Encore Sporthorse, Inc.

11/06/2024

Happy Wednesday All!

Gwen Itskowitz's beautiful Leo enjoying our nice warm weather with Cat Cozzi in the irons😜

11/04/2024

Encore Sporthorse had a great weekend out at NCDCTA Autumn Leaves!

Charlotte Meli & her own Rosalita’s Secret Affair finished Reserve Champion in the NCDCTA AA Training Level Championships.

Cat Cozzi & Nancy Love’s Caronte BRH II wrapped up the show with a Fourth in the NCDCTA Open Training Championships!

Congratulations to both of these riders & horses, can’t wait to see what next year brings!!

Thank you North Carolina Dressage & Combined Training Association for a wonderful show

And thank you to our awesome team at home- Morgan, Jadyn & Abi for keeping the farm running smoothly!

Royal Equine
Stackhouse Saddle Makers
M & M Tack Shop
ZH Horseshoeing

11/04/2024

FEI trainer looking for a part time groom.

Encore Sporthorse needs you!

Join our fun team of horses, staff and clients. We are an active dressage training facility. We love dressage, love to try some obstacles and working equitation days and love to hack out and maybe even a jump or two.

Duties include grooming and preparing horses to be ridden. Maintaining manes and tails. Keeping tack clean. Using Bemer, Surefoot and Theraplate on training horses. Some turning in or out of horses. Days and hours are flexible. Could also include grooming at shows.

Contact Susie Wiedman at [email protected]

10/26/2024

Trotting cavaletti are spaced about 4 and a half feet apart, but there will be some variation, so start there and if the horse seems to struggle, shorten or lengthen depending upon what you see.

The word “cavaletti” in Italian, I was told, means “little sawhorse,” which has nothing, actually, to do with live horses. But these can be good for getting horses to figure out where their feet have to go, and they can be placed to trot over before a small following jump.

If you are involved with jumping, it only makes sense to become familiar with distances in all sorts of gymnastic lines. Jim Wofford wrote a book about these, as did Reiner Klimke, If you are serious about becoming more than a dependent amateur, learn this “stuff.”

This was Lighting Magic, a young Thoroughbred I bought in the spring of 1962. It’s at HLM Van Schaik’s farm in Cavendish, Vermont later that summer, getting ready for our first 3-day event at GMHA in July of 1962.

Mr Van Schaik had been on the Dutch silver medal winning show jumping team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and after the devastation of World War 2, he and his family emigrated to the USA. So many of our instructors 50-60 years ago were either former or current military officers, many from war ravaged countries, Poland, Holland, Hungary, Russia, people seeking a new life here.

When the Van Schaiks first moved to Cavendish, nobody knew that in their midst was such a gifted expert in horsemanship, and it took quite a few years before the Upper Valley horse community found out about Mr Van Schaik. Luckily for me, he lived just 7 miles from my parents’ place in South Reading, Vermont, an easy 20 minute drive on dirt roads.

10/19/2024

Tic-Tac-Toe
Three Greys in a Row

Royal Equine
Stackhouse Saddle Makers
M & M Tack Shop
ZH Horseshoeing

Thank you Jadyn for the caption & photo!

10/12/2024

Always pat your horse ❤️❤️
Remember years ago when Regionals were in Williamston?

Pic of our rider Susie Encore Sporthorse, Inc. and the spicy Blue.

10/01/2024

UPDATED: YOU CAN NOW DONATE ONLINE BY PLACING A LOCAL PICKUP ORDER & SAVE 10% WITH DISCOUNT CODE [ WNC-DONATE ] 🙂 Learn more here https://www.pittsborofeed.com/pages/donate

Looking to donate food to Western North Carolina?

We will be accepting donations and drop off for items to go out to Western North Carolina to help with people affected by
Hurricane Helene.

There are many ways you can help:
• You can donate your filled frequent buyer card (unused) and we will donate feed
• You can buy any animal supplies or feed and we will make sure they get out to them
• You can bring any unwanted feed or animal supplies as long as they are still within date

One of our customers has generously donated his time and semi-truck to start taking items. Both Pittsboro Feed & Pittsboro Pet Supply will be a drop-off location.

If you have any questions, please contact Josh Miller at [email protected] or call him at (919) 542-2454.

10/01/2024

Our members are working together to raise funds for a full truckload of hay to be ready for horses displaced or in dire need following Hurricane Helene. Our initial goal will be the purchase of one truckload of hay; between $7,000-9,000. This first truck will meet emergency planners at a site that is both safe and that will serve the greatest number of horses. Many horse owners in the western NC area had to flee their homes and farms with very little time to prepare due to overwhelming flooding. ALL funds will go to relief efforts related to Hurricane Helene and equine needs. Please consider donating to the Sandhills Pony Club Venmo account: . You can confirm that this is the correct site as it has the SPC logo as seen in this photo. There will be no fees associated with your donation allowing us to fully utilize all donated funds for this intended purpose. Sharing this information will also assist us in meeting this goal! Our first donor will kick off the donations with $500 to .

10/01/2024

YOU GUYS! 💚 Justin (4Hooves Large Animal Services, LLC) pulled out this morning headed west and we are amazed with the outpouring of support. Because of you this is possible!

🚚 First Load On Its Way: Thanks to your generous support, our first shipment is already headed to those in need, including:
* 2.5 tons of hay
* 1 pallet of Purina Equine Senior (graciously donated by Purina Horse Feed)
* 1 pallet of Triple Crown Senior, 1 pallet of TC Senior GOLD & 1 pallet of TC forages!
* 1 mixed pallet of hay pellets, chopped forage, and farm animal feeds
* Water troughs to help provide fresh water for animals

🤝 Triple Crown Feed is also stepping up! They’re matching ALL feed donations this week bag for bag to double our impact!

💰 To maximize every donation, we are marking down all items purchased with your donations to cost. This means that every dollar contributed will go even further in helping the animals affected by the storm.

⏰ Long-Term Effort: This relief effort will be ongoing for weeks to months, and we need your support to continue meeting the needs of these animals. Every donation helps, big or small. Whether you can contribute a little or a lot, your donation will go directly toward making a difference. 🐾

🚨 Important: While we understand the desire to help in person, we urge everyone not to head out on their own. Allowing items to flow through the proper channels is key to ensuring everyone’s safety and that the animals get the best care possible.

Let's work together to keep this momentum going! Donate today if you're able, and let’s help those who need it most, for as long as they need it. 💚

📍 Call us at 910-692-2385, visit us at 1012 N May Street in Southern Pines or donate via Venmo. Much love you guys!

10/01/2024

Introducing the newest three members of Team Encore!!

From left to right we have Swiss, PepperJack, and Cheddar!

Thank you Tara Mebane for bringing these three to their new furever home 🐾🐾

09/29/2024

Having a great time at Pinehurst Fall Dressage hosted by Sporting Services Dressage!

Pictured: Rosalita’s Secret Affair & Charlotte, Cat and Nancy Love’s Caronte BRH II

Royal Equine
Stackhouse Saddle
M & M Tack Shop
ZH Horseshoeing

09/23/2024

🌟 Part Time Working Student Position 🌟

We are looking for a hard working, motivated individual wanting to further their knowledge to be part of an awesome team. Must be 18+ Duties include being part of a team feeding and turning in/out 20-25 horses, grooming, tacking up, cleaning tack, daily cleaning of barns and water troughs, keeping things organized and running smoothly, holding for vets/farriers/chiropractors. Riding lessons and opportunities based on skill set and comfortability. Multiple clinicians come on site.

Please Message/email for more information
If interested:
PM: Cat Coz
Email: [email protected]

09/23/2024

🌟 Live in Working Student Position 🌟

Encore Sporthorse, Inc. in Sanford NC, home of Gold medalist Susan Wiedman.

We are looking for a hard working, motivated individual wanting to further their knowledge to be part of an awesome team.

Must be 18+ Duties include being part of a team feeding and turning in/out 20-25 horses, grooming, tacking up, cleaning tack, daily cleaning of barns and water troughs, keeping things organized and running smoothly, holding for vets/farriers/chiropractors.

Riding lessons and opportunities based on skill set and comfortability. Multiple clinicians come on site.

Living quarters, board for one horse and weekly stipend!

Please Message/email for more information
If interested:
PM: Cat Coz
Email: [email protected]

09/17/2024

Congratulations to Charlotte Meli & her own Rosalitas Secret Affair for their 6th place finish in the CBLM Championships this weekend!

Encore Sporthorse, Inc.
Stackhouse Saddle
ZH Horseshoeing

09/14/2024

10/26/2023

10/02/2023

Pinehurst Fall Dressage

Thank you Sporting Services for a wonderful well run show!

Dawn Cozzolino & Cat Cozzi took Fare You Well owned by Dawn Cozzolino and had good rides in second level!

Charlotte Meli rode her own Rosalita’s Secret Affair for great scores at training level!

Cat Cozzi and Let’s Be Frank had solid rides at Training & First Level!

It was great to show with our barn mate Becca Swann and Bishop!

Thank you
Royal Equine
Stackhouse Saddles
M&M Tack

09/19/2023

What a lovely action shot by CHP Barn Sponsor from this past weekend!