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Gilley Equestrian Center, Calhoun, LA (2024)

04/28/2024

We had a great show today!

Melissa and shadow had thier best ridden warmups and show ring tests to date making progress each show with such great positive attitude!
Lily and commanche also had great warmups and an early exit in thier first test but had a great redemption in her 2nd test I am very proud of her composure, determination and riding skill today!

Paladin and I had some fun in his first level debut in traditional dressage with some good scores considering I havnt had much time to dedicate to ride lately.

This show was a little bittersweet as this was the last one under the GEC name. Ive proudly represented the GEC logo for the last 13 yrs at TSDS, USDF, NLEA, and NTHJ shows and will continue to support our clubs. Definitely some mixed emotions tonight, but I know a name is just a name, and I'm not stopping ! Much more to come on our new adventures for my clients staying with me during our move!

03/24/2024

Now that I've informed current clients, students and workers, I'll let everyone know that after 13 wonderful years, GEC is closing on June 1st. I remember first walking in this barn and felt so lucky to have this great opportunity and a place to call home. Never did I imagine I would have filled this barn , full of love and laughter over the years, watched kids grow into adults with families of thier own. Watch horses grow up, riders and horses become fantastic teams and go on to do great things. Me to get my bronze and silver medal. Watch my daughter grow to love horses as I do. Meet some great friends whom I call family. Some have gone and some have stayed. I am grateful to u all for the opportunities given to me, and the trust you've had in me to care for you and your horses over the years.

When I was a kid I would draw a barn that was white and green. Who would've thought that's where I would call home for so long. I knew thus day would come. I just didnt know when. My barn owner is gearing towards retirement and wanting to reduce down his assets and responsibilities so unfortunately that means we will close. But this is not the end for me!

I don't plan to stop teaching and training, I will just be rebranding as Gleiser Dressage and will be available to come teach at other farms and am working on finding a place to teach and keep some training horses , as well as have haul in students...so stay tuned and please reach out if u are interested in me coming in for clinics!

I will also be selling some of my equipment, jumps, trailer, tack, etc that I don't think I will need going forward since I won't be boarding. Stay tuned for future posts on sale items or if u are looking for anything in particular I might have it!

10/28/2023

November 1st GEC has a rare opening for stall board with lessons or training by USDf bronze and silver medalist dressage rider. A healthy mix of Natural horsemanship and classical dressage foundation based training for starting your young horse all the way up to FEI. Students go to local schooling and USDF shows, and clinics available. Holly is also available to travel to your farm for clinics!
Farm amenities include indoor and outdoor arenas, trails, 14 acres of rolling hills, climate controlled tack room and manager/trainer lives on site. Come join our small family!
West Monroe, LA
318-243-4273

03/06/2023

We had a great kick off at our first TSDS dressage show of the year!

Melissa and Shadow , Lily and Jack, and Carla and Paladin all had fantastic rides that I'm very proud of! They all showed 1st level, with Carla doing Western dressage 1st level.
Weve worked hard over winter and it paid off with great scores in the mid upper 60s and positive judges comments. Couldn't have asked for better weather too! 😎 🙌

01/15/2023

We had a great 2022 TSDS show year! Congratulations ladies!

11/14/2022

We had our last tsds schooling show of the year this weekend! What's a November show without a crazy temp drop and some rain? 🤣

I'm very proud of these three teams on thier full move up to first level and western 1st level! All scores in the 60s and 70s for Carla, Lily and Melissa! Super job 🥳🥳

10/31/2022

The weather had its way this weekend for our first usef rated show, but luckily the clouds parted just in time for the pony division! Loren and blue Jay completed thier first ever Large pony division and held thier own against some very nice ponies , with a few giggles in the pony model 🤣 I'm so proud Loren and blue Jay for getting out there and pouring thier heart in the show ring. 💙

10/22/2022

Fun hunter jumps getting ready for the next show!

10/09/2022

A HUGE congratulations to our GEC member, Loren Sunsin in her first IEA competition of the season WIN in 2ft over fences AND the flat!!

For those who aren't familiar with IEA, middle school and high school riders compete on a team as individuals and get chosen for them a horse they are most likely not familiar with and they have to compete over fences and flat against other riders in thier age and fence height group. This models after college riding teams and allows riders without a horse to compete as well. But this absolutely highlights rider equitation, confidence and skill to perform on an unfamiliar horse.
So proud of Loren! And thank you to Hidden Acres for allowing Loren on thier team!

09/18/2022

Another fantastic Tri-state Dressage Society schooling show today for our crew!

Carla and Paladin had a full move up to Western first level, scoring mid-upper 60s, with only 2 weeks to prepare those tests!

Lily and Jack rode first level test 1 for the first time with an impressive 66%! They also finished out with 2 nice training level tests

Melissa and Shadow also came out riding first Test 1 with an improvement in her score from the last show with a 60! and also showed 2 lovely training level tests.

So proud of these girls on their move up to first level! The fun really begins now! 🥳🥳

I had to hone in on my super trainer skills by calling tests AND videoing at the same time lol. 💪💪🦸‍♀️ 📣 🎥

09/05/2022

What a fantastic K9 show!

So proud of these ladies this weekend and absolutely loved the love and support they have for each other as teammates. They blew me away with their progress and horsemanship.

Lily and Jack continued to improve with 3 lovely training level tests! On to 1st level in 2 weeks!

Loren and blue Jay had 3 stellar 2'6-2'9 equitation rounds and 3 jumper 2'6 rounds winning power and speed on a pony out of 10+ riders!

Peyton and Opie continued to improve on accuracy and performance on her move up to training level with scores in the 60s!

Carla and paladin had 3 beautiful rides including her move up to Western 1st level!

Lisa and claude joined us after not showing in a few years and rode 2 beautiful and powerful 2nd level tests! Let's get that bronze!

Melissa and shadow also showed some great riding and had 3 pretty training tests and also a move up to first test 1 and made me proud!

Special thank you to Claudia and Jenifer for taking care of the farm!

09/02/2022

Wish these fantastic ladies a great show this weekend at Holly Hill annual k9 fundraiser dressage and hunter/,jumper show! May we stay in the ring, not forget where we are going, have clean rounds, and smiles all around and best of all..have fun! 🥰🥰😉😉💕💕

06/19/2022

We had a great day supporting Tri-state Dressage Society at the Ruston expo show today. We sure loved the cover and the big fans to keep us cool, not to mention being only 20 minutes from home, nice change instead of the 2 hr drive!

These ladies really rallied today and had great rides with the best scores to date!

Melissa and shadow were grand champion training level!

Lauren and Quixote were reserve champions training level !

Lily and Jack were grand champion training level junior division AND scoring junior high point for the whole show with a 71!

Peyton and Opie dabbled for the first time in training level scoring a 2nd, 3rd, 4th with great rides above 60!

Carla and Paladin were grand champion for western basic AND were also Amateur high point for the whole show with a 70!

Such a great day, spent with great people, I wish I had more pictures!

06/08/2022

Britton rd closure

06/07/2022

Happy birthday to GEC! 11 years ago today I moved in. Peyton was a baby, I had 2 lesson horses and 1 boarder and 2 students. Sure have come a long way! 🥳🥳

06/06/2022

We had a great NTHJC show at Texas rose this weekend. Both riders and horses faced some challenges this weekend and showed tremendous horsemanship and tenacity !

In large tough classes of 10 Hannah and Sassy (2'3) and Loren and Blue Jay (2'6) both scored a 2nd in over fences as well as placing in the ribbons in thier classes, also with a callback for Loren in the Eq. medal placing in the top 4!

Bittersweet weekend for Hannah as this was her last show before going off to college, and im very proud of that team and how far theyve come.. Shows won't be the same without you!

05/09/2022

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05/07/2022

We had a good day at Tri-state Dressage Society show today. Couldn't ask for better weather, and good feedback from the judge for things to improve on for next time for Carla and Paladin and Lily and Jack!
They were the only competitors in thier division today so the good thing about dressage is you really compete against yourself, try to improve from last time, and strive to meet your personal goals is what matters. Some personal goals were met today!

04/05/2022

We had a great Gator Bayou Pony Club show this past weekend!

Saturday Hannah successfully competed in 2'6 and earned a 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the division and 6th in the all day warmup!

Sunday Madelyn took her turn on Sassy and competed in 2ft jumpers and earned two 1sts and reserve champion of the division!

Well done ladies and good girl Sassy!

03/15/2022

Congratulations to Sarah on her purchase of Strahan! Opie is super happy to have a new friend, and so is Strahan! They are 2 peas in a pod and became instant friends. They even rolled together lol. They have a secret club, called the chestnut club. And there is a secret handshake. 😉🤣❤

02/28/2022

Well let me tell u..these two teams were on fire this weekend at our first NTHJC show at Texas rose! We braved the cooooold wind and drizzle Saturday and had some sunshine Sunday!

Hannah/sassy (2'3) and Loren/blue Jay (2'6) both won thier equitation flat classes and both were reserve champions for the equitation divisions!

Hannah and Sassy had super placings including a 3rd in hunter o/f, 2nd in the hunter classic and 3rd in the equitation medal!

Loren and Blue Jay also had super placings including a 1st in hunter o/f and 2nd in equitation o/f and 5th in the equitation medal!

What a fantastic start to the year!👊👊🥳🥳💯💯

01/16/2022

Tri state dressage 2021 year end banquet was a great time! All my ladies did so well for the 2021 show season! We are ready to move on up for 2022! Thank you Tri-state Dressage Society !

Peyton and Opie- Intro grand champion
Lily and Jack- training level grand champion
Carla and paladin- basic western grand champ
Wendy and Bentley- 1st level grand champion
Melissa and Shadow- training level 5th place

11/25/2021

This past weekend we traveled to the end of year NTHJC show and it was a great schooling success!

This was a huge show with over 20 riders in each class!

Madalyn and Treasure showed 2'3 for the very first time and had great rounds, including a 6th in Saturdays hunter over fences! Im.so proud of thier progress this year!

Hannah showed Sassy in the under saddle and Equitation flat classes and had to battle some show excitement for sassy as she was happy to be there! Hannah rode very well with class and I'm proud of her sportsmanship in her huge classes!

On to 2022!

11/14/2021

The last tri state dressage show of the year was an amazing success!! Everyone came home with grand champion! ALL but one score in mid-upper 60s, smashing personal goals! I am so proud!

Lily and Jack training junior Champs 🏆
Lauren and Quixote first show intro Champs 🏆
Melissa and Shadow training level Champs 🏆
Carla and paladin basic level Champs 🏆
Peyton and Opie intro junior Champs 🏆

On to 2022!

11/01/2021

We had a great Halloween party!

We had a few mounted games, and a costume contest. I didn't get too many photos as I was using my phone to time the games! Here are a few pics and videos!

10/26/2021

Man I'm mighty mighty proud! This weekend we made the trip to Texas rose for our first time at NTHJC show. 2 days of showing and these girls did amazing in huge classes of 10-21 riders!

Peyton and Opie showed limit 18" crossrails for the first time placing 2nd and 4th out of 11 over fences!

Madalyn and Treasure had THE BEST rides to date in the 2ft jr/am placing 3rd out of 15 in hunter under saddle and 5th out of 15 in hunter over fences!!

Loren and Blue Jay had a VERY successful first show as a team, and first time showing jumpers. She has worked so hard with him and placed 6th in 2 future jumper 2'3 rounds and placed 8th out of 17 in the 2'3 jumper classic!

There were 3 rings going Saturday and 4 going Sunday, we handled this new format very well and had tons of fun and some great learning experiences. We look forward to the next show in November, hopefully Hannah and sassy can join us!

09/21/2021

GEC had a fabulous weekend at Holly Hill for the tri state dressage schooling show!

Lily and Jack scored a new personal best at training level with a well earned 63 and winning grand champion!

Wendy and Bentley had two well ridden first level tests scoring upper 60s, getting ready to move up to 2nd level!

Peyton and Opie were on the waiting list to show, so we decided to school over fences, jumping her 1st vertical, gymnastic line, and gate! She had a blast.

Loren S. brought along Blue Jay for thier first outing as a team to school in the jumper ring. They rode great as a team , and got to jump s Liverpool. Well on thier way to being ready for the fall shows!

Hannah also brought Sassy along to jump school since our last few hunter shows have canceled. They had fun jumping the big stone wall!

Madalyn and Treasure also had a fun learning experience in the jump ring, jumping some new verticals, and tackling the huge puddles, which will help get them ready for the rainy fall weather shows.

Lauren C was also on the waiting list to show, and brought Quixote along for his first dressage show experience. They had an amazing school in the small ring which was full of water. Such a cool horse she has he was all game. They are pumped for the next show!

What a great team we have, everyone is working so hard towards thier individual goals. I couldn't be more proud! 🔥🔥🥰🥰🥳🥳

06/13/2021

June has been a great month of shows!

Last weekend we had tri state dressage:

Lily and Jack- training level junior Champs
Peyton and Opie- intro junior Champs
Rebecca and Benji training level AA Champs
Melissa and shadow training level AA reserve
Wendy and Bentley first level AA Champs
Carla and Paladin western basic Champs

The teams all rode very well and I'm proud of thier composure and riding despite downpours, standing water in the arena and scary falling limbs from the trees behind the judge!

This weekend we had the Mane Dream hunter series:

Peyton and Opie were grand Champs in walk trot and placed very well in a large poles on the ground division

Madalyn and treasure had thier best rounds yet as a new developing team! Im so proud of thier progress and she also placed very well in a large division full of fancy horses and skilled riders.

Well done to all!

06/07/2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to GEC! 10 years ago today, I moved in with 2 lesson horses and 1 boarder. We sure have come along way! Thank you to everyone who has allowed me to be apart of your horse journey! Here's to many more! 🥳🥳🥳

05/23/2021

Oh boy! MAY has been a great month of horse shows! Earlier in the month we had tri state dressage:

Peyton and Opie first show ever at intro getting reserve champion

Lily and Jack at training level winning grand champion

Carla and paladin at western basic winning grand champion

Melissa and shadows 2nd show with successful tests in a tough crowd at training level placing in two of her classes

Madalyn and treasure first dressage show placing in the ribbons at training level as well .

Rebecca and Benjis first outing as well placing in the ribbons at AA training level . Super tough AA class!

On to the first of the Mane Dream hunter/jumper series:

Peyton and Opie first time out poles on the ground placing in all her classes

Addison and Chief battled some silliness with placing in two classes out of a large division

Madalyn and treasure showed in model hunter winning 2nd, and showed 18" for the first time , winning the 18" hunter hack! And in the ribbons in her flat classes out of a large division

Hannah and Sassy had an expert ride in the 2'3 jumpers winning 1st, and won the hunter under saddle, 2nd in 2'6 hunter hack.

SUPER proud of every horse and rider combo! They continue to learn and improve each ride. On to June!