Kunkel Farms Training Center

07/02/2024

Memorial Weekend we had a blast at the MQHA Summer Series in Midland, MI

Madison Clark & IBEE Prince Charmin
Bella Pybus & Du As I Du
Brinley Fleminger & Mitos Stormy Night
Madison Eastman & He's Kinda Lazy
Small Fry Ava Ray & Leaguers Only Version

All had personal bests all weekend❣️ Proud of these Girls is an understatement

We also came home with an addition.... Meet "Daisy"
Mini Aussie/ Norwich-Jack Russell Cross 🐾💜

06/20/2024

Shu-weeeeee, the days have gotten away from us. Let's do a recap of our Open Horse Show String👀

LOWER MICHIGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION puts on some great local shows and we are happy to fill those stalls.

From our lead line/peewees to adult showman our crew shows up and puts in the work❣️ bringing home those ribbons throphies & personal bests.

Photos from May 3rd & 4th & June 1st & 2nd

Sound proud of you all! Thank you!

06/10/2024

Schools out & We are ramping up for the summer ⛱️🌞

Camp opportunities coming up! Stay tuned😁

06/02/2024

06/01/2024

Our Showmanship crew today at LOWER MICHIGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION at Ingham County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center

It's a beautiful day for a horse show!

05/26/2024

So far MQHA Summer Series has been great! Day #3 with one more to go 😎 Having a blast! These Clowns keep it fun!

05/12/2024

We love showing local & LOWER MICHIGAN HORSE ASSOCIATION offers something for everyone!

These Kids & Parents sure put the U in FUN😎

Thank you for being AWESOME, what a great group of LMHA goers we have🖤

Remember June is Double judged & Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there🌷🩷💜

-April Kunkel Farms Training Center

04/21/2024

KFTC Peep'd🐣 into the Michigan Quarter Horse Association Eggtravaganza Show April 3-7th at the Michigan State University Pavilion

Our small Fry: Ava Ray & Leaguers Only Version Did a great job after having limited time in the show pen this season.
Keep the mojo rolling Ava & Shadow 💜🖤

Moving into the L1 Youth walk trot events...

⭐Madison Eastman & He's Kinda Lazy had a knock out 1st show with some clean sweeps in western and proving their hunt seat game is building momentum with top placings, putting Madison in the shows two circuit over all High point 🎉⭐
Congratulations to Madison & Fred!

⭐Brinley Fleminger & Mitos Stormy Night pulled together for a quick team and steadily brought game ending with reserve division High point and a circuit award for English Eq.
Congratulations Brinley & Luna

😎So proud of these young ladies!

02/19/2024

🥁Drum roll please....

💠2023 was nothing short of a great year!

Our MQ - Michigan Quarter Horse Association crew finished leaps and strides above our expectations.
These youth exhibitors should be proud of themselves. Lord knows my cup runneth over 💕

⚜️Madison Eastman & Hes Kinda Lazy "Fred"⚜️ finished the year overall with:

4th Small Fry Division Western Pleasure
5th Small Fry Division Horsemanship
5th Small Fry Hunter Under Saddle

Madison and Fred Congratulations!

⭐Brinley Fleminger & CT Cruzer "Sophia"⭐
finished the year overall with:

2nd Small Fry Division Trail
3rd Small Fry Division Showmanship
3rd Small Fry Division Hunter Under Saddle
3rd Small Fry Division Equitation
4th Small Fry Division Halter
6th Small Fry Division Horsemanship

Brinley & Sophia Congratulations!

🎀Ashlynn Higlemire
& Mitos Stormy Night "Luna"🌩️

2nd Small Fry Division Horsemanship
3rd Small Fry Division Trail
4th Small Fry Division Hunter Under Saddle
5th Small Fry Division Equitation
6th Small Fry Division Halter
6th Small Fry Western Pleasure

Ashlynn & Luna Congratulations & Best of luck in 2024 with Only Classic Rock - Cagney 🎸

A special shout-out to Small Fry
💖Ava Ray & Leaguers Only Version "Shadow"🖤
Who had a limited '23 showing season, looking for them to bring the heat in 2024

🎸Olivia Omer & Only Classic Rock "Cagney"🎸

These ladies held their own with a short season, ending the year with some impressive standings:

2nd L1 Youth western Pleasure 14-18
3rd-Tie L1 Youth Horsemanship 14-18
4th Youth Aged Mares

Congratulations Olivia & Cagney!

So excited to see what 2024 brings! Keep reaching for the stars -April

01/14/2024

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❤ Please, never stop...

01/09/2024

We need to do a clinic on how to listen to our horses❤️

Horses can't talk, but they can speak if you listen.

01/06/2024

Best Friends

01/02/2024

So true..

😂😂😂

12/24/2023

May this Holiday Season fill your hearts with love, joy, and countless precious memories.

12/15/2023

🤣

Good morning everyone!☕️

12/10/2023

A letter for Santa

12/03/2023

True story

Yep!

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from our farm to yours❤️

11/08/2023

Yes I did 😊

10/26/2023

Dearest Riders,

Please let me remind you of something very important. Horse showing, riding and training are insanely difficult. If you have a crappy ride, a less than stellar show ring result (or if you made your trainer want to pull their hair out today), it just means there's more to learn. The people who had good rides today are not exempt from disappointing rides tomorrow. They also have bad days and, if they're very experienced riders, they've had a whole bunch of bad days.

There will always be someone out there on a more talented horse, someone with a bigger bank account, someone who never struggled to learn to sit the trot...life isn't fair. You probably can't win the lottery or grow 5 more inches of leg. You can, however, wake up every morning and be thankful that you're able to ride horses. Work hard at becoming the best rider you can be with the body and the bank account that you have right now. Work at being the rider your horse wants up there on his back. Your horse's opinion of your riding is more valuable than any judge's opinion could ever be.

09/28/2023

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09/26/2023

September 14-17th You could catch us at the Great Lakes Classic & Breeders Futurity held at MSU⭐

Small Frys:
💚Madison Easton & He's Kinda Lazy
💙Ashlynn Higlemire & Mitos Stormy Night
💜Brinley Fleminger & CT Cruzer
🩷Ava Ray & Leaguers Only Version

Showed in all events, Held their own and had a blast Showing!
Lots of great rides and improvements with all!

Next up🍂🍁
Michigan Quarter Horse Harvest Classic in November 🍁🍂

09/23/2023

Showing horses is fun, but trail riding is funner😎
Fresh air, Campfire food and Friends

09/13/2023

Indeed❤️

❤ The barn is my sanctuary in an unsettled world.
www.thecinchycowgirl.com

07/27/2023

🍟📢Can I get fry's with that!?📢🍟

You bet you can! 3 Small Fry's🍟 to be exact!

July 21, 22 & 23rd we ordered three of our small fry's for a great weekend in beautiful Midland, MI for the Northern Michigan Quarter Horse Show🐴 NMQHA

With time to enjoy the Gerstacker Splash pad 🌊 and the Tridge-Bridge downtown Midland 🌉

One of our favorites❣️

⭐Madison Easton & Fred -He's Kinda Lazy 🔥

Showmanship 6, 7
Horsemanship 4, 3, 5
West Pl 2, 2, 2
English Equitation 1, 6, 5
Hunter Under Saddle 5, 6,
Trail 5, 5
Halter 6, 9

⭐Ashlynn Higlemire & Luna " Mitos Stormie Night" ⛈️

Showmanship 7, 6, 7
Horsemanship 3, 5, 6
West Pl 5, 7, 6
English Equitation 5, 8, 8
Hunter under saddle 4, 2
Trail 6, 6
Halter 5, 8

⭐Brinley Fleminger & Sophia "CT Cruzer" 🚗

Showmanship 6, 5, 5
Horsemanship 6, 6, 7
West Pl 8, 6, 7
English Equitation 2, 4, 3
Hunter under saddle 1, 4, 2
Trail 3, 3,
Halter 7, 7

07/17/2023

July 8 & 9 Kunkel Farms Training Center Supported CHUM Therapeutic Riding at their FUNDS FOR CHUM open horse show Ingham County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center

💜Amelia Hixson and Lou "Slow Motion Star"
💜 Bella Pybus & Livy " Du As I Do"
💜Ashley Buddenborg & Piper "Radio Silence" ⭐New Team⭐
💜 Brinley Fleminger & Sophia "CT Cruzer"

Competed in the Team Tournament as "Kunkels Angels" and took home 3rd out of 7 teams😎💪🎉
They all had a great time tackling the timed obstacle course which had scary tarps😱, Pirate flags🏴‍☠️ and giant boulders 🪨

Amelia & Lou Rocked the Ranch classes👀😍

Such a good time to relax, have fun and support a wonderful non profit 💓

06/07/2023

This year we made our way to the Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships, April 25-30, 2023 in Wilmington, Ohio.

This is one of two pinnacle events for Level 1, Rookie and walk-trot competitors around the world and two of our very own had an opportunity to soak it all in.
From the beautiful white arena footing, to the ride thru coffee house, fun memories and competition.

▶️Ashlynn Higlemire and Mitos Stormy Night 🌩️🌌

Hit the walk trot events. Proving practice, passion and a whole lot of s***k can reach for the stars.

▶️Olivia Omer and Only Classic Rock🤘🎸
brought home a 14th place metal🎖️ in English Equitation out of a field of 70+ talented and highly competitive group of youth riders.

05/31/2023

Here at Kunkel Farms Training Center we are busier than a bee hive 🐝 and have had a great start to our 2023 show season to share with you, let's rewind to one of our favorites⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬

We hopped 🐇 into our 2023 show season at the Michigan Quarter Horse Extravaganza at Michigan State University
A long but successful 5 days of showing brought home not only placings & ribbons but experience, determination and lots of fun.

Olivia Omer &
Only Classic Rock "Cagney"

Circuit Champion L1 Youth Western Pleasure
L1 Youth Western Pleasure 1,1,1,2,3,4
L1 Youth Western Horsemanship 2,2,3,4,5,6
Youth Aged Mares 2,3,3,3,4,4
Rk Youth HUS 2,2,4,5,5,7
L1 Youth Hunt Seat EQ 1,1,2,2,7,9
NSBA placings in classes above 1,1,1,1,1,2,2,4

Madison Eastman &
Hez Kinda Lazy "Fred"⭐New Team⭐

Sm.Fry Halter 4,6,3,6,3,6
Sm.Fry SMS 5,10,10,9,10,4
Sm.Fry West Pleasure 7,6,9,6,6,5
Sm.Fry West HMS 8,8,8,7,8,7

Ashlynn Higlemire &
Mitos Stormy Night "Luna"⭐New Team⭐

Sm.Fry Halter 9,9,7,9,9,7
Sm.Fry SMS 10,9,9,8,8,8
Sm.Fry HUS 4,5,6,6,6,6
Sm.Fry Hunt Eq. 6,6,6,1,7
Sm.Fry Trail 3,3,3,3,3,3
Sm.Fry West Pleasure 6,8,8,7,7,8
Sm.Fry West HMS 7,6,7,2,5,4

Brinley Fleminger &
CT Cruzer "Sophia"

Sm.Fry Halter 9.8.3.5.5.9
Sm.Fry SMS 9.9.9.8.8.8
Sm.Fry HUS 7.7.7.3.6.5
Sm.Fry Hunt Eq. 6.6.2.4.4.4
Sm.Fry Trail 4.4.4
Sm.Fry West Pleasure 8.8.7.7.9.9
Sm.Fry West HMS 5.4.6.6.7.6