Parents Jeff and Myra own the farm, with daughters Christie and Colleen competing at the Preliminary level of Eventing.
Myra is in charge of the breeding and in spare time trains and competes her Oldenburg mare, Hall of Mirrors, in dressage. She pretty much keeps the family and the horses afloat -- there's no way the farm could operate without her!
Christie gives riding lessons and is training the farm's first homebred, a two-year-old gelding named Fanfare. In October 2008, her parents bought her Teco, a 9-year-old Holsteiner gelding, and she is training and competing him at Preliminary. While they are still getting used to the new partnership, they will certainly be a strong duo in the near future!
Colleen recently joined forces with her sister to teach another student. She competes her Irish Thoroughbred gelding Connor very successfully at Preliminary. As a young competitor, the minimum age requirements for the upper levels are frustrating, but that just is giving her all the more time to train to do well when she moves up to Intermediate!
Jeff is slowly learning the ins and outs of eventing and caring for horses. The horsewomen hope to eventually train him to muck stalls! However, he has always fully supported our equestrian endeavors, and we will always appreciate that.
How 'bout the horses? They're the IMPORTANT part!
Teco - Christie's horse, a 9 year old Holsteiner/Selle Francais Gelding. He was imported from Portugal a few years ago, and had competed Intermediate there. He is currently competing Prelim.
Connor II - Colleen's horse, a 14 year old Irish Thoroughbred Gelding. Together, they are now competing at Prelim, but Connor has competed up to Advance.
Fanfare - 2-year-old Oldenburg gelding. Our farm's first homebred; he's going to be an enormous horse, probably topping out at 17 hands at least!
Special Edition - the farm's broodmare, Spec is Belgian Warmblood mare with little experience other than breeding. She is currently pregnant with her fourth foal and our second homebred.
Hall of Mirrors - Lady is Myra's horse, a beautiful, flashy paint mare; she has been training her in dressage for the past three years, though she has been somewhat hindered by Lady's multiple injuries.
Swizzle - A sweet, spunky mare with an attitude, Swizzle (a.k.a. Fig) was Colleen's old pony, and is now happily caring for Christie and Colleen's two young students.
Luka - Christie's beloved first event horse. A lanky Thoroughbred gelding, he was really too much for Christie when she first got him, but they grew to have a close bond and in their partnership completed a long-format CCI* in October of 2007. He is currently being leased out to a Pony Club friend.
Check back frequently for news on what's going on here at the farm!
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