GALLERY

Old Charade (Amigo)
Amigo is a true "pleasure" horse: he excels in the ring in
hunter, western, and as an In Hand horse. Amigo loves to be
on the trail and looks for every opportunity to play in the water.
He proves that being "the few, the proud, the slow" does
not mean your career is over.

Merit
From a jumping career to competing Third Level with
United States Dressage Federation 2011 All-Breeds Program,
Merit is always handsome with a star personality to match.

Scarlett O'Hara
Wesley-Keegan Seitz and Scarlett O'Hara won the
2010 Dressage Rally at the United States Pony Club Rally for the
Midsouth Region and qualified for Nationals. Wesley-Keegan was
ranked highest individual, and won the freestyle class as well.



Puff Dragon
Intrepid competitors Ashley DaFermo and Puff Dragon on their
way to United States Eventing Association's year end awards.
Photo by Russ Nunberg/GRCPhoto.com,
all rights reserved.

Polynesian Dancer
Half brother to two-time Olympian Poggio II, this stallion
is showing his potential in the dressage arenas. 
He has a willing attitude to try anything that is asked of him, jumps a 9,
and has a presence that makes everyone want to know who and what he is. 
Plans are to continue his dressage career while getting some foals
on the ground, and get approval with some warm blood registries. 
Fun and fabulous personality.




La Cielo
"Sky" has done surprisingly well in 2009 considering the decision
to show was on a whim. Once started, he began to win most of his classes
especially at First level. What also makes this accomplishment (being the top scoring
thoroughbred in NATBS for USDF All Breeds Awards 2009) remarkable is he fractured
a bone in his left knee in November of 2007. With excellent surgical care through
the University of Minnesota, outstanding rehab at Noland's Ark where he
is boarded, and awesome training and riding by
Kyla Awes we are on track.

St. George
This photo was taken in AIken 2009 where he won the Paradise Jumping Derby and
Jumping Branch Horse Trials. After a winter of rest, full of snow and cold in Wisconsin,
George leapt right back into work and was his usual star. Cheers!





Absolüt IV
USEA Certified Instructor Sally Buffington and Absolüt IV  
(eventing powerhouse My Babu bloodlines, top and bottom) have moved to Georgia
from Texas. Legged up to jumping prelim, Absolüt returns to
competition in April 2009 after the year long move.
More about this team can be seen at http://stonecreekranch.squarespace.com  

RFF Cannonette
Quiz: what does Cannonette and North American Indians have in common?
This team trail rode in the mountains in California, and after moving back to Texas,
became interested in Competitive Trail events. Nan's owner also rode as a
safety rider following behind the Open Class in NATRC,
this class competes at 5.5-6.5 miles per hour.
Native Americans decorated their horses using beads, bone, feathers
and paint to tell a story. Each color was symbolic, each symbol had a meaning.
It was easily visible and all knew what the story was of the horse and rider pair.
Hmmmm... could THIS be what Denny Emerson means when he asks us to ride like Indians?
More about horse necklaces and adornmants can be found on
http://www.bydranch.com/necklaces.html

 
Irish Hills Tonka Toy
After many wins in the Sport Horse Breeding arena,
and some very nice foals on the ground,
this breeding stallion is enthusiastically enjoying dressage.

But Your Honor
After careers as a racehorse and a successful hunter on the A Circuit,
doing it all with the same owner, But Your Honor's current plans include
Third Level by the end of this season. What's next for this team!
Photo by Dave Mullinex, all rights reserved.

Stalking Man
When Stalking Man isn't rolling in the pond at home (and he enjoys that bigtime)
he's quite presentable travelling about with Shelby: placing fourth at Pine Top,
third at Southern Pines I, and second at Southern Pines II in JYOP.
Look them up at the Fork in April, VA HT in May, and Lumber River in June .