Remember, we will be teaching two weeks of Winter Day camps in December: December 21-24 & December 28-31. Each camp is 3 1/2 days, with a half day on the Fridays. The cost for the camp is $275 for each week, or $80 per day, Monday through Thursday and $35 for Friday.

 

Additional details are available on the blog.

From First Level to Second Level:

I. Fis, L. Manning, H. Mearns, H. Woods, S. Rodersheimer, A. Driscoll, K. Boydston, S. Hsu, B. D'Esposito

From Second Level to Third Level:

K. Irwin, R. Leyon, L. Mass, F. Batchelor

From Third Level to Fourth Level:

V. West, M. Palla, C. Gibson, L. Saylor, C. Bedikian

Visit the Mill Creek Results page for results of all recent Horse Shows, Horse Trials and Three Day Events.

Upcoming Shows:

EVENTS/HORSE TRIALS

Galway Downs Winter Horse Trials, February 5-6 (entries due 1/18)

Ram Tap Horse Trials, February 19-20 (entries due 2/1)

Twin Rivers Horse Trials, March 4-6 (entries due 2/15)

Flintridge Horse Trials & Combined Test March 12-13 (entries due 2/22)

Dressage Holiday Special (LAEC), December 11-12 (closed)

L.A. Winter Dressage (LAEC), January 29-30 (entries due: TBD)

Don't forget you can always visit the Mill Creek Calendar for the latest information on upcoming shows.

Check out the Tournament of Roses Equestfest at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on December 29, 2010 from 11am - 3pm.

Cory's Horse, Coby, amused his young visitors during the MIll Creek Fall Horse Show.

As reported in the last newsletter, new Mill Creeker Diani Lee qualified to compete in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China as part of the Malaysian Dressage Team. Mette Rosencrantz joined her in Aachen Germany before the team headed to China. The Games were very successful for the Malaysian team, which ended up winning the bronze medal. Diani's teammates also won the silver and bronze individual medals. As Mette noted in her blog postings about the trip, they completely circled the globe as they journeyed to and from the Games.

 

You can read a complete account from Mette on her blog at

http://metterosencrantz.blogspot.com/.

LuLu Shamberg and Jordyn Horwitz qualified for and competed in the AECs in Fairburn Georgia in September. In the Junior Novice division, they came in 3rd and 4th, respectively, ending on their Dressage scores. Be sure to read their accounts of their experiences, which were published in the November California Riding Magazine. Visit the Mill Creek Website for the full article.

Jordyn & Apollo

LuLu & Merry Go Round

 

Beginning Novice Equitation	Emma Dunn
Third Level Equitation	Sofia Guarachi
Third Level Equitation over Fences	Veronica West
Adult Equitation	Sarah Mills
3rd & 4th Level Pleasure Horse	Stella Gage
Beginning Novice Gambler's Choice	Lindsey Clark
Beg. Novice Equitation over Fences	Alana Billik
First Level Equitation (Class 1)	Ofelia Christensen
First Level Equitation (Class 2)	Sophia Hsu
Novice Equitation	Sam Ottavi-Perez
Fourth Level Equitation	Arienne Martin
Second Level Equitation	Romy Leyon
Second Level Equitation over Fences	Kessely Irwin
Fourth Level Equitation over Fences	Noor de Falco
Fourth Level Timed Jumpers	Arienne Martin
Novice Equitation over Fences	Sam Ottavi-Perez

Joe McKinley was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been riding since the age of seven.  He started working with Teresa Korol at the age of 10 and worked with her to compete through the Preliminary Level until leaving for college in 2001.  He attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and graduated in 2005 with a B.S. degree.  Upon returning from school, he began riding with Teresa again and working with her as an assistant.  He has shown several horses for clients of Dayna Lynn Pugh and has schooled other clients' horses up through intermediate level.  Joe has a reputation for getting the job done with tact, finesse and a lovely quiet manner.  Joe's riding technique encourages the horses to like and respect him.

Joe has a very interesting non-equestrian history and is a very well-rounded individual. While at academy, he played on the rugby team for four years and traveled around the world, from the Far East to the Mediterranean. After attending the academy, he worked as third officer on an oil tanker from Louisiana to Florida and also worked as a captain of tug and crew boats on the San Francisco Bay.  He still maintains his "unlimited, any oceans" Coast Guard license and occasionally works as captain of yachts on the bay.

Joe won the Open Novice division at Galway in November on Mister Brightside and he placed third in the Adult Amateur Novice Rider division in Area VI for 2010.

Cory is very pleased to have a rider like Joe to school our jumping horses, and help train our event riders.  Those of you who have the opportunity to work with Joe will benefit from his knowledge.

Rider Name	Horse Name	Division	Place
Jordyn Horwitz	Apollo	Novice Junior Rider	2t
LuLu Shamberg	Merry Go Round	Novice Junior Rider	2t
Jordyn Horwitz	Apollo	Novice Horse	6t
LuLu Shamberg	Merry Go Round	Novice Horse	6t
Jordyn Horwitz	Apollo	U.S. Champion Eventing Pony	1t
LuLu Shamberg	Merry Go Round	U.S. Champion Eventing Pony	1t

Rider Name	Horse Name	Division	Place
Joseph McKinley	Mister Brightside	Adult Amateur Novice Rider	3
Jordyn Horwitz	Apollo	Junior Novice Horse	1
LuLu Shamberg	Merry Go Round	Junior Novice Horse	2
Brittany Clark	Prestiges Town Gypsy	Junior Novice Horse	3
Sadie Buchenau	Puddles	Junior Novice Horse	9
Paulina Montgomery	King's Cross	Junior Novice Horse	10
Madison Reeb	Raquel	Preliminary Young Rider	7t
Robyn Fisher	Claire de Lune SE (owned by Rose Sullivan)	Preliminary Horse	3

Mill Creek is a full service boarding and training facility in Topanga, California. We specialize in Eventing and Dressage training for all levels of horses and riders.