Barn Blog

Hey everybody-come join us for a BBQ on the viewing stand next Sunday, July 25th...
Should be its usual fun time!

A great week at Woodside Horse Park. Every time we come to this facility it just gets better and better. The new covered warm-up ring is fantastic. We all had a great time. Some highlights were:

Alex and Dutch were R. Champion in the Jr Hunters and were 2nd in the Classic

Allison Kroff showed she can win in the Hunter ring as well as the Jumper Ring! She and Dress Code were 3rd in the Derby.

Allison's nice young stallion Washington was wonderful and is going to be the horse to watch in the Grand Prix soon.

We are home from 2 weeks of Great Horse Showing in Spruce Meadows.
Five Windfall Horses went and we all had a gret time.
Fortuna and Ian McFarlane
Winslow and Katherine Civian
Tarina and Kathryn Pennal
Poparazzi and Kelly Taylor
Copenhagen and Jason Quilici...
Spruce meadows is by far the best place in North America to show.
I was the Chef for the Nor Cal 1.10m Team and all of our riders were on various teams for the Skyliner nations Cup Competition.

Hey everybody...in case you have not heard we are having a welcome party for Allison on this upcoming Sunday the 23rd of May. It will be a potluck under the giant maple trees overlooking our arena and will probably start around 12:30 in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome. If you cannot sign the food list just drop us a message and I will add you to the list.

Allison will be taking a group of our riders to the Sonoma Park Classic show on June 16-20 while Gry is at Spruce Meadows with the jumpers qualified for the Nor Cal Team events. Check with Gry or Allison if you would like to attend. May 25th is the closing date of the show.

We had a very good week at Woodside. This was our first show with Allison and she fits in perfectly!
Not only does Allison ride GREAT but she is also a person with terrific energy surrounding her.
The horses love her and she is a top-notch professional . Following are some of the highlights.
Dutch and Alex 2nd in the JrAm Hunter Classic/Res Chmp Mod Hunters
Fortuna and Ian R. Chmp Childrens Jumpers and 2nd in the Childs/AA CLassic-Thank you Simone.
Zinclair and Sarah unbelieveable improvement from a year ago! This is going to be a HOT TEAM!

Allison made it up here from Arizona this week. She is a great rider and is going to be a huge asset for our horses and riders here at Windfall Farm. Check out her web site at www.allisonkroff.com to see what she has done. Look for her at the shows here on the west coast.

Windfall Farm is happy to welcome Amy Drake to our group.
Amy has a wonderful young hunter named Dress Code aka. Joey.
We all look forward to having her as part of our group at the upcoming shows!

Whew two weeks back to back of horse shows...we don't do that too often.
Another great show at Rudy's beautiful facility this time hosted by Adrian Ward.
Here are some of our highlights:
Marjorie and Apple - consistant primary color placings in the Modified Hunters and the Junior Hunters.
Lesley and Branigan - again overcoming her fear of grass speeds to a 4th place in the Modified Classic. Way to Go!
Kelly and Poparrazzi - solid rounds in the Childrens and hopefully Spruce Bound.
Jason and Rocky - Spruce Meadows 1.20m Team Members!

The Spring Brookside Show was a great event. Everyone loves to show at the Brookside Equestrian Park Facility. Once again Bill Madden and Peter Newell have been working hard to make the fcility better for everyone. New footing in the rings went a long way towards helping after the previous week of downpours. Robin Felix and her young horse Cowboy were stars their first time out in years. Cowboy was born to be a show horse. He was a super start his first time out. Alex and her fancy horse Dutch were very competitve in the Junior Hunters.