Stonegate Hunter Jumper Dressage

01/03/2024

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Enteroliths are mineral masses that form in the colon of a horse. They are also known as intestinal stones or calculi. Usually these stones build up in thin layers around a bit of foreign matter (a small piece of wood, wire, hair, or other material) that the horse has swallowed. A horse may have one...

12/03/2023

🐴 The Rider's Neutral Pelvis Position

This drawing shows three different possible positions of the dressage rider's pelvis. The imaginary bucket of water in your pelvis should help you to see the effects of the different angles of the rider's pelvis. You can see how the change of the angle of the pelvis shifts the rider's center of gravity, and therefore tips the bucket.

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https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/articles/the_riders_neutral_pelvis_position

10/20/2023

The beginning of the last SMHJA Hunter Jumper Show of the Season. Good rides to all!

09/22/2023

It is a beautiful Friday night for jumpers!

08/02/2023

"Take Time to Look", aka "Koda", had a successful day at the SMHJA Missouri State University Hunter/Jumper Show on July 29th, 2023. Ridden by Taylor Salts, Koda took home the Adult Crossrail Hunter Championship and gave Taylor competitive rounds in her Equitation division. Later in the day, Koda won the Intermediate Hunter Division Championship, ridden by Tricia Hartwig, and came back to help Tricia earn the Intermediate Equitation Championship.
Congrats to Koda and his gals! Fun day, great rides!

07/29/2023

A winning jump off by Mia Epperson and "Liberty Flashy Doll" at the MSU hunter/Jumper Show.

07/29/2023

A refreshing way to start a hot horse show weekend at Missouri State University.

07/06/2023

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PSA... Over the past couple weeks of horseshows, I’ve spent a lot of time ringside. It is CRAZY how tight people are girthing up just before they go into the ring. An over-tightened girth may pinch and bruise the muscles - in particular the pectorals, trapezius, serratus ventralis muscles and latissimus dorsi (see red areas in diagram bleow). This muscle group (also known as part of the thoracic sling) is crucial for movement. Besides soft tissue, an over tightened girth may also cause bruising of the ribs, the intercostal muscles between the ribs, And increase the overall pressure of the saddle on the back muscles. Check your girth underneath their chest, NOT on the side. You will be surprised the difference one hole can make, and quite literally give your horse some breathing room.

📸ESMA.

07/02/2023

Thank you to the great people of SWRABS for running such a great Independence Hunter /Jumper Show at Valley Watermill this weekend. Congratulations go out to our jumper riders Kristin Deily and Mia Epperson. Kristin and her "Beyond the Sea" were the .85-.95 Meter Jumper Champions and Mia rode her "Liberty Flashy Doll" to the80 Meter Championship, speedy team that they are.
Taylor Salts, aboard "Take Time to Look", cinched the Adult Crossrail Hunter Championship with a win in each class.

06/30/2023

Luck is with us all as we start the Independence Hunter/Jumper Show at Valley Watermill Equestrian Center. Wishes for chill horses and cool rides! ❄️

06/18/2023

What a great show at Hope Acres this weekend. Thank you Amanda Houp and crew for another well run event. Stonegate is sincerely proud of all our riders including Amanda McGinty and "Baelfire" who had great rounds in the Adult Amateur Crossrail Division and are rapidly professing in performance in just their second outing of the season. Congrats go out to Taylor Salts and "Take Time to Look" for earning the Adult Amateur Crossrail Hunter Championship and winning the Crossrail Equitation over fences class. "Take Time to Look" came back to win the 2'3" Intermediate Hunter Division with owner Tricia Hartwig and the pair had a stellar ride in the over fences section of the 2'3" Intermediate Equitation Division.
The Friday night .80 Meter Jumper Division Championship was won by none other than Mia Epperson and her "Liberty Flashy Doll" who have moved up a division and still wow spectators with "hold your breath" time saving jump offs. "Beyond the Sea", piloted by owner Kristin Deily rode handily to the .85-.95 Meter Jumper Reserve Championship. Congratulations all!

06/17/2023

And the second show of the season is officially under way.

06/16/2023

Can't hear this enough...

06/13/2023

Do you understand the meaning of the term ‘straightness’?

To understand straightness better, let’s first think more about the horse’s natural crookedness. After all, if we’re going to make our horses straighter, we need to understand the problem we’re up against...

Read more: https://eqlifemag.com.au/issues/80/the-language-of-dressage-straightness/

📷 FEI/Lukasz Kowalski

06/11/2023

This is a very good read regarding the need for a straight horse. Without straight, everything else is a struggle.

Do you understand the meaning of the term ‘straightness’?

To understand straightness better, let’s first think more about the horse’s natural crookedness. After all, if we’re going to make our horses straighter, we need to understand the problem we’re up against...

Read more: https://eqlifemag.com.au/issues/80/the-language-of-dressage-straightness/

📷 FEI/Lukasz Kowalski

05/05/2023

And the 2023 SMHJA Show season officially begins

02/25/2023

We can't hear it enough.

02/06/2023

Congratulations go out to Tricia Hartwig for a successful day at the Flying Fox Horse Show at the NEC in St. Louis. Tricia won both the flat and over fences classes in the Long Stirrup Adult/Masters Equitation Division on Saturday. On the same day, she rode her lovely horse "Take Time to Look" in the Long Stirrup Adult/Masters Hunter classes winning one over fences class and earning a second and a third in the other two. Sounds like a big start to a great show season! Way to go Tricia!

01/29/2023

Very good read with many reminders.

Biomechanics of saddle fitting & discussions on bitting, saddle pads, all parts of the saddlery trade as related to performance & equine well being

01/18/2023

This one of a kind video is an 8 and 1/2-hour plus professionally filmed and edited condensed version of a two-day presentation which was developed specifically…

10/30/2022

Great SMHJA season end horse show held at Stokely Farms today. Congrats go out to Stonegate rider Mia Epperson on her "Liberty Flashy Doll" for their debut in the hunter ring. The pair, who typically compete in the jumper arena, were Reserve Champions in the Junior Hunter at 2'3" and were tie for Reserve in the Equitation at the same height.
Mailyn Marsh, aboard her "Executive Invitation", rode to the Championship in the Open Hunter at 2'6" as well as the Equitation Championship at 2'6".
It was a good day for all! Great rides! Congratulations!