January 2011 Neville Bardos Syndicate Members Report.

Well folks, I usually update the owners of the horses I have in work via a phone call, or an email...I am faced with a new dilemma: Neville Bardos now has 7 different owners. I decided to syndicate my WEG horse from last year into 10 shares and I have sold 7 of them, so there are still three to go.

The new owners for Neville thus far are:

Ron & Densey Juvonen, PA
April, Chuck & McKenzie Whitlock, KY
Gloria & Craig Callen, NY
Stephen Blauner, NY
Nancy & David Hathaway, NY
Bonnie Stedt, NY
Tim & Cheryl Holekamp, FL

I thought instead of doing a boring email on what I have been doing with him, I would put a bit of footage of Nev training in Unionville, PA for his new owners to watch. It suits me great...no need to worry about correct spelling or grammar on a long email...



Enjoy my very unrehearsed introduction and dodgy filming from working student extraordinaire, Randall Pearve....

Boyd

Jump School at Mary Hazzard's Farm

Yesterday my crew and I decided to take our young horses and sales horses for some jump training off the farm. My good friend and world champion from 1978 Mary Hazzard has a beautiful jumping course set up in her indoor arena just miles down the road.

We took 9 horses in total, including some of the horses I’ll be eventing for the first time in Aiken. I also took some of the sales horses to give them some more experience jumping away from the farm.

My two working students/assistant riders Caitlin Silliman and Lillian Heard took their new up and coming horses. Both these girls have been riding with me for a while now and slowly but surely they are looking like Olympic caliber riders. Both have horses that are on track for contention for the London Olympics and it’s a great feeling yelling and screaming at these girls as I try to improve their riding everyday.

Below is a video of just a couple of the horses that we gave a jump yesterday at Mary’s beautiful farm.

-Boyd

Schatzi W Sold to Nancy Calhoun of North Carolina

I am both happy and sad to announce that I sold Schatzi W today.

I bred "Robyn" back in Australia in the year 2000. Her mother was named "Batwoman", so naturally her first daughter was "Robyn". She has been a great horse for me over the last decade. I bred her, broke her in and then trained and competed her to the advanced level in Australia and here in the States .

In the end Robyn was not quite sound and tough enough for a big-time four-star horse. The sad part was that this mare's heart is so big she would try to do anything; she would never give up or stop at anything, even if it was a bit too much for her. To be honest, I thought it was not fair to ask her to do something that she was not up to. In the end, I believe it was best to place her in a situation where she would get treated like a princess and still have a job to do every day to keep her active.

I am very happy and very lucky that Nancy Calhoun of North Carolina has purchased Robyn. Nancy is aiming at third level dressage and maybe some low level eventing. I believe Nancy is a kind person and a good horsewoman who will give Robyn a great life. This mare has plenty left in the tank, as she is only 11 years old, so I look forward to following their success.


Boyd

The 2010 Horse Radio Network's Hottest Horseman Awards!

The Horse Radio Network
2010 Hottest Horseman Awards

HORSES IN THE MORNING host, Jamie Jennings, along with Helena Bee of HRN’s Stable Scoop Radio Show, are hosting the First Annual Hottest Horseman Awards Show on Thursday morning December 30, 2010 at 9 am Eastern.  Listen live at www.horsesinthemorning.com or on your iPhone or Droid Phone at www.horsesinthemorning.mobi.

Jamie and Helena are leading the charge in this fun and exciting celebration of the fabulous horsemen in all our lives. With such a diverse population of dedicated, bright and handsome men in the horse world, the ladies of HRN thought the end of the year would be a lovely time for us horse girls to show our appreciation for the men among us.

THE BEST IN BREECHES IS OUR OWN BOYD MARTIN!!:

COME ON LADIES.....I THINK THIS WAS A "NO CONTEST"!!

Australian native Boyd Martin, 31, relocated to the United States in 2007 to pursue his dreams of international eventing competition. He and his wife Silva, a Grand Prix dressage rider who is originally from Germany and now rides for the USA, operate Windurra USA out of Phillip Dutton’s True Prospect Farm. Now riding for the United States, Boyd, who has dual citizenship, was the top-finishing American individual and a member of the 4th-placed US Eventing Team at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky.

With three horses competing at the three-star level, in 2010 Boyd was named a member of the US Eventing team’s “A” training list, with the WEG as his goal. Three top-twelve finishes at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4* event placed him on the short list with Neville Bardos and Remington XXV. Following his success at the WEG, Boyd capped off the year with a top-ten finish riding Ron and Densey Juvonen’s Remington XXV at the Pau CCI4* in France, his first competition in Europe. Boyd finished 2010 ranked 5th on the international HSBC FEI Rider of the Year Rankings, 3rd overall on the US Eventing Association’s Rider of the Year Leaderboard and USEA Preliminary Rider of the Year. He has also been named to the 2011 “A” train

The winners are announced in the HRN 2010 Hottest Horseman Awards!  Jamie and Helena reveal the winners and even chat with some of them.  Do the names Boyd and Monty mean anything, listen in and see…

HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 44 – Show Notes and Links:

• Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
• Hosts: Jamie Jennings and Helena Bee and produced by Jennifer H. (See host bios.)

LISTEN NOW!!

Merry Christmas!

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that was involved with us and our horses this year. We both had a fantastic year that would not have been nearly as successful if it was not for the wonderful people around us. This means owners, grooms, working students, sponsors, coaches, farriers, vets, landlords, event organizers, clinic organizers, friends and family! Thank you all and see you next year!

Best wishes,

Boyd and Silva

Arizona Young Rider Clinic

Straightening out a horse in Arizona! Photos thanks to Michelle Klein

I had a warm and successful weekend teaching some of Area X’s top Young Riders in Phoenix, Arizona over the weekend. It was a busy and full clinic; these talented young riders trained in dressage and show jumping on Saturday and cross-country on Sunday. It was a new experience for me coaching out West – there were cactus on the cross-country course and prepared footing in all the schooling areas - it was all wood chips on the cross-country course!

Photo thanks to Sarah Lindsten. To view her photo album from the clinic, click here

The group of riders, 24 in total, were fantastic; they showed a huge amount of potential and are definitely riders for the future. What I enjoyed most are their attitudes – they are all rough and tumble kids and true horse people, not only with event horses but with young horses and roping and cutting. I think they’ve all done a bit of everything. There were no mothers dashing out in the middle of the lesson giving their kiddies a drink of water, these guys were ready to learn. They were riding an assortment of horses, from Quarter Horses and Appendix Quarter Horses to Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods, all of which showed ability and improvement throughout the clinic.

I’d like to thank the clinic organizers for getting me out there not only to teach this enthusiastic group of young riders but also to enjoy the 70 degree weather and sunshine! The farm where they put me up happens to have some leading cutters and ropers, Trapper Rogers and Lee Poncelet. After a few beers with the boys I tried my hand at reining riding – it was a wonderful experience and education for me. I rode a young horse that was trained to perfection in the art of chasing a cow and I got a very in-depth lesson on riding a reining horse, which had similar aspects to training a dressage or jumping horse. (Photo at right and video below thanks to Jen Smyser). In all I had a wonderful weekend and hope to get out there again soon.

-Boyd

Silva Heads South!

It's only fair that Silva gets to share in the sunshine this winter in Aiken.  Current plans are for Silva to leave after the new year to travel down to Aiken, which will be home base for both she and Boyd over the winter months.

Silva will be traveling further south for many of her competitions as well.

Here is her current competition schedule, which will certainly be amended.
Clinic schedule to follow!

Competition Calendar

2011 Winter Schedule:

January 29-30
Snowbird's Paradise, Orlando, Fl.

February 11-13
Wellington Classic Spring Challenge
Wellington, Fl.

February 26-27
Dressage at Canterbury
Newberry, Fl.

March 4-6
Palm Beach Derby
Wellington, Fl.

March 25-27
March Magic
Williamston, NC.