Kemper Knoll Christmas Caroling Dec. 10, 2011 video 2

Kemper Knoll Christmas Caroling Dec. 10, 2011

More pics from Camp

Mini Camp at Kemper Knoll

Mini camp this year was Aug 1,2,3 and 12 young riders attended, 5 from Maryland!!!

We rode horses, drove horses, washed them. groomed them, had a great time with crafts, and enjoyed playing and eating together.  Here are some very cute pictures which give an idea of what Camp was like.  Enjoy!  If you don't see your picture, campers, email me and I will put them up on my next blog entry.

More pics from Prince George's show





Sue and Boomer looking very sharp!

Dixie and Treasure looking adorable...the Judge thought so too!

Darlene and Dasher

Driving Show

Dixie, Sue and Darlene went to a driving show at the Prince George Equestrian grounds.  The dawned hazy and hot and just got hotter from there.  Like all horse sports, there is a prescribed dress, which is never user- friendly in hot weather.

Even so, we drove on (small pun) and had a great time.  Some of the events were reinsmanship, working, cones, progressive cones, town and country (where you drive through obstacles), etc. 

Darlene and Dasher tunneling through the number 6 cones.  Dasher was a super-star!

My personal favorite was the progressive cones, where the distance between cones got progressively smaller, with the number six obstacle being just barely wide enough to get your cart through.  If you dislodge the golf balls on the top of the cones, you are done.  Just give me a challenge, and ..... 

Guess what this is and get $5 off your next lesson! (Campers excluded--smile)

Well, well, what have we here?  First person to respond to this blog with the correct answer gets $5 off the price of their lesson.

Well, hello, FINALLY!!!

K

Sorry, not much publishing here recently.  Been a little busy, but...here goes.

Guess the first end of July event was the Horsemanship Camp.  Just as we need to keep ourselves healthy (some people neglect this!!), we need to keep our horses healthy too.

Some topics included in this three-day Camp were:  bandaging legs, deworming protocols, equine dentistry (thanks to Dr. Julie Bullock for her excellent presentation--see pictures included in this blog), vaccination schedules, recognizing colic and emergency first response, vital signs and practice taking vital signs, etc.

Look at the size of these teeth!

Kathleen checking out Pepper's teeth...better count your fingers too!

I enjoyed teaching the class, and I think the attendees learned a lot about horse health.

More Pics from Clover Grove

Hey...here are some more pics. from Clover Grove.  Enjoy!

Clover Grove Horse Show

We had a great time at Clover Grove!

We had a LONG day, as we had riders in the first class and riders in the last class, and riders in just about every division of the day.  It was a gorgeous day, not too hot and a little breeze.  Britni and LuAnne had nice courses, lovely food (yes, wonderful, Mrs. Salo, thank you!) and we all enjoyed the experience.

Summary and Highlights:

Willow and Daisy:  Pony Hunters--some nice ribbons and points in the Medal.  Go Wills!
Savannah and Chips Ahoy:  Pony Hunters--5th in the Derby, Third in Pony Medal
Katie and Huck:  laid down some good trips--when they add the lead change they will be very competitive.
Kathleen and Ben:  Third in the Derby, some very nice trips in the Specials and Intermediates
Lily and Tucker:  Several nice ribbons in Pony Hunters, winning Pony Medal until Tucker tripped and
         spooked himself!!!
Jane and Queenie:  Jane was very calm, as this was only her second show, and  Queenie, you're the best!
Victoria and Bella:  We are so proud of Victoria, cantering for the first time at a horse show. You go, girl!
Bunte and Chip:  Rocked the Leadline Class!
Payton and Daisy:  Kept up with big brother Bunte in the Leadline Class while charming the Judge.

Many thanks also to the Mom-squad, who kept everyone clean, hydrated, calm and on time!!  We appreciate you, Sara, Therese, Suzanne, Linda, Char, Pat and Dorothy.  Many thanks also to Pen (Katie's Dad) for providing the man power and the "bear grease" to remove the errant salt feeder that had become wedged in between my trailer tires.  Now how did that happen????  (another story...)

Thanks also to Sara for driving the extra truck and trailer and to Dixie for serving as Scribe and extra hands.

Enjoy the pictures!!!

Day 2--House Mountain

Wednesday of House Mountain dawned early, and we were on site by 8 a.m.

Kathleen and Ben, Lauren and Andromeda, Willow and Daisy, Morgan and Lilly, and  Lily and Tucker competed.  We had a great time, and the horses, ponies and riders competed well.  The pictures will give you an idea of our day!!!