2007
March 31st/April 1st, Clinic with Yvonn for the third time!
April 24th, our first foal of the season born at 10:15PM. Whitman is a strong,
extremely handsome colt by Waldaire out of Happening Baby. He is very flashy with lots of chrome and could easily be a great
stallion prospect. Highly recommend to a serious show home!
May 3rd, our second foal and first filly born at 12:45 AM. Name still unknow-
we are between three names. WE are so thankful this is a filly. Gemini (aka Mary's Last Beat) will be pulled out of the breeding
program. Gemini is a wonderful show prospect that we hope to get out by next spring. Avalon (potential name) is a beauftiful
dark bay gal. Super sweet dispostion. Avalon is by Imported Black Stallion, Akatschi (he is currently owned by young
rider, Elisa and is back in Europe.
May 5th, our first show of the season. Very pleased with our scores. It was
Casper, HotRod and Benny's first show away from home, second show ever. Along with this new activity, it was also Anna's (the
rider for all three) first show away from our farm/home. She had 3 scores in the mid 60's, a 69 and a fabulous 73! Way
to go Anna, keep up the good work. We couldn't be prouder of our top student!
2006
April 7th, our first foal was born. Rem'brance by Blue Blood is out of Mary's Last Beat, was born
at 12:45AM. He is a BIG, confirmationally correct chesnut colt with a beautiful flashy white face, right front sock
and a left white coronet band.
May 2nd, our second foal was born. Samurai is by Scimitar out of Cordillera
was born around 1:30 in the afternoon. He is a gorgeous, correct bay colt with a hind left sock.
May 6th, Congratulations to Leslie and Faith for a job well done at their first dressage show of
the season. They scored a 63.8!
May 10th, our third foal was born. Warrick (means leader) by Waldaire out of Happening Baby
was born at 5:30AM. He is a large dark bay colt with a hind right sock, left coronet band and a few speckles of white hair
for a star!
May 19th, our fourth foal was born... finally a filly! Wahkona (means beauty) by Waldaire
out of Raven was born at 11:22AM. She is a pretty chestnut with a perfect star, two tall front stockings with the right one
half way over her knee, a hind tall left sock and a right coronet band.
June 21st, our fifth foal was born at 3:30AM. She is a very pretty dark bay by Waldaire out of Y'all
Come. We took a bit of time to name her because mom's milk was very rich and we had some tough times with her. Her name
is Willow Wisp. There is no doubt she will be a strong, healthy mare!
July 2nd, our last foal of the year! Our third chestnut and third filly! We were so hoping
for a filly. Shaylee (means Princess of the Field- Gaelic), which she certainly lives up to her name. She's a sponky gal that
reminds us of the typical Red Headed Irish! Shaylee has outstanding confirmation!
July 22nd, our Second Annual Open house.
September 9th, MDA Dressage Schooling Show.
September 10th, clinic with Danish rider, Yvonn Coleman-Larson
Yvonn is a USDF certified instructor and is relatively new to the New England area, having come from Colorado
where she had a 10-year position as head instructor and trainer at a large facility in Boulder.
She is
originally from Denmark and began her equestrian career under a formal 10 year apprenticeship with Arne Hansen, an Oberbereiter
and top Danish rider. Although her primary focus is dressage, she has a good foundation in all aspects of equestrian disciplines
including jumping and eventing.
Yvonn's equestrian education covers 25 years and two continents. Besides the 10-year apprenticeship
in Denmark, she was an assistant trainer in Europe for 4 years under Knud Jensen. In the U.S., she participated in one
of the first USDF Certified Instructors programs, followed by the L-Judge program. Since then, she has continued her
education through seminars, clinics and various *USDF University* programs. She stays involved through yearly trainer symposiums
and served a stint as RMDS Education Coordinator where she developed an entry level curriculum for new riders and began work
on a book with a working title *Introduction to Dressage and Horse Management*.
From a professional standpoint, she has
trained and competed successfully at all levels. In her capacity as instructor, she has taught hundreds of students
of all ages and abilities. She has also given regular clinics at different facilities in the western part of the U.S.
In her capacity as L-Judge, she continues to judge about 15 shows a year in New England.
She enjoys keeping her own riding
skills fine-tuned through yearly Clinics with top European Instructors such as Kyra Kyrklund, Klaus Balkenhal, Josh Severiens,
Lars Petersen and others, as well as, training her own young warmblood prospects at home.
She is an instructor with
a strong foundation in theoretical knowledge combined with practical real-life experience in all facets of the equestrian
world; including training, teaching and judging.
Few Words from Yvonn....
I love teaching and enjoy the daily interaction and excitement of working with students and other like-minded
horse people.
Overall, I view that working with students and keeping them motivated while helping them achieve their goals
is one of the strengths that I bring to the instructor-rider relationship. I have a very good eye and can see the nuances
of the horse-rider interconnection and am able to translate what I see in terms that students can understand and apply in
their own riding once the lesson is over.
I look forward to possibly working with you and your horse in an upcoming clinic.
Warm Regards, Yvonn
November 11th and 12th, Clinic with Yvonn AGAIN! Due to high demand,
Yvonn graciously returned for a full two day clinic. We had a wonderful turn out and made it through the down pours!
