We’ve had a great year here at Rolling Acres and we wish everyone good luck in 2016.  

Good afternoon!

We wanted to wish everyone and their families a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We hope that you are able to enjoy it.

We also wanted to share a video made by our very own, Katie Kranking, which summarizes the wonderful year we’ve had as a group:

https://www.facebook.com/katie.kranking/videos/vb.1393494662/10205644773303980/?type=2&theater&notif_t=mentions_comment

Good Morning,

Here are the weekly show results from Swan Lake:

-Nikita and Addie Jabin were 4th in the Low Child/Adult Jumper Classic
-Arvakur and Kiana Fiore were 3rd in the High Child/Adult Jumper Classic
-Tara XVII and Diana Wang were 5th in the High Child/Adult Jumper Classic
-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were 8th in the High Child/Adult Classic

And from the McDonogh Horse Show:
-Serendipity and Eleanore D’Amore were Champions in the Pre-Adult Hunters
-Zidane and Lauren Dugan were Reserve Champions in the Pre-Adult Hunters

Great riding everyone!

Good morning,

No shows this week with the upcoming holiday so we wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Good Morning Everyone,

The group gets a little bit of a break from showing as there aren’t any shows this weekend or next so everyone can enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with their families & friends.

Also, Rolling Acres had Goshen Hounds leave from the farm last Wednesday and it was beautiful to watch as they started from the farm! Our own Robin Feldman and Liz Lavine were part of the day as well. It sounds like they had a great time!

Good Morning!

The weekly show results from the Duke Benefit Show in Raleigh, North Carolina are in!

-Cartagena BD and Mary Lisa Leffler were First Year Green Champions
-Frontman and Mary Lisa Leffler were Carolina Hunter Reserve Champions
-Amon de Diamanté and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.30 meter Jumper Champions
-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were Adult Jumper Reserve Champions and won the NAL Adult Jumper Classic

-Budapest and Allison Bergmeyer won the NAL Children’s Jumper Classic
-Wingman and Hannah Showell were 7th in the NAL Adult Jumper Classic
-Prince Royal and Hannah Showell were 9th in Adult Jumper Classic
-Clear Cove and Allison Bergmeyer were 6th in the Jr Hunter Classic
-Quintessential and Emmy Middleton were 7th in the Jr Hunter Classic
-Carlos and Mary Lisa Leffler were 7th in the Duke Grand Prix

-Mary Lisa Leffler won the Max Bonham Sportsmanship Award
-Allyson Bergmeyer won Founders Junior Sportsmanship Award

And from the Swan Lake Stables Show:
-On My Honor and Robin Feldman were Pre-Adult Hunter Reserve Champions
-Investment Terms and Helena Abbott were Pre-Children’s Hunter Reserve Champions

Good morning,

Here are the show results from this past week at the Washington International Horse Show:

-Cartagena BD and Mary Lisa Leffler were 8th, 9th, 10th, and 5th in the First Year Green Hunters division
-Dana Nifosi and Knob Creek were 7th, 6th, 8th, and 8th in the A/O Low Hunters division
-Axtrex and Hanna Powers were 9th and 10th in the Large Junior Hunter Olders division

-Cate Black was 7th in the WIHS Pony Equitation division
-Ufonia P. and Ashley Schoen were 9th in the WIHS Adult Hunter Finals

-Arvakur and Kiana Fiore were 4th in the WIHS Children’s Jumper Finals
-Wingman and Devon Monroe were 10th in the WIHS Children’s Jumper Finals

Good afternoon!

The weekly show results from the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania are in:

-Whiskey at Midnight with Mary Lisa Leffler were 8th, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 4th in the Pre-Green Hunters

-Knob Creek and Dana Nifosi were 10th and 11th in the A/O 3’3″ Hunters

And from the Washington Local Day and Zone 3 Finals in Upper Marlboro, Maryland:

-Wingman and Devon Monroe were Zone 3 Champions in the Children’s Jumpers

-Nikita and Andrea Russell were 3rd in the Zone 3 Low C/A Jumper Championships
-Tempelbach and Margot Sanger-Katz were 4th in the MHSA Adult Medal

Photo credits: Sheryl Sutherby

Also, this week is the Washington International Horse Show! Make sure you get your tickets for the Buck Breast Cancer Benefit to be held at the Verizon Center, Washington, DC on Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm. Go to www.wihs.org for additional information.  The night will benefit Capital Breast Care Center.  And the Laura Pickett Award for Excellence in Horsemanship will be awarded as well.

Good morning,

This past weekend two of our riders competed at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show:

-Hallelujah and Cate Black were 5th in the Large Pony Conformation class.

Good morning!

The Rolling Acres Symposium for our boarders, students and new clients was held this past Saturday and everyone had a great time!  Sheryl, Melanie and Addie did a great job as we had over 40 people in attendance. Sheryl put together a great book that went over what you should expect at a horse show, in a lesson, for your horse’s care, and lots of information about how Rolling Acres works.  Information was also given on horse care, amenities on the farm, behind-the-scenes work, and how a working farm operates.  Many long-time Rolling Acres team members gave information to our newly joined team members on what it was like for them to come here long ago.  New members spoke about the differences between where they previously came from and what they found when they got here.  Everyone did a great job in sharing stories and adding details. Thanks for a great symposium everyone!

In case you are wondering where we were at the Capital Challenge Show this past week,  didn’t participate because Mary was actually judging at the show. No one seemed to complain though after the awful weather we had!

The upcoming show schedule is Pennsylvania National in Harrisburg, followed by the Local Day/Zone Finals and then Washington International! Stay tuned for those results as they happen!