April Newsletter 2024

Hello!

Happy Birthday to Caroline!!!  Along with Caroline, April is also Emma Roberts and Hannah Cai’s birthday month.

Congratulations to MJ Maestas on her new ride Highmark aka Koko.  Look for them in the Children’s Hunter ring.

A big congratulations to Elle McNear on being accepted to Episcopal High School.

Pin Oak has started!  Here are some of the highlights of Week 1

MJ Maestas had an amazing start to the three weeks of Pin Oak.  She was Champion in the Younger Children’s Hunters with Clint One aka Uno.  The pair also won the Younger Children’s Hunter Classic.  She was also Reserve Champion in both the 14 and under Equitation and the Younger Children’s Equitation on SWS Charleston aka Charley.

Not far behind MJ in an amazing start to Pin Oak was Annabel Grefe and Sorry Not Sorry aka Nacho.   The pair were Children’s Hunter Pony Champion.  They also won the Children’s Hunter Pony Classic.

Amelie Schaeffer and Divides Freedom Spirit aka Spirit picked up another Championship in the Short Stirrup.

Ellie Tapp and Cordoba Z were Champion in the Older Children’s Hunters.

Liston Johnson and Don Bocelli aka Freddie were Reserve Champion in the 3’-3” Junior Hunter Division 15 and under.  Liston and Cassandra picked up the win in the Hamel.  Caroline Molther also had a winning round on Liston’s Chine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine.

Sahana Parasher won the S/M/L Stirrup Hunter under saddle with Silver Lining aka Harley XL.  Caroline picked up the Reserve Champion in the 2’-6” Pin Oak Hunter Division on Harley XL.

Lauren Harrison and RVF Hudson aka Hudson were Reserve Champion in the 50 and over Adult Amateur Hunter Division.

Georgia Carter and Side Hustle aka Vemy won  the 2’-3”Pin Oak Hunter under saddle.   Caroline also won a Hopeful Hunter over fences on Vemy.

Cheryl Lawrence’s Esquire aka Squirrel won the 2’-9” Pin Oak Hunter under saddle with Caroline in the irons.

Stay tuned for Pin Oak 2 and 3!

That’s it for now, short and sweet.

Patty

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