And they’re off!

Good morning,

The crew headed off for two weeks of showing in Culpeper this morning. We wish them safe travels and best of luck for a great show! Be sure to check back next week for the weekly show results.

In the meantime we would love to share this beautiful photo taken by Caroline of a rainbow over the farm:

Have a great week everyone! 

Weekly Show Results: Kickoff Classic at Swan Lake Stables

Good morning! Here are results from the Kickoff Classic at Swan Lake Stables:

-Quoteworthy and Bari Friedman were A/A Younger Hunter Champions

Bari Friedman and Quoteworthy

-Gold Digger and Kirsten Pollin were A/A Middle Hunter Champions
-Frontman and Charlotte Williams were A/A Older Hunter Reserve Champions
-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were 2’9″ Baby Green Hunter Champions
-Escape and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.20meter Jumper Champions
-Investment Terms and Viv Kramer were Modified Pre-Children’s Hunter Champions

Investment Terms and Viv Kramer

-Landshark and Mary Lisa Leffler were 2’6″ Hunter Reserve Champions
-Amon de Diamante and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.30meter Jumper Reserve Champions and 2nd in the Open Speed Stake Class
-Bling Bling and Mary Lisa Leffler were 3rd in the Open Welcome Stake
-Carlot and Mary Lisa Leffler were 5th in the Open Welcome Stake and 10th in the $25,000 Grand Prix
-Pendelton and Georgia Fish were 2nd in the Children’s Hunter Classic
-Prince Royal and Courtney Logan were 5th in the Adult Jumper Classic
-Wing Man and Hannah Showell were 9th in the Adult Jumper Classic
-Budapest and Allison Bergmeyer were 9th in the Children’s Jumper Classic
-Ibiza and Hanna Powers were 8th in the Low Junior/AO Jumper Classic
-Marvelous and Emmy Middleton were 6th in the Low Child/Adult Jumper Classic
-LionHeartsAFlippin and Liz Levine won the .80meter Jumper Classic

LionHeartsAFlippin and Liz Levine

-Bari Friedman was 3rd in the Ariat Adult Medal
-Katie Kranking was 4th in the Ariat Adult Medal
-Katie Drummond was 6th in the Ariat Adult Medal

Great job everyone and as always, special thanks to Sheryl Sutherby for keeping the results organized and taking such beautiful photos!

PJA Jumper show at Swan Lake Stables Results

Good morning,

Here are results from the PJA Jumper show at Swan Lake Stables:

-BlingBling and Mary Lisa Leffler were 4th in the Open Welcome Stake

Mary Lisa Leffler, BlingBling, and Patty Foster

-Carlot and Mary Lisa Leffler were 5th in the $24,975 Grand Prix and 10th in the Open Welcome Stake
-Budapest and Mary Lisa Leffler were 2nd in the Low Schooling Jumper Classic
-Indy and Hanna Powers were 10th in the Low Schooling Jumper Classic
-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were 10th in the C/A Jumper Classic
-Escape and Mary Lisa Leffler won the 1.20meter Jumper Classic

Escape with Mary Lisa Leffler and Raul Rivera

-Ibiza and Hanna Powers were 6th in the 1.20meter Jumper Classic

Hanna Powers and Ibiza

-Amon de Diamante were 2nd in the 1.25meter Jumper Classic
-Prince Royal and Courtney Logan were 9th in the C/A Jumper Welcome Stake

Prince Royal and Courtney Logan
Way go to everyone! Also special thanks to our wonderful photographer, Sheryl Sutherby! 

Home this week!

Good morning,

This week finds Patty, Mary, and Melanie all home at the farm! Then, it’s off to the shows again. PJA Jumper Classic is this coming weekend, followed by the Summer Kickoff at Swan Lake. Then the crew will be headed south to Culpeper for Showday National and Winston National in July. Stay tuned for those show results as we get them!

Also sending a quick Happy Anniversary to “Bud” (Samuel) and Janice Nicholson, owners of Rolling Acres. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this past weekend!

Weekly Show Results: Boumi Temple Horse Show

Good afternoon,

Here are results from the Boumi Temple Horse Show this weekend:

-Face Time and Mekenna Scott were Green Pony Hunter Reserve Champions
-Connie McRill was 4th in the Ariat National Medal
-Quoteworthy and Bari Friedman were 6th in the Adult Hunter Classic
-Bliksem and Amanda Brightman were 9th in the Adult Hunter Classic
-Pendleton and Georgia Fish were 8th in the Children’s Hunter Classic
-Tempelbach and Sandy Humenik were 3rd in the Low Adult Hunter Classic
-Zidane and Lauren Dugan were 4th in the Low Adult Hunter Classic
-Wing Man and Hannah Showell were 5th in the C/A Jumper Classic

Great riding everyone!

We are sorry, but there aren’t any photos to share this week.

Also sending out a quick congratulations to Pam’s eldest daughter, Kristina, on her engagement this past weekend!

Weekly Show Results: Blue Rock Horse Show at Swan Lake

Good (soggy) morning!

Here are the weekly show results from the Blue Rock Horse Show at Swan Lake:

-Quoteworthy and Bari Friedman were Adult Amateur 18-35 Champions and were 6th in the Adult Hunter Classic

Quoteworthy and Bari Friedman

-Southern Style and Holly Bossert were Adult Amateur 36-45 Champions

Southern Style and Holly Bossert

-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were Baby Green Hunter Champions
-Ufonia P. and Cassie Warmkessel were Children’s Hunter Older Reserve Champions

Ufonia P. and Cassie Warmkessell

-Escape and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.20meter Jumper Champions
-Marvelous and Emmy Middleton were 3rd in the Low C/A Jumper Classic
-Addison and Katri Hunter were 5th in the Low C/A Jumper Classic
-Carlot and Mary Lisa Leffler were 3rd in the $25,000 Blue Rock Grand Prix
-Bling Bling and Mary Lisa Leffler were 4th in the $25,000 Blue Rock Grand Prix
-Banjer and Andrea Russell were 5th in the Children’s Hunter Classic
-Amon de Diamante and Mary Lisa Leffler were 3rd in the Speed Derby

-Andrea Russell was 6th in the THIS Medal
-Katie Drummond won the Ariat Adult Medal
-Connie McRill was 3rd in the Ariat Adult Medal

Thank you to Sheryl Sutherby for the great photos!

Weekly Show Results: St.Christopher’s Horse Show at Swan Lake Stables

Good morning,

Here are results from the St. Christopher’s Horse Show at Swan Lake Stables:

-Scandalous and Mary Lisa Leffler were Baby Green Hunter Champions
-Landshark and Mary Lisa Leffler were Baby Green Hunter Reserve Champions
-Frontman and Mary Lisa Leffler were Dover Hunter Champions
-Bettina Star and Helena Abbot were Low Child/Adult Jumper Champions and the Low Child/Adult Jumper Classic Winners

Bettina Star and Helena Abbott

-Clean Slate and Kayla Mahmoud were Low Children’s Pony Hunter Reserve Champions

Clean Slate and Kayla Mahmood

-Rodeo Drive and Maddie Black were Medium Pony Hunter Champions and were 6th in the Pony Hunter Classic

Rodeo Drive and Maddie Black

-Frontman and Charlotte Williams were 4th in the Adult Hunter Classic
-Axtrex and Andrea Russell were 2nd in the Children’s Hunter Classic
-Banjer and Andrea Russell were 6th in the Children’s Hunter Classic
-Marvelous and Emmy Middleton were 7th in the Low Child/Adult Jumper Classic
-Mary Lisa Leffler and Carlot won the $25,000 Johnson Horse Transport Grand Prix and won the Open Welcome Stake

Carlot with Mary Lisa Leffler and Beto Silva

-Mary Lisa Leffler and Bling bling were 4th in the $25,000 Johnson Horse Transport Grand Prix and were 2nd in the Open Welcome Stake
-Indy and Hanna Powers were 7th in the High Adult Jumper Classic
-Andrea Russell was 5th in the THIS Children’s Medal

Way to go everyone!

We also need to send a congratulations, in a big way, to Pam’s daughter Kimmy Saul for her graduation from Texas A & M! We are proud of you Kimmy!

 

Weekly Show Results: Lexington Spring Encore!

Good morning,

Here are results from the Lexington Spring Encore in Lexington, Virginia:

-Axtrex and Kirsten Pollin were Adult Amateur 36-49 Hunter Reserve Champions and were 3rd in the Adult Hunter Classic

Axtrex and Kirsten Pollin

-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were Baby Green Hunter Champions and Hopeful Hunter Reserve Champions
-Remember Me and Mary Lisa Leffler were Schooling Hunter Champions
-Escape and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.20meter Jumper Champions
-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were Champion in the Adult Jumpers AND won the Adult Jumper Classic for the 2nd week in a row!
-Katie Drummond was 2nd in the Ariat National Medal
-Connie McRill was 3rd in the Ariat National Medal

Sgt. Pepper and Connie McRill

-Carlot and Mary Lisa Leffler were 2nd in the $30,000 George Ohrstrom Grand Prix and 7th in the Open Welcome

Carlot and Mary Lisa Leffler

-Bling Bling and Mary Lisa Leffler were 8th in the $30,000 George Ohrstrom Grand Prix
-Pendleton and Georgia Fish were 3rd in the Children’s Hunter Classic
-KEC Maximus and Bari Friedman were 3rd in the Adult Jumper Classic

KEC Maximus and Bari Friedman

-Wing Man and Hannah Showell were 7th in the Adult Jumper Classic

Way to go everyone! As always, thank you to the talented Sheryl Sutherby for the great photos. Up next is Swan Lake so stay tuned for those results!

Weekly Show Results: Lexington and McDonogh

Good morning!

We have a lot of rain in store for us this week but the horses are all dry and happy. Here are the show results from Lexington, Virginia:

-Remember Me and Mary Lisa Leffler were Hopeful Hunter Champions
-Frontman and Mary Lisa Leffler were Schooling Hunter Champions
-Tempelbach and Mary Lisa Leffler were Special Hunter Champions
-Serendipity and Eleanora D’Amore were Limit Hunter Champions

Serendipity with Eleanora D’Amore

-Escape and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.20meter Jumper Champions
-Amon de Diamante were 1.25meter Jumper Reserve Champions
-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were Adult Jumper Champions and won the Adult Jumper Classic

Black Friday with Alyson Gurney and Beto Silva

-Katie Drummond was 3rd in the Ariat Adult Medal
-Mary Lisa Leffler won the leading Jumper Rider Award
-Bling Bling and Mary Lisa Leffler won the $35,000 Grand Prix

Bling Bling and Mary Lisa Leffler

After winning the grand prix! 

-Carlot and Mary Lisa Leffler were 7th in the $35,000 Grand Prix
-Frontman and Charlotte Williams were 7th in the Adult Hunter Classic
-Pendleton and Georgia Fish were 5th in the Children’s Hunter Classic

And from the Mcdonogh Show:
 -Clean Slate and Kayla Mahmoud were Low Children’s Pony Reserve Champions

Wonderful job riders on two very successful competitions! Thank you to Sheryl Sutherby for the photos.

Mary in The Chronicle!

Good morning,

No competition results for this week but exciting news. Mary Lisa Leffler made The Chronicle of the Horse! They published a great article on the two big wins she had in Atlanta with Felicia Harrsch’s Headlines and Rolling Acres Farm’s Bling Bling. Way to go Mary!

The crew packs up equipment and horses and heads to Lexington, Virginia for two weeks.  Here is their upcoming schedule:

  • Lexington Spring Premier, April 27 – May 1
  • Lexington Spring Encore, May 5-8
  • St. Christopher’s Horse Show at Swan Lake, May 11-22 
  • Devon, May 26 – June 5 

What a busy time of year!  We wish everyone good luck at the upcoming shows! Stay tuned for results.