Changewater Stables

07/01/2025

Horse show #2 for the weekend the Jumpers went to Lotus. Day started off with ZoAnne and her boy River Lea in the clear round crossrails putting in 3 good rounds for 3 clear round ribbons a great first show back in 2+ years. Next up was Mariah and her boy No Limit they had a rough schooling but pulled it together in the show ring and came home with a 3rd and 4th in the itty bitty jumpers. Finishing up the day was Erin and her boy Camouflage in the Prelim Jumpers coming home with a 1st 3rd and 6th for Reserve Champion of the division! Congrats to all my students and their horses this weekend!

06/29/2025

Show day #1 done! Thanks to everyone at Top Notch for having us today. We took Piper and her horse Asher for their horse show debut together the did the mini stirrup and came home with 3 firsts and 2 seconds! On to Lotus for the jumpers tomorrow!

05/20/2025

Another good day at Lotus this Sunday we started the day with Mariah and her boy No Limit(Nolan) in the clear round crossrails they had 3 good rounds for their first show together. Nolan’s first show in the USA! Erin road her boy Camouflage in the Prelim Jumpers they won their power and speed round and were third in the speed. Good day for all!

04/28/2025

Great day yesterday at the Warren County Fairgrounds for Mira and Mateo in the walk/trot division with 2 1st and a 2nd.

04/08/2025

Another good day showing at Lotus, this past Sunday we went with the grey boys Asher and Camouflage. Asher and I trotted around the cross rail jumpers he was a good boy for his first show experience with us and seeing everything in a new place. Then Erin and her Camouflage did the .90 prelim jumpers, while it was not their best day still came home with a 3rd and 6th.

03/10/2025

Another good weekend at Lotus Saturday we took Mira and Ping. Mira and Kaitlyn had a rough morning in the hopeful hunters but always good learning experiences. Next up was Mira and Mateo in the Mini Stirrup they came home with 3 2nds and a 1st the day ended with Piper and Ping in the Short Stirrup again not their best day but 3 5ths and a 2nd. Sunday we went back with Erin and Camouflage they started out in the .80/.85 had 3 great rounds 2 5ths and an 4th out of 10 and then they moved up to the .90/.95 and did just the speed class and won it out of 9! Below is Erin’s winning round! Thank you to Lotus for a wonderful winter series my riders ended with some nice series end awards Kaitlyn and Mira were tied Reserve Champion in the 2’ Hopeful hunters, Piper and Ping Champions in the Mini Stirrup, Mariah on Whiskey 3rd place for the Low Prelim/Prelim Jumpers and Erin and Camouflage were Reserve Champions in both the Itty Bitty Jumpers and the Low Prelim/Prelim Jumpers! Congratulations again to all my riders! Thanks for making my job fun! Thanks to all the patents/grandparents and barn staff that help support and make this possible!

02/17/2025

We had a good day yesterday at Lotus Show Stables Kaitlyn and Mira had a slightly rough start in the hopeful hunter’s but they figured it out and put in 2 good trips o/f and hacked well. Piper rode Ping pong in the short stirrup Eq and came home with some nice ribbons and new learning experiences too.

02/16/2025

This is the attitude to have!

"Always clap for your friends, even if their dreams come true before yours." 💙

📸: Brittany Rapciak Photography

01/27/2025

Last night was the NJPHA Awards Banquet we had a great time celebrating the achievements of these 2 young ladies this year.
Kaitlyn Marason - Reserve Champion Beginner Equitation
Piper Duryea - 4th Mini Stirrup Equitation Fig 8

Congratulations again girls!!

01/13/2025

Good day at Lotus for the jumpers. Mariah and Erin both moved up to the .80m low prelim jumpers. Mariah and Whisky took home a 2nd and 5th and Erin and Camouflage took home a 3rd 4th and 5th!

01/12/2025

Good start to our weekend at Lotus Show Stables! Mira and Kaitlyn started our day off in the Hopeful Hunters with an 2nd and 2 1st over fences and a 2nd in the hack to come home with Champions for the day! Then Piper made her debut in the Short Stirrup EQ with Ping and they came home with a 4th on the flat and a 6th and 1st over fences! On to the Jumpers tomorrow.

01/10/2025