Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds Hunt from Windurra

Silva and I were honored last Tuesday when Mr Stewart's Cheshire Fox Hounds met in our cross-country field. It was a perfect day to ride around the countryside.  We are very lucky that our farm is located right next door to 3,000 acres of protected land that is in the Brandywine Conservancy, and thankful that the owners of this beautiful land allow us to ride across it.

Boyd on Min

I was well mounted for the hunt with Minotaure du Passior, the winner of the 2011 Bromont three day event.  Amy Lindgren has been very kind to leave Min with us since his retirement from eventing.  He has been doing the dressage circuit with Silva's students, and hunts with me through the winter.

Annie Jones

It was great to see some of the eventing supporters out hunting, with Shamwari syndicate member Doug Howe out, along with Annie Jones whom has supported Phillip for many years.

The hunt was led by legendary Irish Huntsman Ivan Dowling, backed up by 4-star eventing glamour gal Steph Boyer as Whipper-in!  It was a super morning of riding, and was a real treat that Windurra was part of it!

-Boyd

Ride Times For Thursday's Stadium Schooling!

Windurra USA is going to be holding another fun stadium course schooling on Thursday October 9th, so please come out for another great day of jumping on our Attwood Equestrian surface!!  We will start the schedule in the morning with the Intro level for the young horses and progress up through Advanced towards the end of the day.

Devon Brown at our July 2014 Jumper Show
Photo Lisa Thomas, Mid-Atlantic Equestrian Services

Due to popular demand, we will end the day with a round at the Novice height for our young riders who are back in school during the day. 

Cost is $25 per round and it's a great way to get exposure for a young horse or polish up your stadium for your next event, all in a fun laid back atmosphere!  Please see schedule below.

Ride Times:

Intro 8:30 - 9:45
Beginner Novice 9:45 - 11
Novice 11 - 12:15
Training 12:15 - 1:30
Prelim 1:30 - 2:45
Intermediate 2:45 - 3:45
Advanced 3:45 - 4:45
Novice (For After School Crew) 4:45 - 6

GPS Directions:
2027 Gap Newport Pike
Cochranville, Pa  19330

Come Jump at Windurra and Get "Boyd Bucks" Towards Great Purina Rewards!

Boyd and Silva are very proud to be part of the Purina team, due to the deep history behind this company and the research that is put into each one of their products.  Both the dressage horses and event horses are kept in exceptional conditioning due to the nutrients in the Ultium line of feed.  The product is rich in nutrients, allowing us to feed less while keeping all of our horse's top lines looking fabulous and their muscle definition in solid form.

The crew from our local Oxford Feed and Lumber plan to be at the jumper show on Thursday with "Boyd Bucks", their form of coupons that can be exchanged at their store in Oxford for official Purina Bucks to be used towards prizes at their December 10th promotion!

PURINA BOYD BUCKS

FEED YOUR HORSES PURINA, LIKE BOYD DOES— Take this Purina “Boyd” Buck to Oxford Feed & Lumber or Brandywine Ace Pet & Farm and exchange it for real “Purina Bucks”! Collect Purina Bucks from Oct. 1—Nov. 30 on all your purchases of branded Purina feeds at either location. Then, join us on Dec. 10 at our big celebration and use your “bucks” to bid on an array of great prizes! For more details, see our website, oxfordfeedlumber.com or on Facebook.

So take advantage of this great deal, come out Thursday and meet our friends from Purina at our Schooling Stadium Show, and go home with some Boyd Bucks to use towards great prizes!!  FUN

Videos of Silva Martin Riding at 2014 GAIG Finals

Ice Cream Cones and Stolen Horses: Pam Murphy's GAIG Finals Report from Williamston, NC

We had another stellar day here in the thriving metropolis of Williamston, NC. So far the highlight has been a trip to the Dairy Queen for dipped vanilla cones. We opted for Dairy Queen as we had heard some fairly disturbing statistics about Williamston and wanted to make sure Devon and Jerusha stayed in for the evening rather than heading out to the all night party bar!. We would be totally lost without these two girls - they make sure the horses are all taken care of and well presented.

Silva Schooling Zoran ("Zoom")

Despite all the fun stuff to do here, we have been very focused on GAIGs and competing. Silva, on Melinda and Larry's wonderful four-year-old, Danka Schoene RRS, scored a whopping 74.1 which put them third in the Training 3 Open Championship class but just by a smidgen as second place was a 74.2! 

Danka Schoene

 Then Silva and the stolen event horse,Trading Aces, aced the Third Level Test 1 with a 73.816 and walked away with First Place. The judge commented on what a talented pair they were and thought that Trading Aces was headed for a promising career as an upper level dressage horse! 

Rio Royale RRS, another one of Melinda and Larry's super babies, knocked it out of the park today with a 75.86 in Training 2 and a 71.3 in Training 3 to win both classes despite his newbie owner \ rider. In this regard, Devon's comment is worth noting - "not bad for somebody who hasn't ridden in 28 years" ... just goes to show that Silva can work wonders even with old people! 

Must be she's finally drinking enough water. A few pics to share the fun we're having...

-Pam Murphy

Pink 50 Poker Prance To Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness!!

Thanks to our friends and Purina Authorized Dealers at Oxford Feed and Lumber and Ace True Value for organizing this event for breast cancer awareness!!  Full details can be found on this Horse Nation Article or through our local feed stores.

This unique breast cancer awareness fundraiser takes place on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Fair Hill in Elkton, Maryland.  Riders ride out between 9 - noon!

All proceeds go to the Pennsylvania and Delaware Breast Cancer Coalitions to advance their breast cancer awareness and research programs.

Riders should register early to be sure a tee-shirt in the proper size is reserved for them. To
register, stop in or call, Oxford Feed & Lumber, 112 Railroad Ave., Oxford, PA 19363, 610-932-8521 or Brandywine Ace Pet & Farm, 1150 Pocopson Rd., West Chester, PA 19382, 610-793-3080.

The registration form is also available on their website, www.oxfordfeedlumber.com and Facebook page.

Devon and Jerusha Blogging from NC

Zoom!

Team Silva is off to a great start at the Regional Championships and GAIG Finals down here in Williamston, NC! 

Zoom, owned by Bonnie Stedt, put in a stellar performance in his first show back since Silva's accident. He scored a 70.4 earning him reserve champion in the PSG finals! 

For us it's really inspiring to watch Silva continuing to make such a comeback. It's so clear that she hasn't missed a beat and is still the same competitor as always! 

Shoene, owned by Melinda and Larry Walton, was, as usual, as perfect as a 4 year old can get. His score of 70.6 but him in 2nd in the open training division! He competes in his Championship class tomorrow and we know this prodigy child will give us all he's got! 

Pam Murphy AKA our barn Mom has shown her prowess not only as she was schooling Rio today but also in the barn as she looked after all the equine and human needs! Special thank you for all the snacks, we will be rooting for you tomorrow! 

The fourth addition to our party came to us in the dark of night as we loaded him up at 3 am yesterday. Boyd's not aware of his great loss quite yet, however, Trading Aces will be returning to the dressage competition tomorrow at 3rd level. Hopefully we won't get caught for horse theft because he looked great schooling today. 

We are truly being immersed in the Southern culture this weekend! "Honey-child", "y'all", as well as "darlin" are  new top hits in our vocabulary! 

This Girl is on Fire, Y'all! 

-Jerusha and Devon