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Equestrian Drill Team Rides High
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A River Run Farms Equestrian Drill Team forms a pinwheel in a Montgomery competition.
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By Lauren Nix
• Robotics Team
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• Author visits LPMS
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• Out of Darkness Walk
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• Athlete of Month
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• Homecoming
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• Operation Christmas Child 18 • Athletic Director 19 • Danberry
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• Paul Johnson
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• Turkey Trot
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When 13-year-old Emily Adams joined a mounted equestrian drill team at River Run Farms two years ago, she “found her calling,” her mother, Kelly Adams said. Equestrian drill teams perform a coordinated routine to music where riders and horses must be trained in the moves. “It is definitely a team sport as each
member has to be supportive and help each other,” Kelly Adams said. “They have to work together in order for the team to be the best they can be.” This year teams from River Run Farms on Highway 119 competed in the first mounted drill team competition in the state of Alabama at the Montgomery State
Fair. The teams competed in Chatsworth, Ga., the previous two years because no drill team competition existed in Alabama. Mick Knerr said his two daughters really enjoy the camaraderie of the River Run Farms teams. “It’s really the only way in this sport that you can get a team together and perform,” he said. “The kids really love it.” His oldest daughter Kathryn, 12, has been riding for four years and on River Run’s drill team since it started two years ago. She says her favorite part is being able to work as a team, and she also enjoys dressing up for theme runs. “Everyone loves watching it, so I love dressing up and putting on a show,” Kathryn said. Each team typically consists of 12 members that perform routines with their horses in the arena to music. Performances are usually six to seven minutes long, and often have a theme. The teams are judged on different aspects, including how they stay together, how in sync they are and how their horses perform for them during the routine. The teams practice and perform their drill team routines from Labor Day weekend until the next show season starts in March.
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Briarwood Christian School’s Christmas Shop to shine this holiday season
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Briarwood Christian School’s Christmas Shop committe members pictured left to right: Susan Schaper, Beth Drennen, Jill Mallory, Beth Thomas, Brenda Gilbert, Becky Weeks, and Deana Chapman.
By Lauren Nix Once a small school event, the Briarwood Christian School Christmas Shop has grown into an annual tradition over the years. This year’s two-day event will be held Thursday, Nov. 11 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall at
Briarwood Presbyterian Church located at 2200 Briarwood Way. About 90 tables will be set up containing items for sale by the various vendors. “Some of our vendors buy two, even three tables, but we can usually accommodate 90 tables in our location,”
said Deanna Chapman, chair of the shop. Vendors at the event will be selling a variety of items, including jewelry, art, jams, jellies, stationary and kitchen ware, to name a few. Many of the items are hand-
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