Windswept Farms Dressage

01/20/2025

Sloane Kuney Rosenthal Julie Barringer-Richers Greta Vowell

07/27/2024

It’s official! Wee and Minnie are headed to Lamplight. Congrats to , who will be riding my Famosa WF in the Markel/USEF 6 year old championship, and Maya Rosenthal, who will be riding the great Huelveno VI in the Aspen Leaf Farm/USEF Children’s championship at the Festival of Champions. Getting to this point has been a huge team effort, and my heart is so full it could burst. Huge thanks to Wade Shoemaker , Josh Vowell Horseshoeing, , Maya’s wonderful coach , our whole team at Windswept, our longtime mentor and dear friend, , who has been so generous with her time and guidance in this process, and our wonderful friend , who has always been in Maya and Wee’s corner.

Greta Vowell Julie Barringer-Richers Wild Rose Farm Dressage Pacifico Windswept Farms Dressage

07/27/2024

And they’re off! We are so proud of our wonderful junior rider Catherine Burlew and her horse Flynn, who will be representing at the North American Youth Championships! Catherine and Flynn are on their way to Traverse City, and we have all of our fingers and toes crossed for a wonderful week for both of them. Huge thanks to our whole team for helping Catherine and Flynn have an amazing season this year, including Wade Shoemaker , Josh Vowell Horseshoeing, , our fearless leader , and for choreographing Catherine’s wonderful freestyle. Best of luck this week, Catherine — we’re all cheering for you!

Clay Cothren Burlew Joan Naden Clay Heather Petersen Greta Vowell Julie Barringer-Richers Windswept Farms Dressage

05/07/2024

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03/15/2024

We are so excited to welcome back our wonderful friend to Windswept! A little (or a lot) of snow can't keep us down, and we'll be hosting the first of our regular clinics with Olivia this weekend, March 16-17, 2024. Single day or weekend audit spots are available, just click the link in our bio! We'd love to see you for a great weekend of dressage (in our heated indoor!) this weekend as Olivia teaches riders from green to Grand Prix. Ride times are as follows.
Saturday.
8:30 a.m. — Greta Vowell & Guinevere CPF (Inter 2).
9:15 a.m. — Sloane Rosenthal & Con Air V (PSG/Inter 1).
10:00 a.m. — Greta Vowell & Sloane Rosenthal’s Famosa WF (3rd/FEI 6YO).
10:45 a.m. — Maya Rosenthal & Huelveno VI (2nd/FEI Children’s).
11:30 a.m. — Greta Vowell & Liz Gould’s Empalagoso de Vita (4th Level).
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Lunch Break.
1:00 p.m. — Dorothy Kapaun & Penelope RF (1st Level).
1:45 p.m. — Greta Vowell & Catherine Burlew’s Flynn (3rd/FEI Juniors).
2:30 p.m. — Elsa Corn & Gaylen Davis’s Mojito RH (4th/PSG).
3:15 p.m. — Martha Brown & Jolie Rossing’s Rahannah (4th Level).
4:00 p.m. — Lisa Battan & Baltic 6 (Inter 1).
Sunday.
8:00 a.m. — Greta Vowell & Guinevere CPF.
8:45 a.m. — Sloane Rosenthal & Con Air V.
9:30 a.m. — Martha Brown & Rahannah.
10:15 a.m. — Maya Rosenthal & Huelveno VI.
11:00 a.m. — Greta Vowell & Famosa WF.
11:45 a.m. — Lisa Battan & Baltic 6.
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. — Lunch Break.
1:00 p.m. — Ryler Horansky & Pia (2nd/FEI Pony).
1:45 p.m. — Greta Vowell & Flynn.
2:30 p.m. — Dorothy Kapaun & Penelope RF.
3:15 p.m. — Gaylen Davis & Mojito RH (Grand Prix).

11/26/2023

Please join us December 2-3 for a weekend with Lauren Sprieser! Auditors are welcome, and ride times are as follows:

SATURDAY
8:00 am // Sloane Rosenthal + Con Air V, PSG/Inter 1
8:45 am // Maya Rosenthal + Huelveno VI, First/Children's
9:30 am // Sara Storch-Kay + Life Story, Second Level
10:15 am // Martha Brown + Winston, Third Level
11:00 am // Sara Storch-Kay + Hunt Van Der WaterHoeve, First/Five Year Olds
11:45 am // LUNCH
12:30 pm // Shelley Graham + Edgefield Gemstone, Second Level
1:15 pm // Jennifer Scott + MtnTop Meadowlark, Training Level
2:00 pm // Alex Jenkins + Peanut, Second/Third Level
2:45 pm // Rachel Howard + Carrera, Training/Prelim Eventing
3:30 pm // Catherine Burlew + Flynn, Third/Juniors

SUNDAY
8:00 am // Martha Brown + Winston, Third Level
8:45 am // Sloane Rosenthal + Con Air V, PSG/Inter 1
9:30 am // Catherine Burlew + Flynn, Third/Juniors
10:15 am // Greta Vowell + Famosa WF, Third/Six Year Olds
11:00 am // Maya Rosenthal + Huelveno VI, First/Children's
11:45 am // Ryler Horansky + Pia, Second/Ponies
12:30 pm // LUNCH
1:15 pm // Jennifer Scott + MtnTop Meadowlark, Training Level
2:00 pm // Shelley Graham + Edgefield Gemstone, Second Level
2:45 pm // Alex Jenkins + Peanut, Second/Third Level
3:30 pm // Rachel Howard + Carrera, Training/Prelim Eventing

Auditors are welcome, and we'd love to see you! Come enjoy a weekend of great dressage instruction (and jokes!) in our heated indoor. Register here to audit for the full weekend (https://windsweptfarmsdressage.square.site/product/clinic-with-lauren-sprieser-full-weekend-audit/22?cs=true&cst=custom) or for either day (https://windsweptfarmsdressage.square.site/product/clinic-with-lauren-sprieser-single-day-audit/23?cs=true&cst=custom).

10/01/2023

08/25/2023

They did it!! Huge congratulations to Taylor and Fleur on winning the junior title at Lamplight this morning. The future is so bright for this amazing pair, and we are so proud of them.

Greta Vowell Dressage Pacifico Wild Rose Farm Julie Barringer-Richers

07/21/2023

We are so lucky to have Olivia LaGoy-Weltz back with us this week for a clinic! Auditors are welcome for Day 2, and our wonderful friend Mckinley Rain Harvey will be on hand with The Perfect Fit Saddlery’s mobile unit, for all of your tack and equipment needs.

Here is the ride schedule for tomorrow:

8:00 am — Greta Vowell & Jolie Rossing’s Rahannah (PSG)
8:45 am — Sloane Rosenthal & Con Air V (4th Level)
9:30 am — Lisa Battan & Baltic 6 (PSG)
10:15 am — Maya Rosenthal & Huelveno VI (Training/1st Level)
11:00 am — Naomi Kumar & P*k Granit (FEI)
11:45 am — Greta Vowell & Sloane Rosenthal’s Famosa WF (Training Level/Young Horse)
12:30-1:00 pm - lunch break
1:00 pm — Greta Vowell & Guinevere CPF (FEI)
1:45 pm — Taylor Allen & Fleur de Lis (4th Level/FEI Jrs)
2:30 pm — Greta Vowell & Anne Schmid’s Solex (1st Level/Young Horse)
3:15 pm — Greta Vowell & Liz Gould’s Empalagoso de Vita (4th Level)

Greta Vowell
Dressage Pacifico
Sloane Kuney Rosenthal
Julie Barringer-Richers
Wild Rose Farm

06/20/2023

I didn’t have my phone with me on Saturday, so I only have a few photos, but what a great weekend for team Windswept at the Rocky Mountain Dressage shows at Nighthawk Equestrian Center this weekend! Huge thanks to the entire Nighthawk team, to Heather Petersen and her team at 2 White Feet, Inc. and all of our volunteers for making a fabulous show happen despite the absolute deluge of rain we had on Friday afternoon. Here are a few highlights from the weekend:

- Both Taylor Allen and Megan Kelleghan qualified for NAYCs at the junior and young rider levels, respectively, and put in great tests on both of their horses. Megan and her “powerhouse” Rhetoric pulled off a do-or-die freestyle with only three shoes on after Rhett sprung one in the warmup, and Taylor managed to do two freestyles on two different horses on the same day and earn a whopping 74+% in her second attempt at 4th 3 with her lovely mare, Fleur de Lis. We are so incredibly proud of these girls, who are a joy to show with and set such a wonderful example for our younger junior riders. Both will head back to school after NAYCs this year — we’re going to miss you so much!
- Emily Meszaros brought her lovely new young horse Nakoa out for his first show to scores in the 70s at Intro B, and showed us a glimpse of what a special horse he is for the future. We were so excited to welcome Emily and Sushi to the Windswept family in April and are looking forward to more great outings to come.
- Gaylen Davis and the great Mojito RH had a very nice Grand Prix test on Sunday, and we’re thrilled to see this very experienced pair out doing what they love again after Gaylen gave her mom the reins in 2022.
- Also back in the show ring for the first time in while was Martha Brown and her wonderful Winston, who had two very nice tests at Third 1 this weekend. We’re so glad to see the Tobinator back out doing his thing!
- Elsa Corn achieved a huge long-time goal this weekend and earned her USDF Bronze Medal! Aboard Nancy Davis's Winzerhart, Elsa had two nice tests at 3rd 3, earning both her bronze, her final qualifying score for Regionals, and a freestyle qualifying score. Congratulations, Elsa, and thank you so much to the Davis family for sharing your beloved Remy with us.
- Ryler Horansky continued her undefeated streak as the High Point Pony rider both days on her mom’s lovely Pia, earning great scores at First 3 and qualifying for Regionals. This new pair is off to such a great start this season, and we’re so thrilled for them (and can’t wait to see the Freestyle they’re working on!).
- Maya Rosenthal and Huelveno VI stepped up to First level this weekend, and had two lovely tests at First 1. Maya earned her first two scores for her USDF Bronze Medal at only eleven years old, yet another signal of exciting things to come for this pair!
- We’re lucky to have the Grier School’s RH Independence with us this summer. Taylor rode “Indy” to his PB at First 3, as well as debuting a very fun “Beach Boys” themed First level freestyle. Congrats on your first show in Colorado, Indy — we’re so glad you’re here!
- Greta Vowell expertly piloted Sloane Kuney Rosenthal’s five year old mare, Famosa WF, through her first test, earning a 72.8% at Training 3 despite a couple of green moments! It has been a joy to watch this special girl learn about horse show life throughout the summer, and we are so excited for her future!
- Sloane and her inimitable Con Air V also broke new ground this weekend, debuting their “Encanto”-themed Fourth level freestyle to a nice result on Saturday. We apologize to everyone who now has “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” stuck in their head, but we’re excited to see more of this one this summer. Huge thanks to Julie Barringer-Richers for all of her work on this freestyle!

We’re so proud of how all these teams have grown since the season started, and can’t wait to be back at Nighthawk to show again in July!

Greta Vowell
Dressage Pacifico
Julie Barringer-Richers
Wild Rose Farm

05/08/2023

247 braids, 116 miles, 21 tests, you-don’t-want-to-know-how-many cups of coffee, 7 horses, 5 riders, 3 comically-timed PA system renditions of “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” 1 track meet, and 1.5 bottles of green spot remover later, that’s a wrap for Team Windswept on Dressage for the Cure 2023. Huge thanks to Heather Petersen 2 White Feet, Inc., Noah Ratner, and the Colorado Horse Park for putting on an amazing show. We had a great weekend across the board, with both new and more established pairings putting in some wonderful tests, earning some key qualifying marks, and coming out of the ring seven minutes smarter every time. It was a weekend full of major firsts, personal bests, and great learning experiences for humans and horses alike.

A few highlights: Greta Vowell had two great tests at Prix St Georges on Jolie Rossing’s Rahannah, and also piloted Anne Schmid’s Solex and Sloane Rosenthal’s Famosa WF through their first shows, earning top placings and scores in the 70s on both young horses. Taylor Allen and Megan Kelleghan continued their qualifying campaigns for this year’s NAYCs, with Taylor and her Fleur de Lis also making their debut at 4th 1 and recording a PB of 74%+ at Third 3, and Megan and her Rhetoric making their PSG debut. Maya Rosenthal had her first show on the great Huelveño VI (“Wee”), with multiple scores over 70% at Training level, and Sloane Rosenthal and her Con Air V (“Aero”) had three strong outings at Fourth 3, with scores in the mid-60s on her first tests at the level. Along the way, Aero, Rahannah, and Solex punched their tickets to the Region 5 championships at Fourth Level (AA), PSG (Open), and First Level (Open), respectively.

It takes a village, and we’re so thankful for ours, both within the barn and our broader CO dressage community. Here’s to a great start to the 2023 show season, and we’ll see y’all at Nighthawk in a few weeks!

Wild Rose Farm
Dressage Pacifico