Full Moonian Newsletter

Horse News

Congratulations to the Fagnant family on their purchase of Clipper and to Clipper on the acquiring of his new chief groom Morgan. Say hello to Nosy – an Appaloosa pony coming from the Quarantine barn soon, two new Quarter Horse mares Emmy and Bubbles have joined the schooling program and to Deuce an experienced Welsh Pony cross.

Farm News

Buck Davidson Jumping Clinics Continue

Mr. Davidson returns to continue the fun and take the challenge to the next level. Join us on August 20 & 21 to audit ($10 per person) if you haven’t signed up to ride.

Prevention is 9/10ths of the Law

Road Rash and Beaver Tail Toes are a thing of the past. With Summer in full effect, for safety sake (and a little bit of propriety in mind as well), please remember:

· No halter tops or tank tops for riding. A sleeveless T or polo is OK, more coverage is better.

· No tummy exposure! (That would mean no skin showing when you pick up your arms.)

· No sandals or open toed shoes allowed in the grooming barns or around the horses at all.

· No short shorts – ie. There should be extra material after your derrière no shorter than your fingertips. Pants or chaps to ride lessons in please. There should be no skin showing ‘twix shorts and chaps.

· No peeking out undergarments – please keep your private wear private. No tops or bottoms should stick out on anyone.

New Lights on a Messy Topic

Check out the new lights in the original grooming barn – Way cool. Now we can really see to make those ponies shine! Remember to remove the dirt from both your mount and then the FLOOR – Yes, YOU!

Whose Poop is this anyway…

The word according to Ms. Michelle: If your horse leaves a present anywhere to or from the flags at the top of the driveway to and including in the barn – It is your responsibility to pick it up with a instrument of your choosing and put in the muck bin. Extra points awarded for coming back to get it on your way out if you forgot or for helping a forgetful friend. Do a good turn and we’ll all thank you.

A New Reason to File Mondays Away

Horses Beware! And people stay out of the way of the horse dentist who will be making the rounds with us on Mondays in the upcoming weeks. Please take pains to go around and not thru when the dentist is working. Thank you.

Revolving Stall Locations Announced

As the renovations to the Bank Barn continue please be aware that horse locations my change, and then change again, to accommodate the ongoing work. Just think of it as a fun sort of scavenger hunt and a way to get to know each other even better – As in, “Have you seen Frosty lately?”, “No, let’s have a look together!”

WORKING STUDENT OF DISTINCTION

Helmets off to:

June: Hannah Kosten - Ounce for ounce she is the fastest waterer we have, a delight to work with and continues to impress both co-workers and supervisors.

July: Dailee Fagnant: Great all-around worker; willing to pitch in and help at a moments notice, frequently stays late to ensure all the jobs are finished, has covered shifts at the last minute for co-workers, and is approachable, patient and willing to teach our newest students how to tack up.

Working Student Forum

Don’t give your hard earned hours away! When students are logging their hours, they must print both first and last names. With duplicate names, summer vacations and people switching days a psychic/ handwriting expert would be required for correct ID.

Welcome to new W/S’s: Ms. Kathleen Freeberger, Erica Cherry, Caroline Speiker and Kelly Wallace. Glad to have ya!

FMF Calendar

Jul 14-15 MD Horse Trials

Jul 16-20 FMF Fun with Horses Camp

Jul 20 (Fri) Olde Hope Farms Starter Horse Trials

Jul 29 (Sun) Lehigh 3 - Hunter/Jumper show

Aug 5 (Sun) (**) Olde Hope Farms Starter Horse Trials

Aug 5 (Sun) Olney Farm Recognized HT BN-I

Aug 13-17 FMF Equitation Camp

Aug 17 (Fri) Olde Hope Farms Starter Horse Trials

Aug 18 (Sat)-19 Waredaca Recognized HT BN-I

Aug 19 (Sun) (**) Lehigh 4 - Hunter/Jumper Show

Aug 20 (Mon)-21 Buck Davidson Clinic at Full Moon Farm

Aug 20 (Mon) Last day to qualify for the 2007 AEC's

Aug 25 (Sat) - 26 Difficult Run HT - recognized - BN - P

FMF Summer Show Season Well Begun

Full Moon Farm riders have begun their summer fun. Congratulations to all our riders for a job well done. First and second place finishes as follows:

On May 19^th, Full Moonians traveled to Sandy Spring, Maryland to compete at the Iron Bridge Hounds Pony Club Horse Trials.

· Rebecca Stachlinski and Bonehead took 2^nd in Novice A,

· Stephen Fulton and FMF Manila Bay won 1st in Novice B,

· Savannah Fulton took 1st in Beginner Novice with FMF Gracefully Dun.

· In the Walk Trot Division, Grace Fulton and her Hammerin’ Hank won 1^st place.

Lehigh Riding Club’s May 20 Equitation and Jumper show.

· Savannah Fulton with first and third places won Reserve Champion of Hopeful Jumpers with fences to 2’9” aboard FMF Gracefully Dun.

· Casey Muller and her Claire were Champions of Midget Jumpers over fences to 2”3” with the fastest times in both classes of the division.

· Dailee Fagnant and Shades of Grey were Reserve Champions of Hopeful Hunter with a 1st and 4^th ribbons.

· Kaitlyn Capasso and Sherry Dulling’s Painted Wings have teamed together in their first show to win Reserve Champion of Long Stirrup with first, second and sixth place ribbons.

· Tori Buckshaw and FMF Bubbie had a terrific day in Long Stirrup with Champion honors earned from a first, second and fifth place standings.

· Grace Fulton and FMF Hammerin’ Hank started their first show season together with Champion honors in the Short Stirrup division winning two firsts and a forth place ribbon

· Andi Weinberg and FMF Bubbie took Champion honors of Mini Short Stirrup with two first place and two second place wins.

Spring Starter Horse Trials at Full Moon on May 27th.

1A Open Novice Rider

1 Stachlinski, Rebecca Bonehead 37.5

2B Starter Novice Horse

1 Ballew, Mary General MacArthur 43

2C Starter Novice Rider II

1 Fulton, Woodge. FMF Dunny 37

4A Baby Beginner Novice Rider

1 Arches, Emily Private Benjamin 32.5

2 Fagnant, Dailee Grey Expectations 35.5

4C Baby Beginner Novice Rider II

1 Wothers, Zellie Sweetie Pie 36.5

4E Baby Beginner Novice Rider IV

1 Warnke, Samantha Spanky the Saint 31

4F Baby Beginner Novice Horse II

1 Muller, Casey Jane Claremont 32

5A Elementary Rider

1 Smith, Kelsey Parks FMF Touchdown Turn Around 36

2 Fulton, Grace FMF Hammerin' Hank 38

5C Elementary Rider II

1 Capasso, Kaitlyn Painted Wings 33

2 Fox, Sara Punkin' 43.5

5D Elementary Rider III

2 Plaut, Allison A Whale of a Punch 38

5E Elementary Rider IV

1 Buckshaw, Tori FMF Hammerin' Hank 41

6A Starter Elementary Rider

1 Kutzner, Ashley Shine the Silvr 36.5

2 Goldberg, Catherine FMF Cadillac Jack 38

Team Standings

1 Looney Tunes: Casey Muller, Emily Arches, Samantha Warnke and Zellie Wothers

2 FMF We'll Think of Something: Dailee Fagnant, Kelsey Parks-Smith, Morgan Fagnant

Repack the trailers for June 3^rd and the eventers roll on to the Eastern Shore for Olde Hope Farms Here Comes Summer Horse Trials. Having the lowest combined individual scores brought first place honors to the team of “3 Chicks and 1 Dude”: Justin Bitzel, Emily Arches, Casey Muller and Samantha Warnke. Individual places as follows:

· Dailee Fagnant won 1st place on Shades of Grey in Elementary Rider A,

· Sarah Hyde took 2nd place on the Great Gatsby in Elementary Horse,

· Casey Muller and Clairemont won 1^st place in Intro Horse B,

· Drew Duhan won 2nd place on Whiskey in Intro Rider A,

· Samantha Warnke won 1st place on Spanky the Saint in Intro Rider A.

Back to Earlville, Maryland on June 15^th for Olde Hope Farms Evening Shade Horse Trials I.

· FMF Sugars For Sale and Kim Allenbaugh placed second in Elementary Horse B

· Mr. Justin Bitzel and his Louie were crowned “FMF King of the Show” by winning Pre-Novice Horse B with an impressive dressage score of 28 with clean stadium and cross county jumping rounds.

· Ashley Kutzner and Shine the Silver won second place in Elementary Rider

· Savannah Fulton took second in Novice Rider on FMF Gracefully Dun.

· In Pre-Novice Horse A, Mary Ballew and General MacArthur won first place

· In Intro Rider A, Samantha Warnke and Spanky the Saint won first place

Full Moon Photographers

Send me your show pictures of Full Moonians and I can include it when I send the show results to the local newspapers. Just attach the picture in an e-mail to Kim @ a11en4bgh@comcast.net.