Big February E-Mail!

Snow, sleet, mud, ice, mud, slop, rain, mud, nasty dirty boots, gooey mud, soggy horse poop, did I mention mud? Aaaah, what a lovely winter we've enjoyed! And enjoy we have. In spite of the mess, just ask any of our barn girls who've spent school-less days at the barn brushing, and scooping, and squishing in mud and fun! Nothing better than sledding behind Mr. Cash's 4-wheeler! Whooopeeee!!!

Among the happy news, since our last e-mail we've:

enjoyed our first hugely-successful winter tournament (click here for results!)
hosted 14 women for an Adult Weekend Riding Extravaganza (my legs are still sore from chasing them!),
welcomed several new members to our Academy team
cheered longtime Lovell's Little Bits Leader Lauren Riggins who was elected President of ASAC
had CLS Show and Academy Riders winning National and Statewide awards
(maybe biggest of all) finalized plans to open our long-awaited second riding academy! (See all the exciting details below!)

Whew, I'd like to take a breather. But, alas, that will have to wait! This weekend, we head to the February Winter Tournament in Charlotte, where we'll take 28 riders! And then, we'll blink our eyes and it will be time for the next Little Bits meeting, the CLS Kick-off Show Season Parties, and then Show Season - all in about 4 weeks! (Anybody got a Snickers bar? I can feel a stress-induced eating binge coming on!)

Oh yes -- don't forget to mark your calendars for some exciting upcoming events (more information and ways to register below):

Sunday, March 14 - Our first ANNUAL "Spring Fling" fence painting, bulb planting, landscaping and barn cleaning followed by a big 'ol yummy cookout! Everyone's invited.
July and August - Summer Camps - REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Saturday, April 3 -Lovell's Little Bits Spring Charity Fun Show, held in conjunction with the Oak Ridge Horse Show.
Saturday, May 1 - Sign up for the Cash Lovell Race for the Cure Team by e-mailing Sonya Marion at sonyahmarion@bellsouth.net
Sunday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 7 - Red Cross CPR and First Aid training with all the members of the CLS Staff, held at the barn. (See below to sign up!)

So much going on! So much to be thankful for and excited about. As always, I want to thank you for being such a special part of the Cash Lovell family! See you at the barn!

Parker

Barn News

CLS to Open a New Riding Location in Oak Ridge, N.C. - near Greensboro

We're proud to announce the opening of a second CLS Riding Academy. In April, we will begin a small riding lesson program in Oak Ridge, NC. We'll partner with Jim and Sam Burnette of Leyland Riding and Driving Center. The Burnette's own a gorgeous 75-acre horse facility, which includes a large covered indoor riding arena.
"This has been a dream of ours for many, many years," says Parker Lovell. "Our joy, one of our biggest reasons for being, is to spread the magic and power of horses. We've looked into opening second locations in Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheville in recent years, but it never felt right. Recently, we were led to Oak Ridge, which is only about 25 minutes from here. The facility, the wonderful people we're partnering with, our incredible new instructor, Kris Berger, a World Champion Saddlebred rider and instructor who lives in Oak Ridge, the timing, everything just seemed to work for Oak Ridge. And we couldn't be more excited, or more overjoyed by the response we've already received."

Parker says that for Cash Lovell customers in the family's bedrock Winston-Salem location, there will be no changes. No instructors are moving to Oak Ridge, no horses are leaving. Cash and Parker will still be home-based, as always, out of Winston-Salem. And the American Saddlebred show horses and show horse training, for which Cash is internationally-known, will remain with Cash in Winston, under his daily tutelage.

"The main difference will be the addition of staff in Oak Ridge, and the addition of students who may eventually attend our Fun Shows or own show horses that are in training in Winston-Salem," said Parker. "This is a natural next step for us in our resolve to be the international leader in the Saddlebred Show Horse/Saddleseat Academy sport."

Lessons are scheduled to begin in Oak Ridge in early April 2010.

Location for Cash Lovell Stables-Oak Ridge
2910 Oak Ridge Road
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
Right off Highway 150 in the center of Oak Ridge!
(Right beside the Greyhound Rescue)

CLS Show Rider Lauren Riggins Elected ASAC President and Receives Youth Sportsmanship Award

She may be 16 years old, but this young lady shows poise, maturity and determination that belie her age. And boy is she headed asac logo

for big things in this life. At the recent American Saddlebred Association of the Carolinas (ASAC )convention in Charlotte, our very own Lauren Riggins -- who began riding at CLS when she was seven -- was elected President of the statewide organization's youth. Lauren also received the prestigious 2009 Youth Sportsmanship Award.

We asked Lauren to write a little something for this newsletter and here's what she had to say about her new role:

"This year I have been given the chance to be the 2010 ASAC youth president, which I see as a real honor. To me it means that all the kids have put faith in me that I will be able to make 2010 a great year for them. I sure hope I meet that goal.

I have three things that I want to focus on this year:
a. Get everyone involved in the youth group
b. Give riders an opportunity to meet other kids from all over the Carolinas that share the love of Saddlebred horses
c. Work to raise money, not only for our youth events, but expand our fundraising efforts to raise money for equine charities such as the Saddlebred Rescue.

I hope that 2010 is a great year for the ASAC youth, and I'm most definitely looking forward to working with my fellow ASAC youth officers and board and meeting other young people who love Saddlebreds like I do."

We couldn't be more proud of you Lauren. You are an incredible role model for us all!

CLS Show Horse Riders Earn Numerous National Awards

Each year, our sport's national governing body, and the magazines that cover us, award high point and achievement honors. Among this year's winners from CLS are:

CH Audrey Hepburn -- The National Horseman Ladies' Three Gaited All-American
Perfect Offering and Jake Butts-- The National Horseman Roadster Pony Under Saddle All-American and Saddle Horse Report Top Ten
Sharon Anderson's Reserve World Champion colt, RockBand -- Horse World Magazine's People's Choice Reserve Champion Weanling!
CH Cameo's Carte Blanche and Caroline Anderson -- Saddle Horse Report Top 10
Sarah Martin: 2009 The National Horseman All American Award for Pleasure Equitation with CH Hayden Fox
I Believe I Can Fly (Skye) and Sarah Martin -- 2009 The National Horseman All American Award for Five Gaited Pony and Saddle Horse Report Top Ten Award
Lauren Riggins and Run Forrest Run -- Saddle Horse Report's Top Ten for the Road Horse Under Saddle Division
Cashlyn Lovell and CH Aces & Eights -- Saddle Horse Report's Top Ten in 10 & Under Walk Trot Equitation and Horse World Magazine's People's Choice Reserve Champion 8 & Under Walk and Trot Equitation
Chloe Marion and It's Murphy's Law -- Horse World Magazine's People's Choice Reserve Saddle Seat Equitation Walk and Trot 9 Year Old Division

Lindsay Jones and Heartland Curtain Call -- Horse World Magazine's People's Choice Reserve Junior Exhibitor Road Pony 14 - 17 year old division

Chris Hawley's horse, Ms. Betty Grable and rider Cash Lovell were Horse World Magazine's People's Choice Open Park Pleasure

Breath of Heir and Sharon Anderson earned the State Pleasure Driving Horse of the Year Award for North and South Carolina, awarded by the American Saddlebred Horse Association

CLS Show Horse and Academy Riders win State Awards

Now for the STATEWIDE AWARDS, given out by the American Saddlebred Horse Association of the Carolinas for the 2009 show season . . .

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FOR THE SHOW HORSES:
Equitation 10 & under Walk-Trot: Cashlyn Lovell, Grand Champion
Pleasure Equitation: Sarah Martin, Reserve Grand Champion
Equitation 11-13: Sarah Martin, Top Three
English Pleasure Pony: I Believe I Can Fly (Skye) and Sarah Martin
Top Three English Pleasure Pony: The Admiral's Genie and Ashley Stewart, Reserve Grand Champion Show Pleasure Driving: Breath of Heir and Sharon Anderson
Top Three 12 & Under Walk/Trot Pleasure: Heir's Intoxication and Carver Semans
Reserve Grand Champion Juvenile Road Pony: Heartland Curtain Call and sarah horse

Lindsay Jones
Top Three Road Pony Under Saddle: Perfect Offering and Jake Butts, Grand Champion
Open Fine Harness: Mr. Napoleon Dynomite and Kim Stewart
Grand Champion Three-Gaited Pony: CH Cameo's Carte Blanche and Caroline Anderson
Grand Champion Five-Gaited Pony: I Believe I Can Fly (Skye) and Sarah Martin

FOR THE ACADEMY RIDERS:
Academy 6 & under Walk and Trot: Jozy Unal, Grand Champion
Academy 6 & under Walk and Trot: Mallory Mansfield, Reserve Grand Champion
Academy 9-10 Walk and Trot: Terra Johns - Top Three
Academy 14-17 Walk and Trot: Savannah Jones - Top Three
Academy 10 & under Walk-Trot-Canter-: Ally Hibbits - Grand Champion
Academy 11-13 Walk Trot Canter: Sydney Cearley - Grand Champion
Academy Adult Walk-Trot-Canter: Carolyn Eanes - Reserve Champion

Women's Weekend Riding Extravaganza a Big Success!

It might have been the chair yoga. Maybe it was the chair massages, or the hours on horseback, or the time we spent bearing our souls about what horses bring to our lives. But whatever the catalyst, for one group of women who gathered at CLS for a weekend of riding and fun in February, we bonded through our laughter, joy and sore exhaustion.

Thank you to the 14 ladies who took time out from your busy lives to spend a laughter-filled weekend on horseback. Our fearless instructor was the inimitable Sheri Brandl of back massage

Oconomowoc, WI, supported by beloved CLS instructor Kathryn Rodosky. The incredible food, and oh my heavens was it scrumptious! was provided by Anita Wright of The Carving Board and Melanie Riggins (whose to-die-for breakfast casserole and liquid reinforcements were huge hits!). Other fortifications were provided by Beringer Wines . . . but that's another story. We also thank Cash Lovell himself for providing amazing insights into the intriguing world of Saddlebred Show Horses that few get the witness firsthand from a master.

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Thank you ladies for sharing your precious free time with us. We hope you enjoyed it half as much as we did! And we're looking forward to the next sojourn from real life. Watch your CLS e-newsletters for the next Adult Riding Camp Weekend Extravaganza!

New in Our Newsletters and our Website: Little Buttons and ON-LINE REGISTRATION!
Note from Ellen (VP of online-ventures)

We're always trying to keep up with technology around here, so this month you're going to see something new: little blue buttons.

Okay, so little blue buttons aren't all that high-tech, but what's behind them is! Click a little blue button to go to an on-line registration page where you can sign up for events, horse shows, summer camps, Little Bits meetings and more. For horse shows and other events with a fee, you can tell us how you'd like to make your payment. For regular CLS riders, you can simply click "Pay at the Door" and we'll know to charge your CLS house account. Or, if you want to use a credit card, you can click "Pay with PayPal" -- and no, you do not need a PayPal account. It's very easy.

Why do we need on-line registration and little blue buttons? Truth is, there's a lot going on at CLS! In fact, this month alone, there are FOURTEEN different events coming up this spring and summer! So we're hoping on-line registration will make life easier for our Moms and Dads, and help us stay more organized!

If you have "little blue button phobia", no worries, you can still e-mail your plans to Parker at parker@cashlovellstables.com and she will sign you up manually.

Hope this is easy and convenient for everyone. If you have any questions or just want to share your thought on our new on-line registration process, please feel free to e-mail me at ellenbassett@me.com. Thanks so much!

Ellen

CLS Show Riders hanging out at the barn on a cold winter day!

Sign up now for our Award Winning Horse Riding Summer Camps

Little Tots Horsey Camp for 3, 4 and 5 Year Olds
July 19-21

Our Little Tots Horsey Camp is perfect for silly, horse-loving three-, four- and five-year-olds! This is a three day camp that lasts from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. It's the right amount of time to have a little horsey fun and then head home for an afternoon nap. This camp includes:

daily riding lessons
horse safety and grooming instruction
horsey crafts
horsey games
a delicious, healthy snack
a pizza and ice cream sundae making party on the last day!

This three-day Little Tots camp helps young riders develop their leg muscles, coordination and confidence on our school horses. This is the perfect foundation for a life-time love of riding.

Fee: $260.00
To sign up: please click the button below for easy on-line registering

Spaces are limites, do don't delay!

Summer Riding Camp for Beginner and Intermediate Riders
Session #1: July 5-9: 9 am - 4 pm
Session #2: July 26 - July 30: 9 am - 4 pm

Our Beginner/Intermediate Day Camp is perfect for young riders who want to ride every day and have a blast with some horsey adventures! This camp includes:

daily riding lessons
horse safety and care
tack and equipment care
grooming and haltering
saddling and bridling
equine veterinary medicine
equine farriery (shoeing and hoof care)
horsey fun and games
horsey crafts
water fun and much more!

This is always a very popular camp and it's perfect for young riders who want to learn more about every aspect of riding. Our campers will also make lots of new friends and have a blast. Our indoor riding ring is also a great way to escape the heat!

Price: $450.00. A non-refundable $100 deposit is required to hold your child's camp spot. The remainder of your camp tuition is refundable up until 14 days before camp begins. After that, tuition is non-refundable.

To sign up for Session #1 (July 5-9), click the button below:

To sign up for Session #2 (July 26 - July 30), click the button below:

Advanced Show Riding Camp
August 4-7
Exchange with Sheri Brandl and Team Equitate
in Wisconsin

This year, our most advanced show riders are invited to participate in a camp exchange between CLS and Sheri Brandl's Team Equitate. CLS riders will spend four days in Ixonia, Wisconsin working with trainer Sheri Brandl and Team Equitate.

The same week, riders from Equitate will be coming to Cash Lovell to work with Cash and our instructors.

Trip details and pricing are still being worked on. If you are interested in receiving more information about the innovative, phenomenal camp exchange, please contact Parker at parker@cashlovellstables.com.

Join the CLS RACE FOR THE CURE TEAM!
Saturday, May 1

We're challenging all of our barn moms to help us get fit this year, and fight breast cancer, by joining the Cash Lovell Stables Race for the Cure team.

Sonya Marion, a breast cancer survivor and fabulous Barn Mom (mother of Chloe and Ainsley) is going to be our team captain. She will send us all the information we need to register, prepare for race day and beyond. Sonya, thank you so much!

The race is a 5K...many walk, jog or run...whatever works for you...you go at your own sonya m.

pace. There is a minimal entry fee- see below. Sonya is planning to fill out a team roster by the end of the month. She will also sign us up for a "team village". This will be our "tailgating spot" where we meet before and after the race to celebrate. We'll have t-shirts and more!

Entry Fees are:
Survivor $20, Adult (Untimed) $25, Adult Competitive (Timed) $30, Child 12 and under (competitive & untimed) $15, Child under 5 (no t-shirt) $0, Sleep in for the Cure $30.00

To sign-up to join the team, please e-mail Sonya Marion at sonyahmarion@bellsouth.net.

Upcoming Events

Winter Tournament #2
This Saturday, February 27, 2010

Hold your mouths just right, and hope for sunny skies! t's time for the February Winter Tournament (rescheduled for Feb. 27th because of snow). We'll see how the weather cooperates for us. For those of you who are showing in your very first show -- whooo hooo! We're so excited for you! Don't forget the Winter Tournament is outside so plan to bundle up!

Click here for OUR WINTER TOURNAMENT 2 SHOW SHEET with directions and all the details!

Cute pictures from the first Winter Tournament are on our Shutterfly pictures website and many are shown here in this e-mail.

See you at the Winter Tournament!

Sign Up Now for Two Red Cross Emergency Training Classes

CPR Class - February 28, 3:00 - 7:00 pm

First Aid Class - March 7, 3:00 - 5:30 pm

$60 per person

red cross logo When was the last time you took a CPR or First Aid Class? Well, we're ready to get you re-certifiied or certified for the first time! In fact, all Cash Lovell Instructors and staff members will be taking the two classes and we'd love for you to join us! You can attend BOTH classes for $60 per person. On Feb. 28, we will learn basic first aid. On March 7, we will learn CPR. Please join us at the barn for this important event!

The time for each session is 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm

To sign-up for the CPR class on February 28, click the button below:

To sign-up for the First Aid class on March, 7 , Click the button below:

Sign-up Now for the Raleigh Spring Premiere Academy Horse Show
March 27, 2010

It's now time to sign up for the Raleigh Spring Premiere Academy Horse Show to be held Saturday, March 27 at 1:00 pm. This is always a CLS Academy favorite!

The gorgeous American Saddlebred Show Horses from CLS will be showing there March 25 - 27, so come early and cheer on our riders!

This year, for the first time we are offering on-line registration for ALL Academy Horse Shows. So, simply click the button below. You can now pay show entry fees through Pay Pal or click "Pay at the Door" to have your house account charged. Thanks so much! Go Team CLS!

The show will be held at the Gov. James B. Hunt Horse complex, which is indoor, at the NC State Fairgrounds.

Breaking News! The CLS Annual Spring Fun Show and Charity Fund Raiser will be held in Oak Ridge!
Saturday, April 3

Exciting news! Our Annual Charity Spring Fun Show will be held this year in conjunction with the Oak Ridge Horse Show! On Saturday, April 3, get ready to ride in our most incredible fun show yet -- at one of the oldest horse shows in the state!

No fancy clothes required. Same $75 entry fee. Same incredible experience, and great fun for the entire family!

The Oak Ridge Horse Show has attracted equine competitors in many different breeds from across the Southeast since its inception in 1945. It's a huge deal that Cash Lovell Stables has been invited to organize and run a show ring dedicated solely to Saddleseat riding. In the morning, we will offer "Academy" classes for our Fun Show riders. In the afternoon, the Saddlebred show horses will take center ring! Other barns are being invited to join us. So plan to bring the whole family, and spend all day for some old-timey horse showing fun!

To sign up now for the Spring Fun Show, click here:

Next Little Bits/Date Night Out for Parents!
Friday, March 12 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
$10 per rider , includes pizza, drinks and three hours of horsey instruction and tons of horsey fun!

Someone recently said, "Why don't you make Little Bits meetings a little longer so parent's can have a date night?" And we said, "Well, why not!" So our next Little Bits meeting we're going to do just that.

Date: Friday, March 12
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Focus: Parts of tack (saddles and bridles) and tack cleaning -- plus horsey games and all sorts of adventures!
Fee: $10 per rider for pizza, drinks, dessert and three hours of instruction, games, races and fun (so you can go have a little fun yourself!)

Our last Little Bits meeting on Barn Safety was an all-time record!!! We had 61 kids! Special thanks to Little Bit Emily Moorefield who baked cookies for everyone!

Also, parents -- please download our Barn Safety Guidelines and post them up on your fridge to remind kids to BE SAFE! Click here to download the pdf of Barn Safety Rules. Thanks!

You can pay at the door, but please register your child ahead of time so we know how much pizza to order!

Join us for our First Annual
"Spring Fling/Barn Cleaning/Potluck-Cookout Supper!"
Sunday, March 14
12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Cook-out and Family Potluck at 6:00 pm

Get ready to make our barn shine! We're calling all Show Riders, Academy Team Members, all other riders, moms, dads, sister, brothers, cousins, friends, and anyone else to come help make this barn shine!

Our clean-up day will start exactly at noon. You can sign up at the barn for the following jobs:

fence white washing
bathroom, office and party room clean up
Touch up painting
landscaping
tree planting

Then, at 6:00 pm, our cook-out/potluck supper will begin. And we invite anyone who can cook something good to bring it. We'll supply the hot dogs, hamburgers and lemonade. If you'd like a cold one, please bring that too.

Please add your name to our helper list so we'll know how many to expect! And thank you for helping us spruce up the barn!

"Moms Morning Out" Adults Riding Classes
Tuesday Mornings from 11:00-11:50
Lunch at a Local Restaurant to Follow!

(Day Care Available at KidsSpot)

three girls If you're a mom with small children who is ready to try riding for the first time OR start riding again -- our Mom's Morning Out is for you. This program was started by Kim Stewart, a CLS Mom with young children (actually 6 of them) who wanted to get together to ride with other moms one morning a week.

Kim says, "Personally, as a stay-at-home mother of six children, I know how important it is to have some 'me' time. I have found that spending just a few hours per week doing something I love is both enjoyable and rejuvenating. So...come on out to the barn, register today and join us on Tuesday morning!"

For your convenience, childcare is available at KIDSPOT for a small additional fee. KIDSPOT is a drop-in hourly childcare center located near "ToysRUs" on Silas Creek Parkway. It is about 10 minutes from Cash Lovell Stables. Please contact them directly at 760-2585 or log on to www.kidspot4fun.com for more information. Please be sure to mention you're a part of the Cash Lovell Mom's Riding Group to receive free registration.

To sign up for Mom's Morning out, please e-mail Jenna at the barn by clicking here.

Pictures

Some recent pictures