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Quotes We Like
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind."
~ Henry James, American author
"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific."
~ Lily Tomlin, American actress
"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction."
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery, aviation pioneer and writer
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant."
~ Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish novelist and poet. Author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you. They're supposed to help you discover
who you are."
~ Bernice Reagon, an American singer, composer and activist
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
~ Leo Tolstoy, a Russian writer famous for his two long novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina
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The CLS Mission Statement
The mission of Cash Lovell Stables is to be a magical place where horse and horse lover come together. We will be the best riding academy in the country, measured by our commitment to safety, honesty, service, excellence in every task, hard work, kindness, an unmatched work ethic, and a commitment to bettering communities near and far. We will innovate constantly and set the standard for the horse industry.
Cash Lovell Stables team members dedicate ourselves every day to our personal families and to our barn family. We are role models for our riders, and loving stewards of our horses. We work every day with God's grandest creatures: His children and His horses. We never forget that this work is a Supreme honor and privilege.
We believe that people who are born loving horses are kindred spirits. We believe that children who learn to ride, care for and show horses grow and learn unparalleled life and leadership skills. We believe that people of all ages live better lives because of the joy our barn and our horses bring.
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How To Reach Us
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Barn Phone
336-784-6385
E-mail
parker@cashlovellstables.com
Physical Address:
2210 Darwick Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Lovell's Mailing Address: 2915 Shetland Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
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"No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude."
~ Alfred North Whitehead,
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Dear friends,
My riding instructor  died last week. Her name was Mrs. Wiseman. She was old when I was a little girl. Her skin looked like well-oiled saddle leather.
I took Cashlyn to the gathering that Mrs. Wiseman's family held at that magnificent old farm where I grew up. The magic was everywhere, starting with the ancient horse show sign pointing the way into Grenadier Farm in Danville, Va. I got chills. My heart thumped. I was driving back in time to visit a little girl in pigtails who had lost her Daddy and healed her heart with a horse. And a crotchety, half-eccentric riding instructor who, when irritated, screamed "Sweetie!"
The riding ring was eerily the same. Among the first people I saw was Meredith, one of my best horsey friends, who like so many others became a lifelong friend. We walked with our own children down and around the gravel road of our childhoods to the main barn. The perfectly-shaped rock mounting block. Same place out front. The nameplates Mrs. Wiseman handpainted for every school horse. The names of horses I rode and showed and loved. Still hanging. I wanted to steal one of them just to have it. Massive hinges swinging massive oak stall doors. The tack room. The saddle racks. The smell.
As wonderful-but-hard as it was to walk in the barn, the Bunk House was harder. Still in my dreams, I hear the creaky wood floor, the thwack of the door, the rusty metal beds covered in the best-sleeping musty mattresses, the Corelle plates with tiny green flowers, the Horse Breeds picture on the wall. The footlockers overstuffed with dusty riding pants and stinky boots. The kiln where we cooked our ceramics.
Summer camp at Mrs. Wiseman's was the best part of my childhood. Summer camp at Mrs. Wiseman's was the best part of my teenhood too. On our recent visit, I held it together until I saw Cashlyn standing in front of the bunkhouse. Then the floodgates flew open. My baby girl will never experience Mrs. Wiseman's brand of magic.
She was from a different era. Her persona was larger than life. Like my Cash, she could do things others wouldn't dare. She hauled horses AND kids in her old horse van. Yes, actually inside the horse van, on the highway, going to horse shows. She led us kids on trail rides, in the pitch black of night, through the woods, at a full gallop. (There are literally hundreds of us who can testify to this. And we all lived!) She fox-hunted with us. She taught us to appreciate the smell of a good coffee lace at 4 am. She turned us loose to swim in that green gooey frog pond. She taught us to ride hard, and well. And to be the best we could be. No excuses. "And you better take good care of my horse," she would holler, "Or I won't let you ride him again." Mrs. Wiseman was a horsewoman and a lady. She was the toughest old bird I've ever been privileged to love.
Cash Lovell Stables isn't Grenadier Farm. Mrs. Wiseman was Grenadier Farm. I don't have her talent or guts. But I have a commitment to my kids. My job is a little bit about horses, and a lot about the people -- especially the children -- who love and need them. I learned this from the best.
Some barns focus on ribbons. Some are hoity-toity and full of rich, out-of-touch trust fund babies or wanna-be's. The owners of some barns need to win at all costs to satisfy their own egos -- others need to satisfy their own feelings of inadequacy. It's painful and embarrassing to watch that part of the horse business.
I am so incredibly lucky that my mentor ran a barn for horse-loving kids. Period. She taught me that the horse business is really about helping people. In her own sometimes gruff way, she loved each of us. We knew it. And we loved her back. Former Grenadier riders came from as far away as California, New Mexico and Ohio to attend Mrs. Wiseman's memorial.
I hadn't seen many of my old barn friends in 25 years or more. We picked right up where we left off. Our kids took off playing. We strolled the farm, "Do you remember the time . . ." laughing the truest, sweetest laughs.
The above photo is the sun setting over Grenadier Farm. As Cashlyn and I drove away, I stopped to take this picture. And to smile at the remembering of a pig-tailed, dirty little horse girl who, after all these years, is still Mrs. Wiseman's.
 | | Meredith sent me this photo from the bunkhouse. I must have been 13. I was under the bed being tickled by my buddies. I feel certain I hadn't bathed in at least a week. Unless you count the frog pond . . . |
 | Meredith sent me this one too. Even though the picture is old and terrible, we know it's me because of the goofy riding helmet cover. Seems I wore tacky
hats as a child too! |
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"Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so."
~ Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and Roman Emporer from 161 to 180 AD |
On our hardest days, messages like this one from CLS Barn Mom Jennifer Maclean, keep us going . . .
 "If one is VERY fortunate?? One gets to see these faces holding each others' hands while they skip into the bullring to play horse show, to walk hand-in-hand to the warm-up ring at a horse show... to high five each other after an amazing ride. And most importantly, as they live, laugh and love -- and are unable to remember when their friendship began ... that is what it means to be part of CLS... always will."
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It's Fun Show Time 
Please join us for the best horse show of the year -- the CLS Charity Fun Horse Show! We're riding to support the barn's friends in Ghana, for whom we're working to repair a school. Our barn family already has installed water,
basic lavatories, and a cook stove.
This year, we will work to dry in the school so that rain doesn't destroy their books. We will build a little library, repair desks, install electricity and a computer. And we hope to figure out an internet access for the school. When we return home,
the whole barn can Skype with our new friends!
We met these children last year on the barn's Thanksgiving Week Mission Trip. In partnership with Kybele, an educational health organization founded by CLS Barn Mom Medge Owen, CLS was able to adopt a small school in Ghana. 
The work we do in Ghana has two beneficiaries -- the children there, and the children here. During last year's visit, children from both sides of the world had their perspectives widened, and their hearts and minds opened.That's why we decided to call our work in Ghana "The Bridge Project." If we bridge the world's children, then as they become world leaders, they will embrace our ever-shrinking world with love and a greater appreciation for our wondrous humankind. One little school in Ghana, and one barn full of kids in America. Connecting them may not save the world. But it's a start. Please join us! 
Click here to read Ms. Parker's letter about the barn's 2012 trip.
Click here to see a list of items we hope to collect to take to the school childen.
Click here for participation details. All riders, no matter the
age or experience level, are invited to ride.
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A note from Parker:
Many people have asked me "Why Ghana when so many American children are in need?" First, we help scores of local, state and national organizations -- everything from handicapped children to diaper banks to hungry horses. But one of my purposes on this earth is to expand the perspectives of young people. More than 90 percent of the world's children live in huts and struggle to go to the most rudimentary of schools. Understanding this, alone, will help our children change the world and live more meaningful lives.
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"Very few people really see things unless they've had someone in early life who showed them where and how to look." ~ Denise Levertov, American poet and activist
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 CLS Fall Barn Safety Meeting! Mark your calendars for Friday night, October 4 6 to 9 pm (Safety Meeting from 6 to 7:30 -- Fun Friday to follow!) $20 per child (To cover pizza, drinks, dessert, materials, crafts, Silly String, etc. Those attending the safety meeting only, no charge.) This is a mandatory meeting for ALL barn helpers and Adult Barn Helper Team Members.
At CLS, our first and greatest goal is to keep our barn family members safe. These meetings are critical for ALL to attend. And yes, parents are welcome and encouraged to join us!
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"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems." ~ Mohandas Gandhi, led India to independence and inspired civil rights movements around the world
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Saturday, Oct. 12
10 am - 2:30 pm
At the barn!
Click here to make an appointment to give blood at CLS's Blood Drive. We need you! Enter CLS's Zip code, 27127, and the date of Oct. 12. Our drive will come up and you can click to register.
Volunteers to help us run the blood drive are needed! Remember, this event is a great way to rack up community service hours! Please
Please sign up -- and when you do, talk with your child about the importance of giving blood. Bring the kids with you when you give. It's one of the most basic forms of humanitarian aid we can give, and it costs us nothing but our time. Plus it's a great excuse to eat steak  the night before to bump up your iron!
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"Either I will find a way, or I will make one." ~ Philip Sidney, Elizabethan age English poet |
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A sad story with a happy ending -- What happened to Pony Max
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 | | Pony and little Khloe in Raleigh |
Our precious Pony Max came in from the pasture a few weeks ago with a little scratch on his eye. It didn't look severe, but because eye injuries in horses can go badly quickly, we watched him carefully and began medicating his eye. Twelve hours later, it looked a little worse.
It was a weekend. For a "normal" horse with only a scratched eye, we would have waited till Monday. But it was Pony Max. Star of Stars of the CLS Academy Program. So we took him to the vet, where he spent a few days. Everything seemed to be fine and healing nicely. Then an infection set in. We rushed him to NC State where he was met by their staff of equine opthamologists (eye injuries in horses are so common and serious that they have their own team of horse eye specialists). 
The infection was a vicious strain. It was eating away at his cornea. We fought for five days to save his eye. But finally doctors said that to keep the infection from spreading, his eye needed to come out. 
Pony Max has been recovering from his surgery beautifully. And I'm thrilled to report that today that little booger was able to be turned out in the field for the first time. He bucked and played like a colt!
Pony has many admirers, but none greater than CLS's Avery Rose McCutchen. She will be the first person to ride pony following his surgery. Doctors say Pony should adjust beautifully, and go on to a full career. Many show horses even continue jumping after an eye is lost. Of course, we won't be doing that! However, I expect to see Pony back in the show ring sooner rather than later, carrying our babies to their dreams. It's what Pony Max does and what he loves.
Thanks for all of the cards, peppermints, watermelons and phone calls. It's amazing how many lives this little horse touches.
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"You will rise by lifting others." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-1890) Orator, Attorney, Politician
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 Help us STOP the Me Me Me generation!
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Cashlyn bejeweled our canister!
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Ways CLS is challenging our youngsters to help others . . .
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Yes, it's a pink refrigerator.
Only at CLS . . .
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CLS's "Change for Change" canisters are meant to stay in your car. Every time you visit a fast-food drive through, if you'll plunk your spare change in your canister, which you and your kids can design yourself, you can help change the world. Either allow your child to pick the charity of your family's choice, or bring your canister to CLS and put the change to work through the barn's charities. It's up to you!
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Bibi is in the lead!
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The child who donates the most money to CLS's Change for Change project will have a plaque placed on our partner school in Ghana!
Won't it be interesting to see, here in the land of plenty, if we can build a school with our spare change . . . Canisters are available for FREE in Ms. Parker's office.
 Also, we are selling cold bottled water in the barn all summer and fall! And every penny we earn will go toward our school building efforts. Please consider donating a case of water to help our efforts.
- And so many other projects, such as our Barn Family Yard Sale for Charity!
Special thanks to the scores of CLS families who donated to our Charity Barn Yard Sale. In one short -- but very early! -- morning, we raised over $2,000 for charity. To the children who showed up at 5 am to help, you rock!
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"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL RIDERS:
CLS Barn Mom Extraordinaire Ms. Kim Stewart has this message for you!
Dear High School Athletes and Families,
This is a reminder the official season for the USEF High School Equestrian Athlete Program has started. It runs from June 1, 2013 until May 31, 2014.
Here are the Riding Log Program Requirements:
Log at least 100 hours of equestrian activity. Include - riding, lessons, lunging, driving, vaulting, hacking, trail riding, ground training, time riding at competitions, etc.
After the 100 hours have been completed, please have Sondra, Parker or your instructor sign the form and give it to me. (Remember to make a copy for yourself.)
As of right now, we have nine USEF High School Athletes for the school year! But we would love more. If you have a high school rider, please contact me for details!
Kim
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Note: The thanks go to Kim, who takes this huge project on every year for our teen riders. Kim gets nothing for all of her hard work -- just the satisfaction of watching our teen riders shine and earn accolades for their participation in equestrian sport.
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"Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out." ~ James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) Chemist, Educational Administrator |
"There is no limit to the amount of good a man can do, as long as he does not care who takes the credit." ~ Sunday-Bolorunduro Awoniyi (1932-2007); Nigerian Politician
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"Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow." ~ Alice Mackenzie Swaim, Poet
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Mark your calendars!
- October 4 - Barn Safety Meeting, 6 - 9 pm
- October 5 - Charity Fall Fun Show 1 - 4 pm
- October 19 - Dallas Fall Classic Academy Horse Show, noon to 4 pm
- November 1 - 3 National Academy Finals, Murfreesboro, TN
- November 15 - "So you think you might want to go to a horse show" meeting, at the barn. 6 pm. For anyone and everyone, of any age, who could possibly -- even a little bit! -- be interested in learning about horse shows!
- December 7 -- The Annual Ginormous Cash Lovell Stables Christmas Party and Breakfast! 9 am till 1 pm. It's among THE social events of the Holiday Season!
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 CLS Riders ROCKED the NC State Championship Academy Horse Show!
A record 33 Championships, Reserve Championships or Top Threes! We're so proud of all of our riders. Win, place or show, they exemplify our sportsmanship standard and love of our sport!
Click here for a complete list of our riders and their accomplishments!
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CLS wishes longtime friend and mentor, Ellen Beard, fantastic success with her new career venture!
Ellen Beard is one of the greats of our industry. And recently, after earning her Master's Degree, she left her post at Stephens College to start her own business.
The concept is brilliantly simple: Teach the teachers. Help the industry grow.
Please click here to read more. To our professional friends who read the CLS newsletter, consider bringing Ellen in to work with you and your riders. You'll be amazed at the benefits!
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"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice."
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"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity." ~ Louis Pasteur, germ theorist who developed the process of pasteurization |
 More photo fun!
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ASHA's Youth Mascot -- Penelope! Isn't she a vision? This precious baby is ASHA's Senior Programs Administrator,
Brenda Newell's, granddaughter. Cashlyn is feverishly busy planning the kidnapping!
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Legacy Saddlebreds, the training barn at CLS run by Jamie Jankowicz, enjoyed an awesome NC State Championship Horse Show. But nobody had more fun than sweet little Stephanie who debuted on The Mystery Machine.
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"You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love - who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams." ~ Oprah Winfrey
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It's a dog's world . . .
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We hit a new low last week in Cooper's world. A lovely, and might I add quite well-dressed, grandmother of one of our riders sat her beautiful self on our benches in the arena, watching her grandbaby go round and round. Cooper jumped up to join her. She looked down to pat him on the head, just in time to see him . . .
peeing all over her arm.
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