Polestar Farms

Ok, so I was extremely negligent in my reporting from Rebec. Sorry! I think I was irritated that I forgot my bike to get around the facility on, and already had to walk so much, the office was sooooo far away…. There. that is my excuse.

In a nutshell: Dino had a great trip to Montana. He was top 2 in his conformation score, top 3 in his jumping score…. and dismal in his dressage score. Sadly, he was wound up from the atmosphere and I showed off his best tense trot. But otherwise, I was thrilled with him. Read the rest of this entry »

All week I have been thinking about my friend Meri Hyoki. In fact, I think that every time I go to Rebecca farmsevent, I will think of her. See, three years ago, unsuspecting Meri agreed to assist me as I moved across the country from North Carolina to Washington State. I, courageously, believed that the event would be a good mid-way stopping point and destination after 3 days of driving.  And so long as I was driving that way, I may as well ride a few horses, maybe the novice, training and heck, why not the CCI** too.
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Well, I hope so. Because it is fast approaching. I am predicting to see many of our local trainers brushing up their students on our course this weekend… sorry I cant dye the water jump blue! That would be the ultimate in customer service.

Joann is taking Olievia to Rebecca in the training division – she has had a typical last week for an adult amateur…. juggling family obligations, job, riding and husband. Its quite a task for even the most organized, like Joann. She is the sort of student who sends me checks directly from the bank ahead of time with a clear list of lessons she has taken. She is one of the goodies because not only is she dedicated to her horse, but she is also a great customer who supports and is thankful for the job that I do (Although, I am pretty lucky that we dont have a single lemon in the barn). Today, she got on her horse after quite a few days off due to work, and had her last-minute- xc lesson before Rebecca. And it was FANTASTIC! I warmed her up Read the rest of this entry »

A very good article was written last week by Dr. Kent Allen. Dr. Allen is a consistent presence on our US team selections and he is helping our athletes at every important event in the east. He has amazing experience and I am linking you to his article because I think it is very important for everyone to read.

And here is a little story to go with it, grab a beer and read: Read the rest of this entry »

Hi all, I am finishing a final cup of coffee and thought that I would share with you an old photo that my mom sent me. Now this one is really OLD, back when Bridle Trails State Park was my entire life and I permanently had pony hairs embedded into all my clothing from riding bareback.  This is Foxy….. Mr. Fox or something like that was his registered Welsh name. Foxy was amazing – one of those sweet peas that taught me so many lessons. I am here at the LWSC Memorial Day show, in the mud of course. My mom claims that I am 11 years old in this photo. I know for a fact that I was crazy for jumping and did so with elbows a flying form. There are photos of that too. Email me photos of yourself and I will post them!!!

… is Lori Golitzin!  And she wasn’t even there. But as I was driving home, I felt like I had won the top prize of a horse, Max Factor. Erin Spohr, from  the bay area in California, was riding the lovely paint in the training division and I completely fell in love. You are thinking of the horse, but I mean that about Erin too. She is a lovely rider who has a great way with the horses and people, its really nice to work with a trainer that you trust implicitly. I just met her, but she is high on my list of riders who I would want to hang out with. But back to the horse. Read the rest of this entry »

The barn has had a teensy shake up lately… and the end result is that Lori Golitizin and I went horse shopping on Saturday. The shake up is that Lori’s beloved Maverick, wonder-mustang-of-the-world, is gently becoming Carolyn Bersch’s horse. This is a within barn transfer, and I say ‘gently’ because while this makes Carolyn so excited that she cant sleep at night (if you ever want to see a very happy middle-aged woman appear to be 12 again, come watch her jump Mav in a lesson), it is also bittersweet for Lori. Lori has out-grown Maverick in riding needs and goals, but the love for him is no less. Read the rest of this entry »