Congrats to Brianna Sims and Alyson Gurney on 2nd and 3rd in the MHSA Finals!!  Plus Alyson’s horse, The Golden Compass was chosen by the judges as the Best Equitation Horse at the show! Way to go ladies!!

In other news, the award ceremony for Ashley’s Touch of Class Award went wonderfully! Check out these photos below. We are very proud of her!

Exciting news!!

This Saturday, September 14th, Ashley Foster will be awarded the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s Touch of Class Award, presented by the Lt. Governor! This award is in recognition of Ashley Foster’s achievement of a USEF National Junior Hunter Championship with Charade.

All this and more will be happening at the Annual Maryland Horse Council BBQ Picnic to be held at Dodon Farm. There will be live music, a silent auction, games, great food and wine tastings at the new Dodon Winery. Want to come see Ashley receive her award and join-in on the fun?

Sending a HUGE congratulations to Ashley Foster for being one of only two junior riders who finished in the Top 10 in the Hunter Prix. Ashley ended up placing 10th in the $500,000 Hunter Prix Final at Saugerties this weekend!  She rode Charade, owned by Don & Blythe Rupple.  Ashley & Charade were paired in 2012 and they were Champion in the Large Junior Hunters 16-17 at the National Horse Show, Washington International Horse Show, Capital Challenge and the Upperville Horse Show.  She was also the 2012 USEF High Point Award Winner in the Junior Hunter Large 16-17 division.  Charade was sold last year, but Ashley was able to ride again in Saugerties. What a great reunion for the pair!

Here is a photo, taken by Sheryl Sutherby, of Ashley and Charade from Ocala last year:

The Rolling Acres caravan left early this Tuesday morning for Saugerties New York for the HITS-on-the Hudson VIII Horse Show.  Good luck to Mary Lisa Leffler and Zivago, owned by Kiana Fiore,  as they compete in the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Finals.  Also competing are Kevin Foster with UfoniaP in the $250,000 Hunter Prix Final.  Making the trip as well are Ashley Foster and Annie Friedman with their steeds for the Junior Hunter and Children’s Jumper divisions.

Things are starting to get busy as the show season is in full swing getting ready for Indoors.  Check out the website (www.rollacresshowstables.com)  for complete information, but here are some dates to put in your calendar:

Sept. 11-15, 2013                69th Annual Maryland Horse & Pony Show
Sept. 21, 2013                    Howard Community College Columbia Classic Grand Prix
Sept. 28 – Oct. 6, 2013       Capital Challenge Horse Show
Oct. 10-19, 2013                Pennsylvania National Horse Show
Oct. 22-27, 2013                Washington International Horse Show

Good luck to everyone during this exciting time!

Good Morning all!

We have more exciting news to share with you! On August 13th-18th, Ashley Foster rode for Scott Stewart in Kentucky at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show and was Champion & Reserve Champion in the Large Juniors 16-17. Way to go Ashley!! Also, Tiffani owned by Danielle Stacy was Champion and Perfectionist owned by Rose Hill Farm was Reserve Champion. Nice job!

If you didn’t catch it in the August 26th edition of The Chronicle of The Horse, our own, Kimmy Saul was featured with a beautiful photo for being the Circuit Champion in the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35. Congratulations Kimmy!

Rolling Acres riders also competed in the Swan Lake Summer Finale on August 25th and did exceptionally well!

Robin Feldman riding Prestige in the Pre-Adult Hunter Over Fences won a 1st, a 4th and a 5th. Nice job!

Ashley Foster riding Face Time, owned by McKenna Scott, rode in the OPP Easy Does It Hunter Over Fences and won 1st, 2nd, and 2nd, and a 1st in Under Saddle. Congrats to Ashley as it was this pony’s very first show!

Ashley Foster riding Sgt. Pepper, owned by Connie Mcrill, won 5th in the Gittings Horsemanship Medal. Way to go!

Kevin Foster riding Ufonia P in the Adult Amateur Hunter 35+ Years Over won a 1st, 1st, and 5th in Over Fences and a 3rd in Under Saddle! Nice job! Kevin Foster riding Nikita in the Adult Jumpers 1.10m class won 1st place! The pair also won a 4th in the Adult Jumper Classic NAL/WIHS/M&S. Kevin Foster riding Lorca De Caryan in the Adult Jumpers 1.10m class won two 2nds. Great riding!

Bethany Frick riding Pacifica in the Pre-Adult Hunter Over Fences won a 1st, 2nd, and 4th, and in the Under Saddle class won a 2nd. Awesome job!

Annie Friedman riding Nerazzurro won 1st in the Children’s Jumper and a 2nd in the Children’s Jumper Classic NAL/WIHS/M&S. Way to go!

Annie Friedman riding Abitibi Blues in the Children’s Jumper won a 2nd and in the Children’s Jumper Classic NAL/WIHS/M&S won 3rd place! Nice job Annie!

Alyson Gurney riding Delphine in the Children’s Hunter 15-17 Over Fences won a 1st, 4th, and 5th, and in the Under Saddle class won a 4th. Also, they took 1st in the Gittings Horsemanship Medal!! Awesome!

Hannah Showell riding Axtrex in the Children’s Hunter 15-17 Over Fences won a 1st, 2nd, and 2nd, and in the Under Saddle they finished with a 3rd! Way to go! Also, in the Gittings Horsemanship Medal the pair finished in 2nd!

Sandra Humenik riding Art of Deception in the Pre-Adult Hunter Over Fences got a 2nd, 5th, and 5th. Awesome job!

Addie Jabin riding Luigi in the 1.0m Jumpers won a 1st and a 2nd. Excellent Riding Addie!

Connie Mcrill riding Sgt. Pepper in the Adult Amateur Hunter 35+ Years Over Fences won a 2nd, 4th, and 4th, and in the Under Saddle finished with a 5th. Congrats Connie!

McKenna Scott riding Barney in the Opportunity Short Stirrup  placed 2nd in Walk-Trot, and 1st in the Walk-Trot-Canter class. They also got two 2nds in the 18” Over Fences classes. Yay McKenna!

For the Division Results:

Reserve Champion – Kevin Foster & Ufonia P– Adult Amateur Hunter 35+

Champion – Hannah Showell & Axtrex – Children’s Hunter Horse 15-17

Reserve Champion – Alyson Gurney & Delphine – Children’s Hunter Horse 15-17

Reserve Champion – Bethany Frick & Pacifica – Pre-Adult Hunter

Champion – Ashley Foster & Face Time, owned by McKenna Scott, – Opportunity Easy Does It Hunter 18”

Reserve Champion – McKenna Scott & Barney – Opportunity Short Stirrup

Hello everyone!

It’s Monday again and there has been a lot going on for the Rolling Acres Crew! First off, our riding ring renovations have been completed, and the ring looks great! Thanks to everyone for their patience while the process was being completed. Check it out here:

We would like to send out a nod to our “adult” riders who have been doing very well and holding their own!!

At the Manchester & The Mountains Show in the Modified Adult Hunter division,
Robin Feldman riding Prestige were Champions, and Laurie Hilburg riding Sienna were Reserve Champions. Also, another of our “adult” riders Sandy, won a 3rd place ribbon and burst in to tears of joy when she got it.  She has really worked hard to get herself in the show ring and we are all very proud of her as well as the other adult riders. Way to go ladies!!

Also, below are the complete results from Week 2 of the Manchester & The Mountains Show from July 31st-August 4th. There are so many that we have to do them in list-form this time. Way to go everyone, we are very proud:

Kiana Fiore & Zivago
Modified Children’s Hunter – Over Fences 1st, 2nd, Under Saddle 2nd
New Englad Restricted Children’s Hunter – Over Fences 2nd, 2nd, Under Saddle 7th
Pre-Children’s Hunter – Over Fences 7th, Under Saddle 1st

Mary Lisa Leffler & Zivago
$5000 NEHJA Hunter Derby Qualifier – 2nd

Robin Feldman & Prestige
Modified Adult Hunter – Over Fences 2nd, 3rd, Under Saddle 4th
New England Novice Adult Hunter – Over Fences 6th, 8th, Under Saddle 9th
Pre-Adult Hunter – Over Fences 1st, 6th, Under Saddle 5th

Ashley Foster & Leena L
Platinum Performance USEF Talent Search – 1st
WIHS Overall Results – 7th
WIHS Hunter Phase – 6th
WIHS Jumper Phase – 9th

Ashley Foster & Mcgwire (Owned by Allison Bergmeyer)
Junior Hunter Comb 16-17 Over Fences – 1st, 2nd 2nd, 7th, Under Saddle 1st
$1000 Junior Working Hunter Classic – 1st

Ashley Foster & Whiskey Blue (Owned By Douglas Wheeler)
Junior Hunter Comb 16-17 Over Fences – 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th , Under Saddle 5th
$1000 Junior Working Hunter Classic – 3rd

Hannah Showell & Axtrex
Junior Hunter Comb 16-17 Over Fences – 1st, 4th, 4th, 5th, Under Saddle 4th
$1000 Junior Working Hunter Classic – 4th

Ashley Foster & Carlot
Junior – Amateur Owner Jumper Low Table Ii.2b – 3rd
Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Low Classic – 9th

Brianna Sims & Fortissimo (owned by Allyson Quirk)
Junior Hunter Comb 15 & Under Over Fences 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, Under Saddle 4th
$1000 Junior Working Hunter Classic – 7th

Ashley Foster & Indy
Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper High Ii.2.b  – 1st
$10,000 Jr/AO Jumper High Classic Ii.2a – 3rd

Annie Friedman & Now How Z
Junior Hunter Comb 16-17 Over Fences – 1st, 5th, 5th, 6th, Under Saddle 3rd
$1000 Junior Working Hunter Classic – 5th

Annie Friedman & Abitibi Blues
Children’s Jumper High (1.10-1.15m) ii.2.c – 6th
$1,500 NAL/WIHS Children’s Jumper Classic ii.2a – 3rd

Kimberly Saul & Delphine (owned by Alyson Gurney)
Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Years Over Fences – 2nd, 6th, Under Saddle 8th

Alyson Gurney & The Golden Compass
Junior Hunter Comb 16-17 Over Fences – 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, Under Saddle 2nd
$1000 Junior Working Hunter Classic – 2nd

Laurie Hilburg & Sienna (owned by Alexis Humenik)
Modified Adult Hunter Over Fences – 1st, Under Saddle 5th
Pre-Adult Hunter Over Fences – 2nd, 7th, Under Saddle 4th

Sandra Humenik & Art of Deception
Pre-Adult Hunter Over Fences – 3rd

Mary Lisa Leffler & Sienna (owned by Alexis Humenik)
Schooling Hunter Over Fences – 1st, 1st

Mary Lisa Leffler & Ufonia P
Schooling Hunter Over Fences – 1st

Mary Lisa Leffler & Whiskey Blue (owned by Douglas Wheeler
Hi-Low Hunter Over Fences – 6th

Mary Lisa Leffler & Fortissimo (owned by Allyson Quirk)
Low Hunter Over Fences – 6th, 10th

Mary Lisa Leffler & Whiskey Blue (owned by Douglas Wheeler)
Green Working Hunter- Comb Over Fences – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, Under Saddle – 5th

Mary Lisa Leffler & Abitibi Blues (owned by Annie Friedman)
1.00m Jumper Table II.2b – 5th

Mary Lisa Leffler & Denicheur Van De Donkhoeve (owned by Paulexi LLC)
$500 1.20m Jumper Table II.2.b – 2nd, 3rd

Mary Lisa Leffler & Quastor Van De Helle Z (owned by Paulexi LLC)
$1,000 1.30m Jumper Table II.2b – 3rd

Mary Lisa Leffler & Superieur (owned by Kirsten Pollin)
New England 0.90m Jumper II.b – 7th

Sahara Reiz & Chant de Paix (owned by Isabelle Shafran)
Childrens Jumper Low (1.00-1.05m) Table II.2b – 6th
$1,000 Low Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic II.2b – 8th

Carly Rosenthal & Baron des Sources
Children’s Hunter Horse 15-17 Over Fences 5th, 6th
Modified Children’s Hunter Over Fences – 2nd, 7th

Bernadette Coyle & Beyond The Trees
Modified Children’s Hunter Over Fences 7th, Under Saddle 8th
New England Restricted Children’s Hunter Over Fences – 4th, 7th
Pre-Children’s Hunter Over Fences 8th, Under Saddle 7th

Margot Sanger-Katz & Sgt. Pepper (owned by Connie Mcrill)
Adult Amateur Equitation 18-35 Over Fences – 6th, 7th, 9th
NEHC Adult Medal – 5th

Devon Monroe & Shinkansen
Childrens Jumper High (1.10-1.15m) II.2.c – 3rd, 6th

Shalyn Scott & Float Your Boat
Modified Children’s Hunter Over Fences – 3rd, 4th, Under Saddle 8th
Pre-Children’s Hunter Under Saddle – 3rd

McKenna Scott & Float Your Boat
Walk – 4th, Walk/Trot – 4th, 4th

Peyton Scott & Float Your Boat
Leadline – 3rd

Division Results

Junior Hunter Comb 16-17
Champion – Ashley Foster & McGwire (Owned by Allison Bergmeyer
Reserve – Ashley Foster & Whisky Blue (Owned by Douglas Wheeler)

Modified Children’s Hunter
Champion – Kiana Fiore & Zivago

Modified Adult Hunter
Champion – Robin Feldman & Prestige
Reserve – Laurie Hilburg & Sienna

Schooling Hunter
Champion – Mary Lisa Leffler & Sienna (owned by Alexis Humenik)

1.20m Jumper
Reserve – Mary Lisa Leffler & Denicheur Van De Donkhoeve (owned by Paulexi LLC)

Junior-Amateur Owner Jumper High
Champion – Ashley Foster & Indy

Pre-Adult Hunter
Champion – Robin Feldman & Prestige

Congratulations to Alyson Gurney & The Golden Compass on placing 2nd in the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Tad Coffin Zone III Junior Equitation Finals at the Winston National Horse Show this past weekend.  And The Uptown Award was won by Compass as the judges’ pick of the Horse most suited to the class!

Vermont Summer Festival is finished for 2013 and everyone did a great job!  The caravan is currently on the way home today and will pull in the farm lane later this evening. We all know how Patty likes to bring home more than she left with whenever she leaves the farm.  This year, she didn’t do too badly with only 1 extra!  Good job Patty! Also, congratulations to Kimberly Saul & Delphine, owned by Alyson Gurney, as Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Circuit Champion and Suzanne Smith & Ultra Violet as Adult Amateur Hunter 46 & Over as Circuit Champion! Way to go ladies!

The outside ring renovation is going very well, if Mother Nature would just help us out!  The new drainage tiles are in and the sand has been delivered.  Now, we just need it to dry out enough to spread the sand.  Once that is in, the new all-weather footing will be added and it will be done! So let’s hope for some dry weather this week.

Once all the horses are home and safely tucked into their stalls with fresh hay and water, we will update you with all the most recent results. Welcome Home Everyone!!!