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Copyright: Laura Barber-Riley
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Some weeks the news I collect determines the commentary and this is one of those weeks. If you've never noticed, I especially like young riders - kids.
I believe a couple of things to be true - one being that you can't kill them (I've tried) and also that if we are going to have horses and a horse culture in the future we have to encourage kids while also saving the land so they will have a place to ride. So, I was delighted this week to be invited to speak at two Pony Club camps. At the River Valley Camp, a very serious 5 year-old Lillie, raised her hand, and in all manner of seriousness (with eyes like saucers) said to me, "your horse must listen to you but, (and she really stressed this) you must also listen to your horse." It was adorable. With camp being all about learning new skills as well as having fun, it wouldn't be a real summer with your pony without a swim in the pond. The campers and their ponies/horses had a
wonderful time cooling off bareback. Ahh, to be a kid. Two days later, another camp was winding down with thirty exhausted but happy kids. They had the good fortune of spending some instruction time with the talented Ann Haller. Turn the page, and another young rider, Liza Goodlett, turned in a fine
performance at the TRHC show last weekend and was rewarded with some accolades (and corrections, of course) from the Master, George Morris. Fortunately, being a kid, you just say thank you and savor the scrapbook moment for years to come. If it had been me (we're now entering fantasy fiction), knowing who George Morris is and all the myth and legend that surrounds him, I would have either fainted or maybe worse, wet my pants.
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| This Week
June 17 - 23, 2013
15-16 Greenville Foothills Pony Club Mtg.
Contact: greenvillefoothillspc@gmail.com
17-21 Biltmore Half Day Summer Eq Camp
Contact: emclean@biltmore.com
18 "Rein in Your Brain" lecture
with Janeane Reagan, Ph.D.
@ Spiegel Farm, Landrum
Contact: Sue Spiegel 864-457-2478
18 Pisgah Trailblazers Monthly Meeting
@ Bricks Pizza, Columbus
6pm eat, 7pm meet
Contact:Michael@atyourserviceair.com
20-23 Piedmont Paso Fino Horse Show
@WNC Ag Center, Fletcher
Contact: Jill Graff 828-228-5842
21-22 Nanci Lindroth Clinic
@ Windridge Clinic
Contact: windridge@ioa.com
22-23 NCDCTA Dressage Show @ FENCE
Contact sandydonovan@gmail.com
22-23 Staying Safe on Multi-Use Trails Clinic w/ Calvin Halford
@ Dupont Forest Park, Brevard, NC
Contact: Rella Allred 828-749-5626
22-23 Jane Savoie Clinic @ Biltmore Eq Ctr
Contact jana.kellam@gmail.com
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Liza Goodlett Meets GM
Horse Country native Betty Reynolds Oare, Liza Goodlet and the Master himself
Liza Goodlett is 17 years old and a rising Senior at Spartanburg High School. She serves as the junior board member of Blue Ridge Hunter Jumper Association and trains with Holli Adams at Still Creek Farm. Her horse is Testarosa (Frisco), an 18 hh Oldenburg.
If Liza lives a long happy productive life, most likely one of the hightlights she will reflect on is the rainy June weekend in 2013 when she got to show what's she's made of with George Morris judging. Hopefully, she will smile to herself at the weekend's results when she and her horse won the 15-17 Equitation over fences and on the flat; won the ASPCA McClay; won the Washington Jumper Phase; was 5th in the Washington Hunter Phase, was 3rd in the USEF Pessoa Medal, won the EJ Haun Equitation and to top it all off, she won the Betty Oare overall highpoint Junior Equitation Trophy.
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Another View on GM's Visit
Editor's Note: Sammi Messamer was one of the young jump crew working the George Morris clinic last weekend. Here she shares her experience.
"I was privileged to be one of four Greenville Foothills Pony Clubbers selected to be jump crew for George Morris. This was an expensive clinic and I probably wouldn't have been able to go otherwise. We spent two ten hour days on our feet running to quickly put up jumps or do whatever was asked of us. We were expected to read his mind a bit!
 I really appreciated seeing a different style of teaching. It also made me appreciate how great my trainer is when I hear her say a lot of the same things George Morris does. The work was hard but the rewards were great. I got to listen up close to everything he said to these talented riders. Overall it was a great experience and I am really happy to have been able to do this."
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 In this month's Sidelines Magazine, eventer Eric Dierks shares his story of childhood riding enhanced by Pony Club. Eric has always been a strong supporter of Pony Club and credits the organization for a foundation that served him well as a professional. Locally, he is a frequent and generous instructor and nationally he serves on the Board of Governors. |
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Renovatio Farm Hosts
Clinic with Ilse Schwarz
Ilse Schwarz Dressage Clinic July 5-7 8am --5pm. Where: Cross Creek Farms Covered Arena
Stabling and Bed & Breakfast provided by Cross Creek Farms & Katherine Pfaff Call to reserve room and stalls: 828-817-5353
Contact person for Clinic:
Trayce Doubek-Dierks. 864 325 5684
Cost: $125.00 per rider/day inc lunch.
Daily Audit fee with Lunch $25.00
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Found Feather Farm of Mill Spring welcomes their first foal of the 2013 season. Lioness Dahlia gave birth to a spectacular filly, born June 9th, that has been named Found Feather Farm's Lyrical Song. "Lyric" is her barn name. She has been purchased by a N.H. woman who has given her the lovely name. She is healthy and robust and very tall. She is by the FFF stallion Esperanzo who, to date, has only thrown fillies.
Photo credit: Terry Kirkland Cook
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RVPC Camp 2013
"Here's how you do it"
Pony Surfing
Learning to drive from the ground up
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Psychologist Presents
"Rein in your Brain"
Presentation by Janeane Reagan, PhD June 18th 7pm
Spiegel Farm, Landrum, SC
limited seats still available
 A self help approach to acquiring the mental and emotional control that can make any equestrian from any discipline more effective in reaching his or her riding or driving goals and dreams. $10. RSVP to Sue Spiegel 864-457-2478.
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 National Trail Conference
The 2013 National Equestrian Trails Conference (NETC 2013)
theme "The American Trail Rider and Conservation Policy"
July 18-20
at the Baxter Hood Conference Center
Rock Hill, SC.
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 SC's Dogwood Stables Takes Home the Prize at the Belmont On Saturday, Cot Campbell's Palace Malice sped ahead and took the win at the Triple Crown's hardest race. Cot is a legendary South Carolina horseman, owner of Dogwood Stables in Aiken. Palace, as he is called around the barn, is the son of super-horse Curlin.
Supposedly, Hall of Fame jockeys Gary Stevens on Oxbow and Mike Smith on Palace Malice were nose and nose as their horses hit the middle of the final turn. As reported in every media version, Gary Stevens, aboard Preakness winner Oxbow, was going to relinquish the lead to the hard-charging Palace Malice. He glanced over to his right and looked at good friend Mike Smith and told him: "You go on with him big boy, you're moving better than me." South Carolina has long had a great thoroughbred training in Camden, Aiken, Elloree and Kingstree, among others. In Landrum for many years Tony Wallace (Fairview Farms) trained winners for some of racing's most prominent families. Congratulations to Cot Campbell and the Dogwood team. Photo Credit: NYTimes |
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Barr Awarded Varsity Letter
Darbie Barr, a member of Greenville Foothills Pony Club, has been awarded her High School Varsity Letter in Equestrian Sports by the US Equestrian Federation for her freshman and sophomore years. Darbie is pictured here aboard Highland Park Thor.
Since 2010, high school students who participate actively in equestrian sports in the United States may apply for varsity letters in their sport.
The USEF varsity emblems/pins are available to qualified high school equestrians. USEF varsity award requirements include a $10 fee, as well as at least 100 hours of equestrian training and competition in at least two USEF-approved equestrian competitions during the application year. High school equestrians may apply online for USEF varsity letter awards.
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On the Horizon
June 2013
28-30 Connemara/Dartmoor Open Show
@ Windridge Farm
Contact: Alicia Henderson
windridge@ioa.com
Check out the new 2013 Horse Country Calendar of Events
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Ashley Parsons
Dressage Instruction
USDF Bronze Medalist
Lessons, Training, Sales
Currently taking new students of all ages and skill levels
Conveniently located at Heartwood Farm
Jackson Grove Rd, Columbus
508-868-5441
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For Lease
Felix is a 17.2 hh Swedish Warmblood Gelding available for full or half lease. He is schooling first level and showing training level with scores above 70%. Please contact Elizabeth Rountree at
errountree@aol.com
or 609.273.3194.
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Charming Cottage Rental
Charming hill-top brick cottage on private, gated 25 ac Landrum estate. Windows span cottage's entire rear facing 2 ponds, hardwoods, rolling pastures, manicured trails. 900 sq ft of open living space, 1 BR/1BA, full laundry, flagstone patio for morning coffee. Optional new barn w/ dry matted stalls & pastures, paddocks, etc. Must be kind, love animals, neat, non-smoker. $800/mo inc. city water, privacy & beautiful Walden lake type views. Reference please.
561-234-0898
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"Timothy/orchard shipment from Tenn. -$8/bale "
Pull up a chair and visit us across the road & one door down from our previous location at Pierce Plaza.
Closed Mondays
The Hay Lady
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EquiDress
 Almost time to get those blankets cleaned, repaired and put away. Extend the life of expensive blankets by having them professionally cleaned. 864-979-9334
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Up Top
"The Warm Up"
by Laura Barber-Riley
Like many equestrian artists, Laura has been inspired by horses from an early age; their power, grace, and beauty. 2009 saw Laura's debut at the Society of Equestrian Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries London, at which she was awarded the Ingleton-Beer Associates Prize for best depiction of horse and rider. In 2011 she was awarded The Eggesford Studio Prize for the best piece of work by an artist under 35, at the same exhibition. In 2012 Laura was promoted within the Society of Equestrian Artists to become an Associate member.
Based in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, Laura lives with her husband, their two young sons, and dogs.
All work is used by permission and is subject to copyright laws.
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