There’s so much going on around the farm that I’m
not sure where to start… The summer calendar is full of exciting events and
clinics at CBF and I have a feeling that the pace isn’t going to slow until we’re
all standing around the inevitable cake to celebrate Erika’s birthday and another
successful fall recognized horse trials in October.
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| Stephie doling out the instructions. Photo by Lauren Murphy. |
As usual, everyone had a great time at our annual
Stephie Baer Memorial Day clinic and BBQ. Thank you to all the riders who
attended and especially to Stephie, who apparently has endless reserves of
energy! This is always one of our favorite events and this year’s didn’t
disappoint.
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| In case you couldn't tell, Jess's schoolmaster used to be an upper-level horse. Photo by Lauren Murphy. |
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| CBF's Jenn and Cherokee on their way to a blue ribbon in our second spring combined test. Photo by Lauren Murphy. |
Coming up next weekend is the third and final
combined test in our spring series. We’ve got some great prizes for
end-of-series champion and reserve champion horse and rider pairs. All you need to do to qualify is to compete in at
least two of the three shows (and do well in them, of course). We’ve been
really lucky with the weather for the first two, so let’s hope that luck holds
for the last. We’ll be celebrating the end of the series with a BBQ down by the
pool, so whether you’re competing, spectating, or volunteering (speaking of…
contact me at
boarders@coursebrookfarm.com
if you’re available), please join us. Click
here for entry information.
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| Ari and AC made the show jumping in our second combined test look easy. Photo by Lauren Murphy. |
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| One of the stipulations of Lauren giving me photos is that I always include a pic of her horse Ami. |
In July, we are excited to host our first annual
adult riders’ camp, July 5-7.
Whether you are a seasoned eventer, have just
started eventing, or just want to try something new, you will benefit from the
instruction over the course of three days offered by three fantastic instructors:
CBF instructors Erika (Hawkes) Hendricks and Stephie Baer, as well as dressage
trainer Rachel Markels-Webber. Each instructor will cover one of the three phases
of eventing. Daily unmounted lunch and lecture sessions will also be held. To
qualify you must be able to jump at least 2’. Entries are open now, so see our
shows and clinics page for more info.
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| Nici and Stephie were trying out the new xc jumps before they were all even unloaded |
Those of you who follow us on Facebook will already
know that we recently received a shipment of twelve new training and
prelim-level cross country jumps from jump builder Eric Bull out of Virginia. I can’t tell you how excited we are to upgrade our course with
these jumps so that we can continue to improve what we have to offer our
boarders as well as those who come for shows and clinics. If you haven’t had a
chance to see (jump!) them in person, they are not to be missed.
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| Our twelve new jumps arrive |
Finally, speaking of cross country, there will be a
special feature blog post later this month covering a major improvement to our
cross country course. I don’t want to jinx us, so you’ll just have to wait
until then…
-- Casy
