Kicking back from horse shows and enjoying the trails

After a few very busy weeks, it was nice to relax a little this week and enjoy our beautiful trails.  I wasn’t the only one with this idea, as the barn booked many more guided trails than usual.  Several couples joined us for a trail ride on Valentines Day. As it was mostly the men doing the [...]

What a weekend for our dressage riders!

The weekend before last weekend I had two students honored at the year end awards banquet for the Lakeland Dressage Association. If this past weekend was any indication, they are going to have to order more awards for my students!  I had three junior riders at the LDA schooling show on February 7th, and they [...]

R&R Riders are awesome at 4-H show!

I had seven students competing this weekend at the open 4-H show in Plant City.  Alex riding Timely, Britney riding Strawman, Alicia riding Teddy Tinman, Andrea riding Indian Nation, Christine riding Ginger, Jacki riding Nellie, and Courtney riding S’Khemo.  The 4-H shows are typically large events with 12-18 riders in every open class.  As their [...]

Kaila and Alex earn year end awards from Lakeland Dressage Assoc.

February 1,2009 was a big day for Tampa, FL. Not only was it Super Bowl Sunday(being held at our own Raymond James Stadium), but it was also a big day for our local dressage riders.  Lakeland Dressage Association held it’s year end awards banquet honoring competitors and volunteers for their hard work through the 2008 [...]