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We are excited to congratulate Lula, for completing her first GoldStar module!  She is excited to learn the new skills in Goldstar II, and build onto the old ones from GoldStar I! Well done, Lula! Click for more on our GoldStar program.

Another round of GoldStar III awards have been earned today!  Congratulations to Sofia and Alexandra for dedicating a lot of effort into finishing this module. We wish you the best of luck with your next module, GoldStar IV!  Click for more on our Goldstar program.

Congratulations to Anna and Susan who have just completed GoldStar III!  Plenty of hard work was put into successfully finishing this module, and the awards were well earned!  Great job, ladies! Click for more on our Goldstar program.

Cricket Hill’s annual party and show was better than ever with new faces joining in to start their own memories. Before lunch, we had dressage equitation – for all ages – jumping – with the snake-line competition especially exciting this year – Giulia & Cachez won with 17 jumps in 60 seconds! Introductory level dressage and even an obstacle course Grab-Bag race!

After a sumptious lunch came the Talent Show…wonderful rides to holiday music, certificates for best choreography, costumes, funniest, you get the idea!

Welcome back, Eric! November 15 and 16 were opportunities for dressage and jumping riders to get his suggestions for their winter program. Over the two days, 12 rides were dressage, from Training Level up to Intermediare II. The other 11 rides were jumping or a combination of dressage/jumping. Always a treat when Eric comes, we all enjoyed a sumptious pot-luck dinner at Jane & Andrews’.

Trainer/Instructors Marisa Melby and Meaghan Maynard took 7 Saddle Clubbers and a bunch of Cricket Hill Schoolmasters to a schooling show at Cedar Crest in Pine Plains. The weather was not cooperative, and everybody got wet warming up. But happily, the tests were ridden indoors.

In Novice Test A, Katie took a 3rd on Graphike at her first away show! Lilac was 4th on Ray. Training Test A had 11 riders. Ruby was 4th on Ricky with 61.5%. Caitlin’s 61% on Ray took 5th. Giulia, Tasha & Tess showed Robin, Brown & Graphike. First Level Test 2 was won by Giulia on Ricky with 65.2%. Tess came in 6th with Graphike.

Reports were glowing…riders did great, horses were wonderful all day!