Scene & Heard
“If you
Susie Hutchison welcomes Britt Harley to the staff of Susie Hutchison
want to
Stables in Temecula, Calfornia. She joins Susie and her assistant, J. K.
Williams. Take a look at Susie,s new Grand Prix jumper, Cantano, the next
make a
time you are near the big ring.
million
Mesa Golf Carts, a regular ShowBiz advisor, is proud to be the new Official
Golf Cart provider of the Blenheim Equisports show series.
bucks in
Fox Pointe Farm and Equi Sports International announce the merge of
the horse
their businesses in Costa Mesa, California. Kathy Hobstetter, Robert and
Hillary Ridland have launched a new innovative program for riders of all
world,
levels. Riders chose Gold, Silver or Bronze training/lessons programs which
encompass riders requirements from walk trot to Grand Prix show jumpers.
start
with two
Randy Henry, Winrock Farm, Castle Rock, Colorado has been spending the
winter months on the west coast. Getting out of the winter weather and the
million”.
snow, Randy has had successful shows at Thermal, Oaks/Blenheim and on
into the San Diego series.
Winner’s Circle(cont...)
well as the remarkable young man he this is a course for you, I just knew you of the kids and they all played on the
is. Following in his father’s footsteps, could ride it well, I am so happy for jumps, amazed at how big they were.
Guy is becoming a top professional in you!” After hugging Leopoldo, Keri The kids kept saying to Robert “WOW,
his own right, standing alongside both says “I know but I wasn’t sure, I’m glad YOU jumped these, WOW.” It was
his dad, and also Lu, his mother who it went well.” contagious and made everyone want to
was probably THE top hunter rider “Rockford is the nicest horse I have go out there and play, and several did!
on this coast for several decades. Clear ever sat on,” Keri said, returning to the Long after it was over, and most
round but just a tad slower than Keri in conversation. “He can be challenging things put away, people were still there,
a time of 31.28. and he keeps me on my toes all the time. laughing and having a great time.
Ace returned, with Richard Spooner, When I’m not paying attention and on It simply turned itself into a social
but did not finish this jump-off course. my toes, he tells me and I end up on gathering of the horse show world
Having a rail at the third jump, Richard the ground. He makes me a better rider and was such a refreshing experience.
elected to pull up and excuse himself every time. Ahead for me is a little up in Something in the air at the Oaks/
without jumping the rest of the course. the air right now. I am not sure if I am Blenheim venue made it a comfortable,
The rail assured him of fourth on this going to go to Sweden, Rockford can enjoyable place to be and the staff
ride and he elected to save the horse for be difficult and that’s a long way to go. just about had to chase the last of the
another day. Always the commiserate I want to focus on getting Page Dotson spectators out of there long after the
horseman, that is sometime the best qualified for the Young Riders and in a class was done.
answer in the best interest of the horse. few weeks there is the $100,000 class at The hills here in San Juan Capistrano
There is always another class. Del Mar I’d like to go in. I’ll probably are the most amazing green, a result of
“The course tonight was super have to decide this week what I want to all the moisture we had this spring. The
challenging, quite big, technical, and as do about the World Cup, and then I’ll breeze is a bit chilly in the morning but
with all of Leopoldo’s courses, time is just go forward from there.” warms up by ten o’clock and if you
a factor. You had to be thinking every This class was a good one, especially listen carefully there is the chirping of
single jump or it would not work and considering the numbers in it. For all birds in the trees. Reminds you that all
tonight it went fine for me,” said Keri intents and purposes, one would never things start anew and so does this crazy
after the class. “The ring here is really guess it was anything other than a group of people who travel around like
great and we are lucky to be getting spectacular way to spend a brisk spring a traveling circus of horse people.
indoor experience finally. The indoor evening in Southern California. The Not a bad way to spend our time, all
venues have helped all of us.” crowd was huge and stayed long after for the love of horses…and for Butch
Leopoldo rushes up at this point and the class was over. Robert Ridland Thomas, for the love of his son!!
adds, “I told you before the class that went out on the course with some
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