Sara Storch-Kay Dressage

11/14/2024

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11/06/2024

Picture this: You’ve meticulously planned your dressage goals for the year, carefully plotting out each milestone on your calendar. You’re cantering down centerline, ready to nail that flying change you’ve been practicing for months, when suddenly your horse decides today’s the perfect day to channel his inner rodeo star. Or, you go to bring in your horse from the field and he has a nasty gash in his leg, derailing your competition plans. Or, just as bad, the inner critic in your head is telling you that you are never going to be good enough to reach your ambitious goals. Welcome to dressage, where the path to achieving your objectives is about as straight as a drunk spider’s web!

In this exclusive story, a USDF Region 5 adult amateur shares about when “a wrench gets thrown in the works,” and how the key to navigating these challenges lies not just in how we respond to them, but in how we plan for them from the outset when setting our dressage goals. Read on for her top strategies and the added benefits of expecting the 🔧“wrenches”: https://yourdressage.org/2024/10/16/expect-the-wrench-goal-setting-and-planning-in-dressages-unexpected-hurdles/

Illustration by Susan Difelice

11/03/2024

👏🏆Join us in congratulating Fortissimo SQF (For Compliment x SPS Rose/Rotspon) for being the Intermediate 2 Champion and the Grand Prix Reserve Champion at the USDF's Region 5 Championships. 🏅🎉Fortissimo SQF is owned by Debi Elliott, ridden by Sara Storch-Kay and bred by Jill Petersen.
Photo credit: Una Schade Photography

10/20/2024

So proud! Working students Candice Christopher Rides and Grace Hiramoto were selected to ride with George Williams in the Region 5 Junior/young rider clinic this weekend.

Huge thank you Lora for allowing Grace to ride Cajenne and to Jackie for allowing Candice to take Brandus. I’m grateful for this special group of people and horses!

The future looks so bright 🤩

10/19/2024

Debi Elliott’s Forte and Grace Hiramoto earlier this week mapping out the day.
Our days are full of whiteboards, spreadsheets and big dreams.

And I’m grateful for all of it, but especially the people and horses who make the day in and day out possible.

And check out that clip from Cary Meyer 🤩

10/17/2024

Love this!

Every perfect movement you watch in dressage is the result of hundreds of imperfect tries, of riders who never gave up, and horses who slowly learned to trust. Celebrate every crooked halt, every almost-there half-pass, because they are the real victories. The path to excellence is paved with mistakes, but also with perseverance and love.

10/07/2024

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That's about us 😅
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10/03/2024

💫Available for On-Site Half Lease at CHP

“Mile Hi Jolie”

Jolie is a 20 yr old Morgan mare who has successfully competed through first level and is working at 2nd level at home. She is a competitive smaller dressage horse with 3 good gaits, the smoothest trot to sit and the ability to score an 8 for her walk. She also has a fair bit of experience with western dressage and goes beautifully under western tack.

She is easy to work with on the ground, and is the same horse at home and away. She can give her rider the best feeling under saddle and she’s also wonderful to trail ride.

We are looking for the right match to enjoy this safe, kind and athletic partner. Lease will include lessons with my training team.

Interested? Shoot me a PM 📩

10/01/2024

Fall Webstore is up!

Online ordering for Sara Storch Kay Fall 2024

09/23/2024

Our group did a lot this weekend at the GAIG USDF Region 5 and RMDS Championships!

More on that later, because none of this week would have been possible without this young woman who organized and ran the operation for a large group of horses showing from my program.

From 🔝 class braids and turnout, to coordinating grooms, coaching and trainer schedules, Grace blew me away with her organization, composure and support during an incredibly busy week for my program.

It takes an incredible team to pull off the week the way we did it, and I’m grateful that behind the scenes I have her leading it and keeping this crazy 🚂 rolling with so much compassion and care for our horses.

I’m a huge believer that hard work pays off and I know that the future is so bright for this young rider.I’m excited to be a part of it!

Sara

09/14/2024

🌟Final call for Gifted Memorial Fund for Adult Amateurs Grant Applications!🌟

All applications are due Sunday, September 15 by midnight.

The Gifted Memorial Fund for Adult Amateurs was established with donations in remembrance of Carol Lavell’s great dressage horse, Gifted.

These grants are meant for adult amateurs to have the opportunity to be in an extended training situation (one week of concentrated training) that is different from their normal training plan.

- Up to nine $1,500 grants are available (one for each USDF Region).
- Two additional $1,500 wild card grants are also available, which can be awarded in any region.

Preference is given to applicants with a strong history of volunteerism, especially within their GMOs. The best applications include a training program of 5-7 consecutive days with the same trainer. However, it is not required that you travel away from home. Training plans must have reasonable, attainable goals.

Learn more and apply by September 15 at https://bit.ly/44dXCtN



Photo is of Gifted Memorial Fund grant recipient Jenna Staffaroni. Photo by Franke Photo Design.

09/12/2024

I’ve been putting this one off because in my mind this horse stays in my barn forever. But the reality is is that it’s time for Brandus to find his person.
This is a very special, talented, imported Friesian sport horse gelding. He is 11 years old, currently showing third level, schooling higher and will be ready for FEI in no time! He shows talent for piaffe, passage and pirouettes and he gives his rider the feeling that he would go through fire for you.
He also hacks out and

loves to jump small jumps ( let’s be real, he could probably jump higher, but it’s me riding him so we are playing over cross rails 😉 ) He also loves a good musical freestyle 🕺

He is the type of horse who gets very attached to his rider in the best way. While Brandus is tolerant of beginner riders I think he would thrive in a program with a rider who already has an independent seat and appreciates a horse that wants to be ridden from the seat.

Special consideration given to those who would keep him with my program as I believe 100% in this horse and would love to continue developing him.

Asking mid/high five figures.

He can be seen next week competing at region five championships and is available to be tried after the show is finished.

09/02/2024

Congratulations, Candice Christopher Rides!