September Newsletter |
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What a way to end the summer! |
| Our August show at Plantation was a success. With 90 horses and 110 entries, we had a great turnout for hunters and jumpers. The entries in the jumper ring were HUGE. We saw 20 riders in Beginning Jumper and the other divisions were almost as large. Congratulations to the classic winners: Andrea Villalba- $500 Beginning Jumper, Nicole Steinmann- $500 Hopeful Jumper, Aubree Kendall- $1000 Training Jumper, and Amanda Hill- $1000 Low Schooling Jumper. Saturday the weather held out for most of the day with a torrential downpour 10 minutes after the jumper ring concluded. We would like to welcome many new members to the Heritage family and thank returning members for their support. Good job to all you riders that moved up to new divisions for the 2009-2010 season. We are looking forward to a fantastic year and the addition of a few new barns to our family. |
Celebration 2009 |
| We celebrated the 2008 – 2009 season August 16 in Miami. Heritage would like to thank all who attended and congratulate the award recipients. These riders demonstrated dedication, hard work and enthusiasm that deserved to be recognized. We hope we can have another season just as special as the last. Congratulations to the Overall Circuit Champions: Beginning Rider- Kelly Lentoski, Hunter Rider- Emily Allongo, Equitation Rider- Hilary Bennett, and Hunter Horse- Felicity owned and ridden by Karen Tongen. |
Jump The Moon |
| The jumper circuit will conclude in December with a banquet in January. The following dates will count toward points for the JTM 2009 season: September 12-13, September 26-27, October 10-11, November 7-8, and December 13-14. The December show at Plantation Equestrian Center will be Finals and Challenge Classes. |
September 12 – 13 |
| Our first show of the month will be at Tropical Park. Hunter and Jumper classes will be offered. The class list for the show is available in this newsletter. We will be running two rings with the jumpers in the arena following hunter divisions on Saturday and Sunday. |
September 26 – 27 |
| The second show of the month will be at Plantation Equestrian Center. There will be hunter and jumper divisions with most likely three rings being run. In addition, classics will be offered in the jumper ring. The class list will be finalized in the upcoming weeks. Please be sure to reserve stalls early since they are limited. We already have over 80 stalls booked out of 96. |
Melanie Smith Taylor Clinic |
| October 3-4 at Plantation Equestrian Center we will be hosting a clinic with Olympic Team Gold Medalist Melanie Smith Taylor. Melanie is an internationally recognized rider and trainer. Her accomplishments include American Grand Prix Association’s Overall Rider of the Year and Lady Rider of the Year (1978), Team Gold at the Pan American Games, Individual Bronze at the 1980 Alternate Olympics, and Champion and Reserve Champion at World Cup Finals. She was named the United States Olympic Committee’s Sportswoman of the Year in 1982 and inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, she served as the Chef d’ Equipe for USEF Young Rider team and was named the USEF Developmental Coach of the Year. Melanie continues to serve the industry as a television broadcaster (including the 2008 Summer Olympics), course designer, judge, trainer and clinician. If interested in participating, please email heritagehorsesho@aol.com, visit www.heritagehorseshow.com/clinics, or call 954.347.1799 (Butch) or 954.448.5492 (Lauren) for costs and availability. Several spots at various levels are still available. |
Toy Drive |
| Heritage Horse Shows is holding a toy drive at the upcoming shows to benefit Chris Evert Children's Hospital at Broward General. They are looking for portable DVD players, Xbox games, Playstation 2 games, and DVDs. These items can be used. They are also looking for new baby toys, board games, card games (i.e. UNO) and toys for all ages. Please bring items to the September horse show. |
News |
| We would like to welcome our new show secretary, Dee Rodriguez, to the Heritage Family. Dee is a fellow rider in reining who relocated to Broward from Kissimmee earlier this year. She has two horses, Reny and Steady. Also, Heritage would like to remember and honor a special member of our show community, Connie Williams, who passed away August 18, 2009. Connie and her family have been supporting Heritage since 2005. She was a remarkable woman who will be deeply missed. |
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