July 1st Clinic with Lauren

Hi all -

We are going to squeeze in a one day clinic with Lauren on Monday, July 1st.  If you are going to Dressage at Lexington, this will be a great time to put the polish on your tests.  The regulation arena is set up in the outdoor now, so we are ready to go!  Email me if you want to ride: caroline@sallyrun.com

Have a great week!

Caroline

Clinic this Friday-Saturday

Here is the clinic schedule for this coming weekend:

Friday, May 10

3:30 Caroline Stephens

4:15  Molly Watson

5:00  Sydney Stephens

5:45  Michaela Bethard

6:30  Kim Huffman

 

Saturday, May 11

7:30  Caroline Stephens

8:15  Michaela Bethard

9:00  Sydney Stephens

9:45  Barbara Nelson

10:30  Molly Watson

11:15  Barbara Nelson

 

I apologize for such early times on Saturday, but Rowdy’s soccer tournament starts this week, and I may be needed to yell like a crazy person at 10:00 that morning J!

We are looking at June 17^th or July 1^st for the next clinic.  We also have August 11-12 and Sept. 6-7 on the calendar right now, so pencil those in!   I will keep you posted as dates get set.  The next clinic may end up being just a one day, but we’ll see what we can do!

The weather this week looks rough, but hopefully the sun will be shining at Sally Run by Friday J!

A Farm Mom's Top Five Gifts

Of course the horsey girl in me loves the idea of some cute new breeches or something for Dutchy for my birthday, but you know you are a farm mom when this is what makes the top five wish list:

5.  Getting to ride in the outdoor on a sunny, 60 degree day with a slight breeze, no flies, and freshly groomed footing! (For those who snow ski, it's like being the first one on the slopes on a not completely freezing morning!)

4.  Not cleaning up any poop of any kind for an entire day (luckily I am only left with 4 legged poop these days as my two legged creatures all sufficiently wipe their own bottoms now :).

3.  Getting a hot shower before 10:00 pm without interruption or hearing the word, "MOM!"

2.  No rain so all horses can stay outside for the day, which translates into #4 and no crazies the next day.

1.  And the greatest gift you can give a farm mom . . . someone else to clean up/take care of the no-longer-easy-to-identify dead thing in the barn!!! 

Happy Birthday to me :)

Clinic Sunday and Monday

Just a reminder that our first clinic of 2013 is this Sunday and Monday with Lauren Sprieser.  Here is the final schedule with just a couple of small changes from the previous version!

 

Sunday, April 14

3:00 Caroline Stephens and Caruso (longe lesson)

3:45  Sydney Stephens and Glory

4:30  Michaela Bethard and Boundary

5:15 Caroline Stephens and Three Times

6:00  Molly Watson and Chippy

 

Monday, April 15

7:00  Caroline Stephens and Glory

7:45  Molly Watson and Chippy

8:30  Caroline Stephens and Caruso (longe lesson)

9:15  Caroline Stephens and Three Times

 

I apologize in advance to the auditors for having to watch me ride so many times – I’m taking advantage of the light load and having a little boot camp session with Lauren.

 

 

Clinic and Saddle Fitting Update

Okay, so winter has returned, but only briefly, I hope!  Bruce dragged the paddocks yesterday while I put down more grass seed - I'm acting like it's spring no matter what!  And snow is good for grass seed, right?

Here is the latest update on the clinics and saddle fitting weekends coming up:

Lauren Sprieser April Clinic:
Sunday, April 14
Sydney Stephens & Glory
Michaela Bethard & Boundary
Caroline Stephens & Three Times
Molly Watson & Chippy

Monday, April 15
Caroline Stephens & Glory
Molly Watson & Chippy
Caroline Stephens & Three Times


Saddle Fitting with Colleen Meyer/Advanced Saddle Fit:
Sunday, April 28
Sydney Stephens & Glory
Michaela Bethard & Boundary
Barbara Nelson x 2 ponies
Caroline Stephens & Three Times
Molly Watson & Chippy

Lauren Sprieser May Clinic:
Friday, May 10
Caroline Stephens & Three Times
Molly Watson & Chippy
Sydney Stephens & Glory
Michaela Bethard & Boundary
Kim Huffman & Navina/?

Saturday, May 11
Molly Watson & Chippy
Caroline Stephens & Three Times
Michaela Bethard & Boundary
Barbara Nelson & pony #1
Sydney Stephens & Glory
Barbara Nelson & pony #2

Spring is coming, and so is a clinic schedule!

Spring is in the air - 60+degree air today - hallelujah!  Our first two clinics with Lauren Sprieser have been added to the farm calendar:

Sunday, April 14 - Monday, April 15
Friday, May 10 - Saturday, May 11

We are super excited to have everyone back on the farm and hope that everyone's horses have faired well over the winter and are ready to get back into training mode. 

We are also trying to nail down a saddle fitting visit from Colleen Meyer of Advanced Saddle Fit (www.advancedsaddlefit.com).  It looks like the last weekend of April (27-28ish) might be the date.  Several of our regulars have already expressed an interest in having saddles re-fitted or getting their ponies fitted for the first time, so hopefully this date will work for you.

Please let me know if you want to ride in either/both clinics with Lauren and which day works best.  I will post other clinic dates as we get them scheduled, so check back with us for more news!

Thanks,
Caroline
caroline@sallyrun.com

SNOW DAY!!

We had the most beautiful snow this past week - 14" of fresh snow followed by 3 gorgeous, sunny days!  We lost power almost immediately Thursday, but thanks to the generators, water kept flowing, the fridge and freezer stayed cold, and we even had an outlet for the coffee pot/pancake griddle!  We spent our days feeding animals and playing in the snow and our nights eating and playing games by candlelight - pretty awesome!  Here are a few highlights from the weekend of winter:

The cows heading toward the pond.

Bruce, Rowdy, and Bella pull the girls in the tube.