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04/22/2025

JUMPFEST ‘25 is coming to Platinum Farms on Memorial Day, May 26th! Come join the fun! All details now posted at www.platinumfarms.org

04/19/2025

Rochelle Costanza, USEA ECP Level III and BHSAI certified instructor is teaching Xc lessons of ALL LEVELS on Saturday, May 3rd for $65 per person, no more than four riders per group. If you would like to join the fun before the course closes to prep for the Spring Gulch Horse Trials on May 5th, email her at [email protected] and she will put you on the list!

04/13/2025

SAVE THE DATE! Our first JUMPFEST ’25 and Tack Sale is coming this Memorial Day, Monday, May 26th! We offer Xc and SJ rounds, an obstacle course and we will have a food truck! Details to come soon on www.platinums.org

03/23/2025

Happy 31st birthday to Sofie Monahan! Sofie and her mom Jan have boarded at Platinum Farms since we opened in 2000. Jan owned Sofie’s dam CT and bred her to Axon Now to produce Sofie. Sofie is a full Thoroughbred. Jan brought Sofie to Rochelle for training as a four year old (before Platinum Farms was born) and kept her in training and rode her dressage until her retirement. Sofie still has lots of s***k and enjoys grooming and treats from her mom and sleeping during her turn out time. She is still going strong, she has lived a very good life with Jan ❤️

03/16/2025

P.F. would like to shout out a huge CONGRATULATIONS to all of these hard working P.F. Team Members on their 2024 Year End CCE Awards!
🥇Champion Open Novice: Rochelle Costanza on Jamie Girouard’s Eye Candy
🥇🥇Champion Sr. Starter AND Champion Starter level overall: Jen Nilson on Garcia Wood’s Finn
🥈Reserve Champion Training Amateur AND 4th pl Modified level: Ron Stephens on High Hopes Viking
🥈🥈Reserve Champion Novice Amateur and 2nd pl. Unicorn award: Britany Chism on Mr. Popcorn
🥉3rd pl. Training Amateur: Catherine Zirker on Scenic Edge
🥉3rd pl. Novice Amateur AND 4th pl. Training Amateur: Darlene Mc Innes on Jimmy Wofford
5th pl. Jr. Starter and 3rd pl. Unicorn Award: Zach Zirker on William
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

02/28/2025

RIP Dick and Susan. Area IX is saddened by this huge loss. We are all very grateful for all that they did for the sport of eventing and horse people in general.

In Memoriam: Richard "Dick" (1932-2025) and Susan Farmer (1935 -2025)

02/24/2025

When you’re really tired but also hungry

02/24/2025

P.F. Team Member Kit Nickerson is wintering in FL. She has been training hard with her horse Mystic Hit (Duke). A couple of weeks ago they competed at the Florida Horse Park in the novice division ending on their dressage score to win fourth place! 👏👏👏Kristin and Rochelle got to be there to cheer her on. Congrats to Kit and Duke! 💪They are competing at Rocking Horse next weekend.

02/02/2025

01/28/2025

It’s a ways off but save the date!

01/13/2025

Some P.F.ers did the dressage thing last year and won some RMDS 2024 year end awards!
Shelly Reed and Hold My Beer (Kevin), a Hanoverian/Quarter Pony cross, won Reserve Champion Pony at Training Level and 6th pl. Adult Amateur Training Rider!

Katie Ryan and K.R.’s American Dream, an American WB, won 5th pl. Adult Amateur at Second Level and 6th pl. Adult Amateur at First Level!

Also a Big Congratulations Shout Out to Jenny Slade for earning her USDF Silver medal on her Thoroughbred gelding Navy!!!!
Congrats to these hard working ladies! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

01/09/2025

The MSEA and Area IX Year End Awards banquet was held last Saturday. A lot of hard work and training was put forth by the P.F. Team this year and some of it was rewarded by year end winnings. Here are the results:

Rochelle Costanza and Eye Candy (owned by Jamie Girouard):
MSEA Grand Champion Master Novice Rider
MSEA Reserve Champion Novice Horse
MSEA Reserve Champion Sr. Novice Rider

Ron Stephens and High Hopes Viking:
MSEA Reserve Champion Adult Amateur
Horse/Rider
MSEA 3rd pl. Training Horse of the Year

Ashley Demander and Ardeo Finnegan:
Area IX 3rd pl. Adult Rider @ Modified Level

Britany Chism and Mr. Popcorn:
Area IX 3rd pl. Adult Rider @ Novice Level

Stacy Whitton and Tricycle:
MSEA 3rd pl. Starter Amateur Horse/Rider

*special thanks to Kelly Walsh (aka Wonder Woman) for organizing a fantastic banquet as well as being in charge of the fabulous awards!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!👏👏💪💪

12/31/2024

P.F. Is leaping into the New Year! Happy Horsie New Year everybody!

12/28/2024

We recently got five more Xc jumps (all of these in this line) from Super G Sporthorses! Thanks Super G!Three novice, one training and one starter level. You can jump them all from both directions so double yay! It’s amazing that it has been warm and dry and soft enough this December to continue doing Xc on our course! In the spring we will paint the new (used but in good shape) jumps and put them around our course for some new questions.

12/24/2024

Platinum Farms would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a fun, horsie, colic free 2025 filled with love, peace and joy 💕

12/16/2024

Winter time is a great time to work on footwork to create a more athletic horse and rider. Here, Elyse and Ledger demonstrate going through a course which combines cavelletti, gymnastics and jump lines. The focus is not so much on jump height but on improving the horse’s ability to react quicker with it’s feet (this contributes to a safer jumping horse), sustain a quality canter (by increasing strength, engagement, impulsion and straightness) and to get more supple over its back in the air. These exercises also help the rider focus on holding their position, reaction time and the horse’s rhythm. All of these things create a more athletic and capable horse and rider and can be done at all levels. We have been very lucky to be able to ride outside this week but we also do these exercises in the indoor when we need to. If you have the ability to trailer your horse, come join us in some fun footwork lessons!