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An enthusiastic audience enjoyed “Snow White and the Cricket Hill Dwarfs”, this year’s original Drama Camp production on horseback. Congratulations to the outstanding cast: Ruby Dunlea, Snow White on Sunshine; Allegra Colman, Prince Charming on Patrick; Caitlin Tierney, the Wicked Queen on Graphike; Nellie Hartzell as Sleepy on Bandit; Mia Coleman as Happy on Andy; and Kylie Mallow played Grumpy on Bridget. The Woodland Animals were played by Stephanie Kleinbauer and Laura Tripp, while Jenn Jones was the Queen’s Henchman.

This is a heartwarming story where, as you might expect, good triumphs over evil and everyone lives happily ever after! With a lively script by Jane Rodd, Lindsay Aspden directed, and Sue Bassin was Narrator. Check out our Camp Schedule and get a reservation now for 2008!

For the first time, the Academy brought two teams to the Youth Dressage Festival this year, August 20-22 in Saugerties, NY. Five Cricket Hill riders – Beth Anne Jause, Alyssa Rasweiler, Giulia Cohen, Tess Wagman, and Allie Wise – took 5 Academy Schoolmasters to this competition, the highlight of the year for youth. They met up with two others they had been communicating with by phone and internet – Alexandra Naja and Paige Waechter from the Saratoga Springs area. Highlights for our riders were Giulia’s Bronze Medal in her Training Level Division and the high-point Half-Arabian cooler won with Ray, Allie’s 6th place ribbon with Beau in the very competitive Training Level Prix Caprilli, and a 4th place medal for the team of Beth Anne, Alyssa, Giulia, and Alexandra. All worked together to produce an outstanding stall decoration that won the prize for the Dreamiest! And what great exhibitions of teamwork and sportsmanship! Congratulations to all! And special thanks to staff pictured below from L. to R. Sue Bassin, Krys Schrom, coach Jane Rodd and Paddy Rossbach, and to all the moms and dads! To order copies of these and other pictures, contact sue@crickethillfarm.org.

Four campers finished the week at Horsemanship Camp with successful completion of GoldStar III, a great accomplishment for each as they passed both the second and third module this week! Each was tested on the 30 skills and her completed workbook. Left to right, Willa on Ricky, Allie on Beau, Giulia on Ray, and Tasha on Sunshine. These girls are ready for GoldStar IV and, if they are interested in Jumping, ShootingStar I. Check out the GoldStar Gallery, also in News.

5 of the 10 campers went on to pass GoldStar II.  Here shown with a favorite Schoolmaster, left to right, are Allie, Nellie, Claire, Giulia and Tasha. Well done, everyone!

Horsemanship Camp ’07 was a fun opportunity for 10 students in the GoldStar Program. All the activities, lessons, and events were designed to support progress in GoldStar. Below, left to right, Sophia, Morgan, Madison and Claire completed GoldStar I start to finish!

Emma, Nellie, and Allie finished up the last few skills for their certificates. Congratulations to all!

Welcome three new guys in town – Koriakin, Kingston, and Quest – Wendy Luscombe’s adorable Fjords! All are being trained in dressage. Koriakin and Wendy have been showing quite a bit this year and have qualified for both the East Coast Riders’ Cup and Region 8 Championships. Kingston and Quest are just starting out with their training, but Wendy hopes to get them to their first show sometime this fall. Extremely steady and good-natured horses, the Fjords have settled in well. As you can see below, they are very well-behaved, and really seem to be enjoying themselves at Cricket Hill!