Thursday, April 19, 2012

We are now accepting rider applicants for the clinic with Dr. Christian Schachts June 25th.

Dr. Schacht is a Dressage and show jumping judge, as well as the Breeding Director of the Oldenburg Registry N.A. He is also a well-known equine educator, rider, clinician, breeder, trainer, and author.

Christian has extensive experience breeding sport horses including Trakehners, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and Oldenburgs. He twice won the German Championship for student riders and led the rankings for several years for both Dressage and Combination in the student rider divisions. In addition he has trained and competed horses in the disciplines of Eventing, Dressage up to Prix St. George, and Show Jumping to 1.40 meters. He holds a judging license for the highest national levels of competition in Germany.

A Doctor of Veterinary medicine since 1993 he has earned three Masters degrees in equine disciplines, and is a published author of several books about riding and maintaining the soundness of horses. Dr Schacht currently resides in Germany.




Click here to register:
http://conta.cc/HUnZHr.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Rules and guidelines, we must take the time to read them and follow them. Sometimes the judges and stewards can miss them and it's great to have your trainer in your corner when that happens.

It is vital to follow the rules in sport for the following reasons:

•To maintain the safety of all people involved in the activity.
•To allow the activity to be fair
•To ensure the game is played the same regardless of location
•To enable the performers to understand how the game is to be played or activity is to be carried out.

When most people would rather shy away from an uncomfortable situation and not speak up, I so very much appreciate Stephanie who was not afraid to point out two instances that were not in compliance with the rules set in 2012 LEG Anniversary Hunter Derby Series.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Stephanie!

Magaly Doty

Olivia and Vinny had a fun weekend in jumpers and finished winning both classes and getting two championships!


Gold Coast Series Horse Show '2' - April 6-8, 2012
Class                                              Entries   Place
200 .80M Jumpers - Table II, 2c     13          7
205 .85M Jumpers - Table II, 2c     10          3
206 .85M Jumpers - Table II, 2b       8          3 
207 .85M Jumpers - Table II, 2b       7          1 
210 .90M Jumpers - Table II, 2c       8          2 
211 .90M Jumpers - Table II, 2b       7          3 
212 .90M Jumpers - Table II, 2b       3          1