Front Range Show Stables

01/08/2025

Front Range Show Stables would like to heartily congratulate long-time friend, client, and teammate, Ashley Diener, on her purchase of Front Range Sport Horses’ yearling, Joviality FR (Jac’Potes x Zimplicity)! “Joey” and Ashley were destined for each other and have been connected since he was born in 2023. Congrats on the purchase of your very own young horse, Ashley! We’re excited to help, support, and cheer for you every step of the way!

01/07/2025

Resharing! ✨🏔️💙🐴✨

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

01/06/2025

Front Range Show Stables wishes to congratulate our 2024 Group 1 CHJA Year End Award winners!
* 3' Greens - Chapman BZ (2nd), Pop Rocks (6th)
* 3'3" Greens - Pop Rocks (2nd)
* Rusty Stirrup Hunter - Cool Thunder Z (6th)
* Pre Child Hunter - Boulahrouz (2nd), Quinn 42 (3rd)
* Children's Hunter U 14 - Brio (6th)
* Children's Hunter 15-17 - Chapman BZ (1st), Luc L (2nd), Pop Rocks (3rd)
* Pre Adult Hunter - Crypton Z (2nd), Over Ice (4th), Kaloyan (6th)
* Adult Amateur Hunter 36+ - Diadoro (2nd)
* Long Stirrup Equitation - Kaviya Blew (4th)
* Rusty Stirrup Equitation - Lindsay Moore (4th)
* Amateur Equitation 18-35 - Andrea Oliver (5th)
* Amateur Equitation 46+ - Kirsta Blew (1st)
* High Point Adult Equitation Rider - Krista Blew

01/02/2025

Happy New Year! Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy 2025 from Team FRSS! These are just a few of our favorite moments from 2024. Gratitude always to our fantastic team, clients, horses, and vendor partners. Cheers!

12/30/2024

🎄Cuba De Revel got a kid for Christmas!🎄

Sydney Lawrence was pretty hard to wrap, but somehow we managed to make holiday magic for this new pair! Watch for these two as they make their Junior Hunter debut together in 2025! Congrats and thanks to all involved!

12/30/2024

🎉🎉Best news ever!!!🎉🎉

Congrats to Kaviya Blew and her new best bud, Balou (Boulahrouz)! This amazing pair will be making their debut in the Low Children’s Hunters this year! Gratitude and best wishes to all involved!

12/25/2024

From our herd to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! 🎄⛄️❄️🕎

12/17/2024

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11/28/2024

Thankful. For you. For the horses. For the life we get to live together. ❤️

11/18/2024

The Las Vegas National Horse Show is a wrap for Team FRSS! Congratulations and many thanks to our riders, horses, staff, supportive care team, and industry partners! Recap coming soon…

09/21/2024

Congrats to our Las Vegas National Horse Show qualifiers:
* 2’6” Children’s Hunters and Children’s Equitation - Laurel Lettmann & Quinn 42
* 2’6” Children’s Hunters - Boulahrouz & Sadie LaBrie
* 2’6” Adult Hunters - Over Ice & Heidi Schmutz
* 2’6” Adult Hunters - Crypton Z & Sara Knutson
* 3’ Greens - Chapman BZ & Alex Heimann & Auggie Ingwalson
* 3’3” Greens - Pop Rocks & Alex Heimann
* Adult Amateur Hunter - Diadoro & Kelsey Connaghan
* 14 & Under Children’s Hunter and Under 14 Equitation - Brio & Sydney Lawrence
* 15-17 Children’s Hunters - Chapman BZ & Auggie Ingwalson
* 15-17 Children’s Hunters - Luc L & Alsa Halquist
* 15-17 Children’s Hunters - Pop Rocks & Alsa Halquist
* Adult Equitation - Krista Blew & Corzo Nova WH

Hunter Derby accepted lists will be published next week!!! 🤞🤞

09/17/2024

Week 2 of Autumn in the Rockies was triumphant for team FRSS! Here are the highlights:
* Krista Blew & Corzo Nova WH - Champion Adult Equitation, 2nd Ariat & 3rd THIS NHS Adult Area Championship
* Chapman BZ & Auggie Ingwalson - Champion 15-17 Children’s Hunters, 6th NAL Children’s Hunter Classic
* Andrea Oliver & Kalisto - Champion Pre Adult Equitation
* Over Ice & Heidi Schmutz - Champion Low Adult Hunters
* Quinn 42 & Laurel Lettmann - Champion Low Children’s Hunters, 2nd Low Child/Adult Classic, Reserve Champion Child/Adult Equitation
* Crypton Z & Sara Knutson - Reserve Champion Low Adult Hunters
* Boulahrouz & Sadie LaBrie - Reserve Champion Low Children’s Hunters
* Kaviya Blew & Flower Power - Reserve Champion Long Stirrup Equitation
* Kalea Connaghan & Brown Sugar - Short Stirrup success!
* Kaloyan & Sara Knutson - Top 5 ribbons Low Adult Hunters
* Quasar & Bree Patel - Good ribbons over fences Low Adult Hunters
* Cool Thunder Z & Lindsay Moore - Great rounds and ribbons Rusty Stirrup Hunters & Equitation
Thankful for the best team! Gratitude for our outstanding staff, clients, horses, and industry partners! Sending our beloved Alex some extra special love…🏔️💙🐴
Alex Heimann CWD - Bronwen Cheney : Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Lucky Twist, LLC Run Amok Transportation Equine Elixirs LEG Shows & Events CWD Gabriel Lux Otto Parlanti Roma SmartPak

09/09/2024

This gal, right here. Alex Heimann is hardworking, generous, talented, funny, and a loyal friend and teammate. We are so grateful for everything Alex brings to FRSS! Thank you for being you, Al!

09/09/2024

Team FRSS had an incredible week at Autumn in the Rockies 1, produced by LEG Shows & Events. Here are the highlights:
* Krista Blew & Corzo Nova WH - Champion Adult Equitation, 1st Ariat & THIS Medals
* Luc L & Alsa Halquist - Champion 15-17 Children’s Hunters, 1st NAL Children’s Hunter Classic
* Quasar & Bree Patel - Champion Low Adult Hunters, 1st Low Child/Adult Classic
* Quinn 42 & Laurel Lettmann - Champion Low Children’s Hunters, 2nd Low Child/Adult Classic, Reserve Champion Child/Adult Equitation
* Chapman BZ & Auggie Ingwalson - Reserve Champion 15-17 Children’s Hunters, 6th NAL Children’s Hunter Classic
* Brio & Sydney Lawrence - Reserve Champion 14 & Under Children’s Hunters, 6th in the $2,500 USHJA National Derby out of 27
* Boulahrouz & Sadie LaBrie - Reserve Champion Low Children’s Hunters
* Kaviya Blew & Flower Power - Reserve Champion Long Stirrup Equitation
* Kalea Connaghan & Brown Sugar - Reserve Champion Crossrails
* Crypton Z & Alex Heimann - 4th $2,500 USHJA National Derby
* Diadoro & Alex Heimann - 12th $2,500 USHJA National Derby
* Pop Rocks & Alex Heimann - Top ribbons 3’3”/3’6” Greens
* Pop Rocks & Alsa Halquist - 3rd NAL Children’s Hunter Classic
* Diadoro & Kelsey Connaghan - Top ribbons Adult Amateur Hunters, 2nd NAL Adult Hunter Classic
* Kalisto & Andrea Oliver - Top placings Pre Adult Hunters
* Kaloyan & Sara Knutson - Top 5 ribbons Low Adult Hunters
* Crypton Z & Sara Knutson - Top 8 ribbons Low Adult Hunters, 6th Low Child/Adult Classic
* Over Ice & Heidi Schmutz - Top 8 ribbons Low Adult Hunters, 8th Low Child/Adult Hunter Classic
* Cool Thunder Z - Great rounds 2”3” USHJA Hunters
Grateful for our hardworking, talented, dedicated team! Many thanks to our top-notch staff, clients, horses, and industry partners! We are a team and that philosophy shines through in every one of our successful horse and rider pairs! Alex Heimann Run Amok Transportation CWD - Bronwen Cheney : Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Equine Elixirs Parlanti Roma Lucky Twist, LLC SmartPak