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this lovely picture of les-lie Ann Guilbault of Dou-ble A Equestrians at linden woods Farm shows leslie riding Belfast, her six year old hanoverian, German import with clinician Jan Ebling. this wonderful picture was taken by william mcGowan.

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Here we are- finally. It's all starting up for another season. Trails are open, shows are aplenty. we have survived yet another new England winter.

Davy (Daring Victory) is entered in his first show. Will he go will-ingly or will it be another season of kicking and screaming before finally loading? Only time will tell. there will, of course, be practice, possibly starting today. I'll fill you in on how it goes.

I know this is a subject I bring up again and again, but it really can't be brought up too often. please wear a helmet. Riding is a high risk sport, Most everything else can be fixed, but too often not the head. Head injuries can happen for the stupidest reasons; just a trip at the walk can change a life forever. i should know. i came very close three years ago, waking up after two days in a hospital that I had been flown to after be-ing bucked off. my brain was bleeding. my head was swollen, bruised and extremely sore from my ear right up to where the helmet stopped. Where do you think I would be today if that helmet hadn't been there? yeah, me too.

the very best dressage riders in this country are abandoning their beautiful, elegant top hats in favor of helmets. would they probably have suffered a head injury in the ring. probably not, but they are making a statement, setting an example. please be strong enough to make that same statement. You can be the example. Let's all work together towards a goal of minimizing head injuries. i care.

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Fortunately if i have learned one major life lesson from starting to ride as a wee thing it is that falling off is not a big deal. this is good because when i overbal-anced on my crutches and landed on my butt, i knew it wasn’t a ca-tastrophe and crawled to the bath-room where i could pull myself up via the sink. then i hopped back on the aluminum torture devices and continued on my way. why was i mishandling crutches in the first place?

i wish i could say that the Suc-cessor Spot and i were practicing 4 foot triple bounces in prepara-tion for Rolex, or that the Barbie Dream pony had a blonde moment or even that i fell out of the hay-loft. instead, i was returning from the mailbox, slipped on a patch of ice, turned my foot as i fell and heard a distinctive snap. Un-characteristically, i had my cell phone in my pocket and when i determined that i couldn’t hobble to the car and drive myself to the ER, i was able to call a long-suf-fering neighbor. he scraped me up out of the snow and took me

Hobson's Choiceby Clarissa Edelston

Ouch!to the hospital and sat while we waited for news and youngest daughter. my visions of drive thru casting shattered with the entrance of the surgeon with X-ray in hand showing big break in tibia above ankle and breaks below knee and above ankle in fibula.

So now i am bionic with titanium rebar the length of my lower leg and no news of when i can ride or even walk. the look on the pA’s face when he took out the staples (22) and changed the cast for a giant plastic boot and i suggested that now i could ride bareback was interesting.

you can’t exactly model the latest fashion when everything has to go over said giant plastic

boot. thank goodness for llBean and what we have taken to calling “slidy pants”. Slidy because they do slip over the foot if i lie on my back with my foot in the air, but more slidy because they allow me to slide up and down stairs on my butt, my preferred method of movement. nonetheless i Am studying the new breeches in the various catalogues, secure in the belief that before the season ends, i will be wearing them.

So here i am, with the weather turning rideable, and a horse fit from seven weeks of daily riding in the hitchcock woods of Aiken, SC, AnD with jump lessons and flat lessons under my belt and ready for practice. All i can do is watch youngest daughter take advantage of my hard work! BUt because i know that a fall isn’t forever, i am making plans for the BDp.

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it’s that time of year: mud season! the time of year between winter’s freeze and the onslaught of flies and bugs. But the positive side of this time of year is that it’s the perfect time for spring clean-ing not only your horses, but your tack, barns, and barnyards as well.

whether a horse is clean or muddy spending time with them is usually the most enjoyable part of a horse owners day. longer daylight and springtime shedding signals that the bitter cold and winds are over for another season and clipping can begin. Assist the growth of summer hair with brisk brushing strokes using brushes with natural fibers. Natural fibers help reduce static electricity and are gentler to the skin and hair follicle than synthetic fibers. If at all possible, avoid using metal of any type on your horse’s coat. if you do feel the need to use a metal blade, do so very gently so as not to bruise or damage the un-derlying skin. probably the most useful grooming tool this time of year is a specially designed equine vacuum. while a bit costly, they are worth the price when averaged over the years. they also do an amazing job of cleaning down to the skin, which is touted as being helpful for horses sensitive to bugs, dander, and other itchy or allergy related skin ailments.

trimming longer facial hairs, a bridle path, and other overgrown areas can be helpful. how much of this is needed will be determined by your horses work or schooling schedule. A properly trimmed horse is easier to keep clean and dry, especially where buckles or straps are snug close. Ensuring all areas where sweating has taken place are brushed clean and dry after a workout reduces the chance of pressure sores and other skin irritations.

Along with spring chores for the horses come annual vaccina-tions and for geldings or stallions; don’t forget a good annual sheath cleaning. if you are not comfort-able cleaning your horses sheath

the granulosa cell tumor (GCt) is the most common ovar-ian tumor affecting the repro-ductive tract of the mare.1 these tumors often present in middle aged mares and can have a slow and insidious onset and progres-sion. they typically affect only one ovary but cases where both ovaries are affected have been observed. these tumors derive from sex cord-stromal cells and usually consist of granulosa cells but can also contain thecal cells. Diagnosis and treatment is often successful and can help to return many affected mares to a repro-ductive future.

Clinical Signsmares affected by a granulosa

cell tumor can display variable clinical signs. increased aggres-sion and stallion like behavior is often reported especially with more developed and functional tumors. Signs of estrus or heat can be significantly prolonged or absent, cycles may be irregular, and colic signs can also be seen. 2

Spring CleaningBy Vicki Schmidt

enlist the assistance of a valued friend or veterinarian. ignoring this responsibility can result in painful complications for your horse as well as your wallet!

if you don’t have a heated tack room then springtime is the time when most of us realize our tack needs a good cleaning. take apart all buckles to ensure the leather or synthetic pieces are sill viable and strong. Consider natural cleaners and oils for your leather gear, and mild soaps and a good hosing off for anything synthetic. Quality care and repairs to your tack are not only safer and more efficient for you and your horse, they pro-tect your investment for years to come.

winter blankets should be well washed, disinfected, and fully dried before storing for the sum-mer. this is one activity you might consider investing in the talents of a professional horse blanket wash-er. they can also deep clean your saddle pads, fly sheets and other equine apparel with ease.

probably the toughest part of spring cleaning are our barns and barnyards. not only can these ac-tivities be physically demanding, they can often require equipment that most farms or horse owners don’t own. while a pressure wash or steam clean might be the dream for your alley way, brushing down the walls with a stiff broom will work wonders to remove cobwebs, loose hay and dust. A shop vac is probably a wise investment for at least a thorough once-a year cleaning; and has the added bonus

of keeping dust out of the air and out of the lungs of both horses and humans.

Barn cleaning activities often not thought of are checking all outlets, bulbs, and lighting fix-tures to make sure they are safe, dust free and working properly. Another item to check: ensure fire extinguishers are still fully charged, in their proper locations, inspected, and easily accessible. if you feel these activities are out of your area of expertise, enlisting the assistance of an electrician

and other professionals is money well spent.

Springtime and mud season is also the perfect time to map your barnyard area and begin your paddock and animal pathway improvement plan. Every year dozens of horses are sidelined from promising careers due to ten-don injuries caused by muddy and mismanaged paddocks. thrush, canker, and other organisms that cause scratches and mud fevers thrive in the rotting organic ma-terial that make up much of the mud in paddocks this time of year. "it’s mud season" is no excuse for muddy areas.

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From New England Equine Medical & Surgical Center

Granulosa Cell Tumors in the Mare

by Lauren Hughes, DVM

Diagnosing Accurate diagnosis is often

made using a combination of clinical signs and ultrasonography. trans-rectal ultrasound allows a veterinarian to fully evaluate the structure of the ovaries. in cases of GCt, the affected ovary is often much larger and has a multi-cystic appearance similar to that of a honeycomb.1 the size of the af-fected ovary can be quite variable depending on how long the tumor has been present and how fast it progresses. the unaffected ovary is often small and inactive due to repression from the hormones be-ing secreted from the GCt. the image below depicts this with the ovary on the left of the screen enlarged and cystic (affected with

Granulosa Cell Tumor (Left) and Smaller Unaffected Ovary (Right)

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GCt) and the right ovary being small and inactive (not affected) in comparison.

hormone testing is also ben-eficial to aid in diagnosis and normally consists of a panel containing inhibin, testosterone and progesterone. inhibin levels are the most consistently elevated with 85%-90% of affected mares showing increased levels.1-2 tes-tosterone can also be elevated in cases of GCt but is less reliable with 50-56% of affected horses showing elevation.1-2

TreatmentDiagnosed GCt’s are often

surgically removed due to their propensity to continually affect behavior, cyclicity and possibly cause colic. this surgery is termed an ovariectomy, meaning surgical removal of the ovaries. A variety of surgical approaches are possible including laparoto-my, colpotomy or laparoscopy. laparotomy involves making an incision, obtaining the affected ovary, and removing it. Due to the anatomy of the reproductive

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clinics

Jan Ebling ClinicJan Ebling, a dressage profes-

sional from moorpark, Califor-nia, is probably best known for representing the United States in dressage at the 2012 Olympics with the mare Rafalca. On April 14th and 15th linden woods Farm in Durham, nh held a Jan Ebling Clinic for many, very eager, local equestrians.

linden woods is owned by Karen and Bill mcGowen, who were warm and welcoming to riders and auditers alike .their daughter, leslie Ann Guilbault, now operates Double A Equestri-ans there.

leslie rode twice each day, once wih woody, a 16 year old, first level, rescue pony, once with Kid Kan win (Kid), her four year old, Rheinlander, training level gelding, and twice with Belfast (Beau- on cover), her six year old hanoverian, German import, who is schooling first and second levels after winning all his training level classes in Florida this winter.

leslie reported, "i just rode Kid on Saturday, but it was super helpful to just have eyes on the ground and to confirm that I have been on the right track with him. ... Jan has such a great way about him, he is super kind and patient but so knowledgeable. i think i benefited most with him and my other young horse Beau, as we worked with Jan this winter in Florida. it was great to build off of our relationship and the work that we had done in Florida. he knows when to push but he also knows when to back off, which is great, especially with a talented but sensitive horse like Beau. i also really enjoyed my lesson on woody, who i just rode on Friday as i know how he feels to me, but to have someone like Jan confirm what i was feeling and actually

Leslie and Kid

like woody was super. he gave me some good feedback on him to continue our progress and was very gentle with him as well. Jan is so quick to figure the horses out and always makes improvements by the end of the ride. he also is very helpful for me with my position, which is a big challenge for me and something i am always working on."

Emma Staley rode her horse Grand Affaire (Gatsby), a six year old, Dutch warmblood schooling second level, early both days. Emma said, "we worked on tran-sitions from gait to gait and tran-sitions within the gait to engage the hindquarters. By creating the pushing power from behind, we were able to get a bolder trot within each movement as well as a more collected canter for working

on canter to walks and counter canter. the counter canter was a great test for whether Gatsby was truly on my aids or not.

Also an early rider both days was Kara Riley-King on her 13 year old horse Zamiro. Kara re-ports that she has always had off the track tBs and draft crosses that

Emma and Gatsby

she has trained herself. Zamiro is the first horse she has ever had who has not started off with her as a totally green hrose. Kara has owned Zamiro for only six months and they are schooling fourth level.

Kara felt, "Jan was a very positive, patient instructor filled with wonderful insights. he really helped me with my flying changes and half-passes. he walked me through steps to create better timing and preparation. we also worked a lot on transitions to help my connection and establishing better half-halts. i am so thankful to the crew at linden woods Farm for bringing Jan to the area and i really hope to ride with him again in the future!"

Cindy Collins was also riding a new-to-her horse. She bought Farari tCE from the netherlands six months ago. Seven years old, Farari and Cindy are now schoool-ing thrid level. Cindy felt, " the school sessions with Jan were immensely helpful. he was very

Kara and Ramiro

Jan Ebling

Cindy and Farari warm up

Leslie and Woody

insightful and i could not have been happier with my rides. Jan also gave us many helpful hints for the future. Very much looking forward to his return."

Others who rode with Jan Ebling were tanya Rennie and Fluent (first and second levels), Sheryl miller and harmonic (first and second levels), Sophia Chavonelle and w. Spotlight (third level) Bri Sullivan and laurence (second level) and Chris Keim and JEF anna Rose (second and third level).

leslie summed it all up "the clinic was awesome both days, i absolutely love working with Jan. All of the riders asked me when he was coming back, so i know they enjoyed it! ... the clinic was super, and Jan is wonderful to work with and i am so glad he was willing to come and that we were able to fill the clinic. He said he will be coming back!"

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Associations

On march 7, nh Dressage & Event Association (nhDEA) held their Annual meeting at the Au-burn tavern in Auburn, nh. After handling general organizational business and announcements of upcoming events the group also heard a report from the 2017 Co-Junior Representatives Anja Stadelmann and izabelle tagavi. their recent junior potluck supper party was full of proposed ideas for the junior riders of the club for the 2017 season. more details on those events will be available soon. After a light dinner the night ended with an informative presentation from Josh Siegel of Siegel Saddlery. he covered the

2017 is Off to an Exciting Start for NHDEA

broad subject of saddle fit and what every rider should know about saddles and their horse. he

Josh Siegel

recently returned from a visit to England where he competed in the Society of master Saddlers national Saddlery Competition. his saddle received third place. Along with sharing his knowledge of saddle fitting he also shared

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Zimmy stood on cross ties in the alley of the barn, a flap of skin hanging down from his right knee.

“looks like you were right, he needs some sutures. i’ll go back to the truck and get the surgery kit and some clippers.”

“well,” snorted Sandy, “you can forget the clippers. he’s scared to death of them. i’ve never been able to get close to him with clip-pers running.”

“well, i was going to tranquil-ize him first…”

“we tried that once. we tQ’d him, and he did relax, but when the clippers turned on, his head popped up, he took off, and dragged me down the aisle!”

i decided not to fight that battle and left the clippers in the truck. it must have been the rattle of the clippers that bothered Zim-my because he was OK with my using curved scissors to cut the hair around the wound and being stitched back together. the epi-sode got me thinking about horses i have known that were paranoid about different things. i’ve seen many turned around with good

From Dr. Jby David A. Jefferson, D.V.M.

Getting Used to It, Getting Over it

training, and i believe that if you are willing to spend some time you can lick some of these gremlins.

let me tell you about an expe-rience i witnessed many times at the old lewiston Raceway. today the fairground is a neatly laid out industrial park housing upscale businesses. From the 1800’s until around the late 1980’s there were over 100 racing standardbreds stabled on these grounds year round. they were housed in over a dozen barns on the “backside” of the track. none of the barns were fancy.

the most rickety barn was right next to the railroad tracks that run along the east side of the property. the tracks are set high on an embankment 8 feet above ground level. the old yellow building was an 80 foot long shed style barn nestled at the foot of the embankment. the tracks literally loomed over the barn. the barn had been built on wooden sills, with no concrete footers.

Just a few feet above the barn’s old tin roof was the railroad track. there was a dutch type door to

each stall. that top door was always open so the horses could look out and get some air. the back and sides of the stalls had no windows.

picture with me what hap-pened when a new horse was intro-duced to his stall in that old barn. After being led in and released, he would sniff at the bedding, circle the stall a few times, and eventu-ally stick his head out the top of the dutch door. Good view of the race track with all the horses being jogged. no problem. no stress. That is, until the first freight train came through.

Remember, that barn was set right against the embankment, and our horse’s head is just a few feet from the train track itself. The first sound was the piercing whistle that was blown just as the train reached the iron bridge over main Street. next was the deep throbbing diesels of the 2 or 3 big locomotives hooked together. Fi-nally, the real noise makers, one or two 2 hundred empty freight cars rattling their way up to Aroostook County to get filled with potatoes. when you hear a train from over 100 yards away, it’s a pleasant clickety clack. when it passes just feet from your head it’s more like BAnGEty SlAm, and there are all the other noises: squealing brakes, clanging chains and the

cars banging back and forth on their couplings. the old barn literally shook when a train went through. horses housed there had their backs to the track and couldn’t see the train. All the noise was coming from behind, and the new horse in one of those stalls was always terrified. He would react by tearing around the small stall and sometimes charging the door.

the horsemen at lewiston raceway were mostly raised by horsemen. there was plenty of both horse and common sense on the grounds. it never entered anyone’s head to get in the stall with a freaked out animal to try

to calm him down when the up-roar started. they knew that that within a week, maybe two, despite all the commotion, the new horse wouldn’t even look up from his hay when a train passed overhead. the old timers were right. the noise never hurt the horses, and eventually, given enough trains, the fight or flight reflex to the stimulus finally melted away The scientific name for the process is called habituation, or in everyday language, “getting used to it,”or just “getting over it”.

you may have experienced the same phenomenon if you have

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Coos CountyAll Seasons Stables, Lancaster 788-5124

Grafton CountyAbenaki Farm & Stables, Campton 726-9990Dartmouth Riding Center, Etna 643-1808Deer Creek Farm, Thornton 726-4115Ladd Farm, Bridgewaater 217-0205Shady Brook Riding Center, Canaan 208-8050Steeldust Farm, Campton 536-2257

Hillsborough CountyAnne Prescott Stables, Goffstown 497-3545Apple Knoll Farm, New Boston 487-2523Apple Tree Farm, Hollis 465-9592Autumn Day Farm, Weare 529-8802Carnival Hill Farm, Wilton 801-9550Early Horse Farm, Weare 529-6699Hair of the Dog Farm, New Ipswich 878-4879

Hillsborough County (con't)Hollis Ranch LLC, Hollis 465-2672Horse 'n Hound, Nashua 816-4444Mountain Lane Farm, Temple 554-7217New Gait Manor, Weare 529-4045Sterling Hill Farm, Litchfield 424-7806Touchstone Farm, Temple 654-6308

Merrimack CountyAbaris Arabians, Concord 505-5278Bear Brook Stable, Allenstown 485-4880Chinquapin Hill Farm, Pittsfield 435-6717Concord Equestrian Ctr, Concord 731-2624Gelinas Farm, Pembroke 225-7024Goin’ Broke Farm, Sutton ` 491-5170Granite Rose Morgans, Bradford 938-5505Hunterfield Farm, Amherst 233-4082Islandic Creations, Henniker 491-3896JSC Performance Horses, Sutton 568-0846Just-A-Rocken Farm, Hopkinton 233-3055Kearsarge Meadows, Warner 456-6022Townsend's Training Farm, Pembroke 224-9141Trinity Stable, Canterbury 783-8984 Windswept Farm, Canterbury 783-4151

Rockingham CountyBright Bay Farm, Chester 303-7567Birchmere Farm, Newton 866-7807Cartier Farms, Candia 483-0171Chestnut Hill Arabians, Candia 483-0377Europa Farm, Deerfield 463-5952Five Stars Farm, Brentwood 580-5691Garland Stables, Rye 491-0777GiddyUp Farm, South Hampton 978 302 6107Giordano Farm, Danville 382-2288

Rockingham County (con't)GayLee Stables, Hampton Falls 926-0008Halona Stables, Deerfield 320-4043Hidden Pond Farm, Brentwood 642-6366LaBrie Stables, Chester 548-1265Llewellyn Acres, Epping 801-1704 Majestic Meadows Boarding Stables, Stratham 778-4948Mitchell Farms, Kingston 642-8493MRF Dressage, Nottingham 490-8958Meadow Farm, Northwood 942 8619North Road Farm, Fremont 679-3367Over Easy Stable, Stratham 617-797-2010Over the Oxer, Rye 781-389-4850Pingree Hill Farm, Auburn 703-2462RMD Stables, Newton 548-8692Rolex Farm, Stratham 913-3132Sea Star Stable, Brentwood 772 1227Southern NH School of Riding, Auburn 634-1957Wild Pasture Farm, Kensington 686-0170

Strafford CountyApril Woods Stable, Dover 742-4370Birchmere Farm, Strafford 664-5856Boulder Brook Stables, Lee 659-9907Brookfield Farm, Brookfield 522-6440Cold Moon Farm, LLC, Rochester 617-9488 Echo Ridge Farm, Lee 664-1028Eventide Sol Stables 473-1055Fair Haven Farm, Gonic 335-5256High Knoll Equestrian Ctr, Rochester 335-4343Hilltop Equestrian Center, Somersworth 692-6313Killorglin Farm, Rochester 948-1557

Sullivan CountyFull Circle Farm, Newport 863-1262Piroutette Farm, Cornish 675-9272

the weather cooperated for the first Team Schooling Show of 2017! Riders from hundred Acre wood, pleasant Ridge Farm, and Athena Equestrian showcased their skills for judge ivy Rasco.

these shows use horses from the host farm, so riders are showing on mounts they are unfamiliar with. thank you to our judge, volunteers, and the parents and spectators. what a great start to the show season!

Leadline: 1. Cadence Bal-bo-towne 2. lilli Finley W/T Eq Jr Section 1: 1. Cecily neise 2. paige Greene-morse 3. Cadence Balbo-towne W/T Eq Jr Section 2: 1. hannah toner 2. Khloe Clark 3. Ev-elyn Rousseau 4. lilli Finley W/T/C Eq Jr: 1. Cecily neise W/T Eq Sr Section 1: maddy Koehling 2. Abby Cordts W/T

Hundred Acre Wood Holds First in Team Schooling Show Series

Eq Sr Section 2: 1. Faith Bradbury 2. Gigi Grant 3 Kylie Clark W/T/C Eq Sr Section 1: Emma Allen 2. Olivia Rich-mond 3. Faith Bradbury 4. Destiny wade W/T/C Eq Sr Section 2: 1. Serena Blasius 2. Kerry Ettinger 3. lily De Raps 4. paige Gammon W/T Pl Jr: 1. hannah toner 2. Ev-elyn Rousseau 3. Khloe Clark 4. paige Greene-morse W/T Pl Sr: 1. Gigi Grant 2. Abby Cordts 3. Kylie Clark W/T/C Sr Sec A: 1. Olivia Richmond 2. Kerry Ettinger 3. Serena Bla-sius 4. Destiny wade W/T/C Sr Sec B: 1. Emma Allen 2. paige Gammon 3. Destiny wade Team Resuts: 1. pleas-ant Ridge; 2. Epona/hundred Acre wood; 3. hundred Acre wood; 4. pleasant Ridge /hun-dred Acre wood 2; 5. pleasant Ridge/hundred Acre wood 1

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2017 Annual Members’ Meeting & FUNdraiser Auction

the annual GSCA members’ meeting, held on march 12th at the Red Blazer in Concord, nh, was well-attended. Forty-plus members and guests enjoyed the very spacious private meeting room and raved about the italian buffet, topped off with Black For-est cake. the pre-dinner cocktail hour provided much socializing, meeting of new folks and catching up with horse-loving friends.

the featured speaker, C. pe-ter James, Secretary of the Ab-bot-Downing historical Society, presented an interesting slide show and discussion. the mission of the society is to educate people about the significance of the Con-cord Coach and its relationship to

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two unofficial Acadia meet-ups, in June and September, were also well-attended. we look forward to many of the same events and some new ones in 2017.

Connie moses was named mVp for 2016. Connie is always willing to step up and lend a hand, be it with planning or hosting events, or dealing with board busi-ness. in addition, Connie updates and maintains GSCA’s website and administers the FaceBook page and the blog, launched in 2016. the northeast Consoli-dated Driving Calendar project was spearheaded by Connie in 2016 and was well-received by the carriage-driving community. Connie has agreed to oversee this project again this year and the var-ious participating organizations

GSCA treasurer, Eric wilking once again acted as auctioneer, assisted by Bob Cahill, as (hilar-ious) model, and linda wilking, as auction treasurer. Just under $1,000 was realized from the auction and donations. this annual event is GSCA’s Only fundraising activity. we rely sole-ly on members’ dues, donations, and auction proceeds to meet our club’s’ expenses. warm thanks to all donors and purchasers.

All-in-all, the 2017 Annual members’ meeting and dinner was a resounding success. it was good to see all who attended and we look forward to seeing you again at the 2017 GSCA events.

Spring EventsGSCA members are gearing up

for spring events. Director Boo martin advises that touchstone Farm in temple, nh is hosting an ADt on April 23rd and Driving immersion week may 8-12, with a schooling pleasure show on may 13th. GSCA treasurer Eric wilk-ing and his wife linda will host the first of three ADS-sponsored ADts at their pickpocket Farm in Brentwood, nh on may 7th. Anne miles and the Carriage Barn will host an Adaptive Carriage Driving workshop on may 18-20. plans are also underway for the first GSCA Cheshire Rail trail Day Outing on Sunday may 21st.Time to Renew (or Join) GSCA for 2017 – early renewal is greatly appreciated!

GSCA is dedicated to the promotion of safe, recreational, pleasure driving. Single day and multi-day driving events are held

Spring is finally here, and we are all grooming our horses and thinking about summer events and activities with our horses. SphO has updated our nESA (new England Standardbred Awards) program this year to include a category for the casual rider or driver. it’s very simple and requires no registration fee with nESA to participate. if you don’t really show, but you DO spend time with your horse, riding small trails in your neighborhood, riding for fun, driving recreationally, or even grooming and caring for your horse. you can log your hours as a Standardbred pleasure horse owner and receive a certificate at the end of the year for your par-ticipation. we hope to encourage horse owners and SphO members to participate in SphO in this way and to continue to show that Stan-dardbreds are wonderful horses in many ways.

Of course, nESA will con-tinue to be an awards program for Standardbreds and SphO members competing in many disciplines as well.

Our photo this month features longtime SphO member, pam

SPHO Makes Update to NESA

Rhodes, and her horse nipa’s One. pam and nipa spend a lot of time together, hanging out, grooming, sharing carrots, as well as riding in the fields around the farm and driving. nipa has gone blind over the past year or two but he lets pam be his eyes and trusts her to help him find his path. The two do not attend shows or competitions but are a good example of the partnership and harmony that can be found doing simple things and spending time together.

we hope to see many members enjoying their horses and perhaps participating in the pleasure horse category of nESA.

GSCA members and guests enjoyed the 2017 Annual Members’ Meeting at the Red Blazer in Concord, NH

GSCA Treasurer (and Auctioneer) Eric Wilking, coaxed over $1,000 in bids

The GSCA Annual Members’ Meeting and FUNdraising Auction (auctioneer Eric Wilking with Linda Wilking, auction treasurer, on his right) is always a good time.

our history and lives today.During the business meeting,

president Jean harvey announced the results of the ballot count, electing/reelecting the following directors and officers: isabel (“Boo”) martin and Dave herrick were reelected as directors, Con-nie moses was reelected as Vice president and Eric wilking was reelected as treasurer. Congrat-ulations to all and many thanks for your service. Volunteers are essential to our little club.

Jean also presented highlights of our very successful 2016 sea-son. GSCA had over 80 active par-ticipants at 8 recreational driving/riding outings, exclusive of the planning meeting and annual din-ner meeting which frequently also draw several horseless folks! in addition to the usual outings, the fun Cones schooling day hosted by the wilkings was so successful that the wilkings will host three ADS ADt events in 2017. the

are already up-loading their events.

Rick and Connie moses received the participation award for 2016 with 5 outings to their cred-it. Runners-up with 4 outings each were also r ecogn ized : m a c y G o d -d h a r t , J e a n harvey, holly Saari, and Cin-

dy Schlener. it was announced that the partic-ipation award plaque will be retired as there i s n o m o r e room to add names. in lieu of the plaque, a l l pas t r e -cipients since 1983, as well as future recip-ients, will be memorialized and recognized o n G S C A’s website.

.As usual, the highlight of the evening was the always funny, rowdy and successful F U n d - r a i s -ing Auction.

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One day Miss Muffin got up feeling even stiffer than usual. At 27 Miss Muffin was the oldest horse at the entire farm, but being a pony had let her continue her duties (“i teach riding and respect to young children,” she was fond of stating) long beyond the larger horses who usually had to retire at a much younger age.

the day before had marked the first practice for the barn’s demo drill team for the annual Open house. Virtually all the horses were participating, with friends and neighbors invited to watch. Some years it went great. Some years… well, there were a lot of different sizes, shapes and types of horses participating and

it often made for some interesting variations on the basic drill. But Susie and mark’s mother had decreed years before that the drill team was for enjoyment most of all, and anyone and everyone were welcome to participate. the mistakes and deviations that occurred were often the moments most enjoyed by the audiences and several such incidents had become legends of the barn and were fondly remembered. there was the year that Big Bertha, at that point the lead horse for the entire ride, had spooked and led everyone in an unplanned, but very interesting, “airs-above-the-ground” movement that could never be repeated. there was the year that miss muffin had left Mark, in his first drill team, behind on the ground and forced him to run frantically after her as she resolutely kept up her spot in the drill until those on the team had realized what had happened.

the previous day a re-cord number of riders had turned out to begin work on this year’s drill. the open barn was in two weeks. Excitement about the ride was prevalent and everyone had been in high spirits. miss Muffin was being ridden this year by a little girl who took lessons at the barn, and Susie’s mother, always on the watch for problems with the horses and ponies in her barns, had noticed with an edge of unease that Miss Muffin was looking stiffer than ever. it was not surprising at her age, but Susie’s mother observed that not only did Miss Muffin looked more uncomfortable than usual, but she was also stumbling quite a bit and thus almost lost her small rider several times. Susie’s mother was worried.

Miss Muffin was kept in after the practice. Susie’s mother came to see her and walked and trotted her about a bit. then she sent for the vet.

“nothing new,” he said as he finished his examination. “She’s just reached the point where even medication isn’t going to help her enough. She needs to be retired. She really shouldn’t be ridden any more.”

So miss muffin was retired. She was little and didn’t eat much, and she kept things somewhat quiet in any group she was turned out with. letting her live out her years at the farm was not a problem. But when two of her regulars came for their les-sons that afternoon and came to see Miss Muffin before they rode Flower. Miss Muffin was horrified and quite put out. “those are my

children to teach, not Flower’s!” She was very angry.

She was very angry again the next day when more of her students came and she was left standing out in the field. By the third day however, she began to realize that she really wasn’t ever going to be ridden again. She began to feel sad rather than angry.

By the fourth day miss muffin was beginning to feel useless. For her whole life miss Muffin had taught children to ride. Suddenly she had no purpose; nothing to wake up for. miss Muffin, the eternal busybody of the barn began to change quickly. She grew very quiet, spending her time standing mostly in one spot with her head hung low. Grain had always been very important to Miss Muffin. With her size and shape she’d never been allowed to have but a small amount (a hand-ful, much to her dismay) and she’d always enjoyed it down to the last crumb. Now she didn't touch it and only nibbled listlessly at her hay. Always a round little thing, she began losing weight. Before everyone’s eyes and in only a few days, Miss Muffin suddenly began growing very old.

“what are we going to do about her?” worried a barn worker one night after the horses had been brought in. “She’s just wasting away! it would be better to have her ridden than let her go on like this! maybe she could just be led around with riders at the walk?”

“Unfortunately,” replied

Susie’s mother, watching miss Muffin standing in her stall with her sad, dull eyes, “She’s stum-bling so badly with a rider that i’m afraid she’d hurt someone else as well as herself. i don’t think that would be a good idea, but i agree, we’ve got to think of something.”

the open barn and the drill team performance came and went. it was fun, as usual, although the horses and riders both missed Miss Muffin’s testy presence. She’d always been so bossy; they hadn’t realized how much they’d miss her. miss Muffin, for her part, stood in her stall and heard the music, her heart breaking. She had always loved the drill team.

there were no empty stalls in this particular barn, so the horses knew a new horse wouldn’t be coming. they had no sense of expectation. they were wrong though.

it was still early evening when all the hustle and bustle began. Miss Muffin was pulled out of her stall and cross-tied in the aisle. While Miss Muffin was being clipped (Clipped? miss Muffin was never clipped. She never worked fast enough to need to be clipped.) workers were do-ing things in her stall. All sorts of strange things. A chill went through the horses in the barn, especially Miss Muffin. Was she being readied to move somewhere else? was someone else coming to

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Barrington, nh; nBARh is gearing up for a very busy and fun show season! we have add-ed a night show series the first Saturday of may, June, July and August. they will be gymkha-na-type classes and each show will have a different theme. Just like previous years our pleasure Shows are the 2nd Saturday, mini Shows 3rd Saturday and Gymkhanas 4th Saturdays. Club members exhib-iting in a minimum of 3 shows will be qualified to compete for

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tract and the location of the ovaries exteriorization and visualization can be quite difficult. Colpotomy, removal of the ovaries through the vaginal wall, is another technique that can be used.

Due to the difficulties with visualization using other ap-proaches, laparoscopy has become a good option for many mares. this involves the use of skin portals to place instruments and a video scope into the abdomen and remove the affected ovary or ovaries. this technique has many advantages including better visualization and ability to con-trol bleeding, less tension on the ovarian pedicle, and the ability to use standing sedation in place of general anesthesia. the image below depicts two ovaries that are being removed via laparoscopic ovariectomy.

surgical removal of a GCt tend to have a favorable prognosis. in cases where one ovary was re-moved, mares can go on to cycle regularly and still have the ability to conceive and carry a foal. it is important to note that normal cyclicity can take up to 6-8 months to return after surgical removal of the affected ovary.2 As with any surgical procedure, intra-operative and post-operative complications exist but are minimized with good surgical technique and care during the post-op period.

if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the doctors of new En-gland Equine medical & Surgical Center. we are happy to be able to provide the option of laparoscopic ovariectomy surgery to our clients & patients.

Sources1. Auer and Stick. Equine Surgery. 4th Edition. 2012. 2. mcCue, patrick. Ovarian Tumors. Colorado State University Equine Reproduction laboratory. Fig 1. Granulosa Cell tumor (left) and Smaller Unaffected Ovary (Right). Reproductive Disorders. Chapter 12. Veteriankey Fig 2. laparoscopic Ovariectomy. new England Equine medical & Surgical Center.

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Prognosis Overall, mares undergoing

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NBARH Riding Clubyear-end awards at our Banquet in October. we have a Spring Fling on April 22nd with demonstrations and clinics scheduled all day (9-4) on everything from jumping to ring etiquette. there will be multiple vendors on the grounds and all are invited to set up to sell your surplus tack, clothes and sup-plies. the watering hole kitchen will be open during our events for more amazing food options. happy Show Season!!

Gail Straw & SLM Bursting Amber

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it’s time to start scheduling what shows to go to this sum-mer. And in accordance with this, please help spread the word. Some of the preshow advertising is sporting the wrong dates for the Sebasticook Riding Club Dressage Schooling Show. the correct date for the dressage show is Saturday June 17th. And the correct closing date for registering for the dres-sage show is monday June 12th. that said we plan on having a great show this spring with paula Foote as our dressage judge.

the club would like to con-struct ten more horse stalls on the show grounds. the stalls we presently have rent out fast for the shows and we could use the additional stall space. there are a few fundraisers currently going on for this new barn project. There will soon be raffle tickets available for the winner’s choice of a trail saddle or a barrel saddle or an English all purpose saddle. Special thanks goes to Barry Gass of Gass’s horse Supply for giving us an opportunity to have this raffle for a high quality new saddle. more information on this is available from any club officer.

the club has changed what they are giving out to the first place riders in the equitation and game shows. The first place rider will, of course, get a beautiful blue ribbon, but, with the exception of the pee wee classes, the first place riders will also get an inscribed ribbon medallion that can be worn around the neck. the pee wee class first place riders, in lieu of the ribbon medallion, will receive their beautiful blue ribbon and also a small trophy. And a reminder to all that to be eligible for the 2017 Sebasticook Riding Club year-end awards, a person must be a dues paid club member by no later than the end of June 2017.

may is the month of our club’s annual clean up day. please come out and help. we will meet at the clubhouse about 10:00 on Satur-day may 13th. there is raking, painting, cleaning, and stall prep to be done. Directly afterwards will be lunch. lunch is provided for the workers. But anyone can bring their own lunch and join us for a meal. the may business meeting will be held at the club-house after we have lunch. lunch is usually served about noon. we hope to see you there.

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animal pathway areas that can be easily upgraded. there are many ways to mitigate mud; grading for better drainage, utilizing gutters and flow direction channels, in-stalling geotextile matting and the proper gravel and fill. Your county USDA Farm Service Agency can recommend drainage and ground maintenance practices for your farm no matter what the size or how many animals you have. if you can’t afford to do your whole

barnyard area at one time, plan to do one or two areas ever year. the results and reduced stress to horses and humans as well as the value these improvements add to your property value is well worth the cost.

Vicki Schmidt owns and op-erates Troika Drafts in Hebron, Maine. The farm stands the Shire Stallion, New England Bomber, and specializes in Shires for work, sport, and show.

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barns

the Kennebec Farm crew is happy to see winter behind us! the horses are shedding and the barn is bustling with activity. Coming up may 20th is the Kennebec Farm Dressage Schooling Show and 2-phase. we also have the new England Jumper Association hosting a show may 6th and our spring trail ride will be may 27th. we now have two outdoor sand arenas as well as new footing in our indoor. And the jump crew is busy creating new fun jumps! A great group of clinicians are planed for this summer, includ-ing international eventer Dom

Shramm and Show Jumper San-dra low-mitchell from Scotland. Kennebec Rugby and Kennebec Echo are getting ready for their first event, UNH Horse Trials, at the end of April and Kennebec Jester is getting it for his second level debut at USDF competition. hunter paces, jumper shoes and a fall dressage and two phase are also planned, so keep your eyes out for those!

we’d also like to wish A happy Birthday to ms margaret Gardiner who turned 95 years young in February! we couldn’t ask for a better boss or friend!

Kennebec Morgan Horse Farm

Spring has finally sprung! At townsend’s training Farm, the melting snow and new blossoms on the trees signal show season is just around the corner. it has been a fun and productive winter at our farm, as young students continue to learn about horse care fundamentals. Our farm’s history was showcased on a segment of nh’s Chronicle - wmUR with Suzanne Roantree. Recently our farm has had the opportunity to host multiple groups and events at our facilities; we welcomed the nh Governor’s horse Guard to practice for their upcoming events, organized our annual horse trailer sale, hosted the new England 4h Judges School with multiple volunteers and handlers to assist; and have our grounds set up for some of the local nh high School Equestrian team shows. we enjoy seeing what everyone in our com-munity is accomplishing.

Our clients and boarders have been riding all year, both in our indoor arena, as well as out on our grounds and trails. Spring has allowed some of our ambitious

Townsend’s Training Farmriders to continue working on our extreme trail course area, riding up and down ramps and stairs, going over logs and bridges and working gates among other ob-stacles. Under the guidance and training of Kim Chadbourne, we have several clients who will be competing this summer at AQhA events as well as some local shows. we are very proud of our hard working clients and their horses, creating partnerships and practicing great horsemanship. we welcome people to come and visit our facilities, whether at our annual fall walk/trot and leadline show, complete with a stick horse auction and full slate of classes, to browsing our region’s leading Exiss trailer dealership, or to have Dick Townsend help you find your new long lasting horse and part-

ner, to taking lessons to improve your riding and horse care skills, to even just enjoying a visit with some beautiful animals and wel-coming facilities, we would love to have you.

horse and Rider Connection of poland, maine is excited to announce their upcoming move to north whing Farm in Raymond! the 501(c)3 organization’s move to 19 Farm Road will enable the non-profit to expand their multiple programs for children and adults.

horse and Rider Connection was formed in 2009 with the vi-sion to help teens overcome life challenges through the healing power of horses. in the programs hARC offers, horses are used as a means to build trust and healthy relationships. through their hard work on the farm, participants gain self-confidence, indepen-dence, a sense of team work, compassion, self awareness, and a myriad of other skills needed to become productive members of society.

hARC also partners with local schools and other organizations to customize therapy programs for groups of 6-8 participants.

hARC has expanded their programming to include a Satur-

day women’s group which focuses on the basics of horsemanship, as well as a Veteran’s program dedicated to Vets who might be suffering the challenges of post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

the maine mustang and Res-cue program is one of hARC’s most intensive programs where participants can work with rescued horses. This year’s first session begins June 26th and runs for 5 weeks. Other sessions run through August 4th.

horse and Rider Connection will begin all programming at north whing Farm on may 1.

For more information about their programs, or to become a member of the hARC family through a donation or volunteer-ing, please contact Debbie little, Executive Director, at 207-590-1890.

please call Dorothy white at 207-655-6594, email at [email protected] for more information.

Horse and Rider Connection

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Spring has arrived at long last and with it the geese, songbirds and riders. At welcome horse Farm in Greene, our loyal work-ing students worked and rode all winter, keeping the horses fairly fit and responsive. They practiced lots of groundwork to keep the horses mentally attentive and physically supple.

Clinics are going well and mostly filled for the season with people anxious to gain new ideas

hollis Ranch, l.l.C. of hol-lis, nh is pleased to introduce

barns

Surprise! it is actually spring! the long awaited season for sun-light, longer days and large tufts of horse hair floating through the air like giant multi-colored dandelion puffs. Of course, most of those lovely puffs end up on nearby horse folk while the horses gleam.

Riverview Farm is abuzz with activity. two beautiful new paints have arrived, riding lessons are in full swing, and boarders are spending more time with their fuzzy friends.

look for our next update for exciting news! -Jo-Jean

Hollis Ranch

Riverview Farm News

Royal Silks Equestrians Cen-ter in topsham is busy getting ready for show and lessons season to start now that spring seems to finally be here!!

Show team practices are well underway 3-5 nights a week with some new faces joining us and, of course, also the older more seasoned riders. All in full swing and eager to get the show season under way!! Our first show is an ASAm show April 30th at hollis Equestrian Center.

Our lessons programs are filling up nicely and the Pony Pal program is really taking off. it is for new young wanna be riders from 5-8 years old and it is only $25 per/hr for the first year then only $35 till they enter the ‘Junior Beginner Riders program’ where they get to progress into a more rigid type lesson sessions. Also the little ones get to feel like the

bigger kids, having their weekly lesson (pony ride type but with horses). they will be learning turning, stopping, emergency dismounts and one rein stops. these are all done around games of follow me, putting and taking toy rings from different places in the ring, and catch me if you can. it is all geared to keep the them becoming more confident on the horse as they progress to the next level. we are also have our Show Ring Ready classes going too for the skilled showmen as they polish for the 2017 show season.

R.S.E.C. show team members show predominantly the maine horse Assoc, ASAm (Saddlebred Assoc), tri-County (open Club show), paint/pinto and Quarter horse breed shows.

Royal Silks Owner/trainer/instructor, Cohne is judging sev-eral club shows this year as well as doing a clinic for Ellis River Riders in Andover in may about showing the judges perspective on the best way to smoothly and successfully execute Equitation patterns, and proper ring attire for shows at different levels.

we wish all our horse show friends heading in so many differ-ent directions to so many shows coming up safe travels, success in the show rings, lots of fun, and great memories !!! we hope to see you all out there this summer show season.

News from Royal Silks

Welcome Home Farm Riding Center

and practice, to enhance their riding and teaching abilities. par-ticipants are coming from various states as well as Canada. they gain new friends while networking on various equine related topics.

plans are made for two sum-mer schooling shows, classes to include English and western dressage, low jumping and even a lead line class.

Visitors are welcome. Fmi please contact Sam morrison at [email protected].

Summer HIll riding PrinceMadie McCormick riding Peter Pan

mr. Roman Jaconette as the Barn manager/trainer. Roman has a Bachelor’s Degree in Equine Studies and will be responsible for training hollis Ranch horses as well as client’s training needs and horsemanship lessons/clinics/etc.

hollis Ranch specializes in Quality horses for Show, trail & pleasure.

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Pleasure Showsmay 14June 4July 9Aug. 6

Game Showsmay 7June 18July 16Aug. 13

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COMPASSIONATE COMPOSTINGMichelle Melaragno, ownerAuburn, Maine 04210(207) 240-1316

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Happy Memorial DayRemember those who gave so much for us.

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Maine Barns: Boarding, Training, Sales or LessonsThe listing below is a monthly offering that is being provided for the convenience of our readers. We are not able to check out each facility for ourselves, therefore The Horse’s Maine & NH

makes no claims or guarantees concerning any barn listed. The listing is free and any barn or stable which would like to be listed should send or email name, county, town, and phone number

(one number only, please) to The Horse’s Maine & NH for inclusion in this monthly listing. Sorry, we do not take these listings over the phone. 207 area code

Penobscot County (con’t)Starwalk Stable, Orono 866-7511Stepping Stone Farm, Carmel 848-5310Stone Wall Stables, Clifton 299-7278Sweet Hollow Farm, Eddington 843-5120Wakerie Farm, Dixmont 948-3619Ward Stream Farm, Newburgh 234-2388West Wind Stable, Glenburn 945-5955 Wild Ivy Farm, Bangor 942-9658Woody’s Stables, Plymouth 257-3218

Piscataquis CountyInfinity Farm, Dover-Foxcroft 564-7046Isaac Royal Farm, Dover-Foxcroft 564-3499North Pointe Stables, Shirley Mills 695-3573Stone Ridge Stables, Dover-Foxcroft 564-3080

Sagadahoc CountyBlack Dog Farm, Richmond 737-4191Gray’s Equestrian Training, Bowdoinham 522-8300Hawks Nest Stable, N. Bath 442-8683Heron Cove Farm, Phippsburg 443-5308Morning Sky Farm, Richmond 737-4432Pocket Pony Paddock-N-Minis, Richmond 737-5682Royal Silks Eques. Ctr., Topsham 522-7640Tall Pines Farm, Richmond 632-3010Triple J Farm, Bowdoin 666-3097Windward Farm, Topsham 798-5600

Somerset CountyBreezy Acres Stables, Ripley 277-5029Hidden Valley Equest. Ctr, Skowhegan 474-3014Hilltop Farm, Anson 696-8866Hyl-Tun Farm, Starks 696-3038Lake View Equestrian Center, Harmony 683-2290Lang Hill Farm, Palmyra 938-5639Lone Oak Arabians, Canaan 474-6032Morning Star Stable, Madison 696-4404Pendragon Farm Eq. Ctr., Cornville 474-7581R Jays Farm, Embden 660-7631Silhouette Stables, Detroit 257-2460Thistle Ridge Equestrian Centre, Smithfield 634-4770

Waldo CountyApple Branch Ranch, Unity 948-5622Beaver Brook Farm, Winterport 223-0055Black Raven Andalusian Horse, Thorndike 568-3006Flying B Ranch, Belfast 338-5960Forest Glen Farm, Searsport 548-6186MTB Performance Horses, Burnham 341-7857Full Circle Farm, Troy 948-1546Ridgeview Farm, Thorndike 568-3166Tabasco Training Stables, Belfast 338-1788Stone Fox Farm, Monroe 323-1725The Vanilla Bean Farm, Montville 338-1953

Washington CountyCamelot Farm Quarter Horses, Perry 726-5519Coyote Creek Farm, Milbridge 812-5042Double T Farm, Perry 853-0836Lazy W Quarter Horses 454-3693Little Oak Farm Morgan Horses, Wesley 255-6250Lucky Star Stables, East Machias 255-6124Misty Morning Stable, Cherryfield 546-2743Spring River Farm, Cherryfield 546-9715Susie’s Sunrise Stables 454-8352Windswept Cove, Addison 483-6604

york CountyAl Dube Quarter Horses, Biddeford 205-2270Beltane Farm, York 475-5001Birch Ridge, E. Waterboro 247-8520Black Thunder Friesians, Buxton 651-1651Bog Brook Farm, E. Lebanon 457-2103Breezy Meadows, Saco 284-9409Broadfields-Highover Morgans, Elliot 439-4947Brook Hill Classic Morgans, Dayton 499-7189Carlisle Acad. Integra. Thrpy & Sports, Lyman 985-0374DanSan Farm, Saco 283-0828Dream Acres Equestrian Ctr., Arundel 985-0963Dream Catcher Farm, Saco 423-4883East Mark Farm, Kennebunk 590-7528Four on the Floor Farm, W. Buxton 642-3838Gliding Gaits, The, Hollis 727-4467Goodrich Farm & Stable, Berwick 698-1970Gould Meadow Farm, Limington 637-2555Greystone Stables, Berwick 698-9700Hi Steppin’ Eques. Ctr, Kennebunkport 985-0972High Standard Stable, Wells 603-833-0560Johnson Ridge Farm, N. Waterboro 793-8234LaDawn Quarter Horses, Dayton 499-0080Lank Farm, Kennebunk 985-4925Little Moon Farm, Limington 642-3209Menomin Meadow Farm, Lebanon 457-1774Merry May Farm, Arundel 985-4765Moment's Peace Farm, Hollis Center 232-9104Moon Run Farm, North Berwick 490-1335Photo Finish Farm, Buxton 929-6562Piper Ridge Farm, Limerick 793-4101Riverhurst Farm, Kennebunk 985-3348Rivers Edge Farm, Hollis 929-4701Royal View Farm, Limington 318-6745 Salmon Falls Equest. Ctr., Buxton 929-6500Spring Creek Farm, Lyman 985-0374Surf Point Stables, York 361-7149Sweet Life Stables, Wells 281-2131Tylerfarm, Limington 675-3722Windcrest Farm, Cornish 625-8933

Androscoggin CountyBroken Arrow Ranch, Lisbon 353-5522Celestial Farms, Durham 353-2795Chez Chevaux Equest. Ctr, Durham 841-1144 Double M Equine Services LLC, Poland 998-3992Esprit Equestrian Center, Durham 353-8587Full Moon Farm, Lilvermore Falls 897-2838Gem Stone Farm, Poland 333-1081Glowin' Dreams Farm, Livermore 897-6536Grumpy Acres Metzger Fm, Livrmr Fl 897-2844Lake Auburn Eques. Ctr., Auburn 783-7754Monarch Horse Farm, Durham 353-4657Noble Dream Equestrian Ctr, Durham 838-9681Oak Ledge Farm, Wales 375-6658Peaceful Pines Stable, Livermore Falls 320-3778Percheron Acres Ferland Farm, Poland 740-5665Riverview Farm, Lisbon Falls 522-1651Safe Haven Farm, Durham 353-4248Seacoast Farm, Wales 933-1038Springpoint Farm, Durham 926-5789Sunset View Farm, Turner 225-6103Sunshine Acres, Sabattus 786-3505Welcome Home Farm, Greene 946-5045 Whisper Wind Farm, Poland 212-6875WillowBrook Riding Stables, Poland 751-0112

Aroostook CountyCurrie-Comb Stables, Smyrna 757-8819Esch Farm's Stables, Smyrna 757-7477Forest Gate Farm, Hodgdon 532-3268Kourt Jester Stables, Ft. Fairfield 551-8544Rocking S Ranch, Ft. Fairfield 768-1444Up Country Farm, Easton 488-2521Sunset Stables, Hodgdon 694-2154

Cumberland CountyAndwemet Farm, Brunswick 443-1631Angel Feather Farm, Gray 615-4772Apple Creek Farm, Brunswick 721-0648Aurora Farm, Windham 893-0988Banbury Hill Farm, Cape Elizabeth 712-8278Brookside Stable, Standish 642-3696Camp Ketcha Stables, Scarborough 883-8977Capall Creek Farm, Falmouth 318-5495 Carousel Horse Farm, Casco 627-4471Coopers Royal Heritage Farm Minis, Windham 892-7276Dog Day Farm, Pownal 865-0516Double L Stables, New Gloucester 926-3488Durgin Farm, Standish 615-3269Epona Farm, Freeport 865-1808Evergreen Farm, Pownal 831-8736Four Leaf Clover Farm, Gorham 839-4414Freestyle Farm, Scarborough 885-1353Hana Poulin Dressage & Driving LLC, Brunswick 200-0308Happy Landings, Scarborough 883-1587Hilltop Horsemanship Center, Windham 272-7052Horsin’ Around Farm, Raymond 655-4224Inish Beg Farm, Standish 221-6990Island Breeze, Peaks Island 766-2763It Takes Two Farm, Windham 893-0025Kane Kountry Farm, Scarborough 883-3555Kent’s Stables, Gorham 839-2113New Boston Farm, Gray 657-3274New Life Farm, Windham 892-9363No Baloney Pony, New Gloucester 926-5600Peppercreek Farm, Gray 831-8444Race Me Stable, Westbrook 329-3308Ram Island Riding Acad., Cape Elizabeth 318-6745Riding To The Top, Windham 892-2813Ring Farm, Bridgton 647-8475Rowenda Farm, Gray 657-3470Royal River Farm, Yarmouth 846-6781Sable Oak Equest. Ctr, Brunswick 443-4006Secret Acres Stables, Naples 693-3441Serendipity Farm, Raymond 655-1297Shadowfax Farm LLC, Gorham 577-1244 Shady Oak Farm, Cape Elizabeth 899-7791Spectacular View Horse Farm, Raymond 514-0553Spring Hills Farm, Pownal 865-3574Spurwink Farm, Cape Elizabeth 767-1709Sultan's Kiss Equestrian Ctr, E. Baldwin 787-2875Sweetfern Miniature Horses, Brunswick 725-7916Thread of the Mill Farm, Gray 239-5434Trio Farm, New Gloucester 926-4030Venture Farm, Pownal 688-4117Vienna Farm, Gorham 839-4495Viking Stable, Cumberland 217-0553Walnut Hill Eq. Center, Cape Elizabeth 799-0937Whispering Winds Hrse Frm, Raymond 655-2013Whistlin’ Willows Farm, Gorham 839-3997White Birch Farm, N. Yarmouth 829-3993Wilson Brook Farm, New Gloucester 671-8271Windsock Farm, New Gloucester 650-9834Winter Wood Farm, Freeport 865-6081Winterberry Farm, N. Yarmouth 829-6570Wolf Run Farm, Gorham 929-6584

Franklin CountyCenterPeace Farm, Jay 645-9724Knowlton Corner Farm, Farmington 778-6520Kyesland Stables, Jay 645-2513Long Meadow Farm, New Sharon 778-3238Ridgewood Equestrian Center, Wilton 491-0501West Freeman Sporthorses, W. Freeman 684-4194

Hancock CountyAlderbrook Farm, Bucksport 949-3357Bagaduce View Farm, Sedgwick 326-4382Breezy Maples Farm, Ellsworth 667-2990Double L Stable, Hancock 422-3001Iron Slipper Farm, Lamoine 667-1905Islewood Farm, Deer Isle 348-9919Mountain View Farm, Orland 469-2679RHG Appaloosas, Sedgwick 359-4489Wild Iris Farm, Bar Harbor 288-5234

Kennebec CountyBaldwin Hill Farm, Fayette 897-3012Ballard Farms, Augusta 547-3224Buckledge Farms, Clinton 649-7020Crowninshield Farm, Oakland 465-9404 EquiNine Training Facility, Albion 592-3440 Five Acre Farm, Belgrade 465-2149Friendship Stables, Augusta 622-5047Hill Country Stable, Augusta 621-2915Kindred Spirits, Readfield 685-3765Ledgewood Farms, Winslow 873-3510Lupine Farm, Vasselboro 215-7125Malachite Farm, Vasselboro 622-7137Meadow View Equestrian Ctr, Readfield 685-3117Northwood Farm, Belgrade 495-2000Percheron's Peak Equine Stables, Mt. Vernon 685-1044Pure Country Stables, Mt. Vernon 293-3236Serendipitous Stables, Waterville 872-7616Shamrock Stables, W. Gardiner 582-2069Silver Fox Stables, Clinton 660-3773Skyview Farm, Monmouth 933-4127Upper Pond Stables, Litchfield 751-8026Whispering Woods Stables, Augusta 370-1150 WhoaBeGone Farm, Winslow 873-4041Wild Child Farm, East Pittston 485-1070Windy Acres Stable, Albion 437-5844 Wrightway Stables, Augusta 626-5680

Knox CountyApple Ridge Farm, Appleton 785-5170Equine Connections, Camden 236-4425Fieldstone Farm, Jefferson 549-3609Heartspot Stables, Thomaston 594-7384Hill-n-Dale Farm, Warren 542-1980Hunter Hill Farm, Union 785-4484Luce Family Farm & Stable, Union 845-2615Pepper Hill Farm, So. Thomaston 230-9552Summer's Mist Farm, Appleton 333-9903Village View Farm, Warren 542-7467 Lincoln CountyAcorn Hill Farm, Whitefield 549-3170Barrel Mill Farm, Waldoboro 832-7900Barrybrook Stables, Wiscasset 687-2079Blackfoot Legends Boarding Facil, Waldoboro 975-2334Bluebird Equestrian, Walpole 213-5541Cherry Birch Farm, Edgecomb 882-9145Diamond G Farm, Edgecomb 882-9491Hundred Acre Wood, Jefferson 624-1724Kwinwood Morgan Farm, Nobleboro 832-4676North Meadow Farm 582-0331Sea-Vu Farms, Boothbay 633-6155Special Equestrians at Fair Tide Farm, Newcastle 563-3974Stonewall Stables, Nobleboro 563-1555Whittemore Sales Stables, Dresden 737-4858

Oxford CountyBrightwood Farm, W. Paris 527-2245Daisy Field Farm, Lovell 925-1594Deepwood Farm, Bethel 824-2595Deertrees Arabians, Andover 392-1149Freedom Reins Farm, Canton 388-3414 Healing Spirit Farm, Buckfield 336-3864Hidden Brook Farm, Norway 743-6546Lazy J Stables, Porter 625-3038Lazy L Stable, Otisfield 539-9188Memory Lane Vacations, Andover 392-2381Moondance Farm, Andover 392-4771Painted Pony Sport Horses, Norway 890-3112Rose Arbor Equine, Paris 744-9205Simple Treasures Stable, Andover 392-1101Slattery’s Stables, Hebron 966-3903Sunset Farm, Waterford 583-4970Troika Drafts, Hebron 966-2280Waterford Equestrian Ctr, Waterford 583-2285Windy Hill Farm, Sumner 388-2151

Penobscot CountyColdbrook Equestrian Center, Hampden 307-9899East Ridge Stable, Charleston 285-3625Essex Stud Arabians, Bangor 942-7617Faithfoun' Farm, Corinna 278-5303Grand View Icelandics, Dixmont 257-2278Horse Gait Stables, Dixmont 487-2727Horsefeathers Farm, Hampden 862-6585 Iron Horse Rance, Plymouth 436-0051 Kenduskeag Stream Farm, Glenburn 945-3657LD Family Farm, Alton 659-1824Misty Blue Acres, Dexter 924-6431Moor-Gans Morgan Horses, Dexter 924-3652Oak Ledge Farm, Carmel 848-3048Pleasant Lake Farm, Stetson 974-6252Puckerbrush Riding Center, Newburgh 234-2147Serendipity Stable, Glenburn 942-7872Siberia Farm, Stacyville 365-7633SirSarg Stables, Exeter 379-2776

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Maine & NH Summer Riding CampsCamp Name Address Phone Email Day or

Over-night

Length of Session

Focus/discipline Age Range

Special Criteria

Camp Birch Hill 333C Birch Hill Rd.New Durham, NH

603-859-4525 [email protected]

overnight 2, 4 & 6 weeks Trails, Ring, etc 6-16 Now hiring summer staff

Camp Fernwood 48 Camp Fernwood LnPoland, ME (summer)

610-356-7602 [email protected] overnightgirls only

7 weeks English, balanced seat 8-15 all abilities- beginner through advanced cir-cuit riders

Camp Wa-Klo for Girls 435 Page Rd.Dublin, NH

978-225-3292 [email protected] overnight 7 week options Traditional camp with strong English riding program

6-18 All levels

Ever After Mustang Rescue 463 West St.Biddeford, ME

207-284-7721207-641-9449

[email protected] day July/AugustTues/Thurs

Ground work, versatility, En-glish Riding

7-17 All Welcome

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603-978-4551 [email protected] day Mon - Thurs Eventing, dressage, balanced seat

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Heavenly Horse Day Camp Twin Ridge FarmWarner, NH


day July 17-22 English, Dressage 8-14 2 lessons a day

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603-833-0560 [email protected] day weekly Hunter, jumper, activities 5+ all levels welcome

Linden Woods Farm 135 Packers Falls Rd.Durham, NH

603-659-8210 [email protected] day 1 week sessions Balanced seat, beginner - in-termediate

7-15 Advanced session for eventing/dressage

Oak Hill Equestrian Center 97 White Oak Hill Rd.Poland, ME


day week Dressage, English 7-14

Over the Oxer Horsin Around 100 West RdRye, NH

781-389-4850 [email protected] day week Horsemanship and Hunt Seat 5-12 all levels

Riverhurst Horseback Riding Camp

228 Western Ave., Rt 9Kennebunk, ME

207-985-3348 [email protected] day daily & weekly Horsemanship, Eng & western, driving, games, trails

6-17 Beginner-advanced

Riverview Farm 58 Edgecomb Rd.Lisbon, ME

207-522-1651 [email protected]: Riverview Farm

day day and week Western, hunt seat, jumping 6-19 Beginner and Ad-vanced Camps

Sable Oak Equestrian Center 38 Bridge Rd.Brunswick, ME


day 4-5 days, Apri l , June, July

Western, English 7-12 beginners - advanced

live in her stall? Was Miss Muffin leaving the barn? there was a pro-found silence as the horses stood very still and watched everyone run around. this was not at all normal. this was rather scary. what was going on?

when the workers were done, Miss Muffin was led back into her stall. She didn’t have a blanket on. the horses knew that she would be cold, having just had her winter coat clipped off without a blanket being put on. horses

were usually not treated like that around here. Scary again.

Also scary was miss Muffin’s stall. The bars that let everyone see in and Miss Muffin see out were covered by blue tarps now. it was actually quite ugly and spooky and if Miss Muffin had been her normal self, she wouldn’t have walked right back in there. the horses all knew that they wouldn’t! the stall was all sealed up now, and a light glowed within so that the horses could see miss Muffin’s silhouette inside. She

was standing quietly and looking around with a bit more interest than she had been showing lately. After all, this was very different! the horses all felt awful for miss Muffin. Why was she being treat-ed so badly? this wasn’t very nice! Celeste’s owner showed up and stopped dead staring at the glowing blue monstrosity that had appeared in the middle of the barn.

then more activity. A whole bunch of people came bustling into the barn. Some were barn workers, some were

barn family, some were strangers. One of them, a man, was carrying something small and furry that was wrapped in blankets.

“what is that?” ex-claimed Celeste’s owner, staring at the furry bundle as the man rushed past her and into Miss Muffin’s stall.

“A pony foal,” replied Susie’s mother. “he was born prematurely this afternoon at a nearby farm and his mother died. we have some other mother’s milk being flown in and a crew of

volunteers to feed that and spe-cial formula to the foal round the clock. we put a heat lamp in miss Muffin’s stall to keep him warm.”

“that foal needs a mir-acle,” stated Celeste’s owner, knowing how little chance the poor, little, premature orphan stood.

“well, so does miss muf-fin,” said Susie’s mother. “We’re hoping they can be each other’s miracle.”

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSPLEASE

Check your calendar entries for accuracy. Please contact us with any discrepencies you find and we will correct them.Anyone is welcome to put upcoming Maine or NH equestrian events in the Calendar of Events. There is no charge for this service. Please email your entries to [email protected]. Include in your listing: date, what it is, where it is (town/stable), and a contact number and/or email (contacts limited to two numbers or two emails, or one of each; no web pages, please). Due to space limitations, we do not list camp sessions in the calendar. Sorry, we are not able to take calendar entries over the phone

Maine Events (207 area code)

New Hampshire Events (603 area code)

MAy 20176 Horse Show-

JumperUNH Equine Program 2017 Schooling Jumper Show Series, Durham, FMI contact Christina at [email protected] or 862-1174.

6 Dressage Show

CMDA Dressage Show at Esprit Equestrian Center, Durham, contact Carol at 207-353-8587 or [email protected]

6 Horse Show- Jumper

New England Jumpers' Association Season Opener at Kennebec Morgan Horse Farm, Woolwich, FMI contact [email protected]

6-7 Clinic Chris Lombard Connection Through Challenge Clinic at Pure Country Stables, Mount Vernon, FMI please contact Jaanet at 242-5141

7 Cones Work-shop

Cones Workshop in Brentwood, NH, FMI contact [email protected]

7 CT Dressage & Two Phase at Hearts & Horses Farm, Buxton, Judge Teresa Brown, FMI contact 929-4700

7 Clinic & Tack Sale

Classical dressage clinic with Vitor Silva and open and used tack sale at Ge-linas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

7 Game Show Mousam Game Show in Kennebunk, FMI contact Andrea at 207-929-8445 or mvalliere@ roadrunner.com

7 Clinic- Jump-ing, dressage

at Vantage Point Farm in Epsom, NH, cliniciam Brad Guida, FMI contact Paula at 774-345--0507

7 Dressage Show

Puckerbrush Farm Dressage Schooling Show, Newburgh, TMDS/EMDA affiliated, judge Jane Tremlett, FMI contact Bryn at 234-2147 or [email protected]

12-13

Clinic- Natu-ral Horseman.

Natural Horsemanship Clinic with Glenn Stewart, Northfield, FMI contact Sandy at 863-9877 or [email protected]

13 Clinic- dres-sage

Dressage Clinic with Allyssia Timberlake at Simple Treasures Stable, FMI call 392-1101

13 Horse Show- Fun

Spring Fun Show at Upper Pond Stables, Litchfield. Call Katie for FMI at 751-3439

13 Driving Show Schoolinng Pleasure Driving Show at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

13 Clinic - Horse-manship

Elijha Moore Clinic at Sweetfern Horse Farm, Brunswick, FMI call Janice at 207-725-7916

14 Trail Ride Piscataquog Area Trailways, New Boston, FMI contact Chris at 487-5168 or [email protected]

MAy 201714 Horse Show The American Saddlebred Association of Maine Specially Designed Horse

Show, FMI contact [email protected]

14 Horse Show Mousam Pleasure Show in Kennebunk, FMI contact Andrea at 207-929-8445 or mvalliere@ roadrunner.com

14-15

Clinic- Natu-ral Horseman.

Natural Horsemanship Clinic with Glenn Stewart, Northfield, FMI contact Sandy at 863-9877 or [email protected]

16-21

Clinic- Horse-manship

Horsemanship Clinic with Chris Lombard and the Downeast Border Riders, Pembroke, FMI contact Vicki at [email protected]

20 CT 2-Phase and Dressage Show at Kennebec Farm, Woolwich, Judge Patti Swan, Freestyles & western included. MDS affiliated, Contact Kathleen at [email protected]

20 Clinic Maine Cowboy Mounted Shooters at Sweetfern Horse Farm, Brunswick, FMI call Janice at 207-725-7916

20-21

Penning/Sort-ing

CMTPA Opening Weekend. Sat, Penning; Sunday, sorting, at Maple Lane Farm Charleston, FMI contact [email protected]

21 Rail Trail Granite State Carriage Assoc. Cheshire Rail Trail in Keene, NH, FMI contact [email protected]

21 CT Two Phase & Dressage Show at Hilltop Equestrian Center in Somersworth, FMI call 692-6313 or [email protected]

21 Horse Show- Hunt/Jump

Hunter Jumper Horse Show at SeaHorse Stables in Belfast, FMI contact Amy at 505-1618 or [email protected]

21 Horse Show Ellis River Riders Members Only Horse Show, FMI contact [email protected]

21 Dressage Show

State of Maine Dressage Assoc Schooling Show, Hollis Municipal Park, Hollis, Judge Paula Foote (L), FMI Contact Kristine at 252-8353 or [email protected]

21 CT Esprit Equestrian Center Dressage and Two Phase show in Durham, affiliated with WMDA and MECTA, contact Elizabeth at 207-504-1232 or [email protected]

21 CT Infinity Farm Dressage Schooling Show & 2-Phase, Dover-Foxcroft, Judge Bryn Walsh, FMI contact Gabrielle at 413-262-8549 or [email protected]

26 Clinic Michele Whitmore Desensitization Clinic at Sweetfern Horse Farm, Bruns-wick, FMI call Janice at 207-725-7916

26-28

Clinic- dres-sage princ.

Dressage Principles with Lynn Palm at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

26-29

Trial Ride- EC-TRA

The Maine 80/60/30 mile rides, FMI contact Louise at 894-8185 or [email protected]

26-29

Horse Show MeQHA AQHA Pine Tree Classic, FMI contact Ricky at [email protected]

27 Sale Sebasticook Riding Club used tack and whatever sale and fun day, club grounds, Clinton, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301

27 Clinic- dres-sage

NHDEA Dressage Clinic with Bill McMullin at Oak Rise Farm, Goffstown, NH

27 Horse Show Spring Horse Show, 1st in series of 4, at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

27 Trail Ride Trail Ride at Kennebec Farm, Woolwich, MDS affiliated, Contact Kathleen at [email protected]

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JUNE 20171-4 Clinic- Cen-

tered RidingCR Instructor Course Part II and Update at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

2-4 Horse Show Maine Appaloosa Spring Classic Horse Show at Skowhegan Fairgrounds, Skowhegan, Judges Kevin Jewell, Cindy Margaret & Richard Rau, FMI call Mike at 745-2745

3 Game Show Ellis River Riders Game Show, FMI contact [email protected]

3 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Vienna Farm, Gorham, SMDA affilliated, Judge Willette Brown (R), FMI contact Amy at 839-4495 or [email protected]

3 Clinic- Pen-ning

Intro to Penning Clinic at Maple Lane Farm Charleston, FMI contact [email protected]

4 Open Show Ellis River Riders Open Show, FMI contact [email protected]

4 Penning/Sort-ing

CMTPA Fun day for all, at Maple Lane Farm Charleston, FMI contact [email protected]

4 Dressage Show

Hidden Brook Farm Dressage Schooling Show, WMDA/TMDS affiliated,, Hidden Brook Farm, Norway, judge Paula Foote, FMI contact Amanda Brainerd-Flanders at 461-4117 or [email protected]

4 Dressage Show

Puckerbrush Farm Dressage Schooling Show, Newburgh, TMDS/EMDA affiliated, judge Sandra Beaulieu, FMI contact Bryn at 234-2147 or [email protected]

9 Open House Para-Driving Open House with Scott Monroe at Carlisle Academy, Lyman, FMI contact [email protected]

9-11 Clinic Tom Curtin Horsemanship and cattle work clinic at Gelinas Farm, Pem-broke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

10 Show- game Sebasticook Riding Club Game Show, Club grounds, Clinton, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301


Maine Schooling Jumper Show Series at Kennebec Morgan Farm, Woolwich

10 Trail Ride Maine Trail Rider Association Spring Trail Ride, Contact [email protected]

10 Dressage Show

Dressage Schooling Show at Safe Haven Farm, West Durham, Judge Sandra Beaulieu, CMDA, WMDEA and MDS affiliated, FMI contact Steph-anie at 207-423-7352

10 Clinic Maine Cowboy Mounted Shooters demonstration at Southern Maine Youth Outdoor Day, Buxton/Hollis Rod & Gun Club, FMI call Contact Patty at 282-2821 or [email protected]

11 Dressage Show

Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization Schooling Show, Hollis Eques-trian Park, Judge Lynda Angstadt, SMDA, MDS affiliated, FMI contact Gloria at 929-8746 or [email protected]

CALENDAR OF EVENTSJUNE 2017


Maine Schooling Jumper Show Series at Life's A Ride Equestrian, Saco

11 Horse Capades

Horse Capades at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

11 Horse Show- Fun

Maine Trail Rider Association Fun Show, Contact [email protected]

11 Horse Show Tri-County Horsemen's Association Summer Show, Judges- Main Ring: Camile Peppin, Jumper Ring: Deb Smith, FMI contact Karen at 207-542-0849 or [email protected]

15 Clinic- Saddle Fitting

HDR Rep to fit saddles at Hermphill's in Vassalboro.

16-18

Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Myles Standish State Forest Camping Outing in Carver, MA, FMI contact [email protected]

16-18

Horse Show Downeast Horse Congress Horse Show, FMI contact Paulajean at [email protected] or 838-0584

16-18

Clinic Chris Lombard One-on-One Connecting with Horses Clinic at Serendipity Stables, Glenburn, FMI please contact Val at [email protected]

17 Dressage Show

Sebasticook Riding Club Dressage Schooling Show, Judge Paula Foote, Club grounds, Clinton, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301 or Barb at 938-2117


New England Jumpers' Association Hunter/jumper Classic I at Avalon Meadows


Maine Schooling Jumper Show Series at Esprit Equestrian Center, Durham, contact Elizabeth at 207-504-1232 or [email protected]

17-18

Clinic- Event-ing

Dom Schramm 2 day clinic at Kennebec Farm, Woolwich, Contact Kathleen at [email protected]

18 Dressage Show

NHDEA Summer Dressage Schooling Show, UNH, Durham, Ann Marie Gregoire "r", Ida Norris, "S"

18 CT Horse Trials, Two Phase & Dressage Show at Hilltop Equestrian Center in Somersworth, FMI call 692-6313 or [email protected]

18 Horse Show- equitation

Waldo County Riding & Driving Club Equitation Show, Belfast, Judge Kevin Crane, FMI contact Avis at 557-3284


New England Jumpers' Association Summer Schooling Show at CK Equestrian Center, Scarborough


18 Dressage Show

Infinity Farm Dressage Schooling Show & 2-Phase, Dover-Foxcroft, Judge Carol Poulin-Taylor, FMI contact Gabrielle at 413-262-8549 or [email protected]

23-25

Clinic Chris Lombard Group Connecting with Horses Clinic and Challenge with the White Mountain Horse Assoc, Conway, NH. Contact Deb at [email protected]

24 Show Jr. Master Horseman program, no horse needed, sponsored by AQHA and MeQHA, ages 4-18, FMI contact Megan at 830-522-0318 or [email protected]

24 Show- equita-tion

Sebasticook Riding Club Equitation Show, Judge Sherrye Trafton, Club grounds, Clinton, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301

MAy 201728 Dressage

ShowSchooling Show at Life's A Ride, Saco, WMDA, SMDA, MDS affiliated, judge Sandra Beaulieu, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]

28 CT MECTA Indoor 2-Phase by 3 Flags Pony Club at Pendragon Farm, Corn-ville, FMI call 207-431-1696

28 Dressage Show

Eastern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, Peppergrass Farm, Dixmont, judge Bryn Walsh, FMI contact Rebecca at [email protected]

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JULy 20171 Game Show Ellis River Riders Game Show, FMI contact [email protected]



2 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Life's A Ride, Saco, WMDA, SMDA, MDS affiliated, judge Carol Poulin-Taylor, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]

2 Trail Ride Alice in Wonderland Mystery Ride at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

2 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson, Judge Susanne Hamilton


8 Clinic- Cen-tered Riding

Centered Riding Clinic with Sam Morrison at Simple Treasures Stable, FMI call 392-1101

8 Clinic- Cones Cones Clinic with Scott Monroe at Hollis Equestrian Center FMI contact [email protected]

8 Dressage Show

CMDA Dressage Show in Pittston, contact Carol at 207-353-8587 or [email protected]

8 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson, Judge Sandra Beaulieu

9 Dressage Show

Maine Dressage Society Dressage Show and 2 phase at Upper Pond Stables, Litchfield. Call Katie for FMI at 751-3439

9 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Scarlet Day Farm, Gray, SMDA affiliated, Judge Jutta Lee, FMI contact Alicia at 322-6282 or [email protected]

9 Horse Show Maine Hunter Jumper Association Summer Classic Horse Show at the Hollis Equestrian Park, FMI Contact Bray at [email protected]

JUNE 201724 Clinic &

ShowMaine Cowboy Mounted Shooters Clinic and UMS Competition at Hollis Equestrian Center, Hollis, FMI call Contact Patty at 282-2821 or [email protected]

24-25

Show- Pen-ning/Sorting

CMTPA Penning - Sorting Show at Maple Lane Farm Charleston, FMI contact [email protected]

25 Horse Show- Hunt/Jump

Hunter Jumper Horse Show at SeaHorse Stables in Belfast, FMI contact Amy at 505-1618 or [email protected]


25 Horse Trials MECTA Horse Trials at Acorn Farm, Carmel, FMI call 207-848-5310


Jumper Show at Hilltop Equestrian Center in Somersworth, FMI call 692-6313 or [email protected]

30- Jl 2

Horse Show- Barrels

Haley Cummings Memorial Barrel Show at Silver Spur in Sidney, food booth & quilt raffle, Contact [email protected]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS9 Horse Show Mousam Pleasure Show in Kennebunk, FMI contact Andrea at 207-929-

8445 or mvalliere@ roadrunner.com

9 Horse Show Tri-County Horsemen's Association Summer Show, Judges- Main Ring: Natilie McGowin, Jumper Ring: Emily Vaughen, FMI contact Karen at 207-542-0849 or [email protected]

11 CT MECTA 2-Phase at Pendragon Farm, Cornville, FMI call 207-431-1696



13 CT MECTA 2-Phase at Infinity Farm, Dover-Foxcroft, FMI call 207-776-3065

13-15

Horse Show The American Saddlebred Association of Maine Summer Spectacular Horse Show, FMI contact [email protected]

14-16

Clinic- Cen-tered Riding

CR open riding & training clinic at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

15-16

Trail Ride Maine Trail Rider Association Bingham Ride sponsored by Marianne Cogswell, Contact [email protected]

15-16




Waldo County Riding & Driving Club Equitation Show, Belfast, Judge Sherrye Johnson-Trafton, FMI contact Avis at 557-3284

16 Dressage Show- USEF

SMDA GAIG/USDF Region 8 Qualifying Competition, Hollis Equestrian Park, Hollis, Judge Ida Norris (S), FMI contact Elena at 317-1472 or [email protected].


16 Dressage Show

Hidden Brook Farm Dressage Schooling Show, WMDA/TMDS affiliated,, Hidden Brook Farm, Norway, FMI contact Amanda Brainerd-Flanders at 461-4117 or [email protected]

20 Dressage Show

Infinity Farm Dressage Schooling Show & 2-Phase, Dover-Foxcroft, Judge Patti Swan, FMI contact Gabrielle at 413-262-8549 or [email protected]

21-23

Dressage Show- USEF

Puckerbrush Farm Dressage Show Qualifying Competition, Newburgh, TMDS/EMDA affiliated, Show I Friday, Show II Saturday, Show III Sunday, FMI contact Bryn at 234-2147 or [email protected]

21-23

Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Look to the Mountain Camping Outing in Tamworth, NH, FMI contact [email protected]


Sebasticook Riding Club Equitation Show, Judge Terry Atkins, Club grounds, Clinton, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301

22 Clinic- equita-tion

Vitor Silva Working Equitation Clinic at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024


Jumper Classic at Safe Haven Farm, West Durham, FMI contact Jennifer at 207-5764083


Maine Schooling Jumper Show Series at Jump for a Cure, Peppergrass Farm



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AUGUST 20174-6 Horse Show Maine Appaloosa Annual State Show at Skowhegan Fairgrounds, Skow-

hegan, Judges Mike Carter, Mark Smith & Patricia Smith, FMI call Mike at 745-2745

5 Game Show Ellis River Riders Night Game Show, FMI contact [email protected]

5 Clinic- equita-tion

Vitor Silva Working Equitation Clinic at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

5 Dressage Show

CMDA Kur for the Cure at Snowfields in Pownal, contact Carol at 207-353-8587 or [email protected]


6 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Life's A Ride, Saco, WMDA, SMDA, MDS affiliated, judge Patti Swan, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]


6 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Life's A Ride, Saco, WMDA, SMDA, MDS affiliated, judge Patti Swan, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]

6 Driving Derby Driving Derby at Snowfields in Pownal, 1st in a series, FMI contact Paula at [email protected] or 234-4537

6 Competition- equitation

Working Equitation Competition at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

6 Horse Show Maine Trail Rider Association Topsham Fair Horse Show, Contact [email protected]

6 Horse Show Mousam Pleasure Show in Kennebunk, FMI contact Andrea at 207-929-8445 or mvalliere@ roadrunner.com

6 Dressage Show

Eastern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, Peppergrass Farm, Dixmont, judge Chris Joost, FMI contact Rebecca at [email protected]

8 CT MECTA 2-Phase at Pendragon Farm, Cornville, FMI call 207-431-1696

CALENDAR OF EVENTS10-13


CR Instructor Update at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

11-13

Barrel Show NBHA at Silver Spur in Sidney, Contact [email protected]


12 Driving- com-bined test

Combined test with Scott Monroe at Hollis Equestrian Center FMI contact [email protected]

12 Dressage Show

Dressage Schooling Show at Safe Haven Farm, West Durham, Judge Carol Poulin-Taylor, CMDA, WMDEA and MDS affiliated, FMI contact Stephanie at 207-423-7352

12 Clinic- Jump-er

New England Jumpers' Association Clinic with Renae Samay, Gymnastic Jumping, at Wakewood Farm, Plymouth

12 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson Judge Christine Joost

13 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Andover Rail Trail at Potter Place in Andover, NH, FMI contact [email protected]

13 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Scarlet Day Farm, Gray, SMDA affiliated, Judge Linda Saba, FMI contact Alicia at 322-6282 or [email protected]

18 Horse Show Tri-County Horsemen's Association Summer Show, Double Judged, Judges- Main Ring: David Sproul and Jeff Erquhart, Jumper Ring: Dan-iella Wilhelm and Hana Poulin, FMI contact Karen at 207-542-0849 or [email protected]

13 Horse Show Pine Tree Sizzler Benefit Horse Show, Hollis Equestrian Park, Hollis, MHA class A, NEHC, contact Jo at [email protected]


13 CT MECTA 2-Phase at Stepping Stone Farm, Carmel, FMI call 207-848-5310

18 Clinic- Driving Adaptive/Para-Driving Clinic with Scott Monroe at Carlisle Academy, Lyman, FMI contact [email protected]


Maine Schooling Jumper Show Series at Esprit Equestrian Center, Durham, contact Elizabeth at 207-504-1232 or [email protected]

19-20

Clinic- Event-ing

NHDEA Eventing Clinic with Katie Murphy at the Equine Discovery Center, Epping

1-20 Show- Pen-ning/Sorting


19-20

Trail Ride Maine Trail Rider Association Bowdoin Ride, Contact [email protected]

20 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Pemi River Trail Outing in Sanbornton, NH, FMI contact [email protected]


Waldo County Riding & Driving Club Equitation Show, Belfast, Judge Sherri Thornton, FMI contact Avis at 557-3284

20 Dressage Show

State of Maine Dressage Assoc Schooling Show, Hollis Municipal Park, Hollis, Judge Bryn Walsh (L), FMI Contact Cindi at 651-1651 or [email protected]

AUGUST 2017JULy 201727 CT MECTA Focroft PC 2-Phase in Dover-Foxcroft, FMI call 207-717-7743

29 Show- School-ing

Schooling Show at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

29 Horse Show Spring Horse Show, 3rd in series of 4, at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

29 Dressage Show/Trail

MeQHA All Breed Schoolig Show & Trail Challenge, Safe Haven Farm, Durham, MeQHA/TMDS affiliated, Judge Sandra Beaulieu, FMI contact Doreen at [email protected]

29-30

Clinic Chris Lombard Connection through Challenge Clinic at Triple J Horse Farm, Bowdoin, FMi contact Jan at [email protected]

30 Horse Show Lupine Farm Summer Show, hunter/jumper, FMI contact Emily at [email protected]


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS9 Horse Show-

JumperMaine Schooling Jumper Show Series at Life's a Ride Equestrian, Saco

9 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson, Judge Patti Swan

10 Dressage Show

NHDEA Fall Dressage Schooling Show, UNH, Durham

10 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Scarlet Day Farm, Gray, SMDA affiliated, Judge Chris-tina Keim, FMI contact Alicia at 322-6282 or [email protected]

10 Horse Show Tri-County Horsemen's Association Summer Show, Judges- Main Ring: Robert McDonald, Jumper Ring: Emily Vaughen, FMI contact Karen at 207-542-0849 or [email protected]

10 Dressage Show

Equine Journeys at Ring Farm Benefit Dressage Schooling Show, Bridgton, TMDS/WMDA affiliated, Judge Carol Poulin-Taylor, FMI contact Amanda Brainerd-Flanders at 461-4116 or [email protected]

11 Trail Ride Maine Trail Rider Association Andover Ride, Contact [email protected]

14-20

Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Sheburne/Meach Cove Drive in Shelburne, VT, FMI contact [email protected]

15-17

Horse Show Downeast Medals Finals, Skowhegan FMI contact Ginger at [email protected]


Jumper Classic at Safe Haven Farm, West Durham, FMI contact Jennifer at 207-5764083

16 Trail Ride Maine Trail Rider Association Fall Ride, Contact [email protected]

16-17


CR open riding & training clinic at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

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16-17

Clinic Chris Lombard Tandem Connection through Challenge Clinic aat Triple J Horse Farm in Bowdoin, FMi contact Jan at [email protected]

17 Trail Ride Sebasticook Riding Club Fall Trail Ride, Fairfield, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301 or Joanne at 649-8880

17 Driving Derby Maine Driving Club Driving Derby, Spurwink Farm, Cape Elizabeth, FMI contact Barbara at [email protected]


17 Dressage Show

State of Maine Dressage Assoc Schooling Show, Hollis Municipal Park, Hollis, Judge Jennifer Anttonen (L), FMI Contact Maggie at 400-4639 or [email protected]

17 Horse Show- Fun

Maine Trail Rider Association Fun Horse Show, Contact [email protected]


18 Retreat Yoga and Horsemanship Retreat at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

SEPTEMBER 201720 Dressage

ShowInfinity Farm Dressage Schooling Show, Dover-Foxcroft, Judge Christine Joost, FMI contact Gabrielle at 413-262-8549 or [email protected]

20 Dressage Show

Western Maine Dressage Team & Open Schooling Show, WMDA/TMDS affiliated,, Hidden Brook Farm, Norway, FMI contact Amanda Brainerd-Flan-ders at 461-4117 or [email protected]



25-27

Performances The Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions at Hearts & Horses Farm, Buxton, FMI contact 929-4700

26 Show- School-ing

Schooling Show at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

26 Clinic Maine Cowboy Mounted Shooters UMS Competition at Medicine Bend Equestrian center, Oakland, FMI call Contact Patty at 282-2821 or [email protected]

26 Horse Show Lupine Farm Finals Prep Show, hunter/jumper, FMI contact Emily at [email protected]


Sebasticook Riding Club Equitation Show, Judge Katie Beaulieu, Club grounds, Clinton, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301

26 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson, Judge Bryn Walsh


AUGUST 2017

SEPTEMBER 20171-3 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Labor Day Weekend Camping Outing in

Hancock, NH, FMI contact [email protected]

2 Game Show Ellis River Riders Game Show, FMI contact [email protected]


3 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Life's A Ride, Saco, WMDA, SMDA, MDS affiliated, judge Sandra Beaulieu, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]

3 Competition- equitation

Working Equitation Competition at Gelinas Farm, Pembroke, FMI contact [email protected] or 225-7024

3 Horse Trials MECTA Horse Trials at Rusty Knees Farm, Dover-Foxcroft, FMI call 207-717-7743

3 Dressage Show

Puckerbrush Farm Schooling Show, Newburgh, TMDS/EMDA affiliated, judge Paula Foote, FMI contact Bryn at 234-2147 or [email protected]

5-11 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Acadia Meet-up Two in Mt. Desert, ME, FMI contact [email protected]

8-10 Horse Show AHAME Autumnfest Jubilee, Skowhegan, FMI contact Ricky at [email protected]

9-11 Clinic with Susan Harris at Hearts & Horses Farm, Buxton, FMI contact 929-4700

9 Clinic- Barrels Barrels Clinic with Candy Barton at Simple Treasures Stable, FMI call 392-1101

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NOVEMBER 20173-6 Workshop PATH, Intl. Equine Specialist in Mental Health & Learning Workshop &

Certification, at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

5 Planning Meeting

Granite State Carriage Assoc. Planning Meeting, FMI contact [email protected]

OCTOBER 20171 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Seavey Memorial/MMW Outing in Auburn,

NH, FMI contact [email protected]

1 Fun Show Ellis River Riders Funday Show, FMI contact [email protected]

1 CT MECTA 2-Phase at Stepping Stone Farm, Carmel, FMI call 207-848-5310

1 Dressage Show

Puckerbrush Farm Schooling Show, Newburgh, TMDS/EMDA affiliated, FMI contact Bryn at 234-2147 or [email protected]

3 Horse Show- fun

Fun Show at Hilltop Equestrian Center in Somersworth, FMI call 692-6313 or [email protected]


UNH Equine Program 2017 Schooling Jumper Show Series, Durham, FMI contact Christina at [email protected] or 862-1174.

7 Show Jr. Master Horseman program, no horse needed, sponsored by AQHA and MeQHA, ages 4-18, FMI contact Megan at 830-522-0318 or [email protected]

7 Show- Trail Sebasticook Riding Club Trail Challenge Show, Judge Jen Grady, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301

7 Dressage Show

Dressage Schooling Show at Safe Haven Farm, West Durham, Judge Jutta Lee, CMDA, WMDEA and MDS affiliated, FMI contact Stephanie at 207-423-7352

7-8 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Autumn Outing & Barbecue at Touchstone Farm in Temple, NH, FMI contact [email protected]

7-8 Driving Fall Festival of Driving at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

7-8 Finals- Pen-ning/Sorting

CMTPA Penning - Sorting Finals at Maple Lane Farm Charleston, FMI contact [email protected]

7-8 Clinic Chris Lombard One-on-One Connecting with Horses Clinic at Serendipity Stables, Glenburn, FMI please contact Val at [email protected]

8 Dressage Show

CMDA Dressage Show at Esprit Equestrian Center, Durham, contact Carol at 207-353-8587 or [email protected]

11-16

Workshop PATH, Intl. Therapeutic Driving Instructor Workshop & Certification, at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0

14 Show- Fun Primetime Riders Fun Competition at Welcome Home Farm, FMI contact Sam at [email protected]

14 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson Judge Bryn Walsh

14 Horse Show Lupine Farm Fall Fuzzies Show, hunter/jumper, FMI contact Emily at [email protected]

14 CT 2-Phase and Dressage Show at Kennebec Farm, Woolwich, Judge Carol Poulin-Taylor, Freestyles & western included. MDS affiliated, Contact Kathleen at [email protected]

15 Year End Ban-quet

Sebasticook Riding Club Year End Awards Banquet, Pace Hall, Skowhegan, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301

15 Trail Drive Granite State Carriage Assoc. Silver Lake Day Outing in Hollis, NH, FMI contact [email protected]


15 CT MECTA Ultimate 2-Phase at RABT Farm, Lyman, FMI call 207-590-5492

15 Dressage Show

Infinity Farm Dressage Schooling Show & 2-Phase, Dover-Foxcroft, Judge Patti Swan, FMI contact Gabrielle at 413-262-8549 or [email protected]

15 Dressage Show

Hidden Brook Farm Dressage Schooling Show, WMDA/TMDS affiliated,, Hidden Brook Farm, Norway, FMI contact Amanda Brainerd-Flanders at 461-4117 or [email protected]

21 Clinic Maine Cowboy Mounted Shooters UMS Competition: Maine State Cham-pionship at Holllis Equestrian Center, Hollis FMI call Contact Patty at 282-2821 or [email protected]

22 Workshop ADT Workshop (non-GSCA) in Brentwood, NH, Driving, FMI contact [email protected]

22 Dressage Show

Schooling Show at Life's A Ride, Saco, WMDA, SMDA, MDS affiliated, judge Adam Cropper, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]

22 CT MECTA 2-Phase at Infinity Farm, Dover-Foxcroft, FMI call 207-776-3065

28 Horse Show Spring Horse Show, 4th in series of 4, at Touchstone Farm in Temple, FMI contact Gretchen at 654-6308, Ext 0


New England Jumpers' Association 3rd annual Halloween Jumper/Fum Show at Stonewall Stables

29 Horse Show- Fun

Halloween Fun Show at Upper Pond Stables, Litchfield. Call Katie for FMI at 751-3439

29 Dressage Show

Western Maine Dressaage Assoc Fun Show, Hidden Brook Farm, Norway, FMI contact Cassi at 890-2606 or [email protected]

OCTOBER 2017

CALENDAR OF EVENTSSEPTEMBER 2017

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Horse Show The Maine Event: Maine State Championship, Skowhegan, FMI contact Ricky at [email protected]


New England Jumpers' Association Jump for a Cure Festival at Avalon Meadows, Otisfield

23 Dressage Show

Northern Maine Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show, TMDS/NMDA Affiliated, Isaac Royal Farm, Atkinson Judge Carol Poulin-Taylor

24 Trail Ride Sebasticook Riding Club Fall Trail Ride, Newport, FMI contact Pat at 872-5301 or Marianne at 437-5844

30 Driving Derby Maine Driving Club Seacoast Farm Derby, Wales, FMI contact [email protected]

30-Oct 1

Trail Ride Maine Trail Rider Association Parkman Ride sponsored by Donna Tripp, Contact [email protected]

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DECEMBER 20172 Horse Show-

JumperUNH Equine Program 2017 Schooling Jumper Show Series, Durham, FMI contact Christina at [email protected] or 862-1174.

9 Party Maine Trail Rider Association Christmas party, Contact [email protected]


New England Jumpers' Association 2nd annual Christmas Spectacular Jumper show

JANUARy 20186 Awards Ban-

quetNew England Jumpers' Association Awards Banquet at the Ramada Inn, Lewiston

NOVEMBER 2017

CALENDAR5 Dressage

ShowPuckerbrush Farm Schooling Show, Newburgh, TMDS/EMDA affiliated, FMI contact Bryn at 234-2147 or [email protected]

5 Horse Show- jumper


10 Clinic- Driving Adaptive/Para-Driving Clinic with Scott Monroe at Carlisle Academy, Lyman, FMI contact [email protected]


New England Jumpers' Association Jumper Finals at Skowhegan FAir-grounds

announce this year’s dressage clinician will be Bill mcmullin. Registration is now open for our 2017 Spring Dressage Clinic with this prominent judge and trainer. the clinic takes place Saturday, may 27th at Oak Rise Farm in Goffstown, nh. Bill is a USEF ‘R’ Dressage Judge, a USDF Certified Instructor and Faculty member. he and Bill warren run their training business, warren-mcmullin Dressage, together in Stoughton, mA from may through november, and in welling-ton, Fl from December through April. in addition to maintaining a busy teaching and training schedule at home, Bill travels frequently to judge, teach clinics, and lead USDF Instructor Certification Workshops. Registration closes may 14th so register today!

Our 2017 Summer Dressage Show is

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scheduled for Sunday, June 18th and will be located at the University of new hampshire show grounds. we are pleased to welcome Judges ida norris (S) & Ann marie Gregoire (r). this is a wonderful option to school at a professional facility like Unh, while en-joying a low key relaxed atmosphere. this show is one of two opportunities to qualify for the nhDEA year End Awards.

in eventing news, nhDEA is excited to announce our 2017 Eventing Clinic - August 19 & 20 with local clinician Katie murphy at the Equine Discovery Center, Raymond, nh. Katie and her horses have achieved multiple national and regional titles with the US Eventing Association and the US Equestrian’s performance Registry. more information will be available but for now save the dates. —Cynthia Stone

Miss Muffin had been quickly in charge of this baby and from the horses’ point of view no foal under Miss Muffin’s supervision would dare die.

And miracle didn’t die. inch by inch he gained more and more of a hold on life until one day he and Miss Muffin put in their first appearance outside together. they were placed in a small paddock where miracle explored the wonders of the outdoor world and miss muffin supervised him closely. As those familiar tones command-ing “Young man…” came wafting over the pastures, the horses smiled to themselves and life at the barn returned to normal.

So miss muffin was able to perform a miracle for miracle. Or was it miracle who performed the miracle for miss Muffin? No one was ever quite sure which way it went. At any rate, with Miss Muffin’s help, miracle grew up to be a very handsome little guy, who became quite a champion over time in the small pony divisions. miss Muffin lived for many more years, too stiff to ride but strong and healthy enough to raise several more foals, some orphaned and some merely needy after being weaned from their mothers. “Young man…” was a phase that drifted over the pastures for years to come, letting the rest of the horses know that all was right with the world.

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been in an indoor riding facility with a metal roof in the winter. when the sun comes out and the snow starts to slide, there is a thunderous roar that keeps coming. horses not used to it often go a little crazy. Some horses never do get over it because it’s not a daily occurrence. For solid habituation to occur there needs to be a flooding, or a more constant stimulus.

Back to Sandy’s horse Zimmy who couldn’t put up with clippers. i learned a lot from Art wilding of Sabattus while he was still with us. Art had a way with horses, and i miss his common sense approach. i was in his barn late one afternoon. As i arrived Art had just put a new horse in for training on cross ties. Art’s intent was to clip him. he turned the clippers on when he was a good 12 feet away and walked slowly toward the horse, talking softly. yikes! Rattlesnake?? the horse’s eyes bugged wide, and then he wasn’t on the ties anymore. Art walked to the end of the barn where the horse was trembling with the broken chains dangling from his halter.

“whoops, new experience for you, huh? Guess you’ve never been clipped. ”

Art led him to his stall and let him go. he then plugged the clippers in an outlet near the stall door, and as they were running ran them through the bars in the stall wall so they hung just inside, chattering away. the horse ran to the opposite wall and shook. then Art turned off the lights in the barn and said, “he’ll learn that they may be noisy,

but they won’t hurt him.” we left the barn. Art always claimed that horses learn best if they train themselves. he told me later that when he did night check a few hours later the horse was completely at ease with the clippers running. the next day, with his usual patience, Art was able to clip the horse, who never objected again.

Another trainer that i have always admired is Jenny wells of wales. i was at her barn a couple of years ago and heard a commotion outside. She had taken a willful mare in for training. One of this mare’s tricks was to pull back on cross ties until they broke and then it would be:

“OK! Free again. works every time! All i have to do is pull back!“

whoops, not in Jenny’s barn! Jenny, like Art did, likes to let them train themselves if possible. For a puller she uses what her clients call “the naughty tree.” there is a chain wrapped around the trunk of a stout tree several feet up. A strong lead is run from the horse’s rope halter to that chain on the tree. She has two built in emergency releas-es. the tree is a lot less yielding than we would be and far more patient. Jenny was doing chores in the barn that day and kept an eye on the mare as she tried all her tricks to get free. the second the mare relaxed, the tree stopped pulling. She was literally teaching herself not to pull back when tied.

A variation on this technique is to tie a rope loosely tied around a horse’s trunk, just behind the elbows. Attach that loop to a rope that goes between the front legs, through the halter and then to a tree. when the horse

throughout the night and the next day, and for many nights and days to come, the volunteers came to feed the baby. they seemed to be there almost constantly, al-though maybe it just seemed that way to the horses because they were so tired. it turned out to be the most exciting night they’d ever had. As usual, owners came and owners went, but the big excitement was always the baby. they didn’t often even get to see Miss Muffin’s silhouette because she was usually on the floor, nuzzling and cuddling “her baby” as she soon began calling him.

the next day the horses didn’t go out but for once they didn’t mind. they were quite happy to watch the goings on, and catch up on their missing sleep. when a volunteer came to feed the baby, miss Muffin was often led out for a walk. The horses were pleased to note that as soon as she came out of the stall she was blanketed; they had been wrong about her being left to be cold. they were also pleased to see that she was looking much more like her normal self. As she marched up and down the aisle she was all business; she had a job to do.

After several days the humans began to believe that, just maybe, this baby might survive and he was given a name- miracle. the horses had never doubted.

doesn’t pull, the immediate relief is that the loop around the mare relaxes.

the point of these stories is that horses can and will get used to about anything. most fears can be eliminated by exposure. the exposure has to be long and often in-tense. Of course, there are days when you don’t have the time to do this kind of work, but if it is at all possible, plan it so that the horse is doing the training. Rewards (the release) that way are immediate. Of course, you can take the alternate approach and put up with all kinds of rude behavior like pulling back, objecting to clippers, being shod or most anything.

Every year right around July 4 we get asked by someone to etither dispense or to come out and give a tranquililzer to some horse who goes bonkers over fireworks. I have done some vet work for a family who

are mounted shooters. if horses can get used to pistols fired inches from their ears at a full gallop, with balloons popping as they are hit by the wads from the guns, i know they can be habituated to fireworks. I’m not sure how i’d go about it as i’m not a horse trainer, but i’m sure a good trainer would be able to get the job done. i do know that it would have to be done well before July 4. maybe sometimes it’s just easier to put up with the behavior.

habituation to different stimuli is inter-esting stuff, and as an equine veterinarian i deeply appreciate being around and working on animals that are well and thoughtfully trained. Dr Jefferson is the founding veterinarian of Maine Equine Associates. He can be reached at www.MaineEquineAssociates.com. His previous articles are archived on that site and on www.horsesmaineandnh.com.

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