11/16/2025
What a day we had at Sport of Horses Park! Most of my students know that I cry when I am happy and proud of my students. Well I think I cried at least 4 times today! It was a day of many firsts and I spent the whole day looking around me in awe of the amount of GWS peeps that showed up to support our riders!
Today we had Sadie Turnery doing her final CT on Fly Me to the Moon (aka Penny) and hit a grand slam with a first place in the Green As Grass division.
June Faulkner completed her first CT and the infamous OnTopp Silver Lining (aka Roni), securing a 3rd place. June also schooling XC for the first time and made it look like she's been doing it forever - Go JuneBug!
Clara Chamberlain did her first show EVER competing in Intro A and Intro B on Fly Me to the Moon (aka Penny), securing some great scores and 2nd and 4th place. I am so proud of this kid. Penny had a rough morning and got a little spooked but Clara managed her AND her own nerves beautifully.
Last by definitely not least, I got to watch my adorable niece, Lilly Brumbach, compete in her first show ever with the assistant intro A. Lilly has worked really hard to learn how to focus and "lock in" to her riding. Her determination and s***k always bring a smile to my face. What I REALLY love is how much fun she had. After she said a BIG thank you to the judge, she turned to Ellie and said, "That was SO MUCH FUN!"
Thank you so much to Ellie Balakrishnan for your willingness to assist Lilly through her test. Your positive coaching was a huge part of what made this a successful day. Thank you to ALL of the GWS crew that came out to support GWS. Thank you to Heather Erickson at Sport of Horses Park for running an excellent show and allowing me to do the assisted class for Lilly.
