Milestone Sport Horses

07/14/2025

Proud is a bit of an understatement! This fabulous group of horses and riders danced their way to so many individual goals and big results at Dressage at Lexington. If there was a best dressed barn award I’m pretty sure we swept it, fully embracing the rainbow of show coats and shirts, not to mention horse colors! Highlights include:

💛 Talia and Sunny winning 3rd place in the Sport Horse Amateur Challenge at First Level. A HUGE achievement!
💚 Jen and Jimmy placing 6th in the SHAC at Training level with a lovely CBLM qualifying ride, and a successful First Level debut
💙 Megan and Pippa winning EVERY class they entered!! Might need to join the USDF soon ;)
🥉Katie and Deacon checking off both First Level scores for her bronze - their first (unplanned) attempts at the level, and a stunning 69+% training ride to finish the weekend.
🐿️ Venti qualifying for CBLM’s at First Level and a 67+% at 1-3 to give me another score for my Bronze with Distinction
❤️ Rigby 2nd in the Prix St. George on Saturday
💚 Talia and Capi qualifying for CBLM’s at Training with a 6th place ride in T-2. He also gets a special award for keeping his 💩 together 🤣

07/10/2025

Packing up to go throw some different shapes at the Horse Center this weekend for Dressage at Lexington! This will be Venti’s USDF debut and I’m so excited to see that Rigby will not be the only TB doing the St. George this weekend! Love the versatility of this breed and can’t wait to showcase it at this beautiful venue.

PC: Brant Gamma

06/26/2025

Another one sold before she was even advertised! Congratulations to the Turner family on their purchase of this lovely Knabstrupper mare. We are excited she’ll be staying close by with our friends at Overlook Farm.

Have a horse you would like to send for sale? We don’t do a lot, but those we do, we do well! PM to discuss rates and availability.

06/06/2025

May was so busy I guess I didn’t post at all. Oops! We danced, we jumped, we pony clubbed like whoa and I’m still standing (and mostly smiling)! Very proud of my students who have been crushing their goals this spring both at home and in the show ring. June is shaping up to be equally as nuts. Maybe I’ll post more, maybe not, but I’m sure I’ll be seeing lots of you out and about :)

04/29/2025

It was redemption weekend at Morven Park International Equestrian Center for the Schofield family, with the added fun of being part of hosting club. After both Ryleigh and I had picked up uncharacteristic XC faults last time out we were determined to do it right this time and post clear rounds. Venti was a star in the Prelim, showing me our homework over the past month was just what he needed to understand the more technical questions. On Sunday Ryleigh and Freddie tackled the BN and made it look easy. Their partnership is growing with every ride and I’m very grateful to her coach Kaitlin for staying after a marathon weekend of her own to help them. While neither of these boys took home ribbons what they did take home was confidence and that is far more important! I also had the pleasure of coaching Talia on Sunday where she and Capi excelled again, taking home 4th in BNR. Even she might have to admit a move up looks inevitable soon 🤣. Huge thank you to all our pony club friends who volunteered and put on a top class event in what felt like 3 seasons of weather in one weekend. We are ! We’ve got some schooling events coming up and will be back out for the big stuff at VHCE next month.

Beautifully captured by Erin Gilmore Photography

04/28/2025

A little late to the party with this post but last weekend I checked a pretty epic thing off my 2025 goal list - my USDF Silver Medal. If you’d told me when I bought this $500 OTTB as a 30 something mom just getting back to horses after a decade that we’d do the Prix St. George I would have laughed at you (or probably asked what that even was). But here we are. Some of the tricks showed up on the day, some of them didn’t. Yet we finished 3rd in our class on both days, comfortably qualifying for regionals as well as getting those silver scores. I’m so proud of Rigby’s work ethic and try. He may not have wanted to make my eventing dreams come true but we’re re-writing our stars in the sandbox.

PC: Tara Jelenic Photography

04/12/2025

Congratulations to the proud new owners of Ty, the Mexican jumping bean! We are so excited for his new family and wish them all the best with this fabulous little pony. Very proud of Frankie for her good work with him. Making your first horse sale before you are double digits is pretty good going!

03/31/2025

Morven marks the official start of the spring season in the heart of Area II and we had a glorious weekend for it, as always beautifully captured by Erin Gilmore Photography.

My students absolutely crushed it on Saturday! Reeghan and Reddy made huge improvements in all three phases to finish 5th in JrTr. Talia and Capi were brilliant start to finish in the BN and finished 3rd in their division. Venti and I moved up to Prelim and had some growing pains, but the overall feeling is that this is the level we need to be at to work through them.

Big thanks to the team at home and the show for their support, it truly takes a village and ours is the best!

03/11/2025

Just a few of the fabulous moments team Milestone had at the Go Green Derby at loch_moy_farm. We had 11 pairs riding in every division from Intro to Training over both days and it couldn’t have gone better!

💚 Frankie and Ty (for sale!) 6th Jr Intro
💛 Jen and Zipper 3rd Intro
💙 Beth and Phoenix 1st Elementary
💙 Quinn and Lumiere 1st Jr Elementary
💚 Matilda and Shelton 6th Jr Elementary
🩷 Me and Alfie 5th Elementary
💛 Michelle and Lincoln 3rd Elementary
💚 Nicole and Lily 6th Beginner Novice
💛 Erin and Lincoln 3rd Novice
❤️ Reeghan and Reddy 2nd Training
Payton and 🍯🧸clear but too speedy for a ribbon …but that’s a victory!
Thank you mayakuntzephoto for the snaps!

03/02/2025

Love this message! Having a well adjusted and happy horse is so much more important than winning things. My guys all have ten foot trophies in this department!

For many riders, competing—and winning—feels like the ultimate validation of their training efforts. But let me ask you this: Do you feel safe riding your horse across the showgrounds?

In today’s dressage world, so much emphasis is placed on a horse’s performance inside the competition arena. But what about outside of it?

✨ Does your horse travel well?
✨ Does he need extensive prep to perform his best?
✨ Can you confidently take him on a trail ride?

Now, don’t get me wrong—competition goals are great! I have them too. But the value of a well-rounded horse, one you can truly enjoy both in and out of the arena, seems to be increasingly overlooked.

Success isn’t just about scores and ribbons. You deserve to feel fulfilled and validated in your partnership with your horse—beyond what’s written on a test sheet.

✨ Does your horse stand for the farrier like a pro? 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨!
✨ Does he lead, load, and tie like a gentleman? 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳!
✨ Can your horse confidently hack out on the trail? 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴!

Give yourself credit for having a truly GREAT horse—even if you don’t have a shelf full of blue ribbons. A safe, dependable, and enjoyable partner is worth more than any trophy.

𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚!
🩵 𝑱𝑱 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒆

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02/28/2025

**Price Reduced! It’s been a terrible winter to sell horses but warm weather is coming and this guy needs a new home!**

Milestone Sport Horses proudly presents for sale a lot to love in a small package! Tywyll Bae “Ty” is a 2015 dark bay Welsh pony standing 13.1h. He has experience in the hunters and in the hunt field and is now exploring the world of eventing. This darling pony is an exceptional jumper, with springs in his feet and perfect knees. He is well schooled on the flat and carries himself beautifully. In the hunt field he is polite and brave. Navigating tricky terrain and creek crossings are no problem, nor is keeping up with the big horses! He is schooling Elementary XC and is good with ditches, banks and water. While he is safe and kind he will thrive with a rider with some experience and confidence. Since his arrival he has been ridden solely by my 9 year old daughter who adores him. That being said he is also happy to be the leadline pony and could clean up at Upperville. My dream is to find him a home with kids of all ages to enjoy the many sides to this wonderful pony! Now offered at 15k.