November 2006 Full Moonian Newsletter

Hi! Welcome to the monthly (or so) FMF Newsletter. Check this space for upcoming events, messages from Karen and Stephen, coaches and others and just plain general horse news.

Horse News

Congratulations to Hana Dudley on her lease of Gatsby! Best wishes to the happy pair.

Farm News

STOP! This means you! Actually, if you are already stopping at the stop sign at the incoming top of the driveway to very carefully check to see if anything at all is moving – horses, people, small children, annoying but helpful gopher chasers, etc. – well then we thank you. You may continue to move slower than you can walk to a parking space. If however, you are sort of slowing down and/or rolling thru the intersection your next reminder may not be so gentle; you have been warned. If you find yourself saying, “Now what stop sign would that be?” please seek help of one kind or another. Just kidding but do STOP.

Arrive early!

Please allow at least 20 minutes (but not more than 30 minutes) before the start of the lesson to get your horse groomed and tacked. Working students are available to facilitate tacking, but it is the student's individual responsibility to be ready on time and also clean up after the lesson. Remember to clean those hooves and the grooming stall before and after. Your horse thanks you.

TEAM News

League try-outs are on Tuesday September 5^th. Please see the several page hand-out hanging near the Events Board (by the tack room). The try-out begins with a Parent/Rider informational meeting to answer the question, “So, what will this mean for me?” We will be fielding four teams this year, NCEL A & B, NCSSEL and JEL. Good luck to all our hopefuls!

FMF Calendar

Mark your calendar now for volunteer opportunities at our Fall Horse Trials on November 19^th. You, and your friends and family can have fun while earning FMF discount certificates! Watch this space for more on volunteering.

Please see the Events board for more info and sign-up sheets for the following events.

9/3 (Sun) Weave-A-Dream Recognized HT

9/5 (Tues) League Try-outs & Parent Meeting

9/9 (Sat) FMF Pipe Opener*

9/30 (Sat) FMF Pipe Opener*

10/1 (Sun) Olde Hope Horse Trials

10/8 (Sun) Olney Farm Horse Trials

11/11 (Sat) FMF Pipe Opener and Jumper Show

11/19 (Sun) FMF Fall Starter Horse Trials

Volunteers Welcome!

*Please note that we have entry forms for the upcoming Pipe Openers. Fill yours out today!

Show Results

Please join us in wishing continued success to all our horse show fanatics. Of special note are:

Special honors at Lehigh’s July 16^th show were earned by Rebecca Stachlinski who was Champion of the Hopeful Jumpers riding T-bone and Kaitlyn Capasso who was Champion of Long Stirrup Equitation on FMF Gracefully Dun. Reserve Champion of Hopeful Jumpers was Savannah Fulton on FMF Pudding Head. Savannah also won Reserve Champion of Junior Equitation. Casey Muller and Claremont earned Reserve status in Midget Jumpers over fences to 2’ 3”. Morgan Wooten was Reserve of Mini Short Stirrup on FMF Hammerin’ Hank and Spanky the Saint and his rider Samantha Warnke won Reserve Champion of Large Pleasure Pony.

At Lehigh Riding Club’s August 13^th show Zellie Wothers and her Sweetie Pie were the Champions of both the Midget Jumpers and Short Stirrup divisions. Samantha Warnke and Spanky the Saint swept the classes of the Long Stirrup division winning Champion honors and Rebecca Stachlinski continues her success on T-bone winning Reserve Champion of Hopeful Jumpers. Once again, Savannah Fulton was Reserve Champion of Junior Equitation riding FMF Puddin’ Head.

At the Olney Farm Horse Trial held August 6th, recognized by the United States Eventing Association, Savannah Fulton won the Junior Beginner Novice Rider division on FMF Gracefully Dun with a dressage score of 35.3 and clean jumping rounds.