Kinnitty Capall Stables

04/21/2024

Kinnitty Capall Stables in Ancramdale, NY is looking for 1 or 2 riders to join our team for the spring and summer. We are an eventing and breeding farm with a fun string of competition horses, sales prospects, and youngsters.

This is not a paid position. This is a great situation for a college student looking for saddle time, or for someone looking to get eventing experience. We are offering many lessons, and the opportunity to participate in clinics and shows. There is a potential to make commissions on horse sales.

Our ideal candidate is a solid rider with jumping experience. Eventing experience is very helpful, but not required. This is not a situation for a beginner rider, as our horses are quirky and athletic. We are looking for a brave, scrappy rider who genuinely loves horses and has a sense of humor. The schedule is very flexible. Ride a few horses a few days a week, or more. Available to riders 18 and older.

Please PM with questions or for more information.

04/19/2024

We are pleased to welcome our first foal of the season, with many thanks to Spice for foaling at a very respectable hour! A lovely (huge) filly by Dartangion (KWPN) and out of KC’s Spice (Selle Francais). Both mare and foal are doing great.

04/13/2024

Our annual Tim Bourke jumping clinic will be held May 18th and 19th at Kinnitty Capall Stables. We will follow our normal format of stadium jumping on Saturday and cross country on Sunday. All levels welcome from Intro to Preliminary.

We only have 12 spots left, so enter soon if you’re interested, as we expect this clinic to fill up fast! Please contact Kristy at [email protected] for a registration form. We are only currently accepting entries for participants who will be attending both days.

04/08/2024

It is with profound regret that we issue this statement and apology.

This is for all of you who asked us over the last few weeks about your horse's health and well-being during the eclipse. We apologize from the bottom of our hearts for brushing off your concerns. So many of you thought that maybe the horses should be inside, or should be retrofitted for eclipse glasses, or should be sedated, or should be released to roam the wilds to fend for themselves during this major event.

We could not foresee the portal opening up to transport the horses to another dimension during the peak. This is completely our fault. We should have researched the effects of eclipses and horses much more thoroughly, and instead, we allowed your precious horses to be sucked into the sky.

Now the good news is that only the horses who looked up at the sky were beamed up. Anyone who was inside stalls and looked out the window levitated a little and got a bump on the head, but are fine. Anyone who just stayed grazing and didn't pay any attention to the apocalypse were fine. Approximately 1/3 of the horses at the farm disappeared.

Call or text us to see if your horse(s) are still here. We will be happy to help you start an insurance claim. We honestly do not know if the horses will be returning, but we do unfortunately think that they are gone for good. We have plenty of extra horses and can arrange to give you a new one.

Again, our deepest apologies for our flippant responses to your concerns, and for allowing the mass exodus of your horses into the time/space continuum.

04/05/2024

Due to the earthquake, we are cancelling lessons for the day.

Just kidding! We are an eventing barn! Kick on!

03/31/2024

03/29/2024

Congratulations to Denyse Looney for her purchase of “North Star” aka “Derry”! We searched high and low to find the right horse for Denyse, and we are thrilled with this new partnership. We are looking forward to what the future holds for this dynamic duo!

03/23/2024

It’s time for our annual spring jumping clinic with Tim Bourke!

Tim will be at Kinnitty Capall Stables on May 18th and 19th. The clinic will follow our standard format: Saturday Show Jumping and Sunday Cross Country. All levels are welcome from Intro to Prelim.

Group lessons will last an hour each and are limited to 4 riders each. No private sessions are offered this year. The cost for the weekend is $320. At this time, we are only taking entries for riders doing both days, but may open it up to single day entries as we get closer to the clinic.

Please email Kristy at [email protected] for a registration form. Feel free to PM the farm or Kristy with any questions.

03/17/2024

We are very proud of Ronan Moloney and his horse Heart of Gold for finishing their first FEI event together at the Carolina International CCI. A very bright future is ahead for this pair!

02/24/2024

Who knew that our own Ronan Moloney could add “Beauty Pageant Winner” to his list of achievements?! We are very proud of Ronan for his participation in this extremely worthwhile cause.

Alison Eastman-Lawler added a little twist to her most recent schooling show at Apple Tree Farm South in Windsor, South Carolina by hosting a ‘Bald is Beautiful Beauty Pageant’ to raise support for Locks of

02/05/2024

Congratulations to Francesca Valeri and our own homebred gelding KC’s Russet Reflection (Kharacter C x Eva) for their win in the Starter Division at the Sporting Days Horse Trials in Aiken SC! Last year at this time Fran was giving Russet his first rides, and now they have won their very first recognized event together on their dressage score. We are so proud of this team!

01/07/2024

Our second improvement of 2024: at long last, we finally have doors for our indoor arena!

Before and After

01/04/2024

Our first improvement of 2024: an indoor arena refresh. Half of the old footing was removed and new footing was laid down today!

Another small but important arena improvement is coming in the next few days!

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to our friends near and far! 🎄🎁🎅

12/23/2023

12/19/2023

Join us for Christmas Caroling!

This Saturday, December 23rd at 2:00, we will be hosting members of the Salisbury, CT choral group, Crescendo, at our farm for a family friendly get together. The Crescendo singers will be leading us in some fun Christmas carols.

All are welcome to attend. Come see the horses and enjoy some holiday cheer! This will take place rain or shine, as we will use the indoor arena in the event of precipitation.

Hope to see you there!

10/30/2023

The Witches and Ditches winner of our costume contest went to Raimie Utterback and Hammie, who dressed up perfectly as our own Nick Olijslager and his horse Jojo!!!

First two photos are Raimie as Nick, and the last photo is The Real Nick for reference. 🤣🐴

10/30/2023

Thanks to all who attended our Witches and Ditches Derby and who made the best of a very wet day! Eventers are a hardy group! Here are some notable costumes.

09/29/2023

ISO an Eventing unicorn for free long term lease. We realize that this is a big ask, but it never hurts to try!

Searching on behalf of a client. Essentially we are looking for a packer for the lower levels (BN/N, no higher). As saintly a horse as possible would be ideal for an intermediate type rider. The client’s previous lease had a dirty buck and a spin, and she lost confidence with a number of falls. Age is irrelevant as long as the horse has a good number of seasons still in him/her. A large pony or small horse would be perfect, something 14.3 to 15.3 ideally. Maintenance would be no problem.

The horse would be kept at our farm in Ancramdale NY and would be kept in professional care and training.

If you have a horse that fits this description or know of one who may work out, please reach out!

09/25/2023

The Moloneys and the entire Kinnitty Capall Stables family lost a great friend yesterday. We will remember Mark Liebergall with so many fond memories. As clear as a bell in our minds, we can hear him entering the barn with a loud and boisterous “HI BUG!”, as he approached his horse Gioia. Mark’s great big laugh was infectious and contagious, and he always had us laughing too. Mark was a master of random information; he was incredibly well read and loved to share snippets of information that he knew or had just learned. He enjoyed watching obscure television shows and movies and would often give us the whole rundown of what they were about and which actors were in them. Absolutely no sugary sweets were safe around Mark. If we had cookies or cakes or cupcakes, he was always a willing volunteer to make them disappear. We would often walk outside of the barn to find Mark doing Tai Chi in the parking lot. Mark was a quirky, funny, intelligent, well-rounded man with a tremendously great sense of humor, and we are going to miss him terribly.

The photo in this post is one of our fondest memories of Mark. He was outside of our arena watching Gioia’s training when suddenly his chair collapsed and he was deposited unceremoniously in a heap on the ground. Instead of getting up, Mark just made the best of his new positional situation and began wrestling with Ronan’s dog Emily, who had raced over to make sure that Mark was okay.

Our hearts go out to Mark’s wife Dianne. We are all sending our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy as she traverses this enormous loss, and we join her in her heartbreak.

❤️ 💐 Rest in Peace, Mark. 💐 ❤️

Photo Credit to Dianne Engleke

09/23/2023

The show jumping portion of our clinic with Tim Bourke is off to a great start! Eventers are certainly hardy people who don’t mind a little bit of rain and colder temperatures. It was a fun and informative morning!

09/19/2023

****EDITED! Tim has offered to extend each session by 15 minutes, so times have changed for Sunday's Cross Country.****

Times for the Tim Bourke Clinic
SUNDAY 09/24 - Cross Country

*There are still a few spots available. If you'd like to join us for the clinic, please contact us ASAP!*

8:00 NOVICE
Heather Naventi
Nancy Cerniglia
Amelia Pitts

9:15 NOVICE
Hannah Uebing
Madison Dorval
Heather Naventi
Fiona Ellis

10:30 TRAINING
Alicia Coviello
Brinn Dimler
Danielle Kriemelmeyer

11:45 BEGINNER NOVICE
Emerson Hover
Sophia Ford
Crystal Santos
Naomi Koch

1:00 LUNCH

1:30 BEGINNER NOVICE
Reeva Saria
Naomi Fetterman
Madison Dorval

2:45 PRELIMINARY (45 Minute Session)
Ronan Moloney

3:30 INTRO
Reeva Saria
Francesca Valeri

09/19/2023

Times for the Tim Bourke Clinic
SATURDAY 09/23 - Show Jumping

*There are a few spots still available. If anyone would like to join the clinic, please contact us ASAP!*

8:00 NOVICE
Heather Naventi
Nancy Cerniglia
Amelia Pitts

9:00 NOVICE
Hannah Uebing
Madison Dorval
Heather Naventi

10:00 TRAINING
Alicia Coviello
Brinn Dimler
Danielle Kriemelmeyer

11:00 BEGINNER NOVICE
Madison Dorval
Sophia Ford
Crystal Santos
Naomi Koch

12:00 LUNCH

1:30 INTRO
Reeva Saria
Francesca Valeri

2:30 BEGINNER NOVICE
Claudia Romeo
Emerson Hover
Cori Nichols

3:30 BEGINNER NOVICE/NOVICE
Reeva Saria
Francesca Valeri

09/13/2023

We still have spots available for our jumping clinic with Tim Bourke next weekend!

Offering all levels from Intro to Preliminary. Saturday Stadium Jumping and Sunday Cross Country, at our farm in Ancramdale NY. $320 for the weekend, $160 for one day. Auditors are welcome to come at no charge.

Please email Kristy for the registration form: [email protected]

09/02/2023

KC’s Castletown was the site’s recipient of the foal award during our annual Westfalen Breed Inspection.

09/02/2023

Our annual Westfalen Breed Inspection was a success this morning!

Inspected was:

(1) KC’s Kolcannon
Kharacter C x Texas Lone Star (aka Spice)

(2) KC’s Khamsin
Dartangion x Windemere Zephyr

(3) KC’s Gaston
Dartangion x Classic Beauty SGH

(4) KC’s Kharisma
Kharacter C x Eva FHF

(5) KC’s Castletown
Dartangion x Manou
* Site Foal Award Recipient

Many thanks to Dr. Lauren Pasch and her team from Rhinebeck Equine for helping us to create all of these beautiful foals!

08/29/2023

We are hosting our annual Westfalen Breed Inspection on Saturday, September 2nd. Our mares and foals will be presented for inspection, evaluation, and potential registration based on their conformation and movement. We will be presenting our five 2023 foals, as well as two broodmares. We will have a few other horses shipping in for inspection. The inspector comes from Germany for a tour of the US every year, and it is always a great educational experience to hear how he evaluates and scores our youngstock. Horse presentations should begin around 10:30 or 11:00. Auditors are welcome to attend at no cost.