Clinic at Bypass Stables, January 31- February
1, 2009
With such a wet winter already, we were so lucky to have wonderful weather for the clinic.
All the lessons went great from start to finish. We had Mary from M & M tack shop in Raleigh do a saddle fitting demonstration on Saturday. We also had Dr. Baker from 3H Vet do a lecture on nutrition and soundness in the event horse. Both were very informative and enjoyed by all. Everyone
received a private flat lesson, group stadium jumping, pacing, and cross-country. Dover Saddlery gift certificates were given out in each group for the rider closest to optimum time. Pictures can be viewed at the
following links.
Sterling went to sharon oaks to compete in three jumping classes and two flat classes.
He got much needed experience and really shined! The more time he was in the show ring, the better and better he
got. Look out for this pony, he is very talented.
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Christmas Party, December 22, 2008
I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the 2nd Annual Christmas Party. We had great food
and presents. Thanks again to Lindsey for opening her home to everyone. I put together a picture video for the
year 2008. Enjoy!
MacNair's Country Acres, November 23, 2008
It was a bitter cold morning, so we had some frisky and stiff horses. Clover competed in the Novice
Division. She received a 43 in Dressage and a great clear jumping to finish 4th. Brittany Alston and Snickers
jumped clear in the Novice CT to finish on their dressage score of a 37.5 to finish 3rd. Katrina competed in the Beginner
Novice Division and won the dressage with a 32.1, had one rail in stadium to drop them to second. Jennie Direnzo and
Baby made their dressage debut together. They received a 61.5 in Intro A to finish 3rd and a 64.5 in Intro B to finish
3rd. Susan Moore and Dirk took a fourth and fifth in Intro A and B. Virginia Miller and Sterling had a great test
in the covered arena to finish 7th in Intro B. Charlotte Meli finished second in the Maiden CT with an incredible 30.0!
Ann Cooper and Mack rode in First Level Test 2 and finished 2nd.
Congratulations to ALL for the year-end awards for MacNair's....
Beginner Novice CT- Katrina Grant- Grand Champion
Maiden CT- Laura Whalen- 5th Place
Maiden CT-Charlotte Meli- 6th Place
Novice CT- Grete Majerle- 4th Place
Intro Level- Susan Moore- 3rd Place
First Level- Ann Cooper- 4th Place
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The Ark Horse Trials, October 25-26, 2008
The Ark was rainy and chilly to start, making the footing conditions less than ideal. Many riders
withdrew, but Dorset Woods continued on in the Open Novice Division, despite the weather. He received a 33 in Dressage
and had good jumping rounds to finish 6th overall. You can view his pictures below.
Brittany Alston rode Snickerdoodle in the Open Novice Division. She had her
best dressage score to date with a 35.5. They had good jumping rounds as well to finish 9th.
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Fenridge Farm Horse Trials, October
19, 2008
Dorset Woods competed in the Open Novice Division and received
a 30 in Dressage and had clear jumping rounds to finish second overall. His video is below.
Katrina Grant competed in her first horse trial at the Beginner
Novice Level. Her dressage score was a 32.6 and had clear jumping rounds to finish second.
Laura
Whalen also competed in her first horse trial at the Maiden Level. She received a 33.5 in Dressage, clear stadium, but
unfortunately missed a fence cross-country. They won't forget it next time!
MacNair's Country Acres, October 12,
2008
Katrina Grant won the beginner novice division with a 29.5, to top
the leader-board in the year end standings.
Laura Whalen and Angel also won
their maiden division with a 31.0, moving her up to fifth for the year end points.
Freedom
in Love entered her first show in Intro Test A, and had a great test to finish in sixth place.
Susan Moore and Dirk finished 3rd and 5th in their intro dressage tests to put them in 2nd place for the year end
points.
Virginia Miller and Sterling had a great test to earn second place out
of eight in Intro Test B.
Charlotte Meli had her best dressage to date
with a 34.0. She finished 4th overall with a clear jumping round.
Hillcrest Horse Trials, October 11, 2008
Cherry and I hit the road early to compete in the Open Training Division. She rode to a 38.0 in Dressage, which is her
best score to date, getting 7s on her lengthening and walk. She was great cross-country, the only one to make time.
She also jumped a clean stadium round to finish 2nd overall.
Katrina Grant, once again, won her Beg Nov Division
with a 29.5! She is currently 3rd in the year-end point standings. Check out their video
HERE.
Miss Alicia Lark owned by June Wood and Last Laugh owned by Tracey Ruff competed
in the Beg Nov Division. They both finished on their dressage score of a 40.5 to tie 5th together! Ali's Video and Doc's Video
Dorset Woods owned by Susanna Stevens finished 3rd in the Novice CT. Dorset's Video
Avalon owned by Ashby Mitchell competed in Intro B, finishing 7th in her first show.
Avalon Video
Laura Whalen and Angel won their dressage with a 34.5. They had a clear jumping
round, but an added circle, dropped them to second. Angel DressageAngel Jumping
Grete Majerle and Wonderfuel had a great day finishing 2nd in the Novice CT.
Jerica Ballas and Bert received a 39.0 in dressage and finished their jumping round in their first
Beg Nov CT.
Susan Moore and Dirk won Intro Test A with a 64.0. They are currently
ranked 2nd in the Year End Standings.
Virginia Miller and Sterling scored a 62.0
in Intro Test B to earn a 4th place ribbon in a large class of eleven competitors.
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Pinehurst
Horse Trials, September 6-7, 2008
Hurricane Hanna definitely made her mark
while coming through NC during the night and Saturday morning, causing the competition to be delayed until noon. Leaving
behind 6 inches of rain, the Pinehurst track held up great. Cherry competed in the Open Training division. She
put in a decent dressage test, nice show-jumping round, and a tactful cross-country to finish 5th overall. Click Here For Photo Slide Show
MacNair's Country Acres, August 10, 2008
Katrina Grant competed in the Beginner Novice CT and had an amazing dressage test to score a 28.9! She finished
up with a clear jumping round to win the division.
Laura Whalen had to use
Raleigh as a last minute substitute mount for her first combined test. She put in a good dressage test and finished
her jumping round to a 5th place.
Brittany Alston and Grete Majerle competed
in the Novice CT, both putting in great tests and jumping rounds to finish 5th and 6th respectively.
Charlotte Meli took Becca in their first Maiden Combined Test and finished 6th.
Susan Moore debuted with Dirk in their first
dressage tests together. They scored an impressive 65.0 to finish 2nd in Intro A.
She later did their Intro B test, only to improve her score to a 72.0, to win
the class!
Good Job To All!
You can now pay for boarding, lessons, training, and stud fees online!
Cherry and I hit the road early to compete in the Open Training Division. She rode to a 38.0 in Dressage, which is her
best score to date, getting 7s on her lengthening and walk. She was great cross-country, the only one to make time.
She also jumped a clean stadium round to finish 2nd overall. 
Katrina Grant competed in the Beginner Novice CT and had an amazing dressage test to score a 28.9! She finished
up with a clear jumping round to win the division. 
Charlotte Meli took Becca in their first Maiden Combined Test and finished 6th. 