Happy Spring Break!
Please let us know if you will be out of town over Spring Break. The sooner we get this information the sooner we can put together our Spring Break schedule. We will close at noon on Friday, March 8 in order to worm the horses/ponies.
Don’t forget to let us know what weeks of Pin Oak you will be participating in this year. These shows sell out of stalls so we often cannot make last minute changes to our stall count.
We also need to send in our stall count for Michigan. Please e-mail us the weeks you will be attending the Traverse City Horse Shows. If you are interested in WCHR points you should plan around week 2.
Remember we are closed on Mondays! Please respect the staff’s day off and refrain from calling or texting them for non- emergency matters.
February was a busy month for us! We did all four weeks of the Winter Series in Katy, Texas.
Here are some of the highlights.
Week 1
MPH took the Children’s Ring by storm! Elle McNear and Caracalla aka Boston was Champion in the Younger Children’s Hunters. MJ Maestas and Clint one aka Uno were Reserve Champion in the division. Elle and Boston won the Children’s Hunter Classic with a 166. MJ and Uno were second in the Classic with a 161.
MJ also won the Younger THIS Medal on SWS Charleston aka Charley. This was their first time doing the THIS Medal together!
Liston Johnson had a GREAT weekend in both the Equitation and Jumpers. On Cassandra she was Champion in the Equitation along with winning the Hammel. On Chine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine she was not only Champion in the Low Children’s/Adult Jumpers but she was also the Classic winner!
Lauren Harrison’s horses had a great week. Lauren was Older Adult Hunter Champion on RVF Hudson aka Hudson. She also won the Adult Hunter Classic on Hudson! She was second on Oswald Van De Leeuwerk aka Ozzy in the classic along with winning an Older Adult over Fences Class. With Caroline Molther in the irons, Ozzy was Champion in the 3’ Hunters and Hudson was Reserve.
Cheryl Lawrence’ Esquire aka Squirrel was Reserve Champion in the USHJA 2’3” Hunters and the 2’6”GSEC Hunters. Caroline had the ride.
Dana Malin’s horse, Happier Than Ever aka Eli was Reserve Champion in the 2’9”USHJA Hunter with Caroline in the irons.
Marisol Hess and Everything is Awesome aka Lego scored their first Junior Hunter Blue in a 3’3” Junior Hunter over Fences Class.
Week 2
Lauren Harrison and her boys had another outstanding week! This time it was Oswald Van De Leeuwerk aka Ozzy that was Champion in the Older Adult Hunters. RVF Hudson aka Hudson and Lauren were Reserve Champion in the division.
MPH was also Champion and Reserve in the Short Stirrup Hunter Division. Amelie Schaeffer and Divide’s Freedom Spirit aka Spirit were Champion. Sam Marshall and Moves Like Jagger aka Jagger were Reserve Champion. Nice job girls!
Meanwhile in the Jumper Ring, Liston Johnson and Chine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine and Sloane Wallace with Bouverie Trinity aka Bo tied for Reserve Champion in the 1 Meter Junior Jumpers. They followed that up with a one, two finish in the Low Children’s/Adult Jumpers. Chine took the win with Bo close on her tail! Liston also took home the win in the Hammel with Cassandra.
Margot Evans and Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue were Champion in the Children’s Hunter Pony Division.
Cheryl Lawrence’s Esquire aka Squirrel took home another Reserve Champion this time in the 2’9” USHJA Hunters.
Marisol Hess and Everything Is Awesome aka Lego upped their game and came home Reserve Champion in the Large Junior Hunters 3’3”/3’6” Combined. Junior Hunter Finals here we come!
MJ Maestas and SWS Charleston aka Charley were Reserve Champion in the 14 & Younger Age Group Equitation.
Georgia Carter’s Side Hustle aka Vemy were Reserve Champion in the Hopeful Hunters with Caroline Molther in the irons.
Emalyn Bilski and Denali won two Blue Ribbons in their first horse show together.
Week 3
Week three and it was three Champions for Brazos! Katherine DeZevallos rode her Brazos to the Weekend Hunter Championship. Caroline Molther rode Brazos to the Championships in the USHJA 2’3” Hunter and the GSEC 2”3” Hunter. Katherine and Brazos will be moving up. Watch out Limit Division, this pair is hot!
Margot Evans and Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue did it again! They were Champion in the Children’s Pony Hunters for the second week in a row.
Georgia Carter’s Side Hustle aka Vemy was Champion in the Hopeful Hunters with Caroline in the irons.
Cheryl Lawrence’s Esquire aka Squirrel were Champion in the 2’9” Houston Hunters with Caroline aboard.
Liston Johnson’sChine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine were Reserve Champion in the 1.10M Jumpers. Liston’s Don Bocelli aka Freddie was Reserve Champion in the 3’6”-3’9” Performance Division. Both horses were ridden to their tri colors by Caroline.
MJ Maestas and Clint One aka Uno were Reserve Champion in the Children’s Hunter 14 & under along with a second place finish in the Children’s Hunter Classic. MJ also won a Children’s Equitation over Fences aboard SWS Charleston aka Charley.
Annabel Grefe’s Sorry Not Sorry aka Nacho were Reserve Champion in the GSEC 2’3” Hunters with Sky Bandini-Gondron.
Amelie Schaeffer and Divide’s Freedom Spirit aka Spirit won a Short Stirrup over fences class.
Worth Noting
Sloane Wallace and Bouverie Trinity aka Bo were Second in the Low Ch/Ad Jumper Classic for the second week in a row.
Liston Johnson and Chine Van’t Schanshof Z aka Chine moved up a Division. They placed in all their classes and were fourth in their Classic!
Week 4
MPH had an one, two finish in the Children’s Medium Pony Hunter Division. Annabel Grefe took the Championship on Sorry Not Sorry aka Nacho. Margot Evans and Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue took the Reserve Championship. Nacho was also Champion in the GSEC 2’3” Hunters with Sky Bandini-Gondron.
Liston Johnson and Don Bocelli aka Freddie were Champion in the Large Junior Hunter 3’3”. Look out Junior Hunter Finals, here they come! Liston also won the WIHS Hunter Phase on Cassandra with a score of 82. The pair also won the USHJA Junior Hunter Seat Medal. Caroline Molther rode Liston’s Highmark aka Koko to Champion in the GSEC 2’6” Hunters and Reserve Champion in the USHJA 3’ Hunters. Caroline also picked up the Reserve Championship on Freddie in the 3’6” Performance Hunter.
Amelia Schaeffer and Divide’s Freedom Spirit aka Spirit won 4 of the 5 Short Stirrup classes making them Champion in their division.
Ellie Tapp and Cordoba Z came back strong week 4 picking up the Children’s Hunter 15-17 Championship along with the win in the Children’s Hunter Classic.
MJ Maestas and SWS Charleston aka Charley picked up two Reserve Championships in the Equitation Ring. On Friday they picked up the 14 and under Equitation Reserve. At the end of the horse show they were awarded the Reserve in the Children’s Equitation. MJ and Clint One aka Uno won a Children’s Hunter 14 and under over fences class.
Lauren Harrison came back for the final week of the Winter Series to continue her winning ways. Both RVF Hudson aka Hudson and Oswald Van De Leeuwerk aka Ozzy won a blue ribbon over fences in the Adult Amateur Hunter 50+ . Ozzy was reserve Champion. Hudson and Caroline Molther were Champion in the 3’3” Performance Hunter Division.
Elle McNear and Caracalla aka Boston were Reserve Champion in the Children’s Hunters 14 and under along with being second in the Children’s Hunter Classic.
Katherine DeZevallos’s Brazos was Reserve Champion in the Houston Hunter 2’6” Division with Caroline in the irons. Katherine also won the Saturday warm up.
Worth Noting
MPH qualified two horse/rider combinations for Junior Hunter Finals, Marisol Hess with Everything Is Awesome and Liston Johnson with Don Bocelli during the series.
Week 4 we had a one, two finish in the Children’s Hunter Classic with Ellie Tapp scoring .50 higher then Elle McNear. If you remember Ellie topped MJ Masteas week 1 in the Children’s Hunter Classic. Nice work ladies!
Sloane Wallace was Second in the 1Meter Junior Jumper Classic three weeks in a row.
Two riders moved up a division during the course of the series. Katherine DeZevallos with Brazos moved from the Weekend Hunter to the Limit Hunter. Liston Johnson with Chine Van’t Schansof Z moved from the 1 Meter Junior Jumpers to the 1.10 Meter Junior Jumpers.
Over the four weeks we collected 19 Championships, 24 Reserve Championships and 5 Classic wins. Congratulations to all our riders who worked so hard to achieve this. Caroline, Katherine and I are so very proud of all of you!
We have some Adult Birthdays to celebrate this month!
Cheryl Lawrence, Andrea Soper and me (!) have our birthdays to celebrate this month.
We will be closed for Easter, Sunday, March 31. Please let us know if you will be out of town for the weekend so we can have an accurate schedule for Friday and Saturday.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Happy First Day of Spring (For those of you who do not celebrate St Patrick’s Day)!
Patty
