Hello!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our egg hunt and games. Sami Grefe was the closest guess in the “Guess How Many Jelly Beans”. She guessed 600. The exact number was 661. Our egg toss was won by Delaney Husted and Ellie Tapp. Our egg and spoon race was won by Annabel Grefe. The guy’s egg toss was won by Adrian and Marcos.
Please save the date for a Graduation Party honoring Sloane Wallace to be held on May 29. Sloane will be attending Davidson in the fall.
Please let us know by e-mail when you will and will not be here during the summer so we can plan accordingly.
Summer Hours. We will tentatively start summer hours June 10.
TENTATIVE SUMMER HOURS
Monday… Closed
Tuesday… 8-12, 5-7
Wednesday…8-12, 5-7
Thursday…8-12, 5-7
Friday…8-1
Saturday…open at 8
Sunday…open at 8
April News 2025.
We had a busy month in April starting with the second two weeks of Pin Oak, Followed by a week in Tyler (hadn’t been there in a while) and then back to Great Southwest Equestrian Center.
Here are some of the Highlights:
Pin Oak 2:
For the second week in a row MJ Maestas and Perry were Champion in the Junior Equitation 14 & Under. The pair won both over fences classes in the division. MJ and Perry also won the THIS Medal and the Hamel.
Delaney Husted and Silk Sonic aka Slick were Champion in the Older Children’s Equitation Division.
Annabel Grefe and Sorry Not Sorry aka Nacho won both the Green Pony under saddle and the Medium Pony under saddle.
Samantha Marshall and Kingsland aka King won a Small/Medium Pony Hunter over fences.
Liston Johnson’s Grand Romance aka Champ had a win in a 3’-6” Junior Hunter over fences class with Shiloh Roseboom in the irons.
Pin Oak 3:
Marisol Hess and Everything Is Awesome aka Lego were Champion in the Older Children’s Hunter Division along with winning an Older Children’s Equitation over Fences Class.
Hannah Cai and Cools Candy Apple aka Candy were Champion in the Short Stirrup Hunter and won the Short Stirrup Equitation on the Flat.
Auden Marashi and Charm Your Sox Off aka Kermit made their first show count! They were Champion in both the Walk/Trot Hunter and Walk/Trot Horsemanship.
Delaney Husted and Silk Sonic aka Slick picked up another tri color in the Older Children’s Equitation. The pair were Reserve Champion sealing the deal with a win in the Equitation on the Flat.
MJ Maestas and Margot Evans Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue were Reserve Champion in the Medium Pony Hunter Division. This tri color qualifies Blue for Pony Finals.
Cheryl Lawrence’s Esquire aka Squirrel were Reserve Champion in the 2’-3” Pin Oak Hunter. Caroline Molther had the ride.
Liston Johnson’s Grand Romance aka Champ was Reserve Champion in the 3’-6” Junior Hunters as well as second in the 3’-6” Junior Hunter Classic. Shiloh Roseboom had the ride.
MJ Maestas and Perry won both the THIS Medal and the USHJA 3’-3” Hunt Seat Medal. MJ also won the THIS Medal the previous week.
Liston Johnson’s Kathmandu WV had a winning 1.10-meter Training ride with Matt Cyphert in the irons.
Texas Shoot Out:
As I mentioned earlier, it has been a while since we traveled to Tyler to horse show. We made the trip count! Here are some of the highlights.
Annabel Grefe and Sorry Not Sorry aka Nacho were Champion in the Green Pony Hunter Division.
Margot Evans Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue were Champion in the Medium Pony Hunter Division. MJ Maestas had the ride. Blue and MJ also won both the Saturday and Sunday warm up.
MJ also picked up a win in the Large Junior 3’-3”, 15 and under over Fences on Oswald Van De Leeuwerk aka Ozzy.
In the Equitation Ring MJ picked up the win in the THIS Medal and the 3’-3” Jump Seat Medal.
Marisol Hess and Everything Is Awesome aka Lego were Reserve Champion in the Junior Hunter 3’-3”, Large 16-17. The pair also won a warmup. Look for them at Junior Hunter Finals!
Amelie Schaeffer and Cool Whip aka Finny were Champion in the Beginner Rider Division.
Liston Johnson’s Grand Romance aka Champ won the Junior Hunter Classic with Caitlyn Gidley in the irons. Caitlyn also rode Liston’s Royal Odyssey aka Odie to Overall WIHS blue along with a win in the Dover Medal and Maclay. Note worthy is that MJ was second in the Maclay. MPH took the top two placings! Another class MPH took the top two placings was the Medium Pony Hunter confirmation class. Annabel and Nacho were first with Blue being second.
Other April News.
Congratulations to Liston Johnson on qualifying Grand Romance for the 3’-3” Junior Hunters at Devon. We wish her the best of luck!
Annabel Grefe might not have shown Pin Oak 3, but she closed a horse deal and now is the proud owner of Indigo aka Indie. Look for them in the Low Children’s Hunters in May.
Congratulations to Delaney Husted on making it official. She is now the proud owner of Silk Sonic aka Slick.
OTHER NEWS.
Congratulations to Emma and Ryan Cordill, one year on May 18!
May is a big birthday month at MPH! Happy Birthday to Alejandro Arvizu, Bowen McKinney, Sloane Wallace, Resse Johnson, Margot Evans, Lake Francis, and Lauren Harrison!
If you have not already done so, please let us know if you are planning to show at the Fiesta Classic in May. Fiesta Classic is at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. Also, if you have not yet told us your summer show plans, please let us know asap.
Join with me in welcoming Taylor Nagle to the MPH staff. She will be assisting in the office.
We will be doing bi-yearly lameness work ups on Tuesday, May 13 along with flu/rhino boosters. This will not affect lessons. If your horse or pony needs joint injections you will be sent an e-mail the evening of the 13th. They will be injected on Wednesday, May 14 and need three days off. Tuesday, May 20 we will worm. The barn will be closed that afternoon.
Friendly Reminders.
Just a friendly reminder that we are closed on Mondays. Horses and ponies are not to be taken out of their stall on a Monday without getting prior permission. Monday is their quiet day.
Another (still friendly) reminder, parking is at the front of the property. Absolutely no parking by the barn. This is a big safety issue. We need to keep traffic down to a minimum. The area has people, dogs, horses and ponies, no room for cars!
Horse Show Corner.
With so many birthdays in May let’s talk about age of the riders. The riders age for the competition year is how old they are on December 1.
Ponies are divided by heights. In the Small Pony Division, small ponies can be shown by riders 12 years of age and younger. In the Medium Pony Division, ponies can be shown by riders 14 years of age and younger. In the Large Pony Division, ponies must be shown by a Junior. Junior riders are riders under the age of 18. These age break downs are also used in the Children’s Pony Division. In the Green Pony Hunter Division, the rider must be a Junior rider. Adults are allowed to show ponies in non- pony divisions.
Children’s Hunters are split between younger riders typically 14 and under and older Juniors typically 15 to 17. Junior Hunters are also split between younger and older riders. The age split is 15 and under and 16-17.
Adult Hunters are split typically into three age groups, younger 18-35, middle 36-49, older 50 and over. Amateur Owner Hunters are split in two sections: younger 18-35 and older 36 and over. In Texas, awards are given to younger and older Low Adult Hunters and Low Children’s Hunters, but they do not compete separately.
Short Stirrup riders are either 11 and under or 12 and under depending on the state they are showing. In Texas it is 12 and under.
Depending on what part of the country you are showing the Equitation is split two or three ways, 11 and under, 12-14 and 15-17. In Texas it is split 14 and under, 15-17.
Pony Camp.
Remember to sign up for Pony Camp!
Happy Mother’s Day!
