Written by founder Emma Mabry Emma Ellis is a fifteen year old rider from Annapolis, MD. She trains with Kari Martin, and owns three and rides two horses. She also competes in the Children's jumpers and junior jumpers. Emma started riding when she was three but constantly took breaks, she have been showing for two years. "It felt amazing knowing that all of mine and my horses hard work paid off in the end! And the feeling when your going around a course, and the great friendships that you make," said Ellis when asked what her favorite part about riding was. Emma hopes she can be around horses around for the rest of her life. She hopes to incorporate horses into her career as well with other experiences. Emma's short term goal is to become very confident in riding and master the skills at her level. A long term goal of hers is to compete at the NAJYRC in Kentucky and compete in Grand Prixs. Ellis's riding inspiration is, "Victoria Colvin, because she works for all of her talent and deserves every bit of it." Emma's advice is to, "always have fun and do not loose your self in the competition. Remember why you got into this sport." Photo by Shawn McMillen
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Written by founder Emma Mabry Devin Vega is a fifteen year old accomplished rider from the east coast. She trains with Chris Murphy and does not own or lease any horses. She shows in the S/M green ponies, M/L regular ponies, and children's hunters. A short term goal for Vega is to start doing the juniors and the equation. A long term goal in riding is after she graduates college, she would like to open a sales barn. "My favorite show is Washington because it's not a far drive and I love the city." Vega also mentioned her riding inspirations are Tori Colvin or Lillie Keenan. "My favorite part about riding is watching the green horses and ponies I show grow and mature, and see how I grow as a rider and a person," says Vega. Devin's biggest accomplishment is being second overall nationally with her small green. She said she manages school with riding and showing by having a set time for school work and projects. "If I have a big final or test I will skip riding for the day because school comes first to me and my family. If I don't do well in school I don't ride." Devin said, "It feels amazing to qualify for indoors, Devon, and other big shows because it feels like all of your hard work with showing and riding at home has paid off. Ribboning is even more exciting because you know you excelled at a massive horse show with top riders, and high quality ponies from all over the country." Written by founder Emma Mabry Adele McKenna is a seventeen year old rider from Rumson, New Jersey who primarily shows in the Junior Jumpers aboard Bombadella, as well as equitation classes on her horse, Kocu. She has been riding for over twelve years. For McKenna, riding runs in the family as her mother was also an equestrian when she was younger. "Horses and riding have definitely defined me as a person. Horse back riding has taught me the responsibility of caring for another living being as well as being responsible for myself and my actions, how to create and fulfill goals, as well as organization for earning enough points to qualify for finals, traveling to horse shows, managing school on the go, etc. It also has taught me to appreciate everything from the amazing horses, trainers, friends, and family members that have helped me along the way." When asked what she appreciated most about riding and showing, she responded that she appreciates the friends she has made on the circuit! "Be willing to put the time and effort in and have a positive attitude. If you try hard to accomplish your goals and think that you can do so you will," responded McKenna when we asked what advice she would give to anyone who would like to ride and show as much as her. She has had many accomplishments aboard both, Kocu and Bombadella including placing in the top 20 at USET East Coast Finals 2014 on Kocu, and some wins at Lake Placid, WEF, HITS, and Vermont. Her biggest accomplishment on Bombadella is getting reserve champion in the 1.2m jumpers at the Vermont Summer Festival. Written by founder Emma Mabry Lili Halterman is a sixteen year old junior rider from New York City. She owns three horses that are all Junior Huntsrs, and trains with Richard Cunkle in Florida. Her short term goal is to do well at the classic because "it's always been one of my favorite shows and I'm super excited that it's coming up." In the future, Halterman would like to be on top of the juniors since it is her last junior year. Her favorite show is the Hampton Classic because it's on large grass fields, and "it's such a great place to hang out at with friends and family." Her favorite part about riding is the connection that is achieved between horse and rider. Halterman's riding inspiration is Tori Colvin because she's an amazing girl and an unreal rider! Her biggest riding accomplishment is being Circuit and Reserve Circuit champion last year at WEF, as well as ribboning in the top three at Harrisburg last year. When we asked Halterman how she is able to manage riding, showing, as well as school she said "for me it's really tough to manage everything. My school has been very understanding about what I do but I do not spend the whole winters in Florida. I go 4 nights a week and the other 3 I spend at home and attend school." "It's honestly an amazing feeling to feel that you are one of the best. Couldn't of done any of it without three unreal horses and a supportive trainer," said Halterman when asked what it felt like to her to qualify, show, and even ribbon at some of the top national horse shows. Written by founder Emma Mabry
Triple Dream Farm is located in Northern Pennsylvania, and is run by Christina Hannan. "I saw the need for horses in need, I really wanted to try and make a difference in these horses lives, really though, they are the ones making the difference in my life. I always say they end up rescuing me!" Said Hannan. Currently there are twelve horses at Triple Dream Farm. "We have all kinds of breeds, ages etc. We have Chance, who is an adorable little pony (breed unsure) he's about seven years old; He was due to ship but they actually had no more room on the load. Caleb, who is a QH yearling gelding was rescued while he was still inside his dam Bella who is also another rescue with us. She is a seven year old qh mare rescued from a slaughter plant manager. Chubbs, who is an adorable little mini mule rescued from the kill pen and he was abused. Tango, Cooper and Atlas are off the track thoroughbreds, Porter, was rescued before being shipped to auction because no one wanted him, and Olaf, an older Percheon gelding who was saved from slaughter right before Christmas. Promise, who is an aged STB mare who formerly raced, and was then used as an amish buggy horse before she was sent to the kill buyer. Then theres Charlie, a young little pony (we think welsh cross) who was left in a field with cows who scarred him and chewed off his tail, then was rescued before slaughter. Eve, is our aged hackney mare who was rescued on new years eve from the kill buyer." States Christina. Triple Dream Farm is just a private rescue trying to help when they can. Christina does it all out of her pocket along with the help of her business, Reins For Rescues. "I do have future goals I hope to attain to further help more horses as well as people!" Triple Dream Farm takes in any horse in need no matter the age, breed or health issues they may have. "I plan to obtain my 501c3 status and use it to start up a therapy program, and to also help at risk kids." Mentioned Christina. The best way to help out a rescue is to volunteer your time! Even to just go help groom a horse for an hour is a huge help. Donating money, old tack you may not use, etc! There are so many ways to help out a rescue! Many rescues are in such need to help care and rehab horses. For example I always tell people if they want to come out to help even just spoiling the horses with treats and love goes a long way! "Reins for Rescues was started to help support our rescues. I had a bad riding accident and had to have back surgery. Since I am a private rescue and pay out of pocket I was concerned about the loss of income while out on recovery. I hope to expand Reins for Rescues to help pay for rescuing more horses in the future!" Currently Bella, a seven year old QH mare, is available for adoption. An application and contract has to be made for any of the horses. Christina is extremely picky about finding them new homes as she does not want them to end up in a bad situation again! She tries to find the perfect homes for each of the horses. Most of the rescues with her now are either her riding horses, enjoying retirement or used for lessons/therapy in the future. You can contact them through their FB pages Triple Dream Farm, Reins for Rescues, on instagram @_tripledreamfarm_ and @Reins_for_Rescues, or their email [email protected] Written by founder Emma Mabry Talented seventeen year old Emma Green, shows age 16, and rides with Tammy Provost in Carmel, Indiana. She owns six horses but some of them are leased out and she shows in the Large and Small Junior Hunters, 3'6" Equitation, and the derbies. "It has been incredible and so surreal to be where I am given two years ago, I would have never guessed that I would have the opportunities that I have had might as well the success." "If you want to be successful at the top level in this sport work as hard as you can whether you can go to the gym and get fitter or be a groom or even just going and sitting at the ring and watching round after round it all helps you and definitely never pass up any opportunity to ride," says Green. Emma's riding inspirations are,"of course my trainer Tammy Provost, Bernie Traurig, and Jennifer Alfano because they all worked very hard for their success and look how far it got them." Emma's goals for the rest of the year are doing well at indoors in the juniors and hopefully getting into Maclay finals, long term she would love to one day become a professional and would love to show at Derby Finals. "I love the Chicago Hunter Derby because you get to do the derbies which are my favorite classes to do, and I also love the Pennsylvania National horse show because the atmosphere is just incredible with all the top riders, trainers, vendors, and horses there!" "My biggest riding accomplishment was probably last weekend when i was eighth in the International Hunter Derby at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. It was very special to me because I have always loved doing the derbies and I have been to derby finals almost every year just to watch. Also it was my horse's second derby and it was incredible to have him come through for me in such an important class," Emma proudly said. When asked about managing school and riding, Green said, "I stopped going to public school when I moved to Meadow View a year and a half ago and so now I do online high school through Indiana University which is way harder but it's worth it to be able to be at the barn whenever I need to be and I get to show all the time." "My favorite thing about riding is the connection I have with my horses. The first thing I do when I get a new horse is to try to develop that connection with them because when you are in the ring you are counting on them to help you as much as they are counting on you to take care of them," Emma thoughtfully said. Written by founder Emma Mabry Caroline Bald is an accomplished fifteen year old rider from Gilford, New Hampshire, but shows as age fourteen. She owns Mapleside Magic Moment, her large. Caroline has been riding since she was about three, so for a little over twelve years. "I've been riding practically my whole life. As a kid I always loved horses so my parents signed me up for lessons at a local barn and since then I've loved it," responded Bald when asked how she started riding. "I think riding has taught me a lot of different things like how to be a good sport. One thing riding really taught me was to be motivated. It has given me the drive to win, which then translates into other aspects of my life which gives me the motivation to do well," Bald said thoughtfully. Caroline's advice to anyone that has hopes of riding and showing as much as her is to "ride as many different animals as you can and show a lot. The more times you can get in the ring, the better rider you'll be. My first year in the ponies I showed 2 mediums and 2 smalls. I didn't win all the time, but it gave me a lot of good practice and experience which helped me in the years after. One of Caroline's biggest showing accomplishments was being 18th overall in the Large Greens at Pony Finals last year with Mapleside Magic Moment and 16th over fences. Blossom was really green when they got her and knew almost nothing, so to see her jump around the walnut ring, which is pretty intimidating for a green pony, was amazing. She couldn't have asked her to be any better and it showed that all the hard work really payed off. She also ribboned at Devon and Indoors her first year doing the pony hunters and the years after that. A short term goal for Caroline is to sell her large pony so she can get a horse. A long term riding goal Bald has is to do the Big Equitation classes and the junior jumpers and to be successful. Written by founder Emma Mabry Lily Blavin is a very accomplished eighteen year old rider that trains with Archie Cox, Dick Carvin, and Susie Schroer in Los Angeles. She rides Natural Ability and Olympe De Brecey and owns Sander and Pringle. "Being able to qualify for the shows is so amazing but being able to go and be successful is so exciting and humbling." Blavin's advice to any rider that has hopes of riding and showing as much as her is to, "get as much time in the saddle as possible. Even if you can’t show that often, practice practice practice!" Lily's favorite show is LA Masters! "I love that it is in Downtown LA in the middle of the “hustle and bustle” and it is 25 minutes from my house. The show is so well put together." Blavin's biggest riding accomplishment is being in the top ribbons at all of the indoors shows and Devon. "Winning at Devon has to be the highlight though!" Lily's favorite thing about the sport is moving up in divisions and achieving her goals. Also being able to travel to shows all around the country is really special! Written by founder Emma Mabry
Jillian Stuart is a thirteen year old rider from Rancho Santa Fe, California. She is trained by Ashley Cedillos at her private barn called Magnolia Farms. Stuart currently has one horse named Centurion who she shows in the Equitation and medals. This year she has competed in the Maclay, USEF Talent Search, CPHA Junior & Foundation, THIS, Junior Hunters, etc. "Placing 3rd at Junior Hunter Finals was so thrilling, and so much fun, especially competing alongside some of my great friends. I wasn’t expecting to be in the top three at all going into Junior Hunter Finals because it was my first year competing in it, and I had only shown Verdana one day prior in the 3’6”. My sister Mikayla had qualified both of her horses, Verdana and Andover, who are both Large Junior Hunters, so she could only pick one. She had already shown Verdana at Junior Hunter Finals in 2013 and won the Large 15& Under, so she chose her younger horse to show this year, and let me show Verdana. We were planning on me showing her the weekend before Junior Hunter Finals at the Showpark Summer Festival, but I showed her in the Large Juniors the first day, then we got rained out the rest of the week, so I didn’t have much experience on her. It was such an adrenaline rush while I was in the ring, because it was in the huge grass Grand Prix field, which I had never shown on before. I was so happy with Verdana, and the overall experience. The whole experience of the show taught me so much, and helped me tremendously with adjusting to different rings, and competing on big fields like that." "Managing school and riding can get very complicated at times, but I go to a very flexible and willing school called the Grauer School in Encinitas, CA. It is a very small private school with a maximum of 30 students per grade, so you get very close with your teachers and they completely understand when I have to go to a show. On the other hand, I do have to make sure to keep up on all my school work and keep myself informed on everything that the class does when I am absent," Stuart mindfully stated. "I definitely want to keep horses in my life forever and eventually ride professionally, because they have been a part of my life for so long, and I don’t know what I would do without them. As for my career, I’m not sure what I want to do right now and if it will involve horses or not." Jillian's goals for this year are just to get very comfortable in the bigger medals, and get experience in the equitation ring since this is her first year doing it. As for long term goals, she would love to go to Derby Finals, Maclay Finals, and some of the other big shows such as WEF and Indoors. She's competed at Capital Challenge before, but living in California, its so hard to travel all the way to the east coast with school and its hard on the horses. "My favorite horse show is the Menlo Charity Horse Show in Menlo Park, California because the show grounds and the area around it are beautiful, and it is not nearly as stressful as some of the bigger shows. Also, they have the best prizes! They have given out everything from gum ball machines to Swarovski crystal horses," mentioned Jillian. Written by founder Emma Mabry Accomplished sixteen year old Kara Jones lives in Cornelius, North Carolina. She trains at North Creek Farm with Molly Gough and her sister Becky Browne. Kara has been riding for eight to nine years. She owns one large pony, Echo, and one small junior hunter, Joyful. She competes in the large ponies as well as the 3’3 juniors. Since her small junior is a new mount, they are currently working their way up into the 3’6 juniors. "Qualifying for shows such as Washington International, Pony Finals, and Devon with my large pony have really been such an amazing experience. Earning 10th overall in the large regulars at pony finals 2014, as well as getting 11th in the USEF pony medal finals was such an amazing experience. Everyone told me the regulars are so competitive so I just wanted to go and just do my best while having fun. I also never expected to earn 6th in the pony medal finals at the Washington International Horse Show in 2014. I really wish everyone could experience ribboning at the national shows like that because it shows the long hours spent riding really do pay off," said Jones when we asked what it felt like for her to qualify, show, and even ribbon at some of the top national shows. Kara said her favorite thing about riding/showing is, "definitely spending time with my horses and my friends. Shows have such a great atmosphere and I always look forward to them. Getting good results as well after working so hard to get where you are is truly an amazing feeling as well. In the future, Kara can definitely see herself having a career in the horse business. "Being around horses is my life. They are such amazing animals and I can’t see myself anywhere else." As of right now Kara's riding goals include moving up into the 3’6 with her horse and to have another successful pony finals. Long-term goals with her horse definitely include qualifying and ribboning at Devon, Washington, Junior Hunter Finals, and she is hoping to also compete and ribbon at the international derby finals. Jones's riding inspirations are Victoria Colvin and Kelley Farmer. "Victoria can ride anything and make it look easy. She puts in so much time and is always in a cheerful mood when riding even if things don’t go as planned. Kelley is also an inspiration for me because she is such a great hunter rider and really can go in under pressure and lay down a flawless round." "If I was to give advice to a person looking to ride and compete like I do I would probably have to tell them to put in the time. If you don’t put in the time and hard work then you won’t be able to accomplish as much as you may like to. Also set goals and some no stirrup work is definitely a great thing to do no matter how much it may hurt." Kara started riding because her neighbor got into it. She was actually afraid of horses when she was little so she didn’t start as early as she would have liked to. Once Kara watched her in a few lessons she knew that it was definitely something she wanted to do. |
AuthorEmma Mabry is a Hunter/Equitation rider from Sonoma County. Archives
November 2016
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