Anyone who rides and competes regularly, knows how much preparation goes into getting ready for a horse show. Not only the training and preparation in the saddle, but all the other odds and ends that need to be done outside of riding  in order for a successful trip. Those of you that do this regularly for one or two horses know the amount of work it takes…but what about for over 25 horses? Now that takes an army!!

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:

Rolling Acres Show Stables would like to congratulate Buddy Bass on the purchase of Zee, previously owned by Lisa Kuntz.  Best of luck in the future for this wonderful pair!

Here’s a quick video for you this Wednesday morning… Ashley’s jumper horse, Indy, enjoying the rain! How funny is this?

Last week, Rolling Acres riders competed at the Swan Lake Summer Kick Off Classic AA Horse Show in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. We had a very large group of riders who all did exceptionally well and represented the Rolling Acres Show Stables wonderfully! There are lots of results so make sure you read all the way to the bottom to see how everyone did! Congrats again to all the riders.

Mary Lisa Leffler had several rides over the show. First up is Quatar Van de Helle Z, owned by Paulexi, LLC. The pair finished 2nd in the Kickoff Classic Grand Prix and 4th in the Swan Lake Stables Welcome Stakes.  On Denicheur Van de Donkhoeve, also owned by Paulexi, LLC, Mary won 1st and 2nd in the 1.20m Jumpers and 1st in the 1.0m Jumpers class. Riding Sgt. Pepper, owned by Connie McRill, the pair finished 1st in the Panetta Show Services Hunter 2’9” class.

Competing Frontman, owned by Charlotte Williams, Mary finished 5th in that same class.
Riding Maestro, owned by Susan Grange, Mary won 4th place in the .90m Jumpers and 8th in the Classic.  Way to go!

Ashley Foster competed Leena in several classes. In the Low Working Hunter 2’9” or 3’ class, the pair won a 1st and a 2nd in the Over fences.  In the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal class, Ashley and Leena won! They also won 1st in the WIHS Hunter Phase 3’6” class, the WIHS Jumper Phase and the WIHS Overall class. Awesome job!

Riding Carlot, Ashley placed  1st in the Low Jr Am. Owner Jumper class, and 2nd in that class as well. She also won 5th in the NAL Classic class. Competing Indy, Ashley placed  3rd and 4th in the Low Jr. Am. Owner Jumper  and won the NAL Classic class! Awesome job Ashley!

Bethany Frick riding Flight 337 placed 5th in Over Fences and 9th in the Under Saddle class in the Pre-Adult Hunter division.

Hannah Showell rode Axtrex in the MHSA Hunter Seat on Horses class and won!! In the Large Jr. Hunter Over Fences class the pair won 4th, 6th, and 6th. In the Handy Hunter Class they won  8th, and also in the Under Saddle class they finished with an 8th place. Congrats!

Alexis Humenik riding Delphine, owned by Alyson Gurney, placed 3rd in the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Over fences class. Riding Carderock, owned by Randall Johnson, she  won 6th in the Adult Am. Hunter 18-35 class and 6th in the MHSA Adult Medal 3’ class. Congrats!

Brianna Sims rode Fortissimo, owned by Allyson Quirk, and did very well placing 3rd, 7th, and 10th in the Large Jr. Hunter Over Fences class and 9th in the Handy Hunter class as well as 5th in the Under Saddle class. They also placed 5th in the WIHS Hunter Phase class. Wonderful riding!
Bernadette Coyle riding Beyond The Trees competed in the Pre-Children’s Hunter Horse division and won 2nd, 7th, and 9th in the Over Fences portion, as well as 9th in the Under Saddle and 9th in the Classic.  Way to go!

Kevin Foster competed Ufonia in Adult Am. Hunter 50+  division and won 3rd, 3rd, and  7th in the Over Fences, and 6th in the Classic. The pair also won 2nd in the Panetta Show Services Hunter 2’9” class! Nice job! Riding Nikita in the NAL/WIHS Adult Jumper Classic, the pair placed 5th. And in the High Adult Am Jumper 1.10m class, they finished with a 7th.  Awesome job!

Susanne Smith riding Ultra Violet in the Adult Am Hunter 50+  won a 5th and 6th in the Over Fences class, as well as a 6th in the Under Saddle class.

Liz Lavine competed New Moonbeam in the 2’6” Hunter Over Fences class and finished in 7th place. Great job! Also, Liz rode Lionheart’saflippin  in the 0.80m Jumper division and finished with two 3rds. They also placed 2nd in the Classic.

Meredith Clay riding Birtley’s Crowned Jewel in the Green Pony Hunter Sm/Med  division won 3rd , 3rd,  and 6th in the Over Fences. In the Under Saddle they won 5th, as well as a 6th place in the Confirmation and a 3rd in the Medal class. Super!

Connie McRill riding her own Sgt. Pepper in the Adult Am Hunter 50+ division, won two 6ths in the over fences classes. Way to go!

Kori Pickett, who just graduated from Texas A & M,  rode Pacificia in the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 division and won a 3rd , 5th , and 6th In the Over Fences classes. Awesome riding!

Mary Lisa Leffler rode Sin City, owned by Annie Friedman, in the 3’3” Performance Working Hunter division and won everything- the over fences classes and the under saddle class!! They ended up being Champion of the division. Congratulations!!

Annie Friedman rode Now How Z in a few different classes. In the 3’3” Performance Hunter division they won 3rd and 5th in the Over Fences classes.  In the Small Jr. Hunter division they won 6th, 6th, and a 7th in the Over Fences as well as 3rd in the Handy Hunter and 7th in the Under Saddle class. Awesome!

Ashley Foster riding Sin City, owned by Annie Friedman, was Reserve Champion in the Small Jr. Hunter Division winning 1st, 2nd,  and 2nd in the Over Fences classes,  4th  in the Handy Hunter, 1st  in the Under Saddle, and 1st in the Classic.

Annie Friedman riding Abitibi won a 1st and a 6th in the High Children’s Jumper 1.10M division. They also won the NAL/WIHS/M&S Children’s Jumper Classic!! Way to go!! Competing Nerazzurro, Annie won a 6th and a 7th in the High Children’s Jumper 1.10M division as well as placing 6th in the NAL/WIHS/M&S Children’s Jumper Classic.

Alyson Gurney riding The Golden Compass was Reserve Champion in the Large Jr. Hunter  finished with a 1st, 2nd, 5th in the Over fences, 1st in the Handy Hunter, and 2nd in the Under Saddle class. Not to mention placing 5th in the Classic!  Awesome job!

Charlotte Williams competed Frontman in the Adult Am Hunter  50+ division and won a 2nd, 5th, and 6th  in the Over Fences class , as well as 5th in the Under Saddle and 11th in the Classic. Way to go!

Kiana Fiore riding Zivago rode in the Pre-Children’s Hunter Horse division and won 1st, 4th, and 8th in the Over Fences, and 7th in the Under Saddle class.  In the Hopeful Hunter 2’ division they won 2nd   and 8th in over fences, and a 4th  in the Under Saddle class. They also finished with a 5th place in the 2’6” Hunter Under Saddle Class. Nice job!

Robin Feldman riding Prestige in the Pre-Adult Hunter Over Fences class finished in 7th place!

Patti Schindler riding Bold Moves in the Adult Am Hunter 50+  division won 4th , 7th ,  and 8th in Over Fences, as well as  5th in the Classic.  Awesome!

In the PJA Jumper Classic Kevin Foster riding Nikita in the $4,000 M&S/NAL-Child/Adult Jumper Classic 112a  finished with a  9th place!

Mary Lisa Leffler & Quastor Van De Helle Z , owned by Paulexi LLC, placed 4th in the $25,000 PJA Grand Prix 112a!

Annie Friedman riding Abitibi Blues in the $4,000 M&S/NAL-Child/Adult Jumper Classic 112a won 4th place!  And riding Nerazzurro in the same class, Annie placed 6th.

Congratulations to all the Rolling Acres Riders!! Way to go!

As always, thanks to Sheryl Sutherby for her amazing photography skills!

This past week, Rolling Acres riders were at the annual Upperville Horse Show. It is the oldest horse show in the nation dating back to 1853 and still held under the oaks in Upperville, Fauquier County, VA. Rolling Acres riders showed their stuff and did very well over the week! Read more below to see the results:

Ashley Foster riding Carlot in the Low Jr. A/O Jumpers at 1.30 meters finished with a 5th, an 8th and a 10th in the Stakes Class. Riding Now How Z, owned by Annie Friedman, she won Reserve Champion and placed 2nd in the Small Jr. Hunter, 2nd in the Handy Hunter and 5th in the Under Saddle Class. Riding Zodoro, owned by Robin Hughes, Ashley placed 1st,  and two 6ths  in the Large Jr. Hunter, 1st in the Handy Hunter class, and 6th in the Under Saddle class. In the WIHS Equitation Classic Ashley wrode Leena L and placed 2nd in the Hunter class, and was 1st being the overall winner in the jumper class!! Way to go Ashley!!

Annie Friedman and Abitibi Blues did very well in the Children’s Jumpers at 1.10m and finished with a 4th and a 5th! Also, the pair finished with a 4th in the Children’s Jumper Classic/NAL/WIHS! Riding Nerazzueeo in the same division, Annie placed with a 6th, an 8th and a 12th in the Classic. Wonderful job Annie!

Jillian Clay on Superieur rode in the 1.00m Jumper Table II class and finished in 1st!! Wow! She also finished 3rd in the Adults Amateur Jumper division. Nice job Jillian!

Alyson Gurney and The Golden Compass, competed in the Large Jr 16-17 Hunter class and came out with a 4th and a 5th. She finished 2nd in the Handy Hunter class and a 3rd in the Under Saddle class. Riding Delphine, Alyson finished in 1st in the Local Hunter Under Saddle class as well as a 7th place finish. Way to Go Alyson!

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Pickin N Singin, owned by Christina Welker, won the JC TIP Hunter Development Class!!!  Wonderful Job!

Kevin Foster and Ufonia P. did very well placing 4th and 8th in the Adult Amatuer 50 & Over class. On Nikita in the Adult Amateur Jumper 1.10m he finished 4th  and 12th in the Classic.  Excellent!!

Last but not least, Charolotte Williams riding Ernie went in an absolute deluge and placed 9th!  She’s one tough bird! Way to go Charlotte!

Congratulations again to all the Rolling Acres riders who competed well! Way to make us proud!

Check out these awesome photos from the talented Sheryl Sutherby below:

Happy Tuesday everyone,

Check out this awesome article on judging featured in InStride magazine, written by our own MaryLisa Leffler!!! She did a wonderful job-it’s a must read!

“I could ride 18 horses a day and not be as worn out as I am when judging.”

http://www.ushja.org/content/documents/Instride_Judges_052013.pdf

Has anyone felt a bit chilly lately? The crazy spring weather is at it again, and the horses at Rolling Acres are getting tired of the blankets on, blankets off game. Although we have been experiencing temperatures in the low to mid 60’s during the day, the evenings have been even colder with lows in the upper 30’s/low 40’s. And here is the crazy part… it’s supposed to hit the low to mid 90’s by Friday. Crazy!

If you want to come experience the unstable spring temperatures with us, feel free to check out our website at: http://www.rollacresshowstables.com/ We still have a few spots open for people wanting to board at a top show stable in Montgomery County, MD!

Enjoy the day and fight off those allergies,

Rolling Acres Show Stables