Woodpond

07/20/2024

Nona Garson with Rhytmical the Budyonny gelding

Nona Garson competed for the USA in show jumping at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She also won a team bronze medal in jumping at the 1995 Pan American Games. Garson won several Grand Prix titles including the 2000 Grand Prix of Florida, the 1999 Jaguar Gold Coast Grand Prix, and the 1999 Budweiser/AGA Show Jumping Championship. She competed in over 20 Nations Cup competitions in 15 nations.

The horse Garson rode at the Olympics, Rhythmical, had an interesting history as at one time he was traded to a new owner in exchange for a dozen washing machines.

Garson later co-owned and operated The Ridge Farm with George D’Ambrosio. Based in Asbury Park, New Jersey; Tewksbury, New Jersey; and Wellington, Florida, Ridge Farm is a hunter, jumper, and equitation training facility which has trained many horses for international jumping competitions.

03/12/2024

Violet! 💜

02/26/2024

VDL Miss Dynamite and James Wingrave putting in a great, double clear round in the 7 year old class!

02/26/2024

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Valou 1.35

02/19/2024

Paloma and James Wingrave 2nd place in The Ridge at Wellington Groves Grand Prix!

01/28/2024

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Love your horse, not what they can do.

My horse had to retire this year.
It was unexpected and it changed everything.

But for him, nothing changed.

He still goes out in the field, still gets a nice big fluffy bed, cosy rugs and a carrot every night. He still gets remedial shoes, gets his teeth done and regularly sees a physio.

Nothing changed for him, because he’s not a machine and the level of care he gets is not dependant on what he can do. I loved riding him, but that was a privilege, not a right and certainly not a way for him to “earn” good care.

He’s not a car that can be scrapped or sold on because he can’t do what I want to do anymore.

When you take the reins of a horse, you make a commitment.

A commitment to ensure their happiness and welfare always come first; whether they are jumping big tracks, competing at Grand Prix level, hacking or grazing in a field. Level of competition or ability should not dictate the level of care.

Horses are fragile. They break. They get injured. Soemtimes they have to retire. It doesn’t mean they are any less worthy of your care, attention or money.

Stop giving away, “loaning” or selling your broken down horses because they can’t do what you want them to do and if that means you have to change your plans or put them on pause, then so be it.

Love your horse, not what they can do.

01/12/2024

Yay!! Paloma and James Wingrave won today’s Grand Prix! 🎉💯🤩

Congrats 🎉 to the winner of today’s $15,000 1.40M Grand Prix 🐎 Paloma and James Wingrave!
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10/28/2023

Cory is now back in Florida! We are proudly offering him for sale, so if interested please contact us to set up a trial!

Below is a video of Michelle Kamine showing him in the 1.25
He was shown by James Wingrave with great results in 1.35-40 the past year. Previously ridden by Julien Epaillard in 1.50
Ideal for an adult jumper —> medium amateur. Sweet, simple, 13 years old.

#394 - CORAZON DE LEON | ANGELA COVERT | Schooling Jumper 1.25m Table II - Round 1 with 5 faults in 73.857 secs.

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving from the Woodpond Team!
We are very thankful and lucky to have the best group of people and animals to spend every day with!

11/18/2022

❤️❤️❤️ Kathy Coogan Kamine Mane Stream

08/31/2022

Loro Piana Rhythmical... the bombshell-in-red! This Russian-bred cavalry horse was once traded for 150 washing machines-- who knew he'd go on to become one o...

08/26/2022

06/16/2022

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05/29/2022

Happy, happy Birthday Angela Covert!!! 🥳🎂

05/15/2022

Happy Birthday to the best guy that keeps us all functional and happy!! Thanks for everything Ryan!! We (horses and humans) are lucky to have you in our life! 🎉🎂🥳❤️🎉

05/06/2022

❤️ this pony!

#879 - CORAZON DE LEON | MICHELLE KAMINE | 1.20m Open Jumper II2.1 - Round 1 with 3 faults in 80.654 secs.

05/06/2022

Captain starting off the morning with a clear 🥳❤️

#878 - UPFRONT | MICHELLE KAMINE | 1.10m Open Jumper II2.1 - Round 1 with 0 faults in 77.781 secs.

05/05/2022

We almost got under the time allowed today 😂🤷‍♀️🐢

#879 - CORAZON DE LEON | MICHELLE KAMINE | 1.20m Open Jumper II2d - Round 1 with 1 faults in 50.816 secs.

04/23/2022

Back at it with Cory after a few weeks of R&R. Rider too slow (as usual 🤦‍♀️) but good boy Cory! 🥰

#879 - CORAZON DE LEON | MICHELLE KAMINE | 1.20m Open Jumper II2.1 - Round 1 with 7 faults in 85.308 secs.

03/24/2022

SO happy to have this lady back in action too! This was our first week back showing since the summer, and Amour is feeling great! ❤️🐴

#397 - AMOUR D'EOLE | MICHELLE KAMINE | Schooling Jumper 1.10m Table II - Round 1 with 1 faults in 82.999 secs.

03/24/2022

Captain’s crushing his comeback tour 💪❤️ Love this dude!

#393 - UPFRONT | MICHELLE KAMINE | Schooling Jumper 1.10m Table II - Round 1 with 0 faults in 81.986 secs.

03/23/2022

Captains finally back in action and feeling great for his first class of WEF! (Fashionably late to the WEF party😜) Love having this guy back!
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#393 - UPFRONT | MICHELLE KAMINE | Schooling Jumper 1.10m Table II - Round 1 with 7 faults in 80.062 secs.

03/18/2022

Eltham and putting in another super, clear 1.40 round this week!! 👍💪❤️

#395 - ELTHAM | ANGELA COVERT | $6,000 Bainbridge Co. 1.40m (II2d) - Round 1 with 0 faults in 33.862 secs.

03/04/2022

Cory the perfect 🦄 really wanted to jump clear today, but his rider forgot to say whoa 🤦‍♀️ (Sorry Cory!)
SO in love with this horse, and so thankful to my team for taking such good care / training us!
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#394 - CORAZON DE LEON | MICHELLE KAMINE | $1,500 Low Amateur Jumper (1.20m) II2b - Round 1 with 4 faults in 71.09 secs.

03/04/2022

Another clear 1.40 round for Eltham and today!! So excited about these 2!!
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#395 - ELTHAM | ANGELA COVERT | $6,000 Bainbridge Co 1.40m Speed Challenge (II.1) (Top 70 Riders from 1004) - Round 1 with 0 faults in 62.084 secs.

03/03/2022

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Eltham soaring today!⭐️🚀

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03/02/2022

Another great, double clear 1.40 for Eltham and today!! 🙌💪👏❤️💯

#395 - ELTHAM | ANGELA COVERT | $6,000 Bainbridge Co 1.40m (II2d) (1st 100@ 1/Rider, 2nd Horse First Come) - Round 1 with 0 faults in 42.019 secs.

02/27/2022

02/23/2022

Another great clear round for and Eltham in todays 1.40!! 👏💯🥰🎉

#395 - ELTHAM | ANGELA COVERT | $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m (II.1) - Round 1 with 0 faults in 68.557 secs.

02/02/2022

Go Pitu!!! 💪🎉💯
5th place in todays 1.35!
Thank you so much for the great riding and to the whole team that’s gotten this horse back! ❤️

#395 - ELTHAM | ANGELA COVERT | $2,500 CabanaCoast 1.35m (II2d) 100 Max (1 Horse/Rider) CALI @ 90+ - Round 1 with 0 faults in 40.558 secs.