Great Weekend At Southwind!

Good morning,

This past weekend Southwind Farm was busy! On Saturday we had a yard sale at the farm with a lot of great items for sale. Thank you to everyone who came out and to those who brought things to sell- we had a lot of fun!

On Sunday a few of our boarders took full advantage of the beautiful 80-degree weather and went for a hack around our farm. Here are some photos of their ride:

Connie Y. riding Juice Box (left) and Laurie B. riding Major (right)

Shannon G. riding Marley (left) and Laurie B. riding Major (right)

We love when our boarders send us photos enjoying life at the farm! 

Seneca Valley- Results

Good morning!

We have a few results from the Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials this past weekend! Southwind owner, Sheri, competed Toga in the Open Training 2 division and finished in 2nd place!

Also one of our boarders, Rachel Narrow, competed boarder Holly Erdley's mare, Our Clementine, in a big Open Beginner Novice division and also finished in 2nd place on their score of a 28.2. Way to go!

Rachel and Clem with their 2nd place ribbon

Boarder Cashell Jaquish also competed her mare Corrival in the Novice Senior division and finished in 9th with their best dressage score to date... a 24.3! Great job!

Way to go everyone!

Waredaca Starter-Results

Good morning,

This past weekend was the unrecognized horse trials at Waredaca Farm in Laytonsville, Maryland.

Boarder Lauren Carey competed her own Jackalack and WON their Novice division! Jack was on-point and tackled cross-country like a pro. We are so happy that these two are officially eventers now!

Sheri competed her young horse,  Birrichio aka "B," at his first Novice event and finished with a clear stadium jumping round and two stops on XC which were green, learning moments. He was also fabulous in dressage despite the fact that the wind was blowing parts of the arena down around him. Way to go B for your move-up!

If you have any results you'd like to share with the blog email tara@mythiclanding.com 

Southwind Mascot Spike says "Horse Shows Are Hard." 

Lots of Happenings to Report!

Good afternoon,

This blog is delayed due to a widespread power outage we had a little earlier today, but thankfully everything is back up and running!

Last week we forgot to mention a congratulations to Stacy Whitiak with Susan Lauffer's Bear WIth Me aka "Teddy," for their 6th place finish on their dressage score of 32.00! This was Stacy's first event with Teddy so we are really proud of them!

This past weekend was the Waredaca Spring Horse Trials on June 4-5th. Congratulations to owner Sheri on her horse Toga for their solid riding and 6th place finish in a big Open Training division! We also have to give a shout out to Cashell Jaquish and Riva for taking first after dressage with their great score in the Training Rider division.  If anyone else has results they would like to share don't forget to send them to tara@mythiclanding.com!

Spike is exhausted after a long horse show day

Up next we want to remind everyone about our upcoming Yard Sale on Saturday, June 25th! We will have lots of great items for sale and space for you to sell your things as well! Spots are $10/person or 20% of total profits if you want to leave your stuff for the day. Be sure to catch up with Sheri's daughter Jenny for more info.

Last we wanted to share this for our Northern Light Farm trainer, Heather Achen. FOR LEASE, available 8/1: Avenue, 15.2 h, 12 y.o. TB x WB. Lots of local miles as a 2'6" packer but could do 3', too. Tons of presence, stylish jump with NO stop, pretty mover, perfect ground manners. Also a proven field hunter and has shown/hunted side saddle with success. Email Heather at piaffe99@comcast.net for more details.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Maryland Horse Trials Spring Starter #3 Results

Good morning,

Today we are sharing a few quick results from The  Maryland Horse Trials Spring Starter #3 this past weekend, on May 29th.  Southwind owner, Sheri, competed her young horse Biricchino aka "B" in the Beginner Novice-C division. Even though he was a little shell shocked being his first time out this year he was excellent and loved every minute of cross-country! They finished in 6th on a 38.50. With Toga, Sheri competed and won in the Training-B division on their score of a 23.40. They also won the TIP award for the division. Way to go B and Toga!

Toga's TIP cup 

Boarder Lauren Carey also competed with her horse Jackalack in the Novice-B division and finished in 4th on their score of a 23.80. This was the pairs second time competing at the Novice level and they also won the TIP for their division. Way to go Lauren and Jack!

Lauren and Jack flying through the water 

 

Supporting one of our boarders!

Good morning,

We have to give a big shout out of support to one of our longtime boarders, Cashell. She made the move-up to the Training level of eventing this weekend at Fair Hill. She and her mare Riva scored a 26.7 in dressage including some 8's and 9's which is pretty great considering it was their first time at that level and a large, tough division. The pair made it around show-jumping in the deep stadium footing with only 2 rails down. Unfortunately the weather stayed uncooperative, to say the least, and the muddy conditions made the footing less than ideal which made cross-country difficult, resulting in an elimination. Cashell told us "I was pleased with her, it was a tough course to move up to Training level. It was also her first overnight competition and only our 4th ever competition together.  Waredaca is next!" We are very proud of this pair and know they will continue to do well!

Cashell taking shelter from the downpour waiting for dressage

We love our boarders here at Southwind and love supporting each and every one of them. If you want to join this type of environment, contact Sheri today about stalls open for boarding.  You can also learn more by visiting: www.southwindfarminc.com 

Quick Show Results!

Good Monday morning,

Today we just have a quick show result for you! Southwind Farm boarder, Cashell Jaquish and her horse Corrival ("Riva")  placed fourth in their first USEA event of the year at the MCTA Horse Trials. The pair competed in the Novice Level and did really well together! Way to go Cashell!
Riva is a 16-year-old Oldenburg mare who is just restarting her eventing career after a seven year layoff so that makes their 4th place finish even more wonderful!

Remember, if you want to join the Southwind Farm family we have some openings for boarders! Visit: http://southwindfarminc.com/ for more info!