Clairvaux LLC

02/15/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! At our annual Valentine’s Day party, riders made valentines for their favorite horses (and cat), solved riddles, and took photos at our photo booth. In case you missed it, don’t worry, the card making station and scavenger hunt will still be available for the next few days. We want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to show our horses how much they are loved ❤️🩷🤍

02/15/2025

Clairvaux is off to a good start at WEC 💙

02/10/2025

What a great day for our IEA team at the Regional 3 final! Both the middle and upper school teams earned champion and are moving on to Zone finals. We also have a number of individuals qualifying, and we’re so proud of their hard work!

💙Riley Smith- Open Over Fences
❤️Carrie Murray- Varsity Intermediate on the Flat
💙 Vivian Hutton- Future Intermediate Over Fences and on the Flat
❤️Izzy Manetta- Future Beginner Walk/Trot/Canter
💙Victoria Seitz- Future Beginner Walk/Trot

Some additional highlights include Amelia winning the Sportsmanship award; Chandler being named Horse of the Show; Jocelynn, Amelia, Victoria and Kenenger earning High Point Rider awards for their classes during the regular season; and all 8 of our horses doing their best all day!

01/17/2025

We were so lucky to have been able to host a clinic last weekend with James Morris. He worked with everyone from our short stirrup to 1.10m jumper riders on balance, shape, and focus for both horse and rider. We learned a lot and had so much fun at the same time!

01/14/2025

We also have some congratulations to share for our middle school IEA riders. We were so impressed with their progress and dedication this season, especially with so many riders who were new to IEA. The following riders qualified individually for regionals:

-Alessandra Bolanos: Future Walk/Trot
-Minaahil Salam: Future Walk/Trot
-Victoria Seitz: Future Walk/Trot
-Isabella Bolanos: Future Walk/Trot/Canter
-Amelia Cropper: Future Walk/Trot/Canter
-Michael Ingulli: Future Walk/Trot/Canter
-Kenenger Britton: Future Intermediate Over Fences
-Vivian Hutton: Future Intermediate Over Fences and in the Flat

Great work this season riders! We’re excited for what’s to come!

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01/14/2025

Congratulations to our IEA riders for an awesome season. Both teams qualified for the regional final. We are so proud of our high school team for their hard work, progress throughout the season, and the strong leadership from our captains. The following riders qualified for individual classes at regionals:

-Riley Smith: Open over fences
-Riley Sparrenberger: Open Flat
-Meghan Gustin: Varsity Intermediate on the Flat and Over Fences
-Jocelynn Johnson: Varsity Intermediate on the Flat and Over Fences
-Sarah Missal: Varsity Intermediate Over Fences
-Carrie Murray: Varsity Intermediate on the Flat
-Reese Morton: JV Novice on the Flat
-Isabella Uribarri-Tibabuzo: JV Walk/Trot/Canter

Congrats to our high school team and best of luck in the post-season!

01/02/2025

Our riders finished out 2024 with a successful outing to the Swan Lake Holiday Blast. We had some riders move up to new divisions and new heights, some show with new horses for the first time, and others continue their work in familiar divisions.

💙Carrie and FreeG won the Gittings, placed 2nd in the NHS, and 3rd in the USHJA Jump Seat Medal.

💙Eden and new mount, Charon, were 5th in the MHSA and 1st in the USHJA jump seat. Eden also showed Understated, finishing 1st in the Ch/Ad Equitation on the Flat, 6th in the Gittings and 4th in the NHS.

💙Natalie showed her new horse, Oden, for the first time, placing 3rd in the Gittings, THIS, and Josey Mohler.

💙Kenenger and To Be Frank earned Reserve Champion in the 2’9” Child/Adult Equitation.

💙Reese and Dockside put in productive rounds over fences in the USHJA 2’6”, and earned a 7th place in a competitive under saddle.

💙Taylor and her new partner, Vegas, figured each other out with good rides at 1.20m and 1.25m.

💙Grace and Crack the Shadows continued their work at 1.10m with strong rounds.

💙Alexis and Mr. Fahrenheit showed well in the 0.90m, earning 5th in the Classic.

Congrats, riders! We’re excited to keep learning and growing in 2025!

12/31/2024

Thanks, 2024, for a great year. We learned a lot, we had some big wins and impressive shows, saw our riders meet and exceed their goals, and, as always, we got to spend our time with the best horses around ❤️

11/28/2024

11/25/2024

What a great weekend for our IEA teams! We hosted our second home meet of the season on Saturday and both teams earned reserve champion, despite having incomplete teams. Then, we had a successful show at Full Moon on Sunday. Some highlights from the weekend include Chloe winning the sportsmanship award at Clairvaux, Jocelynn winning all 4 of her classes for the whole weekend, Reese winning the Varsity Intermediate under saddle at Clairvaux, Amelia winning her WTC class, Izzy winning both the warm-up and Future WTC on Sunday, Victoria winning her Walk/Trot class, Riley winning the Open Over Fences, several riders qualifying for Regionals, and our horses getting compliments from the Steward on how well they all did 💙❤️

11/18/2024

Watch Richard Vogel’s body control in the air, as he handily wins with the uber-talented United Touch S.

11/11/2024

Another late update to share: we had 3 riders compete at the WIHS regional show, and all 3 came away with huge successes! Carrie earned reserve champion in the Gittings Equitation final with Freedom G, Grace and Crack the Shadows were champion in the 1.0m with a win in the classic, and Reese and Dockside continued their progress together at 2’6”, with good trips over fences and a win in the under saddle class. Carrie also earned 2nd place in the MHSA horsemanship test. Congrats, riders!

11/11/2024

We have so much good IEA news to catch up on. In the last few weeks, our team has competed at Wulfcrest, Garrison Forest, and Woodpecker Farm.

At Wulfcrest, our high school team came away with reserve champion, with Meghan winning both the Intermediate over fences and flat classes, Riley winning the Open over fences, Sarah winning her section of the Intermediate over fences , Chloe placing 2nd in the JV Novice flat. In middle school, Vivian took 2nd place in both the Intermediate over fences and flat, Yulia was 2nd in the novice over fences, and Minaahil, Maddie, and Victoria took the top 3 spots in the Walk/Trot.

At Garrison Forest, Alexis placed 1st in the Open over fences and Riley was 2nd on the flat. In the Future Intermediate, Vivian took 2nd over fences and Kenenger placed 2nd on the flat. Finally, Blakely finished out the day for us with a 3rd in the Future Walk/Trot.

Yesterday at Woodpecker Farm, Alexis was strong and put in impressive rides, placing 6th in the Open over fences. Meghan also earned a 6th over fences and rode beautifully on the flat in the Varsity Intermediate. Chloe had some of her best rides yet. We were so impressed with her decision making over fences and her position work and accuracy during her flat class. Isabella placed 2nd in the JV WTC. Our middle schoolers were able to earn good ribbons on the flat, with Kenenger winning the Intermediate under saddle, Isabella and Amelia both winning their sections of the WTC, and Minaahil and Victoria taking 1st and 2nd in the Walk/Trot.

We feel so lucky to be able to show at so many different barns and ride so many different types of horses. This is why we love IEA, because there’s always learning to be done!

11/02/2024

Happy Halloween! We had a great time at our annual Halloween parade, which has become one of our favorite traditions at Clairvaux. We saw a boat and Nemo, a Christmas tree, a knight, 2 Chappell Roans with pink ponies, Uma from the Descendants, a referee and lacrosse player, a cow, a kissing booth, 2 unicorns, and Zuko and Aang from Avatar the Last Airbender. Thanks to all for a fun day!

10/14/2024

Congrats to our IEA riders for 2 successful shows this weekend! On Saturday at Little Clovelly/ Havenshire, our high school team earned reserve champion, with Riley placing 1st in the Open under saddle, Chloe earning 2nd in the JV Novice over fences and 1st in the under saddle, and Victoria winning the Future Walk/Trot. On Sunday at Full Moon, Riley placed 2nd in the Open flat, Carrie won the Varsity Intermediate Flat, Vivian was 2nd in the Future Intermediate flat, and Eden won the sportsmanship award for her positive attitude and productive mindset. We’re so happy with our teams!

10/02/2024

We have a late update from a successful Maryland Horse and Pony show! Our riders made good progress throughout the show. Some highlights were Carrie winning the MHSA and Riley placing 3rd, and Vivian and Pardon My Dust taking 1st in a class at .80m and 2nd at 90m their first time showing at that height. Congrats!

09/30/2024

We had a great week at Piedmont Jumper Show. Grace and Crack the Shadows had good trips at 1.10m, placing 2nd and 3rd. Alexis and Mr. Fahrenheit had several strong trips with consistent improvements throughout the week. Riley and Marque My Points also spent the week making good progress and ending up with some solid ribbons. Leigh Ann made it back into the show ring on Naomi with some great rounds, including a 10th place finish in the .06-.75m Classic. Finally, Nancy showed some great riding and horsemanship with NovaStar AP as she navigated their classes. Overall, after this weekend, we are most proud of our riders’ positive attitudes and smart decision-making. Thanks to all for a great show and a fun time!

09/26/2024

Congrats to Carrie on her 3rd place finish a Josey Mohler Equitation finals this past weekend. We’re so proud of the work you’ve done this past show season. Thanks to for the support for Carrie and FreeG 🌟