Sunday, September 06, 2015

Summer update--and a party!

What a wonderful summer! As always we had our Mill Creek Summer camp filled with lessons and activities and we were lucky enough to host 8 weeks of Horses in the Hood camps. Also we attended many shows this summer.

Just recently McKenzie Rollins and Jennifer Johnson successfully took 13 horses and 11 riders to the Shepherd Ranch Horse Trials. The Mill Creek riders won three out of four team divisions plus numerous top ribbons as individuals. Also we had a fantastic dinner and pool party at the Ringer's Solvang home. We look forward to many more shows.

There are many new horses at Mill Creek. Congrats to Alana Baker on her new preliminary horse Cursive; they will make a formidable team. Also I am very excited for Maggie Catalano on her purchase of her preliminary horse form the east coast Most Wanted (thanks Courtney Cooper). Avery McDaniel is the new owner of Kaufman a very nice up and coming event horse. Debora Finn the very happy new owner of the thoroughbred, Kirby, is looking forward to going to her first show with him. Luna Souchard is the lucky owner of a very talented young horse Motto purchased from Andréa Baxter; I look forward to a very exciting future for these two. Gema and her mom Angie Forshaw and their horse Stella are a wonderful addition to our family. We are excited for Katie on her surprise gift from her husband: the FEI horse Grey Hope. We should all be so lucky to have a horse like Grey. I am so happy to have one of my favorite "kids," Adrienne Hillas, back in the barn - who is no longer a kid! Time sure goes by fast.

Please come to help us celebrate the summer and all our successful horse shows at our "End of the Summer Party" on September 13th from 4:30 to 8:30 with games, a movie, and a potluck.

Cory