WEDNESDAY 2 Jodie Harney & Sullivan, 6 yr Oldenburg Gelding by Surprice, First Level 2:45 Lauren Sprieser & Gretzky RV, 7 yr KWPN Gelding by Johnson, Third Level 3:30 Hannah McSween & Montesol, 13 yr Lusitano Gelding, Intermediate I 4:15 Break 4:30 Barbara Burk & De L’Amour, 12 yr Oldenburg Mare by Diamonit, First Level […]
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Stratocaster, 2006-2018
He was coming 4, big and slow and goofy. I brought him an apple from my hotel, and it took him about 20 minutes to eat it, turning it into mush in my hand. He had a huge tail and big eyes and was sweet as can be. I brought him home, got him in […]
A Reminder Of Our Own Mortality
There have been so many. A working student’s horse on whom I made it about 20 feet. A homebred 3-year-old on whom I made it half a 20-meter circle. The time my OTTB dropped me into a wall, and I broke my collarbone (though I got back on AND went to school for a few […]
So You Didn’t Win Young Riders
So you came in eighth or 12th or 24th. You made mistakes, or you got in the ring and panicked, or you got cocky or you just got straight up outhorsed. Or maybe you didn’t score high enough in qualifying to get named to a team. Maybe your horse got hurt or sick or the […]
Summer Break
Last weekend we attended our last show of our summer season. The competition season here in Virginia starts in April, revs up through May and June and culminates in one big show mid-July, after which it gets beastly hot and unpleasant, and it’s terrific to be able to give the horses the rest of July […]
What Are You Doing On Your Summer Vacation? July Newsletter
We’ve got four awesome upcoming clinics, including bit fitting and groundwork for dressage riders, that you won’t want to miss! Read all about it in our July e-newsletter, and be sure to subscribe if you want our news directly to your inbox. Please like and share
Ride Times For July 18-19 Michael Barisone Clinic
Below are ride times for our July 18-19 clinic with US Olympian Michael Barisone. Sign up to audit at EventClinics.com! WEDNESDAY 10:45 Lisa Hellmer & Aniko, 11 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Prix St. Georges 11:30 Lauren Sprieser & Gretzky RV, 7 yr KWPN Gelding by Johnson, Third Level 12:15 Rhonda Van Lowe & Escritor HGF, 5 […]
July & August Events On The Farm
While show season is winding down, our educational events are just heating up! Join us in July and August for these great opportunities to learn July 18-19 and August 29-30: Dressage Clinics with US Olympian Michael Barisone. Michael joins us monthly for two days of fun and focused world-class training, with horses from green to […]
Beat The Heat
Summer has hit us like a freight train, with heat indexes over 100* and high humidity here in Virginia. Summer is long and unrelenting here in the South, so it’s acclimate or don’t ride. Of course on the really hot days we use good sense and will adjust our riding plan accordingly, but my team […]
A Whirlwind Spring from Team Sprieser – June Newsletter
We’ve come, seen and won some stuff! And we’ve also had some great events both on and off the farm, and made a fantastic trip to The Netherlands. Read all about it and more at our June e-newsletter, and if you don’t receive our news directly in your inbox, sign up! Please like and share