flat against each other. In the Equitation or Jumpers horses tied for Champion or Reserve usually flip a coin.
Don’t forget to vote!
