Polestar Farms

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 »

Affectionately know as Dino.  Ive been anxiously waiting for these photos to arrive in the mail because I knew some of them would be good. Dino has had a busy 4 year old spring Read the rest of this entry »

Yea…. we did it! Taco and I finally completed an event together. That might not sound like a big deal to some, but Ive been treading on a thin line of enough training vs. sore feet since early this year. That sounds like a long time, and it is. Because he seems to rid himself of shoes more quickly than a bikini top at a frat party, this has been a challenging, wet spring. I have not been able to use our xc field with him because he can somehow find every mole hill in the field to remove those pesky shoes, no water schooling, no skinny schooling…. I did pop over a ditch, but that is it. So, needless to say, Ive been feeling slightly under-prepared for such a great event like Aspen.Taukalot and Meika SJ at Aspen Read the rest of this entry »