First, continued congratulations to Paige Skipper who made it all the way to Kentucky for her work with 4-H. It takes a lot of dedication and hard work. If you have seen her ride, you know she puts in that time with her horse Johnny. So congrats again to Paige!

On our instructor’s front, Jennifer Elliot has been working hard with her horse Lily. Jennifer has been competing Lily at Novice level in USEA events and doing very well! It is still a learning experience for Lily, but they are both learning and coming along nicely.

Important information for those interested in going further with their horses is the access to another excellent training facility. Denny Emerson’s farm is the Tamarack Hill Farm which began as a 113-acre farm in Strafford, VT, and has since expanded to 500 acres plus a 65-acre farm in Southern Pines, NC, adjoining the 3000-acre Walthour-Moss Foundation. It is an excellent facility, with a variety of options for riders at all levels. Jennifer has been going to Denny for the past two years to further her riding abilities and now Paige Skipper has also joined Denny’s working student program. This is a program whose participants have gone on to be Olympic Riders.

Here is a photo of Denny Emerson, hard at work:

We have also had our July show in the Summer Show series. Another beautiful day, lots of fun, lots of hard work that got be shown off. Hope you can make it to our next one on Labor Day Weekend!