Blue Goose Dressage Recognized Dressage Show

Pam and Rio

First of all I’m really proud of my ladies, who were amazing. Pam Murphy rode Casino Royale – for the first time in 20 years Pam compete. Rio was bred by Melinda Walton and Larry Smith and this was only his 2^nd competition. They got 66% and 4^th place in Training level, which was a great result for them. He’s by Royal Prince, from Hilltop Farm, and is going to be five this year.

Amy Heron rode Constantina RRS, also bred by Linda by Contucci out of a Rubinstein mare. She’s gorgeous and was her usual perfect self. She doesn’t like the bottom ring at this venue for some reason, but she had a much better ride than every other time they’ve been there and placed third in First level test 2.

Kymmy and Just a Flirt

Kymmy had a busy and very successful weekend! She rode Just a Flirt who’s owned by Joan Fenton who took the photos – many thanks! She’s a young horse and hasn’t shown much at all. Joan has owned her for a few months, she bought her before the Florida season. She was amazing at the shows, really, really excellent and won first level 2 with 71%.

Kymmy also rode Sandy Retzlaff’s Rigoletto in third level. I was really excited because Rogiletto is green at this level and they placed second with 68%. That was a great result.

Kymmy and Danka Schoene

Kymmy rode Danka Shoene, Larry and Melinda’s baby – he’s a half-brother to Benny and is just like him, he’s quiet as quiet could be. They did training level and placed 3^rd in T-3 with 69%.

Kymmy and Hot Date

With her own horse Hot Date Kymmy competed in 2^nd level tests 2 and 3 and won both classes with 68 and 69%.

Kymmy and Sir Eastwood

 Then Sir Eastwood did Open T-2 and 3 and won both classes with 72 and 75%. Pretty awesome!

Gracia and Colin

 Gracia rode Colin in their first PSG and finished second! She had some bobbles with the trot which was unfortunate but she got all the stuff we’ve been working on at home. Now they are both FEI competitors! Colin is for sale and would be a super horse for a Young Rider or Amateur. He’s very reasonably priced for his level, so give us a call if you’re interested.

Scout and Maybelline

Scout rode her own mare, Maybelline, who is a very exciting young horse. She gets a little hard to ride sometimes but Scout did a great job to finish 3^rd on 67% in Training level. 

Scout and Bright Side

She also rode Mike and Anne Laver and Gloria Callen’s horse Bright Side, the horse we bought in Ireland for me to ride, and did such a good job, I’m very proud of her. He’s never been in the dressage ring before and I wanted him to just go to the show and play. Gracia did a fantastic job and they scored 72% in Young Riders Training 2 and won Training 3 with 75%.

Mike and Boo Ya

 Michael Pindleton rode two horses for Boyd and did really well. Boo Ya is a Thoroughbred and Barry is a ¾ Thoroughbred. They’re both young event horses and Boyd wanted them to get some exposure to the dressage show.  He earned 68% for Barry Boo and Ya was 67% at Training 1.

Kat and Wallaroo

Kat Lissett works for Boyd and rode Ray Price and Wallaroo, two horses that we bred in Australia; we own them with Amy Lindgren. Kat did a really good job riding both of them: Ray Price competed in Training, Test 2 with 74% and Wallaroo scored 61%, I’m not sure how he placed but they both did really well.

I was coaching all of them and felt good. I wanted to be out there doing it myself but there were lots of people at the show that I haven’t seen in a long time, and it was fun to get a chance to catch up with everyone. Melinda came to watch and it was great to see her, and to see all my students do so well was a great bonus!

Our next show is in New Jersey on Memorial Day weekend. Boyd and I will also both be teaching the clinic at Fitch’s Corner in Millbrook, NY that weekend. 

-Silva

For Sale - Super Talented Finn McCool!

NAME: Finn McCool
SEX: Gelding
COLOUR: Bay
HEIGHT: 16.2 hh
DATE OF BIRTH: 2008
COUNTY OF BIRTH: Ireland
DAM: Lady Tranquility
Master Imp (Irish Thoroughbred)
SIRE: Condios
Holsteiner - Landgraf line
BREED: ISH
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ireland
OWNERS: Craig & Gloria Callen

PEDEGREE




6 year old imported Irish sport horse from the famous Fernhill Stables in Tipperary. Finn was imported into the US in 2013 and produced up to the Training level with Julie Richards before coming to Windurra. He's bred brilliantly with famous pedigree out of a Master Imp mare.



In the dressage he's a beautiful mover with big soft flowing gates that the judges love. His jump is also soft & careful with lots of scope. On XC he has a nice balanced gallop & he's keen to the fences.

Finn McCool has been professionally trained & was not rushed up the levels. He's been very successful winning many trainings & is ready for 2014 to move up to Prelim. It's tough to find such a quality horse for sale at his age.

Video Link http://youtu.be/1s28TYtqzTQ


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Jersey Fresh Photos

Boyd and Otis

Phillip and Shamwari

Caitlin and Catch a Star

Thanks to photographer Ellie Rutan for sharing these photos from the Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event!

Sales Update - SBF Eowyn!

SBF Eowyn, or "Wynnie", is a talented young mare with excellent breeding and has had a brilliant start to her competition career. She is offered at an attractive price and is currently available in Cochranville, PA.

Please contact Boyd at 610-806-2381 to schedule an appointment to see her.

NAME: SBF Eowyn "Wynnie"

SEX: Mare

COLOUR: Chestnut

HEIGHT: 16 hh

DATE OF BIRTH: July, 2009

COUNTRY OF BIRTH: United States

SIRE: Riverman (Dutch Warmblood )

DAM: Jer's Princess (Thoroughbred)

BREED: Dutch Warmblood/Thoroughbred (KWPN 840025200900265)

BREEDER: Stony Brook Farm

PLACE OF BIRTH: New Hampshire

Shamwari 4 finished 3rd in CIC3* at Jersey Fresh

Shamwari 4 into the Jersey Shore with Phillip Dutton

Things are going great at Jersey Fresh. Yesterday Shamwari was second after dressage with Phillip Dutton in the irons and Otis was third with Boyd riding. Silva’s recap:

We were happy with Otis and I thought Boyd did a great job considering he has a broken leg. We still have to get Otis steadier in the connection and there are little things to improve, but overall he did a really good test.

Shamwari was amazing, once again Phillip’s only ridden him a couple of times before the event and again there are little things that could be better, but especially for Phillip to just get on and do it, it was a great test. So now it’s time for Boyd to get to know him better; we know he can get a really good score in the test, and we’re both very confident in their future together.

My students have had a good weekend so far. Erin Sylvester actually had the best test she’s ridden; she had a mistake in the test and otherwise I thought they’d have been in the 40’s for sure. I’m really excited for her because the horse obviously had some issues in the dressage before – he gets tense in places and stuff like that. Previously at Rolex he had a lot of tension, but this year they were much better; she has a great partnership with the horse and this was definitely his best test.

Caitlin had really great trot work and the walk was good, it could be better. She had some mistakes in the canter, so I’m guessing she got really excellent scores in the trot to get her overall score. She had too many changes in the canter which was unfortunate because I think the judges wanted to give her better marks than they could with the mistakes, but I’m happy with her ride.

This was Ryan Wood’s horse Fernhill Classic’s first three-star and I was happy with how he went for the first time at this level. It’s not an easy test and for Ryan to go in and do so well is amazing. We’ll be working together closely for the next few months and I think we can expect big things from this horse; it’s a fancy horse and just has to get confirmed at this level.

Silva’s mom is visiting from Germany and flies home tomorrow; she accompanied her to Jersey Fresh yesterday. Also Silva is planning to go to Luhmuehlen when Boyd competes there in June.

Boyd’s take on the weekend so far:

I’m very happy with Shamwari and Otis, they’re both coming into form heading into Luhmuehlen; after watching Badminton I think Luhmuhlen will be very competitive, so both horses have to be firing from both cylinders. Both of them scored below 45 in dressage, which is a must on the international stage; both are proven cross-country competitors and we’ll be working on their show jumping in the coming weeks.

Shamwari

We’re at six weeks now, since the break, and my physio keeps reminding me it takes 6-8 weeks for bones to knit, so the discomfort should be getting less and less. In dressage it doesn’t really affect me now but in the jumping and cross-country it’s still very uncomfortable and painful - but it’s going to get better and better. I’m not galloping at all yet but hope to start next week; I’m very fortunate that I’ve got a good crew at the moment doing an excellent job on the horses’ fitness.

I do two hours of physio 3x/week with a really, really amazing physio, Chris Dougherty; he’s fast becoming an expert in the physical demands of three-day eventing! The majority of the time it’s on strengthening my ankle, knee and fracture site on my right leg, and he also puts me through many rigorous core strengthening exercises.

The syndicate members for my top horses, and I, have been very thankful for Phillip for competing Oscar, Otis and Shammie at The Fork, Rolex and Jersey. He’s a wonderful horseman and trainer and has improved all of these horses whilst I’ve been out of action. I also must take my hat off to Caitlin Silliman, who’s done pretty much all the dressage work on them since Silva and I’ve been sidelined. Again, I’ve had a great group of staff that have all chipped in during these frustrating times.

In the show jumping today Otis went in and jumped quite well and I stayed in balance with him. He’s a very good jumper. The biggest challenge for me right now is that I usually try to jump 400 jumps every week; a lot of riding is about feel and I haven’t got my feel back completely, I’ve only jumped two or three times since I was injured at Southern Pines and it’s been over small fences, so today was a real step up.

Erin Sylvester

My upper level girls Erin, Caitlin and Lillian all rode well this weekend; unfortunately poor ole Lil broke her wing on FYI this morning in the 2* - she has a broken collarbone and punctured lung. Caitlin and Erin both rode beautifully in the CIC3* after a disappointing Rolex, with Erin bringing home second place just ahead of Shamwari 4. 

Caitlin Silliman

I had all the girls do a cross-country schooling this week at our farm and schooled corners and narrows and keyholes and all the tricky parts; we’ll be focusing on that some more in the next month and also sharpening up our show jumping.

Caitlin and Hoku

 Photos copyright Amber Heintzberger and may not be copied or reproduced without permission

Ready for [a slightly modified] Jersey Fresh

Coaching Lillian Heard at Rolex Kentucky

I’ve been riding full time and show jumping a lot, and I'm getting stronger and stronger, but my leg is not quite there yet. It’s hard to hold the galloping position, so my plan for Jersey Fresh is to ride Otis in the dressage and show jumping, while Shamwari will do the full CCI3* with Phillip Dutton in the irons. I plan to ride both horses in the Intermediate at Waredaca before we go to the Luhmuhlen CCI4* in Germany next month. 

All my girls are riding this weekend at Jersey Fresh: Caitlin and Erin are both regrouping after Kentucky and Lil has got a couple of really good two-star horses that she's competing. This has been a favorite three-star of mine every year; it’s basically America’s premier spring CCI3*, and it's a fun weekend for everyone with top competition and a fun atmosphere. I think Silva’s going to make an appearance tomorrow so it should be a great weekend.

-Boyd

Jersey Fresh Dressage Ride Times

Martin, Boyd	Otis Barbotiere	CIC3*	Fri 08:30 am
Martin, Boyd	Shamwari 4	CIC3*	Fri 11:40 am