I wanted to let everyone know that I will be out of town on vacation during the time listed above.  There will be no lessons at this time, unless arranged with Megan.  If your horse is boarded at BVEC you are more than welcome to come out and ride while I am away.  April 25-April 28th is Rolex so we will all be up in Lexington.  Carolyn, Bob and Megan will be at the farm April 29 - May 1.

If there are questions or you would like to rearrange your lesson, please let me know.

Thanks, Lori

BVEC will be heading to Franklin, TN tomorrow at the wee hours of the morning. Yippy.  We will be taking Megan Scott and Sky, Emily Farrar and Katie, Stephanie Salemi and Gem, and myself with Rio.  Katie Dorminey and Lance will be meeting us there.  The weather looks mild and cloudy.  I am happy as long as it is not raining and cold.  I never want to have a repeat show of Spring Bay last year when we rode in sleet and freezing rain. That was not fun for anyone! 

Our ride times start at 9:35am with me, then I am followed by Megan, Katie and Emily. We are all 5mins apart.  Good job to the secretary... that is great! We then do our stadium starting at 11:05am, unfortunately Stephanie's dressage is scheduled for 11:15am which it all goes according to the schedule, will be at the nearly the same time as Emily.  If the stadium goes fast enough (2min per round), Emily should finish her round prior to Stephanie starting...which is what I am hoping for!  Stephanie will then be our last Stadium ride at 12:38ish.

We will be doing a XC school after Stephanie does her stadium... that should be fun.  I hope their ground is not as wet as ours.  We got some nice dry weather during the week which helped alot but the rain today might have made us soggy again.  :-( 

Lets all hope for a fun weekend, I am sure we will all do well!

Next show opportunity is Spring Run Dressage Show or Midde Tenn Combine Test and XC schooling at Percy Warner Park. The latter of the two is further away and probably more expensive but they throw that fXC school in and it makes it worth it. They are both March 29th.  I know Steph and Megan had wanted to do Spring Run but if this new option interests anyone including Megan and Stephanie let me know.  I think the entry fee for the Spring Run is 20/class plus 5 for medical fee , entries for Mid Ten are $45 non PCer, 25 PCer and schooling XC is 15.   No stabling at either so again very early AMs. woo hoo. 

After that is Sayre School CT in Lexington.  The open date for this is March 25th.  This one is more expensive because it is USEA recognized.  If we go to Mid Ten, we probably won't do this one.  The show is on May 10th.  The cost for a USEA member is 92, for a non-member it is 117.  Yikes.... that might as well be a Horse Trial at that cost.  I think I would not suggest this one for non USEA members.  There are other things in the summer that we can go to that aren't so pricey. 

The weekend after that May 17-18 we will be back up at Masterson Station anyway for the Emily Beshear clinic which is sponsored by Pennyrile PC.  That is Beginner Novice Through Prelim, but everyone is welcome as an auditor and pony clubbers will be expected to work because it is a fundraiser.  :-) 

Comments.......   Lori

Covered Bridge Combined Test  March 16 - Entries Due by March 4th-  Prospect KY, Link to the Show Bill http://covered.ponyclub.org/combined_test_show_bill.htm

Stephannie - Baby Starter Division, Meredith - Walk/Trot Green Rider, Emily F - Starter and Beginner Novice

Spring Run Dressage Show - March 30 -  Entries Due by March 21 - Prospect KY, Link to the Show Bill - http://www.springrun.org/          Megan-Beginner Novice B, Novice A,  Laura Farrar - Training Level, 1st Level, Lori - Beginner Novice A, Novice A

Sayre School Combined Test - May 10 - Open Date March 22 Close Date April 22 for Entries - Masterson Station Park Lexington KY,  Link to show bill http://www.useventing.com/competitions.php?section=calendar&event=13673                                                                              Megan-Beginner Novice Rider Junior, Lori- Beginner Novice Horse,

Please let me know if anyone else wants to go to any of the above. There is also a Lakeside show we can go to in April.  We will not be spending the night for Covered Bridge or Spring Run...They will be very early mornings for those riding. We will need to leave around 3 or 4am depending on the ride times we get. Just a heads up!  :-)

Lori

Sorry I have not put up a post in a while. I started my new position this past week and week one seemed to go really well doing the barn, lessons and working.  Hopefully, the schedule is working out for everyone else as well.

I did want to put up a note on the Sayer School Combined Test.  It is May 10th at Masterson Station Park in Lexington. It has Starter through Advanced.  I think this would be a great one for everyone to try and go to.  The entry opens March 25th.  It is a USEA/MSEDA recognized event. You don't have to be a member but there will be  a $25 non member  fee with the entry.  If that is going to be the only USEA show you will do this year then it is not worth it to become a member.  Most of you won't be doing USEA shows.  I dont know why this one is a recognized event, but it is.  Anyway, you can look at the entry at http://www.useventing.com/competitions.php?section=calendar&event=13673 The entry form is at http://www.useventing.com/resources/files/docs/2008_HT2D_EntryForm_1.pdf Please do let me know if you plan on riding.  If you fill out the entry and bring it to the farm I will mail them all together on the open date. (March 25)

This will be dressage and stadium only, no cross country.  The lowest level has the walk/trot dressage test and an 18inch stadium course.  Next level up is Beginner Novice test A (W,T,C) and 2ft stadium. 

Hope everyone is well and please be careful in the predicted Ice Storm.

I know we had discussed doing the Lakeside show in Feb. but it is just so soon and I think we are going to have to pass this one up.  I think we will shoot for the one in March or the Snowbird Dressage show in March.   Let me know which one you would prefer.  Lakeside is March 8-9th and Snowbird is March 22. 

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the warmer weather of past couple days, but get ready for the rain! Woo Hoo. I love winter....don't you.

Thanks

Lori

WOW!  That is the word of the weekend. What a great Saturday of showing BVEC had.  We took 7 riders; Emily and Hope Farrar, Rebecca Southwood, Vasi Wilk, Meredith Dubree, Stephanie Madison and Megan Scott.  We all got up there on Friday night to utilize the schooling session. What a great schooling session it was, I have never seen Megan and Skye jump a whole stadium course that quiet and consistent. Jade was amazing with Vasi jumping all the 2ft jumps in both rings with out any issues. It was Jades first show ever.  Wilbur and Meredith were perfect schooling over the cross rails.  I was wonderfully impressed by both Emily and Rebecca who schooled 3ft and then jumped a 3'3 skinny.  Hope had the most wonderful flat work warm up I have ever seen her and Lira do.  As for Stephanie and Checkmate we had a bit of a dissappointing night.  Checkmate came up lame and unable to compete.  We made the decission that night that Stephanie would school Wilbur in the morning and try the 2ft jumpers.

Our first rider Saturday morning was Stephanie on Wilbur (Willie be a Winner). This was Stephanies 2nd time ever riding Wilbur and Wilburs first time at a horse show with BVEC. The jumped around the 2ft course perfectly, making it the jump off and finishing clean! The second round they made it the jump off again! They got a little excited and had a refusal in the jump off but overall an unbelievable ride.  She ended up 9th out of 16 in both classes!  Next we had the Crossrails Division.  Both Hope and Meredith went this division. They both did great.  Meredith placed 4th and 6th in the over fences classes. Hope got a 4th and a 6th in the over fences and a 3rd in the flat class. This was Merediths first show competing over fences! We then had Megan, Emily and Rebecca in the 2'6 Novice Jumpers.  Megan is working on making Skye listen the entire course with out her rushing to the fences.  She did this successfully and had a great second course placing 6th.  Emily and Rebecca were both amazing, they had clear rounds in both classes and placed 4th, 6th, and 3rd,1st.  They both went in the Gamblers Choice, Emily went first and jumped the Joker clear placing her 2nd, Rebecca had a rail and did get to do the Joker but still placed 4th.  They then went in the 3'-3'3 Childrens/Adult Am class. Emily again jumper around clear, what an amazing job her and Katie did this weekend. They placed 4th.  Rebecca was having an amazing round. She maded it to the jump off, her and her horse had a fall but still placed 6th.  Our last ride of the day was in the Beginner Horse/Pony 2ft Hunters.  Vasi took Jade in both over fences classes and she rode so well.  She placed 5th and 6th.  It is so amazing since she was competing against proffessionals.  Hope joined her for the under saddle class which was packed with people. They were amazing at making good decisions to circle or cross the arena so that they stayed away from other horses.  Hope placed 6th. 

I am so proud of our team. Everyone did so well and did a great job helping each other and me during the show.  Everyone represented BVEC and themselves really nicely.  We had multiple people come up and tell us how good our riders were doing.  I also would like to thank the parents that came, Harriet Wilk, Jerry Dubree, Laura Farrar and the always present Diane Scott.  We couldn't do it without you guys. I hope everyone had fun. 

1. Sir Wilbur Wallace

2. Sir William of Vista

3.Shiver Me Withers

4. Zip It

5. Willie Be a Winner

Everyone one can vote on which one they like best.  Thanks to everyone who submitted names.

For those attending the show we need to have a tack cleaning day. Each person can do it when they are here this coming week or we can plan to do it at the show together. I do have a tack stall at the show so it is up to you.  I just noticed that our tack is in major need of cleaning so I thought I would remind everyone. 

Please make sure you have everything you need for the show. If you want me to take things up in the trailer for you please be sure to give them to me before I leave on Friday. 

Also,  between Megan and I we have two saddle racks, if anyone else has a saddle rack they could bring that would be great for the tack room. 

Any questions?

Lori