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Welcome Lulu to Cricket Hill!

September 2, 2017 by Admin

Lulu, a.k.a. Lighthouse, a.k.a. Lost Letters, happily joined our band of trusty school horses! A beautiful 11-year-old, 16.1 hand Thoroughbred, Lulu was a generous donation to Cricket Hill Academy by Drs. Woody and Saida Baxt, Beckenrah Farm. Lulu is a very calm, honest mare.

Lulu is a valuable addition to our riding program for adults, especially those who enjoy jumping. Very show-worthy, Lulu has taken adult amateurs to the ribbons at Hunter Jumper A-shows! Kira will brush up her basic dressage so she can be shown in both Dressage and Jumping, as well as go to some hunter paces. Like many Thoroughbreds, Lulu started her career as a race horse (Lost Letters is her Jockey Club registered name), actually won one of a handful of starts, and spent a few years as a brood mare. We can only imagine how cute her babies were!

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Dressage Day Schooling Show

June 4, 2017 by Admin

Another great opportunity to get the kinks out and/or qualify for the Youth Dressage Festival!

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Bella and Neo come to Cricket Hill!

November 25, 2016 by Admin

Please join me in welcoming Brian and Izumi Shepard to Cricket Hill! Both are devoted riders, interested in Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, and Hunter Pacing, and looking forward to improving themselves and their wonderful horses! Brian’s Bella is a 14-year-old Oldenberg mare that’s always ready to go. Neo, an 8-year-old warmblood-Morgan cross, is smart, a wonderful gentleman, and oh so well-loved by Izumi!

“We’ve been driving by and admiring Cricket Hill for years. We’re so happy to be here now!” says Brian. Brian told us he actually started his riding career years ago at Cricket Hill. Well, we are thrilled to have both pairs join the Cricket Hill family, in training with Kira, assisted by Becca.brianizumi-long-web

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Welcome Madison & Congratulations Lulu!

July 10, 2014 by Admin

Lulu unloading Madison with KiraCongratulations to Lulu and the whole Levy family and a warm welcome to Madison, as he arrived at Cricket Hill today to start the next chapter of his life as Super Pony! Madison, a Welsh 14 hand gelding, took his first owner from lead line to FEI, and is ready to help Lulu move up, too!

Madison was the High Scoring FEI Pony at last year’s Youth Dressage Festival and went on to win Top 10 in the USA in the FEI Pony Division in 2013. He’s also won the high score trophies jumping in the Prix caprilli last year.

Lulu was on Cricket Hill’s 2nd place winning team in last year’s Youth Dressage Festival, and is moving up to Training Level this year. Even though it’s only a few weeks away, we’re guessing Madison will be Lulu’s mount! Best wishes to all!

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Welcome Jami Wallace – Senior Instructor & Director of Academy Programs

October 25, 2013 by Admin

We are thrilled to add Jami’s wealth of experience to our Cricket Hill Team. Over the past 30 years, Jami has been the Head Trainer and Barn Manager in three different facilities, developing lesson programs for both adults and children in each and managing horse shows. She has worked with a wide range of breeds and disciplines, including Dressage, Eventing, Hunters, some Western.

Jami Wallace, Director Academy Programs, Senior InstructorInstructor and Educator. A Senior Instructor at Cricket Hill, Jami has been teaching riding lessons, giving clinics and instructing college undergraduates for years. As faculty at Post University, Jami teaches in the Equine Business Management program; specifically, Riding Instruction, Equine Event Planning, and Equine Business Ethics, the first course of this type in the country.

Centered Riding Instructor. Jami is certified as a Level III Instructor and Clinician, one of only 33 of the 1200 instructors worldwide. Centered Riding is an organized way of teaching riding, based on body awareness, human and equine anatomy, and horsemanship. Jami’s teaching will provide a firm basis for Cricket Hill”™s advanced dressage-based riding and training program under Kira”™s guidance, as it uses balance, body awareness, centering and imagery to achieve classical principles, while helping to improve the communications between horse, rider, and instructor. Recently, Jami was President of Centered Riding, Inc. and a Trustee. She has given clinics in many states, including Lendon’s Weekend Education Program for Dressage4Kids, which she will repeat in February 2014.  

A Lifetime with Horses.  Early in her career, Jami was a mounted Urban Park Ranger in New York City, and taught riding at Claremont Riding Academy in Manhattan. She has been a 4-H leader, trail association board member, and local Extension Council board member for 27 years. Recently, she worked with the USEF on the training of the U.S. Endurance Team. 

We are fortunate to have someone join us whose career epitomizes what we believe at Cricket Hill: riding is a lifetime sport, we are always improving, and we learn from our great horses and instructors! In Jami”™s own words, “Learning to ride takes a long time. I’ve been doing it for nearly 50 years and am still learning how to be better. My teachers have been my horses and folks like Lockie Richards, Eric Horgan, Robert Dover, Kim Walnes, Dominique Barbier, all of whom have been patient and inspiring.” Jami arrived with her dog Manfred and her retired horse, Shoeless Joe Jackson. And you might see Jami in the garden, too, her favorite spare time activity!

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It was a lovely day for the Cricket Hill Spring Show.

May 2, 2013 by Admin

What a wonderful day for a show!  The sun was shining, Judge Krys Schrom was in great spirits, and head instructor Kira had planned challenging course designs for everyone.   First rider of the day, Sarah Morgan performed at a new level of harmony with her horse-partner, CHA Ricochez.  It was a perfect start to the upcoming show season for all of our adult competitors.  Lulu Levy won her Introductory Test C division and first time dressage test riders Mia Emy and Cameron Kohls were a force to be reckoned with.   The “firsts” continue with little Amelie Bore riding in her first show, dominating the lead-line class.  Erin Feiner competed in her first ever jump class, while Tabitha Davidson competed for the first time as a fully-fledged off-the-lead-line rider.  The show ended with an exciting obstacle course and games that brought out each horse”™s competitive side.  Our oldest competing horse, Lil Miss Bridget, even got into the spirit of the games and put her heart into cantering over that finish line!

We need to recognize all of our volunteers and amazing parents who, without us asking, climbed over the fence to help as “jump crew”.  As usual, the highlight of any show is always the potluck. Good food makes everyone smile.  All and all The Cricket Hill Farm Spring Show was a successful day and fun, yet challenging experience for all.

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