Dressage PEI Summer Show

This past weekend Whiscalina and I showed at the Dressage PEI Summer Show in Crapaud. I was very very pleased with our tests and a wonderful feeling that things are coming together. We had wonderful scores between 66 and 67% and won high score in fourth level both days!

Mark MacDonald from Horsepower Photography took some beautiful shots during our tests.

Succesful Dressage PEI Show

Whiscalina went great this past weekend at the Dressage PEI Gold show. I was very pleased with the solid effort and consistancy we had throughout the weekend. Our tests were rewarded with scores between 65% and 66% in the fourth level division. This weekend, it really felt like the work we put in to gain strenght and experience was coming together in the show ring. This is such a nice and rewarding feeling.

It was a great weekend, well organized show, and lots of friends and students to spectate. It's always nice to see so many familiar faces supporting us! A few of the spectators forwarded some really nice pictures. thank you so much for those!

My student, Janet Furguson, also attended the show and again did really well! With scores between 64-68 she won all her classes and training level adult amateur high score.

After a busy couple of weeks, we are taking a slight break fom being on the road and then will be back at it with clinics and shows towards the end of June.

Clinic video May 2011

This past weekend, we attended a very good and productive clinic with Cindy Ishoy in Saint John.
We worked on some of the test exersises and general work to make Whiscalina quicker and sitting more behind. Cindy introduced us to some new excersises that worked wonders!

Here are some moments of our clinic:



This weekend we will be showing at the Dressage PEI Gold show in Crapaud.

First show of 2011

This past weekend we were at the Princess Louise Park in Sussex, NB for the first show of the season! As usual, a wonderful show and very well organized. Despite the rain, wind, and cold temperatures it was a successful show!

After a training break of almost a year, we moved Whiscalina up a level to Fourth Level and was very pleased with how the weekend went. Both days we rode in test I & II. Saturday we decided to go for steady tests to become comfortable in the show ring again, we received a score of 64% and 65%. On Sunday we were able to improve on that by putting more impulsion into our tests and this was rewarded with better scores of 65% and 69%. Whiscalina worked well in our tests and we were very pleased with how things went and the positive comments we received from the judge!

One of my students, Janet Ferguson , joined us in Sussex and rode her gelding Salys Golden Boy in the training level division. Janet rode very well and started the show on Saturday with a 64% and improved quite well as the weekend went on and got two scores of 71% on Sunday! Well done Janet!!!

This coming weekend we will be on the road to Saint John to ride in a clinic with Cindy Ishoy!

New Video from Whiscalina

Meet Some More of IWE School Horses

Meet a couple more of Island Wide Equestrian Riding School horses! These horses are available for our lesson program and meet the needs of many riders regardless of age and skill!

Trinny is very popular among Island Wide Equestrian Riding School students! This guy has a very versitile background in hunter/jumper, eventing, and dressage! Trinny is great for students to learn basic dressage/flat and jumping skills.

He has a wonderful personality and is very safe and easy going. Riders of all ages and skill enjoy Trinny! His excitment rises to a new level when the jumps are put up.

Pogy is our faithful friend at Island Wide Equestrian Riding School! She is the PERFECT horse for any beginner rider! She gives every rider all the confidence in the world and a wonderful experience. Very easy going personality and great to learn on. Our littlest riders also love Pogy and Pogy's face truly lights up when the kids are on her back.

If you are a beginner rider, a rider looking for a confidence boost, or just want to go for a safe relaxing ride Pogy is the ideal horse.

More pictures and bios of the school horses to come...

Island Wide Equestrian

I'm very excited to share with you my new venture: Island Wide Equestrian

Island Wide Equestrian is a full service equine business specializing in teaching and training horses and riders of all ages and skill. I will be devoting myself to this business on a full time basis and am very excited about it!

Please check out the website for more information and the available services

www.islandwideequestrian.com

If you have any questions, are interested in joining the riding school, would like to have lessons or training for your horse feel free to contact me. I would be happy to hear from you.

Happy Riding Everyone!