The Plaid Horse- The Stallion Issue 2015

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America’s Premiere Horse Show Magazine THE STALLION ISSUE

USEF Horse of the Year Champion GF Forget Me Not & Grand Champion True Colors

Inside

January/February 2015 • Forget Me Not Farm Brings HOTY Champions Home to the Hottest New Property in Wellington • Hidden Creek’s Rain Fox (1983-2014) • The Impact of Social Influence • The Cleveland Grand Prix

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Volition and the Coverboy Group congratulate Skara Glen Stables on the purchase of Skara Glen’s Machu Picchu (formerly Chester VDL).

Volition Farm is a full service equestrian center specializing in the training and sales of exceptional sport horses for the jumper, equitation, and hunter rings.

Contact Amanda Flint 55 Bartley Rd., Long Valley, New Jersey (917) 560-3952 • Jmprridr@gmail.com www.volition-farm.com/

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Calendar of Horse Show Live Streams www.streamhorsetv.com JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 FEATURES:

EDITOR'S NOTE

Pg. 12 TPH Contributors

I am so proud to present the 2015 Stallion Issue here – it is really a labor of love from the entire TPH team to drool over all of these amazing stallions.

The time is now to shine with your American bred youngster- young horse classes and clinics are popping up all over the country, as well as local circuits revving up their own local versions of big PIPER WATCHING YOUNG PONIES classes, while keeping THIS WINTER AT STONEWALL FARM IN IXONIA, WI. low fences and a relaxed atmosphere. There has never been a better time to work with your own greenie and enjoy the challenges and success that comes along with the journey.

Pg. 14 TPH Interns Pg. 20 Kim Harries – Fit to Ride Pg. 22 Book Review: The Cleveland Grand Prix Pg. 24 Winter Circuit or Bust Pg. 46 Cover Story: Forget Me Not Farm Pg. 55 Aiken Winter Series Pg. 56 Farewell Hidden Creek’s Rain Fox Pg. 60 Showplace Productions Ledges Winter Series Pg. 62 A World Away Pg. 66 Social Influence Pg. 68 ESP Holiday Circuit Pg. 71 Helmet Survey Pg. 76 TPH Classifieds ON THE COVER: FORGET ME NOT FARM’S TWO USEF HORSE OF THE YEAR WINNERS 2014 – TRUE COLORS AND GF FORGET ME NOT. PHOTOS © SHAWN MCMILLEN PHOTOGRAPHY AND MARGOT HIRSCH.

CONTACT THE PLAID HORSE: WRITE: Piper Klemm, Ph.D., 14 Mechanic Street, Canton, New York 13617 CALL: 541-905-0192 EMAIL: theplaidhorsemag@gmail.com WEBSITE: theplaidhorse.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/theplaidhorsemag TWITTER: twitter.com/plaidhorsemag @plaidhorsemag INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/theplaidhorsemag @theplaidhorsemag

At the USHJA Annual Meeting in December, I had so many wonderful conversations with leaders in our industry committed to breeding, training, and winning on horses bred in the US. Additionally, a big topic of discussion was how to get young riders involved in starting young horses and how to support them from the grassroots to the international levels.

So, take the plunge – breed your mare or buy a youngster from one of the great breeders in this issue. Support a young rider looking to get mileage riding babies. Dream of winning big on the one you made up yourself!

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Stonewall Farm Congratulates Jenna Drago and trainer Scott Petrie on the lease of Vermont Ruby Fox

Best of Luck in the Medium Pony Hunters in 2015!

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TPH CONTRIBUTORS

CATHY PENROD, of Gilberts, IL, is a professional Performance Specialist with 34 years of knowledge of the equestrian world and has more than 19 years of leadership, mentoring and coaching experience.

KIM HARRIES, of Santa Ynez, CA, is the Owner/Trainer at Southern Cross Show Horses, a hunter/jumper training program with students and horses competing successfully on the A circuit. She is also a Certified Personal Trainer with the American Council on Exercise, Certified Barre Instructor, Pilates Instructor and is pursuing a degree in Kinesiology.

EMILY POPE, of Lauderdale, MN, works in cancer research in Largaespada Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. She graduated from UMN in 2013 and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in cancer biology. She shows Seize the Moment, a 19 year old TB in the open jumpers.

ANDREW RYBACK (Andrew Ryback Photography), of Carpentersville, IL, covers equestrian events all over the midwest and is the official photographer for Spring Spectacular, Equifest, and the Minnesota Harvest horse shows.

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Stonewall Farm Offers for Sale or Lease

TPH INTERNS

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LILY SANCHEZ, 20, of Crown Point, IN, is an incoming Junior at Purdue University studying Animal Science and Pre-veterinary medicine.

She works as a groom over the summers and does the Adult Jumpers with her Thoroughbred Luxery Defined.

CARLY NASZNIC, 16, of North Kingstown, RI, is a junior in high school who competes in the equitation and hunters on her horse What A Star. Her passion is taking equine photos and she intends to become a professional photographer.

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IVEY ROTH, 15, of Isle of Palms, SC, is a sophomore in high school. She currently competes in the hunters in local shows on the PSJ circuit.

MARGOT HIRSCH, 16, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL is a Junior at The Benjamin School and currently shows in the Childrens Hunters in Wellington.

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Stonewall Farm’s Hillcrest’s Top Hat 1999 Gray Welsh Stallion, 12.1 h GAYFIELD’S VIDA BLUE X HELIKON HALO

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Sire of model, under saddle, and over fences ribbon winners at USEF Pony Finals.

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Top ten USEF Pony Hunter Sire since 2011. Sire of many National, Zone, and Circuit Champions including US Pony Finals, USEF Horse of the Year Awards, Devon, Winter Equestrian Festival.

Offspring inherit his calm demeanor, extreme movement, jumping style, athleticism, and “magic”!

With continuing gratitude to the late Carol Lush of Maple Side Farm... where the magic began.

Stud fee $800, LFG. Live cover or shipped semen.

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Qualen’s Got Magic, Hudson, owned by Aubrey Hill Stables, photo by Aleece Jarman & Bracewood’s McDreamy.

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Fit to Ride: Pilates by Kim Harries This month’s article features the benefits of Pilates for the rider.

No matter what style of riding you prefer, having a strong core, and balanced muscles will benefit both you and your horse.

What happens when your horse spooks? Are you able to stay in the middle of the tack or are you suddenly scrambling to try to stay mounted? When you see pictures of yourself riding is one shoulder or hip consistently lower or higher than the other?

Do you have one heel that comes up while the other stays down? All of these things affect our horse’s balance and thereby the ability to perform the job that we are asking of them. Strengthening the correct muscles and keeping them long is a must for any rider who wants to sink down into the saddle a little deeper, stretch up a little taller or wrap that calf around their horse, with more weight in their heels. If you are a rider who would like to be more independent with their hands and increase your connection to your horse while in the saddle, Pilates may be for you.

Pilates can be practiced on the floor, using a thick mat for comfort, and also on various apparatus such as the Reformer and Cadillac.

Pilates Mat work is generally done in a group class and can range from using body weight only, with no props, to the use of bands, magic circles and light hand weights.

The figure above illustrates the many muscles used during one such Pilates Mat exercise called the “Single Leg Stretch”. This is a great body-weight only exercise that can be done anywhere, with no additional equipment needed. When properly executed, this exercise strengthens the entire core from front to back while lengthening and strengthening the legs from the top of the thigh down through the calf muscle. A one-hour mat class will get your heart pumping and your body moving, working arms, legs, back and abs.

Whichever equestrian discipline you prefer, the condition of your core can mean the difference between ability to stay connected and in balance with your horse or being something that your horse has to “work around”.

The Pilates Reformer is one of the more popular pieces of Pilates apparatus due to its ease of use and ever-evolving repertoire of work that is able to be accomplished. The reformer boasts straps and pulleys, a spring-loaded carriage and a padded foot bar. A one-hour session will challenge you from head to toe, working and stretching your body to be more flexible and vibrant than you may have thought possible. Both group PHOTOS © RITA GOOD

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classes and private sessions are available to learn the work on the reformer. One of the greatest things about the reformer for riders is the use of the straps. While executing the movements your arms and legs must work independently and since most of us are stronger on one side than the other, these inconsistencies becoming very obvious. Does your horse regularly land on one lead more than the other? Does your horse have a more fluid shoulderin going one direction than the other? Does one canter depart seem smooth and effortless and the other seem like you are suddenly riding a different animal? Most horses, like us, favor one side naturally, but if we as riders, are equally balanced and strong on both sides of our bodies, then we will be more able to effortlessly follow our horse’s movements, aiding our horses when they are learning or when asking them to perform difficult movements. This will enable any rider to develop a more harmonious partnership, whether in the show ring or out on the trail.

If you prefer a one-on-one setting, most Pilates studios are happy to oblige. This is a more expensive option but well worth the investment.

Working individually with a Pilates instructor will enable you to focus on where your body needs to work the most. Many clients start out with back pain, locked hips and stiff joints. Through the consistent work of the progressive spring tension and wide variety of exercises and stretches, you will find Pilates to be a revitalizing experience that will leave you feeling strong in a whole new way.

One famous quote by the founder of the Pilates Method, Joseph Pilates says, “Pilates is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, the way you play, and the way you work.”

Just as we ask our horses to be supple and graceful in their bodies, we can also ourselves to be in ours. All the best in Health, Kim Harries.

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The Cleveland Grand Prix AN AMERICAN SHOW JUMPING FIRST

BY BETTY WEIBEL, REVIEW BY EMILY POPE The Cleveland Grand Prix: An American Show Jumping First beautifully covers the history of the Cleveland Grand Prix, one of the United States’ premier showjumping events that has not gotten much press lately. Weibel elegantly describes the development of the horse show in the Chagrin Valley, with many details about the horse and rider combinations who competed there and the people behind the horse show who made it so important.

This book is short – only 176 pages, yet Weibel managed to incorporate information about the full range of horse sports, from harness racing to polo, fox hunting to showjumping.

I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. From anecdotes about some of the biggest names in our sport (Buddy Brown, Mary Mairs Chapot, and Rodney Jenkins, to name a few) to the photography, this book has it all. This book is not just a fascinating read, but a great historical reference for Grand Prix showjumping, and I would highly encourage anyone who wants to pursue a career in any aspect of horse showing to read and understand what goes into making a successful horse show.

The future of the Cleveland Grand Prix is unclear at this point, but it would be such a shame to lose such a historically influential horse show. This book would make a great gift for a wide variety of people, whether they’re specifically interested in Grand Prix history, interested in the development of horse sports in America, or particularly curious about the story behind the first Grand Prix in the United states. Wherever your specific interests lie, this book will not leave you disappointed. Rather, it will leave you wanting more and hoping that Weibel writes more books like this one.

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Winter Circuit or Bust by TPH Intern Emma Dubinsky As the temperatures start to go down all over the country, many horses and riders make their way towards warmer climates.

People from all over the country flock to the Wellington Equestrian Festival – commonly known around the series as “WEF” – HITS Ocala, Gulfport, or HITS Thermal to have a taste of the summery weather and challenging courses. But while these shows are going on, smaller shows are taking place indoors all across the country. Showing at a venue like WEF has its advantages, but there are many advantages to showing closer to home as well.

The major winter show venues have everything any rider could ask for. For example, WEF has divisions for every horse and every rider, and over 10 rings. The course designers are some of the best in the country. Junior rider Grace Powers says, “The equitation courses are taken seriously there and they have interesting jumps every week, so when you’re coming off of that going into summer shows, the rest of the courses look easy.”

Riders truly compete against the best of the best, and it shows in their riding. The high caliber prepares riders for every trick and twist in the course, giving them a leg up when finals come around at the end of the year.

When competing against the best, there is a lot of learning to do. Riders get the experience of competing against the top, and very often learning from them. With classes going on all day, there is always a class to watch or a ring to ride in.

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Alexandra Murphy, a recent Maclay Finals qualifier, also mentions the great strides she made as a rider as a result of competing at WEF. With a life revolving around horses, she was able to ride all the time on the winter circuit and improve her riding more than she would have at home.

But for many riders, showing at these fancy winter venues is not a possibility and they spend the winter at smaller venues, such as the Queenie Productions shows at Lake St. Louis, Missouri. Classes often range in size from five to sizes in the low teens, giving riders a chance to win ribbons while still learning. Sarah Mechlin of Mechlin Farm mentions that the Queenie Productions Winter Series is a good place for riders to move up a division, because they can still win ribbons while making little mistakes that can often happen to a rider as the jumps get bigger and the courses get more complicated.

Alexandra Murphy also states that a smaller, local show can help a rider focus on the show ring. Instead of worrying about the top name riders in the class, a rider can focus on

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All the junior riders that were interviewed point out one thing – small shows like these are good for points.

Getting qualified for major finals such as Devon or Harrisburg can be a daunting task for many riders, and competing at smaller shows can help them accomplish this task.

There are many shows going on around the country this winter. Whether you and your horse hit a large show like WEF or a small one closer to home, you really can’t go wrong. Good luck!

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2006 Small Green Pony gelding • 9th Over Fences, Pony Finals 2014 • Over 1,700 points towards Devon with limited showing in the Regular Smalls • Qualified for Pony Finals 2015 • Lake St. Louis Winter Festival Circuit Champion Small Green Pony, 2014 • Currently #2 in the country, Small Green Ponies • #1 Small Green Pony, Zone 7, and Champion Green Pony, Zone 7 Finals • Ridden exclusively by an 11 y.o. since February, 2014 - no professional pony jockeys!

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Coming two year old filly. Elle has been winning on the line since she was a weanling, capping off this season with a Junior Champion Half Welsh Filly tricolor and 1st Place Hunter Breeding Futurity Filly ribbon at the Maryland Pony Breeders Show. As successful as Elle has already been, she was bred to be an athlete.

Elle will mature a good size medium pony and will be an excellent child’s pony, sweet, smart and willing. Somermist Farm proudly offers Elle to the discriminating show home.

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Cover Story: Forget Me Not Farm Dominates the Pony Ring in Wellington

GF FORGET ME NOT SHOWS ONE OF HER MANY TRICOLORS (THIS ONE AT THE WINTER EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL) ON HER WAY TO WINNING THE USEF HORSE OF THE YEAR TITLE IN THE SMALL PONY HUNTERS IN 2014.

In 2014, it was hard to miss Stefanie Mazer at the pony ring. Recognizable by her long striking black hair and looking impeccably polished at all times, she trained ponies out of her Forget Me Not Farm to wins from the Winter Equestrian Festival to USEF Pony Finals. Forget Me Not Farm’s banner year culminated in the USEF Horse of the Year Awards for two young ponies- True Colors (Grand Green & Medium Green Pony Hunter) and GF Forget Me Not (Small Pony Hunter).

While awe-inspiring on its own, this is only one facet of Mazer’s business and equine passion. Out of a brand new 10acre facility in Wellington, Mazer, who has her doctorate in Psychology, also runs HorseWise, where she works with adolescents with behavioral issues on what she calls equine experiential learning.

Forget Me Not Farm is designed to be optimal for both the horse show and the equine experiential learning programs.

HorseWise and the Forget Me Not Farm show program are separated on the farm and scheduled independently but, with the design of the farm, include dual-feature aspects as well. For example, the 90' diameter covered round pen can be ridden in during rain showers or excessive heat, but is also a safe and contained space for experiential learning unmounted work.

Mazer has been riding all of her life, attending the McDonough School (MD) and training with Street Moore. For high school, she attended Oldfields School (MD), where her riding career often took a back seat to lacrosse and her studies. While attending Rollins College, she began to train with Bill Schaub and show seriously again, and then trained with Karen Healey while in graduate school in California. She saw success in the amateur hunters and jumpers on the east

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coast, but it was her focus in the 3'6" Adult Medals with Healey that brought together years of horsemanship.

Mazer continued pursuing her career in Psychology while competing as an amateur. After completing her Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) at the Califonia School of Professional Psychology, she moved to Johns Hopkins (MD) to teach. While at Hopkins, she taught a few lessons on her own horse and started to explore different teaching methods based on her own experiences.

Mazer remembers the frustration she often felt as a kid being told what to do and not understanding why, so she teaches her students skills as well as offers them an understanding of why she is teaching. “It was really a reflection of myself being a kid and not always understanding why to do what I was asked to do,” she says.

After moving to Florida, Mazer established HorseWise – now a successful program for kids and teens with behavioriol issues – teaching out of several local barns.

Pretty quickly, the regular show customers of these barns recognized her talents and wanted their show riders to be

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part of Mazer’s education-based approach.

Her effective communication and research-based teaching style were discovered and suddenly in demand from families showing on the horse show circuit.

After several clients bought ponies and horses for her to train, Mazer branched her business into two parts and rented stalls from Linda Evans at Orion Farm in Wellington.

Mazer laughs when she remembers, “When we first moved to Wellington, I was mucking the stalls, caring for the horses, doing everything. I didn’t have a huge plan on where the training business was going, so I just did all the work myself. It quickly became apparent that Forget Me Not Farm was growing exponentially. We started horse

showing more and I hired a staff and in the past couple of years we started building our own property so we're able to train not only the horse show animals, but also offer equine experiential learning on-site. Right now, we are working on the TEACUPS (Teaching Empathy and Compassion Under Pet Supervision) project which offers an opportunity for everyone to come to the farm and learn skills and life lessons through being with animals.”

The journey to the equine experiential learning was anything but defined. As Mazer started her Masters degree in Counseling at Loyola Marymount University in Santa Monica (CA), she happened upon a book called It’s Not About the Horse by Wyatt Webb. “I read the book in one night – I was so enamored with his work. Webb was working at Miraval and I went on a retreat to see what he was doing with horses. I had been involved with horses my whole life, but seeing how he connected horses and

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people, I decided that that was what I wanted to do.”

As it was mostly horsemen (and not psychologists) studying the effects of equine interaction on human behavior, there were not any measurable scientific standards in the field at the time. Since doctoral research is psychology should be measurable and most of this was theory at the time, Mazer had to not only conduct a large quantity of independent research and figure out novel ways to quantify results, but also convince her doctoral committee and the psychology field at large the merits of her work.

Through a system starting a therapeutic alliance between a therapist and a client, Mazer was able to study data of equine interactions and give concrete data and scientific validity to equine experiential learning. Many psychology programs offer certificates and the research has since grown to mainstream acceptance as a result

of her research and analysis as well as confirmations from federal grants to both psycholgists and horsemen.

Mazer’s research, schooling, theory, and practice informs both of her programs.

All students can learn from the skills taught through the skill-building of equine experiential learning – teaching kids through experience about responsibility, accountability, mindfulness, communication skills, empathy, cognitive flexibility, looking at things from different perspectives, assertiveness skills, and self-awareness.

Forget Me Not uses a structure reminiscent of school: the program clearly defines objectives and evaluates what modifications need to be made in order to stay on track. Mazer meets these goals by staying small and only having a few customers. She says, “I believe in quality over quantity and the business has wanted to grow to a point where that would be challenging. We want to keep the program small and have kids that are very serious about the learning process as well as very committed. We are a goal-driven program – our parents have goals and want to see their kids meet their goals. They want their kids to learn lessons, so we work on life lessons, not just riding lessons.”

She continues, “With horses, it’s hard to evaluate competencies. Defining objectives to show a series of competencies can be abstract, but it is my job to find ways to measure them and evaluate success. I’m constantly thinking about the learning process. I was giving a lesson and I was riding one of the ponies while I was teaching and I showed the walk-to-canter transition and then the downward transitions. By demonstrating the movement (and not just telling it from the ground), I realized my student was a visual learner because, from

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that point on, learning came so much more easily to her. Every lesson teaches me more about physical intelligence and about how students learn, how they think, and how they use their instincts.”

The learning process applies to the ponies just as much as the students. Both GF Forget Me Not and True Colors were purchased as young green ponies for their owners, who were on the leadline at the time.

GF Forget Me Not taught owner Mia Green to trot, canter, do lead changes, jump, all while being made up. With Mazer’s training at home and pony jocks at horse shows, GF Forget Me Not was able to be kept ahead of Green’s progress and consistently and confidently matured as a young pony.

Mazer smiles just talking about her.

“Mia stepped up from Short Stirrup this Fall on her and was Champion her first weekend in the Children’s. She’s going

to take her through the Small Pony Hunters and will probably stay in the barn for other kids – she’s a wonderful, wonderful pony.”

While riding their green ponies, Forget Me Not Farm is also full of, as Mazer terms them, “training wheels” ponies. Pony veterans such as Miss Australia and Deja Blue help students move up, show, and practice.

As a part of the learning process out of the saddle, all of the Forget Me Not Farm riders are part of Belle & Bow Equestrian’s Belles Program. As a “Belle,” the girls are responsible for maintaining all A grades at school, being positive leaders in the barn and classroom, and will also often work with Belle & Bow to raise money for charities including Just World International.

Forget Me Not Farm truly impresses from every aspect. While it is advancing the sport through optimal learning and serious competition at the highest levels of the sport, it is also sharing this experience with children who wouldn't otherwise have the chance to learn with the animals we all could not live without. This is the future of our industry.

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Forget Me Not Farm 2014 Highlights: National Honors: • USEF Horse of the Year Grand Champion & Medium Green Pony Hunter 2014 – True Colors • USEF Horse of the Year Small Pony Hunter 2014 – GF Forget Me Not • Winner, Medium Green Pony Hunter Over Fences, USEF Pony Finals – True Colors South Florida Hunter/Jumper Association (SFHJA): • Stefanie Mazer – Trainer of the Year • Champion Small Pony Hunter – GF Forget Me Not • Champion Medium Pony Hunter – True Colors • Reserve Champion Green Pony Hunter – True Colors • Champion Short Stirrup & Cross-Rails– Deja Blue – Mia Green • Reserve Champion Short Stirrup & Cross-Rails – GF Forget Me Not – Mia Green 2015 ESP Holiday Circuit Overall: • Champions: Nicole White (Short Stirrup Equitation), Isabelle White & Deja Blue (Cross Rails) • Reserve Champion: Unforgettable (Green Pony Hunter), Nicole White & Deja Blue (Short Stirrup) • Class Winners WEF 2015 so far: Unforgettable, True Colors, Deja Blue, & Bubble Wrap

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Aiken Winter Series (Aiken, South Carolina). 1. Sunrise & Jessie Spade (Short Stirrup). 2. Bella DiBenedetto & Brighton Charter Run (Children's Ponies). 3. Woodlands Mr Mischief & Kendall Cashion (Short Stirrup)Broadway & Helen. 4. Farmore Royal Ballerina & Kylee Buchholz (Medium Greens).

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Hidden Creek's Rain Fox (1983-2014) At the end of 2014, the pony world lost one of the greats, Hidden Creek’s Rain Fox, one of the first crossbred stallions. His life was both long – he was 31 years old – and productive – his last foal was born in 2014. Standing at Champlain Isle Farm in Vermont with Amy and Randy McCoy for the last 20 years, Rain Fox contributed greatly to the fierce competition and excellence we see in the pony hunter divisions today.

“Foxy” was bred by Marguerite Taylor, out of a Thoroughbred mare and by her legendary stallion *Cymraeg Rain Beau.

He started his career winning by being the overall Pony Hunter Breeding Champion at The Devon Horse Show three times- as a yearling, two year old, and three year old.

“Marguerite is the quintessential pony breeder in this country. She has done all of it. She really bred a lot being in the thick of things in Virginia,” says Amy McCoy. Some of Taylor’s other progeny of *Cymraeg Rain Beau (by Farnley Lustre) include multiple time USEF Leading Pony Hunter Sire Blue Rain, as well as perennial pony hunter winners Knickerbocker, Millbrook’s Tiny Bubbles, Lucky Too, Lucky Me, Remember the Laughter, Buzz Light Year, and Blue Mist.

After breeding him with a heavy schedule at her farm in Virginia, Taylor sent Foxy to the McCoys to stand at and Champlain Isle in 1991 and then they bought him. From their farm in Isle LaMott, Vermont, (about four miles from the Canadian border), the McCoys both shipped semen to the US and Canada and bred their own mares. Foxy often bred a dozen or more mares per year, up until

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the last five years when he semi-retired, only breeding mares on the farm and not shipping semen.

Randy McCoy remembers fondly, “He was a pet in his stall – anyone could go in with him.

He loved babies – he was wonderful with babies – they would come to his stall and he would nuzzle them. He was a good father.”

Breeding two crossbreds leads to a greater range in potential sizing, but to the McCoys often took the gamble to breed the pony hunter they wanted. As one of the first heavily bred crossbred ponies, it took the McCoys some time to get sizing down for top of the line ponies.

Amy McCoy said, “He was all of 14.2 – every bit of it, right on the line and ½ TB. The initial thought was to breed him to 14 h mares and you would get good, safe larges. His babies, however, end up being pretty small and we missed the boat on a lot before we figured that out. You have to breed him to something big to get large ponies. The 14 h mares tended to make 13.3 or 14h babies – bad sized ponies. We just kept getting the wrong size until we figured that out.

There are a lot of 14 h Rain Fox babies out there.”

With Champlain Isle so far North, The Devon Horse Show (PA) is not only the biggest, but also the closest hunter breeding show to the farm. “Rain Fox babies are gorgeous. I’m ambivalent about showing on the line – first you have to push them hard and that’s tough on a baby to do that. For the ones we show on the line, they go to Devon and that’s it- it is a one shot deal for us. They have to figure it all out and it’s a heck of a show to get your feet wet on,” explains Amy. “Foxy was one of the last. He was very well bred. The last of a really elegant line and he was a wonderful guy. We were very privileged and honored to have him,” said Amy.

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by Hidden Creek’s Rain Fox) Select offspring: Rainsox, Champlain Jane, Vermont Ruby Fox, Stars & Stripes, Kid Me Not, Fancy Pants, Won to Know, Champlain Petals, Good Times Foxy, I’m Happy, Otterridge Coverup, Ware Fox, Woodland Hills Rain Forest, Keep it Cool, Let it Rain, Waterlily Some Highlights: •W on to Know: Reserve Champion Large Pony Hunter, USEF Pony Finals, 1999; High Score-Virginia Bred Pony, USEF Pony Finals 1999; USEF National Champion Large Pony Hunter, 2002 •R ainsox: Reserve Champion Medium Green Pony Hunter, USEF Pony Finals, 2001; Reserve Champion Medium Pony Hunter, USEF Pony Finals, 2005

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1. Great Sphinx of Giza with Pyramid of Khafre in background. 2. Camel at the Pyramids.

3. View while walking along the Nile River. 4. Inside one of the Pyramids. 5. Camels.

6. A produce truck. 7. Farm stand. 8. Overlooking Cairo from the Pyramids. 9. Hotel Concord, Cairo. 10. Shopping in Alexandria. 11. One of two grand prix fields on the clinic facility (Hilton Hotel in background). 12. Stabling for the horses. 13. Basil hedges lining paths at the facility.

14. Paul Valliere and HRH Prince Muhammad bin Al Talal. 15. The clinic was held at Kingsland Equestrian in Alexandria, Egypt. 16. Beds for the grooms. 17. International course designer Michel Ismalun (left) and Sufian Barakat, Board Director of the Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation. 18. Some of The students attending the clinic. 19. Spectators. 20. Hilton Hotel pool reflecting palms. 21. Walking the course with students before the show. 22. Trainer Cecile Moarbes El Solh from Beirut, Lebanon participating in the clinic. 23. Paul, HRH Muhammad Bin Talal, and Tash Barakat discussing the course. PHOTOS © PHOTOART BY JILL.

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The Impact of the Social Influence

BY CATHY PENROD

When working with clients, from children, juniors, amateurs and professional riders, there is one common theme when we discuss the six influences that affect performance in the ring– the Social Factor. Whether you are the rider or part of the support network, the influence is strong and awareness of the impact for both is key.

Social factors involve having the “right” amount and type of interaction with the others we ride or compete with, and if we feel supported before, during, and after our ride. This may involve being surrounded by like-minded people who are excited about the same things we are.

Social factors detract from energy when social conditions aren’t optimal for us or when other people’s negative energy affects our own. For instance, when a trainer, parent or spouse negatively comments about the last ride performed, the dialogue can be adversely interrupted and an assumption made with a feeling left of disappointment. Or, we are so concerned about disappointing our trainer, spouse and parent, as every bobble, wrong lead, missed fence, money spent with no ribbon means, “ I have upset those who support me the most”. Our support

network may not realize the affect their conversations have on us as they are just trying to “help” and be “supportive”; but knowing they are watching at ring side can influence our reaction and enthusiasm of our rides and impact the remainder of our weekend.

Social factors are those related to society and the people who are around us.

While the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical influences are internally focused, the social area is more externally focused. We don’t exist in a vacuum, and how we react to and interact with others can have a strong influence on our energy in our sport, our overall life, and in any particular situation. In his book Mastery, Robert Greene said:

Often the greatest obstacle to our pursuit of mastery comes from the emotional drain we experience in dealing with the resistance and manipulations of the people around us. We misread their intentions and react in ways that cause confusion or conflict... Navigating smoothly through the social environment, we have more time and energy to focus on learning and acquiring skills.

Success attained without this intelligence is not true mastery, and will not last.

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People’s social needs and desires vary greatly. From a social perspective, our engagement is enhanced when we have the amount and type of interaction that is right for us.

Someone who is more introverted, for example, would likely be more comfortable practicing or riding alone or with one or two other people, while someone with extrovert tendencies may prefer being part of a large group or team. Introverts may need alone time in the form of frequent breaks to recharge, as constantly being with other people (even though they may enjoy them) can drain their energy.

Extroverts, on the other hand, recharge by being with people.

What’s important is to discover what suits us best, and then to create those social conditions that work.

Social factors coupled with stress reaction and internal obstacles; assumptions, and interruptions affect us in many ways.

Remember, stress itself is not the enemy; it’s our reaction to it.

What one person perceives as being stressful, another barely notices, and yet another is excited by.

As you strategize for your next ride and show; how and what can you do to make your social factor work for you? How can you share with your social factor what support you need? How comfortable are you sharing how their current support affects your performance? What is your strategy? What is your solution?

Happy riding!

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WANT TO HELP MAKE HELMETS EVEN SAFER? PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SURVEY: 1) What is your AGE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2) SEX (check one): □ MALE □ FEMALE 3) How many years have you been riding? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4) In what discipline do you compete? (Check all that apply) □HUNTER □JUMPER 5) Do you wear a helmet in the barn when you are not riding? (Check one) □YES □NO 6) Which helmet do you wear?

DURING PRACTICE □ Antares □ Hermes □ Charles Owen □ IRH □ GPA □ Samshield Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DURING COMPETITION □ Antares □ Hermes □ Charles Owen □ IRH □ GPA □ Samshield Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7) How many times have you fallen off your pony/horse?

DURING PRACTICE (Check one) DURING COMPETITION (Check one) □ (0) Never □ (0) Never □ 1-10 □ 1-10 □ 11-20 □ 11-20 □ 21-30 □ 21-30 □ >30 times □ >30 times

8) When you fell, what area of your body was impacted? (Check all that apply) □ buttocks □ side of body □ head/neck Other, please specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9) When you fell, what did you land on? (Check all that apply) □ ground □ jump □ horse landed on you Please turn page and fill out the other side.

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10) Have you ever had any of these symptoms after falling off your pony/horse?

Symptom (check all that apply) During Practice During Competition Headache □ □ Nausea □ □ Vomiting □ □ Thank you for Dizziness □ □ taking the time Irritability □ □ to participate Decreased concentration □ □ Feeling of fogginess □ □ in our survey.

Difficulty Sleeping □ □ Loss of consciousness □ □ Confusion □ □ Difficulty with memory □ □ Ringing in the ears □ □ Difficulty with balance □ □ Sensitivity to noise □ □ Numbness/tingling □ □ Blurred vision □ □ Slurred speech □ □ Sensitivity to light □ □ Fatigue □ □ 11) If you had symptoms, who were you evaluated by? □ Physician (MD, DO) □ Registered Nurse (RN) □ Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) □ Physician Assistant (PA) □ Trainer □ No one 12) If you fell and hit your head, how long was it before you returned to riding? (Check one) □ < 5 days □ 5-10 days □ 10-30 days □ 1-3 months □ 3-6 months □ >6 months 13) Have you ever been officially diagnosed by a physician with a concussion after falling off your pony/horse? (Check one) □ YES □ NO a. If you replied yes, what type of physician diagnosed you: □ Neurosurgeon □ Sports Physician □ Orthopedic Surgeon □ Family Physician □ Pediatrician □ Other, please specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kip Rosenthal and Benchmark Farm welcome 2013 EAP reserve champion as our new assistant trainer. Looking forward to an exciting 2015! Barn: 914.234.2393 • Kip's cell: 845.206.3371 Silly Putty - Silly Putty 2002 Chestnut Gelding, 13.1 ½ Perfect, easy medium pony hunter.

Over 3300 points for Devon 2015 in 11 shows, qualified Pony Finals 2015. Many trips to Devon and Indoors with ribbons. All around great guy, with a lovely soft jump, huge stride, and auto lead changes. Loves the little kid ride, will happily move a rider up from the S/S to the division. Emily Elek- 920-889-0028, stonewallponies@yahoo.com

Falling Moon Celebration - Falling Moon Celebration (Telynau Royal Anthem x Claire) 2006 Bay Gelding, 13.2 Very quiet, easy enough to start a child in the short stirrup and move them up to the medium division, but should be a winner in the childrens anywhere.

Absolutely adorable and a good jumper with an easy lead change. Emily Elek- 920-889-0028, stonewallponies@yahoo.com

Loving Life - Loving Life 2007 Bay mare, 14.2h Lovely sweet eligible green large pony. Brave and an easy lead changer. Plenty of quality for the division or the winner in the children’s ponies.

Half sister to Chance of a Lifetime and Lifeline.

Beautiful, will model and hack in good company.

Emily Elek- 920-889-0028, stonewallponies@yahoo.com

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