National Championships Bound! August 2021 Newsletter

By |2021-08-09T13:28:36-04:00August 9th, 2021|News & Events|

It’s been a minute (or three months, oops) since our latest newsletter, but we haven’t been bored! We’ve been up to our winning ways, including some high score awards, some medal scores, and sending two homemade Grand Prix horses to the USEF National Championships. Read on to learn all about it, and sign up to receive our monthly (or, you know, whenever we have time) newsletters directly in your inbox!

Ride Times for Claudio Oliveira Clinic

By |2021-08-03T15:13:38-04:00August 3rd, 2021|News & Events|

Auditing is $40/day at the door, but an RSVP is requested. Masking will be required indoors (tack room, bathroom, etc. – not the indoor arena) even if vaccinated, and required everywhere for unvaccinated folks. Socially distant seating is available. Email lauren@spriesersporthorse.com to let us know you’re coming!

SATURDAY
8:00 Lauren Sprieser & Kingrose, 6 yr KWPN Gelding, 1st Level
8:45 Jean Loonam & Red Hot Chili Pepper, 15 yr Hanoverian Gelding, PSG
9:30 Lauren Sprieser & Helio, 10 yr Lusitano, I1+
10:15 Kaitlynn Mosing & Petacchi, 14 yr KWPN Gelding, I1
11 Lauren Sprieser & Gretzky, 10 yr KWPN Gelding, I1+
11:45 Kaitlynn Mosing & Riesling De Buissy, 16 yr Gelding, 4th Level
12:30 Lunch
1 Liza Broadbent & Incroyable, 8 yr KWPN Mare, 3rd Level
1:45 Jodie Harney & Sullivan, 9 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 2nd Level
2:30 Heather Richards & Halcyon, 9 yr KWPN Mare, 3rd Level
3:15 Adrienne Pagalilauan & Viva Westfalia, 9 yr Westfalen Gelding, PSG
4 Nancy Sulek & Range Rover, 14 yr Oldenburg Gelding, PSG
4:45 Adrienne Pagalilauan & Deeclair, 13 yr KWPN Mare, I1+

SUNDAY
6:45 Adrienne Pagalilauan & Viva Westfalia, 9 yr Westfalen Gelding, PSG
7:30 Lauren Sprieser & Gretzky, 10 yr KWPN Gelding, I1+
8:15 Adrienne Pagalilauan & Deeclair, 13 yr KWPN Mare, I1+
9 Lauren Sprieser & Helio, 10 yr Lusitano, I1+
9:45 Heather Richards & Halcyon, 9 yr KWPN Mare, 3rd Level
10:30 Nancy Sulek & Range Rover, 14 yr Oldenburg Gelding, PSG
11:15 Lunch
11:45 Jodie Harney & Sullivan, 9 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 2nd Level
12:30 Kaitlynn Mosing & Petacchi, 14 yr KWPN Gelding, I1
1:15 Liza Broadbent & Incroyable, 8 yr KWPN Mare, 3rd Level
2:00 Kaitlynn Mosing & Riesling De Buissy, 16 yr Gelding, 4th Level
2:45 Lauren Sprieser & Kingrose, 6 yr KWPN Gelding, 1st Level

Homecoming, a once-in-a-lifetime lease opportunity, and more – April e-Newsletter

By |2021-04-09T05:28:48-04:00April 9th, 2021|News & Events|

It’s T-minus two weeks until we’re back up and running in full swing at our Virginia facility, and we couldn’t be more excited about what’s on our event horizon! Our Florida contingent has had an incredible winter, and our Virginia team made the most of our fabulous facilities to be ready for the Spring competition season and beyond. Read all about it in our April e-newsletter, and sign up to receive it directly in your inbox!

Advice for the Young and Talented: Don’t Settle Down Just Yet

By |2021-04-07T16:02:39-04:00March 4th, 2021|News & Events|

There’s a kid I see pop up on my social media from time to time. She starts young horses and then sells them, which is why I see her posts. The horses are always well groomed and ridden and presented tactfully. The videos are well put together. The text on her ads is articulate and correct. And that’s all well and good, but the part that stands out is that this kid can RIDE. She’s clearly bold. She sits. She puts her leg on. She’s the kind of rider I want a million of for my own barn, and she’s young and driven and, according to her website, hungry for excellence at the international level one day.

She’s also in a part of the country without good access to coaching. She’s ridden a lot of sketchy stuff. She’s got her own business, where I’m sure she also has to ride a lot of scary things, including some stuff that more established trainers could pass on. Kids like her are often the trainer of last resort, or (because they’re cheap) the trainer that owners of rank horses send their scary stuff to.

And I wish that someone would take this kid aside, and tell her this: you have so, so much going for you. Your potential is tremendous. And under no circumstances will it be fulfilled being a trainer of rogue wingnuts, or a teacher of inexpensive lessons. Get out now, and get into the barn of a solid professional, while you are still young and relatively unrestrained by spouses and children and mortgages.

Read the rest at NoelleFloyd.com!

The Young Horse Search`

By |2021-04-07T16:01:54-04:00February 18th, 2021|News & Events|

You’ve got the space in your barn, you’ve saved up a reasonable budget, and your current string is all old enough and civilized enough that it’s time to begin again. The search is on for a young horse.

You start with the obvious sources: breeders and trainers of young horses. You make your phone calls. You watch videos. You talk to the riders. You know what you’re looking for, the qualities you like and don’t like, the bloodlines you’ve been successful with before, your height requirements, what you will and will not tolerate. You want good feet. You want good X-rays, including neck and back. The veterinary bar is high because if, in a few years, you identify that the horse isn’t going to be what you need it to be, it has to be sellable to someone else. That pre-purchase exam is going to run you $3,500, give or take, so you factor that in, and off you go.

Read the rest at The Chronicle of the Horse!

Arena Rental for Open Schooling, and More Winter Opportunities!

By |2020-12-08T05:10:27-05:00December 8th, 2020|News & Events|

Want to get out of the winter weather? We’re making our oversized, lit, mirrored indoor arena with dust-free footing available to rent for open schooling this winter! For just $20/rider, you can get out of the cold and keep your riding going. Sign up on Strider, and then secure your slot on Time Center. It’s as simple as that!

This is one of our many winter riding opportunities available between now and mid-April. We also have stalls available for board-only, part training, full training, and even could make dry stalls available for a multi-horse owner or trainer. Camp is back! Winter Teaching Weekends with head trainer Lauren Sprieser are back! And so, so many more fun ways to keep advancing towards your 2021 goals in a safe and healthy way. Read all about ’em in our December e-newsletter, and sign up to have it delivered right to your inbox!

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