Green Ridge Farm Breeding Program

We are looking forward to the birth of our Hanoverian mare, Mandy's, foal in mid April. She is in foal to Don De Marco, a lovely imported black Oldenburg stallion. He is an up and coming young Dressage stallion that is producing some incredible foals.
We have recently booked our Dutch Warmblood mare, "Fiona" to the imported Dutch Keur stallion, Farrington. He is a proven producer of champion foals with excellent movement and we are excited to have such a wonderful sire for Fiona's first foal. She will be bred this spring for a 2012 foal.

Year End Award Winners

A big congratulations to my students, Sue Morgan and Jen Gurley on their year end Championships for the EDCTSA.
Sue and her mare, M&M, were Champions in both the Intro Level Dressage and the Senior Combined Training.
Jen and her mare, Ginger, were Champions in Training Level Dressage.
Very proud of you both!!

Canterberry Meadows Dressage Show results

Green Ridge Farm students has a great ending to a successful show year at the Canterberry Meadows Dressage show in Williamston on Dec. 4th.
Melinda Garner and her fancy Appaloosa gelding, Fella, won both their Intro tests with great scores of 70% and 68.1%. They also won the High Score Amateur Championship! This was just their third Dressage show and now it's on to Training Level for them next year.
Sue Morgan and her mare"M&M" took home two second place ribbons with scores of 68.7 and 66.8. Good riding especially since Sue was under the weather with the flu.
Jen Gurley and her big mare, Ginger, also had very good rides for two second place ribbons in the Training Level division with scores of 65 and 63.2.
Junior rider Kaitlyn Briley had a great show with her new horse, Flicker, owned by Janine Wilson, taking home a win and a second place with scores of 65 and 64.3. Good riding Kaitlyn!
Shelley Leicht picked up a catch ride on Debbie Dufresne's beautiful and talented Arabian mare, Penny, for a win and a fifth place in the Training Level division with scores of 63.7 and 62.8. Not bad for riding the horse for the first time at the show!!
LaRita Johnson and her lovely Quarter Horse mare, Breezy, had very consistent performances, as usual, and took home 2nd and fourth places in their tests, as well as a second place in the Musical Freestyle class in the snow.
LaRita also debuted her fancy Palomino Pinto mare, Candy, at this show and had a very nice ride for her first time in the Dressage ring after being a trail horse. She received a fifth place with a respectable score of 60%.
Sally Yeagley and her Quarter Horse gelding, Sirus, had good rides for 3rd and 5th places with nice scores of 65 and 60.5.
Janine Wilson made her debut with her Appaloosa gelding, Dallas, at this show. Dallas is a work in progress, but he behaved well and handled the new environment like a champ, receiving a 6th place with a score of 58.1
My Walking Horse mare, Ryanne, had a good show to end the season, winning both her Dressage tests with scores of 72.5 and 71.8. She also won the Musical Freestyle and was High Score Open Champion. She has been undefeated in the fall show season against all trotting horses and this was her third High Score Championship in a row and sixth for the year. So proud of my horse!
Thanks to all my students for their support and great riding throughout this year and I look forward to another fun and successful show season in 2011.

Equine Chiropractic and Acupuncture

At Green Ridge Farm we are very fortunate to have Dr. Blades McKnight of McKnight Equine as part of our professional support team. Dr. McKnight is a skilled Veterinary Chiropractor and Acupuncture Specialist. Her expert and thorough care keeps our horses at their peak of performance. She is available by appointment at Green Ridge Farm and you can contact us to set up an appointment for you.

Wind Drift Farm Dressage Show Results

Green Ridge Farm students had an exceptional day at the Wind Drift Farm Dressage/CT show on Nov. 20th.
Sue Morgan and her mare M&M got a third place in Dressage with a score of 66% then went on to win their division of Combined Training, then ended the day as the Combined Training Champion. Congratulations, Sue!
Jen Gurley and her big spotted mare, Ginger, won both their Training Level Dressage tests with very good scores of 68.2% and 67.6%. Great riding, Jen!
Melinda Garner and her fancy Appaloosa gelding, Fella, took the blue ribbon in Intro A with a 67% and was second in Intro B with a 66%. This was only Melinda's third show!
Jennifer Batts and her beautiful bay QH mare, Arial, had good scores of 62.2% for second place in Training level and 66.5% for another second place at Intro A. Nice job, Jen!
I was proud of my Walker mare, Ryanne, winning both her Dressage tests with scores of 67% and 70% along with the High Score Championship of the day, and the only horse to score in the 70"s.
Also congratulations to Hunter rider, Kim Kulers and her fancy Trakhener Warmblood gelding "Brownie, for their impressive wins at the big Hunter show in Raleigh this weekend.
I am SO PROUD of you all!!
Looking forward to the next show on Dec. 4th in Williamston. Hope to see you all there!

New Eventing/Jumper Trainer at Green Ridge Farm

Green Ridge Farm is pleased to announce the addition of Cassidy Sitton of C-Horse Eventing to our team of equestrian professionals. Cassidy is an experienced trainer and competitor of Eventing horses. Her relaxed and encouraging teaching style suits both beginner and experienced riders. She will be available for lessons by appointment.
Please call us to schedule your lesson.

Dressage at the Preserve Show Results

We had a wonderful day yesterday at the Dressage at the Preserve show. Everyone rode well and had good results!
Melinda Garner and her nice Appaloosa gelding won both Intro tests. Sue Morgan and her mare M&M had good placings at Intro level as well. Sally Yeagley and her QH gelding, Sirus, did well with a second place at Intro level and a Third place in her first time at Training level. Sue Morgan also showed Raben, Warmblood mare owned by Green Ridge Farm, to a second and third place at Training level. Jen Gurley and her beautiful Spotted Draft mare finished with a third and fifth place at Training level.
I was back competing after my joint replacement surgery with my Walker mare, Ryanne. She won both her tests and was High Score Champion of the day. LaRita Johnson also joined us, although she was not able to compete due to trailer trouble and we welcomed new student Pat Dunn and her flashy QH gelding Hollywood to our fun group. Pat had a fun day just riding around and getting familiar with the Dressage show atmosphere. Welcome Pat!!
Everyone had a great time and we look forward to the next show!