New Part-Owners for Steady Eddie

I’m very excited to announce that our pride and joy, Australian Thoroughbred Steady Eddie, has new part owners: Denise Lahey and Pierre Colin of Peterborough, NH have purchased 50% to join George and Gretchen Wintersteen of Unionville, PA in the ownership of this exciting and athletic young horse.
I was lucky enough to meet Denise and Pierre in Aiken earlier this year, where they spend their winters eventing. Both are huge supporters of the sport and it’s a phenomenal feeling, especially after last week’s tragedy, to have new people coming on board, supporting my up-and-coming horses.
Eddie has now been living in the United States for just over a year. He’s come up through the ranks of novice and training and did his first prelim at Waredaca last weekend, and is entered in prelim at Plantation Field Horse Trials this weekend, then he’ll have a nice rest since he’s had a pretty intense start to the year.
For those of you not familiar with Eddie, of “The Eagle” as I call him, I picked him up in Australia from a guy who got him off the racetrack. He has some phenomenal bloodlines and he is closely related to Blyth Tait’s Olympic gold-medalist Ready Teddy.

Sophia Fab!

NAME: Sophia Fab
DOB: June 25, 2007
HEIGHT: 15.3hh
BREED: Hanoverian |
(reg#840023039286607)
SEX: Mare
SIRE: San Brasil
(Sao Paulo/Argentinus)
DAM: S. Alcatrina
(Alcatraz/Ramiros Bube)
BREEDER: Laurie Cameron, DVM
FARM: Clear Blue Farm, Stockton NJ

Royally bred for performance with famous relatives on the sire's side include Gold Medal GP Dressage horse Satchmo, World Cup Grand Prix Show Jumping champion, Shutterfly and GP Show jumper Arko lll.

Her dam line includes the great names of: Alme, Gotthard, Rinaldo, Ramiro and Pik Bube. Top performers from this dam line include the Advanced Level Event horse "Are you Ready" and USEF 2008 top five Green Conformation Hunter "Fortune Hunter".

Sophia was bred to jump and started with Boyd and Silva on May 1st, 2011. Within thirty days under saddle, this rising four year old mare is showing serious dressage potential with three lovely, well balanced, uphill gaits.

Please call Boyd at 610-806-2381 OR Silva at 610-806-2721 to set up an appointment to see this fabulous young horse!

Full Gallop Farm Combined Test to Benefit TPF Barn Fire Victims

Lara Anderson & Kate Hutchings

Full Gallop Group Real Estate

803-215-6590 - Lara

803-480-5230 - Kate

803-644-6789 - office

Full Gallop Beat The Heat 1

SCHOOLING COMBINED TEST

Also offering Dressage test of Choice

Great opportunity to school before our recognized August Event.

Saturday June 18th, 2011

Open - Now – Close June 14th, 2011

We will take late entries if space warrants

Offering Levels

Amoeba – Intermediate

Please send all entries to:

Secretary – Full Gallop Farm

3828 Wagener Rd

Aiken, SC 29805

Phone number is 803-644-6789

803-215-6590

Email: fullgallopfarmhorsetrials@Yahoo.com

LEVELS

1. Intermediate - Fences to 3'9"

Dressage - Intermediate test B

2. Preliminary - Fences to 3’7”

Dressage – Preliminary Test B

3. Training – Fences to 3’3”

Dressage – Training Test B

4. Novice – Fences to 2’11”

Dressage – Novice Test B

5. Beginner Novice – Fences to 2’7”

Dressage – Beg Novice Test B

6. Tadpole – Fences to 2’3"

Dressage – Beg Novice Test A

7. Amoeba – Fences 18” Cross rails only

Dressage – Intro Test A

8. Dressage only test of choice – please indicate on entry which test you are doing.-$35 fee per test. ( large arena to be used for USDF tests)

Extra Jumping rounds or Dressage tests - $20

• 12 month Coggins required with all entries
• All CT Dressage tests in Small Arena
• State age and level of experience on entry
• Depending on number of entries- We may further divide them by division in each level – Senior, Junior, Restricted, etc
• Check website www.fullgallopfarm.com for entry status and start times – if no internet - call for times after Wed May 15th, 2011
• Hard hats with harness required at all times when jumping
• Medical armbands required for all jumping phases
• Limited concessions on grounds

Cross Country Schooling Available

Fri, Sat & Sun 7am – Dark

$30 fee to entered horse $40 fee to non-entered horses

Must Register with Secretary & be accompanied by an adult

Open every other day for schooling - $40

Please leave your dogs at home – if they must come -all dogs must be leashed – No exceptions- $50 donation to the FGF Jump fund if captured

NO SMOKING ALLOWED ON GROUNDS

Full Gallop Farm

Schooling Combined Test & Dress test of Choice

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

All CT levels $50, Dress only $35

Rider ____________________________________

Level Entering ____________________________

Age _______ Highest level Competed _________

Horse ____________________________________

Age ________Highest level competed __________

Address:__________________________________

City __________________ ST ____ ZIP ________

Phone #’s ________________________________

E-Mail:__________________________________

Combined Test $50.00

Dressage test of Choice $35.00

Extra Jump rounds or Dressage tests $20 ________

Camper/trailer hook-up $20 per night ________

All Stabling ____ nights @ $25 per night ________

X/C Schooling -Level _______ $30.00 _________

Non competing XC - Level _____ $40.00 ________

Total _________

Non-competing horses welcome – if bringing a non-competing horse -$15 grounds fee if not stabling– send with entry

** All horses stabling must include separate $40 muck deposit – all stalls to be cleaned – have FGF personnel check stall before leaving & get check back – or we will tear deposit up if cleaned

I am aware that riding horses is an athletic event which poses potentially serious risk of injuries. I understand that I may be injured as a result of my negligence, the negligence of others or through no fault of my own or anyone else due to the activity in which I am engaged. I hereby hold harmless Full Gallop Farm, its owners and agents, the organizers and volunteers of this event for any injury or death I might sustain as a result my participation in this event or by being on the grounds.

Signature of Rider (parent/Guardian if under 18)

______________________________________________Date___________

Print Name __________________________________________________

Photos of Neville and Min at Home

Neville and Min came home from New Bolton yesterday and photographer Amy Dragoo stopped by to capture the moment. Click here to see the photo gallery. Also check out Amy's Fine Art Print of Boyd and Neville at the WEG.

Silva and Stately Featured on DressageDaily.com

After their winning weekend at the VADA/NOVA Summer Dressage Show at Morven Park last weekend, Silva and Stately have been featured on www.dressagdaily.com. Click here to read the article!

Inspirational Article By Jennie!

Boyd’s Colors Are Back, From Maryland To Germany

By: Jennie Brannigan

Jennie Brannigan snuggled with her sleepy young horse Ollie at the Waredaca Horse Trials (Md.).

 

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I hear it more and more these days—“Horses will break your heart.”
I’d say with some experience that yes, that statement is very, very true. But what most also know and don’t really talk about quite as often is that riding and competing these unbelievable animals really helps you heal as well. So when everyone at TPF and Windurra USA set off to compete this past weekend at Waredaca in Maryland, I knew that it would be the first step on a long road of recovery, especially for Boyd and Woodzy.
Our feeling of unity has grown so much stronger in the past few days, and it’s renewed my faith in our family at TPF. It was nice to just take the time to watch Woodzy ride his dressage. Even with bandages for the burns on his hand, it looked pretty darn classy. Boyd also showed amazing character and strength throughout the weekend, and I know that riding is probably the best therapy of all for him.
And when I heard that Silva won all three of the 6-year-old tests this weekend at the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Eastern Selection Trials at Morven Park (Va.), I was so proud. She scored in the 80s there with Aesthete (a.k.a. “Stately”), who’s owned by Faye Woolf, who lost her horse Call Me Ollie in the fire.
I was lucky to have a good weekend as well with Hard Alee and Wauwinit tying for the lead in a training division, while Zoom Zoom came sixth in that class. Indie was second in the open prelim behind Nina’s other horse, Celtic Heritage, whom Phillip rode. After spooking at the first show jump and having it down, Indie jumped great. Ollie won his novice horse division from start to finish, and Dreamboat was sixth in a training class.
After the fire, I’d say that the wind has been knocked out of my sails a bit for the Luhmuhlen trip, which we leave for on Tuesday and Wednesday. But I got a little bit of drive back when Boyd handed me his helmet cover to wear over in Germany. Though I’ll feel strange leaving TPF, it’ll be an honor to ride in his colors there.
People heal at different speeds and in different ways, and the hardest part of the healing process has just begun. To make it through the initial tragedy is hard enough, but to put one foot in front of the other and to build, brick by brick, a little at a time is a task that is daunting.
So I ask that you please continue to support my friends, whether it’s just saying hi at the horse show or writing kind words on their blogs. I was told this weekend by a friend that we need to honor the ones who were lost by continuing to love, ride and care for the ones who are still here. Not a day goes by when those amazing creatures who were lost aren’t thought of or mourned over.
Now more than ever, as John Thier would say, GO EVENTING!
Jennie

A Gift Horse

A couple of weeks ago I found a horse in Virginia, Quinn Himself, then did the clinic in NY and mentioned to Bonnie Stedt that I wanted to put a syndicate together. Bonnie’s horse died in the fire and she took the insurance money from Cagney and bought this horse. At Waredaca this weekend the owner just walked up and told me, “Here’s a present from Bonnie”!

He’s a 4-year-old by Brandenburg’s Windstar. Phyllis Dawson bred and started him – he’s a fantastic moving horse with a serious jump, and it’s a delightful gesture from Bonnie. It’s motivated me to move on from the disaster of last week and focus on what I love doing best, which is riding horses.

He’s still a baby and has never done an event. Silva gave me a dressage lesson on him morning and he reminds me a lot of Ringwood Magister: he has scope in his gaits and he’s a tall, rangy, big-boned and athletic horse.

The other good news today was that Neville and Min were released and joined Otis at Silva’s training facility in Cochranville where they are under doctor’s orders to stay on stall rest and hand grazing for a couple of weeks until further testing. Caitlin’s horse Catch a Star is the only one still at New Bolton – each day she seems to be improving and her spirits lifting more and more.

-Boyd