Eventful Past Two Weekends for Rolling Acres Riders!!

Rolling Acres Show Stables has been keeping busy these last two weekends with horse shows, lots of ribbons, and even a crazy trailer accident! Thankfully, no one was hurt- keep reading below for more details and the amazing show results that followed.

Earlier in July, Rolling Acres competed at HITS Culpepper and did very well. There was a big group who rode and everyone rode wonderfully, representing the farm. Here are the results:

Hannah Showell riding Axtrex, won the MHSA Hunter Seat Equitation Horse class. Way to go Hannah!

Mary Lisa Leffler on Denicheur van de Donkhoeve, owned by Paulexi LLC, finished 2nd
and Ashley Foster riding Indy placed 4th in the $500 Level 5 Farm Vet Jumper – 1.20m
class. Congratulations!

Ashley Foster riding Carlot finished 2nd in the $500 Level 5 Farm Vet Jumper – 1.20m
class and Mary Lisa Leffler on Denicheur van de Donkhoeve, owned by Paulexi LLC, finished in 4th. Nice job!

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Denicheur van de Donkhoeve, owned by Paulexi LLC, were also Reserve Champion of the Level 5 Farm Vet Jumper division. Way to go!

Annie Friedman and Nerazzurro  finished in7th place in the Level 2 Jumper – 1.00m class. Awesome job!

Ashley Foster riding Indy placed  2nd in the $1000 Jr/AO Jumper High – 1.40m class. Congrats!

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Holland, owned by Lyn Bennett,  had a great ride placing 3rd in the Level  0 Jumper – 0.80m class. Nice job!

Sahara Reiz riding Chant De Paix, placed 3rd in the Children’s Jumper Low – 1.00m class. Awesome!

Kevin Foster riding Nikita finished 2nd, while Jillian Clay riding Superieur, owned by Kirsten Pollin, also did well placing 8th in the – Adult Jumper High – 1.10m class. Wonderful riding!

 Annie Friedman riding Abitibi Blues  had a great round and placed 2nd and 3rd in the Children’s Jumper High – 1.10m class. She also won the class riding Nerazzurro. Congratulations Annie!

Ashley Foster riding Leena L in the WIHS Medal-Hunter Phase finished in 2nd.
Brianna Sims on Fortissimo, owned by Allyson Quirk, did well finishing in 4th place and
Hannah Showell riding Axtrex also rode well finishing in 6th in the same class. Nice job ladies!

Ashley Foster riding Sin City, owned by Annie Friedman, was 1st and 3rd in the $300 Small Junior Hunter class. Nice job!

Hannah Showell riding Axtrex were 2nd and Brianna Sims riding Fortissimo, owned by Allyson Quirk,  were 4th in the $300 Large Junior Hunter class. Way to go!

In the Large Junior Hunter division  Ashley Foster riding Whiskey Blue  were 1st, Brianna Sims riding Fortissimo, owned by Allyson Quirk, were 5th and Hannah Showell riding  Axtrex were 6th. Awesome job ladies!

Kevin Foster riding Ufonia P were 1st and 2nd in the Adult Hunter 50 & Over division. Congrats!

Kiana Fiore riding Zivago finished 1st in the Maiden Equitation Fences division! Wonderful Kiana! Also in the Maiden Equitation Fences division,
Carly Rosenthal riding Baron des Sources finished 1st, Kiana Fiore riding Zivago were 2nd,  and Bernadette Coyle riding Beyond the Trees were 5th.  Way to go!

In the Novice Equitation Fences class, Bernadette Coyle riding Beyond the Trees were 2nd  and 5th , Carly Rosenthal riding Baron des Sources were 1st and 4th, and Kiana Fiore riding Zivago were 7th. Wonderful riding!

In the Green Pony Schooling Hunter class, Meredith Clay riding Birtley’s Crowned Jewel finished in 3rd. Nice job!

In the Sm/Med Green Pony Hunter division, Meredith Clay riding Birtley’s Crowned Jewel  finished with a 4th and two 5ths. Awesome!

In the Thoroughbred Hunter 1 class, Bernadette Coyle riding Beyond the Trees finished in 8th.

In the $500 Green Conformation Hunter Division, Mary Lisa Leffler riding Whiskey Blue finished with five 2nd s and a 3rd  to take home the Reserve Champion ribbon! Congratulations!

Annie Friedman riding Now How Z  finished 6th in the Modified Junior/Amateur Hunter class. Way to go!

In the Schooling Hunter class,  Mary Lisa Leffler riding Ufonia placed 8th.

In the HITS Hunter 2 division, Mary Lisa Leffler riding Sienna, owned by Alexis Humenik, were 1st and 3rd. Nice job! They were also  Champion Training Hunter
and Reserve Champion HITS Hunter 2. Wonderful riding!

 Also, congrats to Annie Friedman who placed 1st and 2nd in the Child Jumper Classic, Kevin Foster who was 3rd in the Adult Jumper Classic plus Champion and Classic Winner in Adults , Brianna Sims for being the Large Junior’s Champion , Ashley Foster who was Reserve Champion as well as Champion of the Small Junior Hunters , Carly who was Champion of Maiden and Novice , Hannah who was winner of the MHSA, Kiana and Bernadette who were winners in the Maiden, and Meredith, Sahara and Jill all who had great ribbons!

More recently, the farm traveled for the second week at Culpeper, Cavalier Classic July 10-14th where they continued to make Rolling Acres proud by riding very well and being tough competitors at the show!

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Whiskey Blue, Owned by Douglas Wheeler, were Champion First Year Green Working Hunter.

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Sin City, owned by Annie Friedman, were Champion Performance Working Hunter 3’6”.

Mary Lisa Leffer riding Sienna, owned by Alexis Humenik,  were Reserve Champion Training Hunter.

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Denicheur van de Donkhoeve, owned by Paulexi LLC, were Champion in the Level 5 Farm Vet Jumper.

Annie Friedman riding Abitibi Blues were also Champion in the Children’s Jumper High division. Way to go ladies!

 Mary Lisa Leffler riding Whiskey Blue  in the Hi-Low Hunter finished in 3rd.  In the
$500 First Year Green Working Hunter they were 1st, 1st, 3rd, in the Handy they finished 2nd, and in the Under Saddle were 3rd. Congratulations!

In the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Mary Lisa Leffler riding Sin City, owned by Annie Friedman, were 5th. In the  $300 Performance Working Hunter 3’3” division the pair was  1st, 1st, 2nd and  1st in the Handy,  and 3rd in Under Saddle. Wonderful!

Annie Friedman riding Nerazzurro finished 4th in the Level 2 Jumper – 1.00m.
Also, Annie Friedman riding Abitibi Blues  in the Children’s Jumper High – 1.10m finished 1st and 2nd.  Awesome!

Connie Mcrill riding Sgt. Pepper, were 1st and 2nd in the Schooling Hunter division as well as 4th and 7th in the Adult Hunter 50 & Over division. Nice job Connie!

Annie Friedman riding Now How Z  in the $300 Small Junior Hunter were 3rd, 6th, 7th ,  3rd in the Handy, and 6th in Under Saddle. Way to go!

Meredith Clay riding Birtley’s Crowned Jewel  in the $100 Small/Medium Green Pony Hunter – OF division were 1st, 6th , and 7th in  Conformation, 6th in Under Saddle, and 5th in the Green Pony Schooling Hunter. Awesome riding!

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Sienna, owned by Alexis Humenik. came home with two 1sts in the Training Hunter Over Fences division.  Congrats!

 In the HITS Hunter 2 division, Bethany Frick riding Flight 337, were 8th,  8th,  and 8th.

Laurie Hilburg riding Sienna, owned by Alexis Humenik, were  1st and  Bethany Frick riding Flight finished in 8th.
In the Hits Hunter 2 Under Saddle class, Bethany Frick riding Flight 337 finished in 2nd. Amazing job Bethany!
-Bethany & Flight were the ones involved in a horrible accident on the way to the show that we had mentioned earlier. We are so proud of this pair and thankful that God was watching over to make sure they are both okay!

In the Level 0 Jumper – 0.80m division, Elisabeth Lavine riding Lionhearts’AFlippn finished  6th and Mary Lisa Leffler riding Holland, owned by Lyn Bennett, were 9th. Nice job ladies!

Devon Monroe riding Shinkansen  was 3rd, and 4th  in the Children’s Jumper High – 1.10m division.

In the $2,000 M&S/NAL Child Jumper Classic, Devon Monroe riding Shinkansen were 6th and  Annie Friedman  riding Nerazzurro were 9th.

Last but not least, Kevin Foster riding Nikita in the $2,000 M&S/NAL Adult Jumper Classic rode well, placing 12th.

What an eventful two weeks it has been! We are proud of all the Rolling Acres riders for continuing to ride successfully and show the world what Rolling Acres is all about!

Check out these stunning photos from the talented Sheryl Sutherby:

And some of the horrible trailer accident on the way to the show: