Rising Stars Equestrian

09/04/2024

The great Minnesota get together! 🎡🌭🌽

09/03/2024

The girls have been hard at work painting our very own Rising Stars jump! 🖤🤍✨

08/15/2024

We had a fantastic week at Lamplight! 🌟🤍

08/04/2024

07/18/2024

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07/16/2024

Thank you to Tracy Grandstrand and Simons Arena for hosting a fabulous horse show! We had a great week and great success at the Stonegate Summer Classic.
🌟 Lauren Culp & Tess Culp placed 1st and 2nd in the Hunter Derby
🌟 Abby Duff & Timeless champion in the baby greens
🌟 Skyylar Zaal & Chacco B champion in the children’s hunter
🌟 Sophia Ciardelli & Roheryn reserve champion in the USHJA 2’6 and Long Stirrup Hunter
🌟 Gina Vlahos & Title Schott champion in the 1.15 m jumper
🌟 Grey Knudsvig & Lyra reserve champion in the crossrails

06/23/2024

Congratulations to the Lahr family on the lease of Just One Look aka Tucker! ❤️🎉

06/18/2024

A moment for the worlds cutest pony & rider duo 💕 Lyra & Grey rocked their first rated show together!

06/18/2024

Mid States Week 2 ✅🏆

06/10/2024

Mid States Week 1 ✅🏆

05/14/2024

Horse girl energy 😎🐴

05/14/2024

Carriage House Red Pine! 🌟🪩
We had a beautiful and successful weekend showing last weekend. Some highlights included…
🌟 Skyscraper & Esther Merryfield champion in the 2’3
🌟 Chacco B & Skyylar Zaal won the 2’6 hunter derby with Finnegan & Taydem Ide taking home 2nd
🌟 Lyra & Greg Knudsvig took home champion in the poles
🌟 When in Rome & Taylor Blume conquered their first show
🌟 Cookies N Cream & Annaliese Lahr won the 2’3 derby
🌟 Fleets Good Zippo & Sindri Bonner reserve champion in the older 2’0 division
🌟 Good Night Moon & Berklee Hoeschen put in some beautiful rounds in the younger 2’0 division

05/04/2024

Our hunters came to play at the Stonegate Spring Classic Hunter Derby!
🥇Lauren Culp & Casanova W
🥉Gina Vlahos aboard Sydney McCormick’s CMS Cabernett
4️⃣ Skyylar Zaal & Chacco B

05/04/2024

Stonegate Spring Classic! 🏆🌼
We had a blast ringing in the spring show season at Simons Arena. Excited to see what this year holds for this talented group of horses and riders!

03/12/2024

Our first ride outside this year at Grand Oaks Farm! ☀️ we also apparently have a thing for bay horses with white stars 🤷🏻‍♀️

01/16/2024

Anyone else dreaming of hot summer days and the MHJA horse show season??! ☀️ Here’s our official schedule, so you can start planning now!! 🤩

01/11/2024

Rising Stars had a great show at Simons Arena! Lots of blue ribbons and smiles being back in the show ring! Thank you Tracy Grandstrand for hosting, we will be back! ⭐️🖤🏆

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from Rising Stars Equestrian! ❤️🎄

12/08/2023

Abby & Gibbs featured on the cover of this winter’s young rider magazine! 🤩

11/30/2023

Congratulations to Berklee on the lease of Good Night Moon (aka little Levi)! 🎉❤️ We are so fortunate to get to keep this wonderful pony in our program another year!

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! Thankful for all our wonderful clients, horses and barn staff! 🦃💛 Shelley Paulson Photography

11/19/2023

We wrapped up our 2023 show season with the MHJA awards banquet! Reflecting back on a year of great success for all our horse and rider pairs! 🌟

11/19/2023

Congratulations to Grey & The Knudsvig Family on the lease of Sugar! These two make a pretty cute pair! 🎉🎀 We can’t wait for their first show season together 💕

11/17/2023

Who doesn’t love seeing behind the scenes?! I love seeing these in my feed and sharing with you all - if I’ve worked on your horse in the past and you have pictures, do you mind sharing them with me? Send me a message with your pictures you’d love to see me share!!

What kind of behind the scenes do you enjoy seeing most?

Here’s me working on Fiona of Rising Stars Equestrian.

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11/01/2023

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 👻 💀

10/24/2023

Congratulations to Abby & the Duff/Gigerich Family on the purchase of Night Express aka Gibbs! 🎉❤️ We can’t wait to see these two start his hunter career!

10/21/2023

Congratulations to Sydney & The McCormick Family on the lease of CMS Cabernett aka Oakley! Watch out Sydney, there’s a line up of people already plotting to steal your perfect unicorn including your own mother! ❤️🎉

10/21/2023

Congratulations to Esther & The Merryfield-Rucker Family on the lease of Skyscraper! This gentle giant certainly lives up to his name 😂❤️! Thank you Jodi Bondar for helping us find this perfect match!

10/18/2023

Our tiniest stars competed in the lead line at the MN Harvest Horse Show - despite the stiff competition, they both came home with a blue ribbon! Thanks to Loaf & Miss Kitty for being the best unicorns! 🦄🖤