AK Performance Horses LLC

06/24/2024

Our team sure didn't let the heat stop them this weekend at our second SNEHA show of the season. Everyone had great rides but more importantly they all had so much fun!

Larissa and Elianna started us off strong with top placings in some HUGE lead line classes. Larissa placed 2nd in equitation and 4th in trail with Smart Gracie. Elianna won her first blue ribbon in the pleasure class on SJR Diamond Kid. Not only did she get her first blue ribbon but also ended the day as the Lead Line Division High Point Champion!
Next up were our beginner walk trotters, Evan earned himself a 5th and 6th aboard SJR Diamond Kid and Layla earning herself two 4ths!
Linda, Jamie and Grace really showed hard in a very competitive ranch division, all of them earning top placings. Jamie and King's Little Pl***oy taking second after a beautiful ride in the pleasure class. Linda and Peptos' Son of a Gun really killed it in their pattern to win the blue. Grace made her ranch riding debut after a show ring hiatus the past few years on SJR Diamond Kid and did awesome! The pair had a beautiful pattern which earned them a 2nd and rocked the pleasure taking 3rd. With their top placings they were the Ranch High Point Reserve Champions! What a way to make a comeback!
Last to show were our 11 and under walk trotters Brielle and Marelise. This was Marelise's first show ever and Brielle's second. They rocked it like seasoned pros! Brielle and Smart Gracie earned themselves a 3rd, 4th and 5th. Marelise and SJR Diamond Kid rocked it, earning two seconds!

We love our little show family and are excited to see it growing more and more and all the friendships developing because of it! We are just so proud of all of our riders and horses yesterday!

06/02/2024

Had such a nice morning at Tri State Horseman’s Association show at Falls Creek Farm.
Larissa and Smart Gracie rocked it in the Lead Line division with a 1st in equitation, 2nd in pleasure and 6th is suitably, which earned them the Reserve High Point Division Championship!!
Catherine teamed up with Smart Gracie for some incredible beautiful rides in the Open Junior Division. We can’t wait for Catherine to show her again!
Linda And Peptos Son of a Gun earned themselves top ribbons in a large ranch horse division!
Love seeing these teams grow and learn at each and every show we go to! We all can’t wait to come for the August Tri-State show!

05/19/2024

Happiest of Birthdays to the queen of AKPH! Monroe, you are truly one of the greatest mares of all time!

05/13/2024

Such a fun weekend of showing and hanging out with friends at NEPtHA Spring Fling!

Linda and Peptos Son of a Gun did it again with numerous great rides earned themselves the Open Pinto Ranch Horse High Point Champion title!!!

05/06/2024

First show of the season was a huge success! Everyone has really been putting in the work over this past winter and it really showed today!

Linda and Peptos Son of a Gun earned themselves the High Point Ranch Horse Champion title after winning 2 the pleasure and discipline rail classes!

Nicole and SJR Diamond Kid also had great rides in the ranch horse division! With a second in the discipline rail that brought tears of joy to Nicole’s eyes!

Evan and Smart Gracie killed it in the begginer walk trot division, winning the equitation and pleasure classes and getting a third in discipline rail, all which earned him the High Point Championship!

Layla showed huge improvements with SJR Diamond Kid in the Beginner walk trot division! Earning a sixth in the pleasure and fourth in discipline rail!

Elianna also aboard SJR Diamond Kid in the Lead line division earned some of their highest ribbons to date! Getting third place ribbons in both the pleasure and trail classes!

Larissa and Smart Gracie had solid rides all around in the lead line division receiving a fourth in the trail class

Our newest member to our show team, Brielle, rode the queen herself, Smart Gracie, in the walk trot 11 & under. This was Brielle’s frost horse show ever and she went in that ring looking like a seasoned pro, receiving a 5th in equitation, 3rd in please and 4th in discipline rail!

Even with it being a cold, wet and rainy day we still had so many laughs and a great time with all our riders and their families! Now on to NEPtHA with the ranch crew!

04/06/2024

We have been waiting all winter! So excited to get back to show season!

03/28/2024

For the first time, I think ever, we had the whole group of horses in the ring at once! So glad we finally are able to enjoy the outdoor arena!

02/13/2024

I’d think it’s safe to say the horses were excited for the snow day!

02/05/2024

Congratulations to our Ranch Riders for a successful year of showing with New England Pinto Horse Association!

Linda Carbone and Pepto’s Son of a Gun were High Point Champions in the Open Pinto Ranch Horse division!

Alyssa Kinsey and Smart Gracie were Reserve High Point Champions in the Solid Pinto Ranch Horse division!

Jamie Boyer and King’s Little Pl***oy bring home top ribbons in both the Solid Pinto and All Breed Ranch Horse classes!

We are so excited for the 2024 show season!

01/21/2024

Such a fun night at the annual SNEHA banquet celebrating another great year of showing. We are so incredibly proud of everyone and all your accomplishments this season!

Heather Di Santi and Emeralds Lara Croft
🏆Saddle Type Division Champion
Saddle Type Equitation Champion
Saddle Type Pleasure Champion
Saddle Type Disilpine Rail Champion

Catherine Wroge and If Anyone Can
🏆Open Hunter Over Fences Division Champion
Hunter Equitation Champion
Working Hunter Champion
Hunter Hack Champion
Open Junior Division 4th
Open Junior Equitation Reserve Champion
Open Junior Pleasure 4th
Open Junior Discipline Rail 4th

Linda Carbone and Pepto’s Son of a Gun
🥈Open Ranch Division Reserve Champion
Ranch Pleasure 4th
Ranch Riding Champion
Ranch Discipline Rail Champion

Mallory Brosnihan and Bella’s Bombshell
🥈Green Horse Division Reserve Champion
Green Horse Pleasure Reserve Champion
Green Horse WTC Champion
Green Horse Discipline Rail Reserve Champion

Larissa Lane and Smart Gracie
🥉Leadline Division 3rd
Leadline Equitation Reserve Champion
Leadline Pleasure 3rd
Leadline Trail Reserve Champion

Elianna Hutchinson and SJR Diamond Kid
🏅Leadline Division
Leadline Equitation 6th
Leadline Pleasure 5th
Leadline Trail 6th

Evan Lyonnais and Smart Gracie
🏆Beginner Walk/Trot Division 3rd
Beginner Walk/Trot Pleasure Champion
Beginner Walk/Trot Discipline Rail 4th

Laya Hutchinson and SJR Diamond Kid
🏅Beginner Walk/Trot Division
Beginner Walk/Trot Equitation 3rd

Christina Stapleton and Smart Gracie
🥉Open Ranch Division 3rd
Ranch Pleasure Reserve Champion
Ranch Riding Reserve Champion
Ranch Discipline Rail 3rd

Jamie Boyer and Kings Little Pl***oy
🏆 Open Ranch Division 5th
Ranch Pleasure 3rd
Ranch Riding 5th
Ranch Discipline Rail 4th

01/03/2024

Looking for a fun new activity for yourself or your kids in 2024? Why not try horseback riding! AK Performance Horses located in Sutton MA is taking new lesson and show clients! We have openings for all ages and levels of riders with both english and western lessons available.
Contact Alyssa for availability 413-330-9138

12/13/2023

Happy National Day of the Horse!

10/02/2023

And just like that the 2023 show season comes to a close! What a year it’s been!
We had a blast at our final SNEHA show for the year!
Linda Carbone and Peptos Son of a Gun taking home the High Point Ranch championship. 🏆
Christina Stapleton aboard Smart Gracie and Nicole Harding on SJR Diamond Kid right behind them with great ribbons in their classes.
Larissa and Smart Gracie earned themselves the Reserve High Point leadline championship for the day. 🥈
Elianna earned some 4ths out of 10 in the lead line classes on SJR Diamond Kid🤍
Evan had Smart Gracie really strutting her stuff in the begginer walk trot pleasure earning themselves the blue ribbon💙
Layla took home a 4th in the begginer walk trot equitation out of a big class on SJR Diamond Kid, this pair had some of their best rides to date and have really come a long way!
Catherine and If Anyone Can clean swept the over fences division and had beautiful rides in the open junior flat classes🥇
Mallory and Bella Bombshell showing off in the green horse division, winning the canter class and earning the Reserve High Point championship for the division.
Trainers Alyssa and Jamie finally got their much deserved break from being lead-line runners only to switch and have the kids lead them for a change! Jamie and Lucky led by Larissa taking home the blue in the parent/trainer lead-line class💙
MVP of the day though goes to Smart Gracie “Monroe” for always being such a good sport no matter what! All the kids participated in the costume contest as characters from Peter Pan, they looked so good it was no surprise that they won🏆

Thank you to everyone that has shown this year, all the people that have helped out and all the parents and family members! Can’t wait for 2024!

09/21/2023

Barn friends are the best kind of friends!

09/18/2023

What a great weekend at NEPtHA Fall Fiesta Show! We really wrapped up our New England Pinto Season with a bang!

Linda Carbone and Peptos Son of a Gun were on fire! Ending the weekend at High Point Champions in the All Breed Ranch Horse division and the Open Pinto Ranch Horse division!!!

Alyssa and Smart Gracie were right on their heels getting the Reserve High Point Champion in the All Breed Ranch Horse division.

Jamie Boyer and Kings Little Pl***oy earned themselves a bunch of top ribbons and a 6th in the Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes out of a big group!

08/21/2023

Another great SNEHA show!

Larissa and Smart Gracie winning the leadline trail class and getting 2nd in equitation earned themselves Larissa’s second High Point Reserve Championship🏅

Evan and Smart Gracie won the blue ribbon in a huge begginer walk trot pleasure class🏆

Heather Di Santi and Emerald’s Lara Croft killed it in all their classes winning the pair their second High Point Championship this season💙❤️💛

As always our big group of ranch riders never disappoints! Linda Carbone and Pepto’s Son of a Gun brought home the High Point Reserve Championship after some great rides and a blue in the ranch riding class. ❤️💛🤍
Jamie Boyer and Kings Little Pl***oy winning the ranch horse discipline rail and 2nd in the ranch pleasure.🥇
Aubrey and Nina continuing to grow as a team and get stronger and stronger each show! Aubrey’s determination and dedication to this mare really showed!✨
Christina Stapleton and Smart Gracie having beautiful rides!💕

Mallory brought he handsome man Fella to take on the green horse division which they really showed all the hard work they’ve been doing at home. The pair was second in equitation and please and won the discipline rail to earn themselves High Point Resverve Champion❤️💛🤍

Catherine and If Anyone Can had beautiful jumping rounds taking home some blues and the High Point Champion for the over fences division🌟

Thank you to everyone for making today such a fun one! So incredibly proud of all of your hard work!

07/24/2023

Another Sunday, another horse show with the best horse show families! Everyone did awesome and had some huge improvements!

Heather Di Santi and Emeralds Laura Croft clean sweapt the saddle type division earning themselves the high point championship🏆

Evan and Smart Gracie had great rides in the begginner walk trot division and earned themselves Evans first ever Reserve Championship🥈
Layla and SJR Diamond Kid killed it in their begginer walk trot equitation class earning a 4th out of 10!❤️

Our lead-liners were their perfect adorable selves as always! Larissa and Smart Gracie getting a 2nd in equitation! Elianna and SJR Diamond Kid getting stronger every show earned herself some great ribbons as well!🤍

Aubrey and Nina have been really putting in the work for the ranch horse division and it shows! This pair gets better and better every time! Earning themselves a 3rd in the ranch horse pleasure!💛
Christina Stapleton and Smart Gracie strutted that extended trot to some good ribbons as well!💕
Linda Carbone and Peptos Son of a Gun winning the discipline rail and taking second in the pattern and pleasure, earned themselves the Reserve Championship for the ranch horse division🏅

Huge thank you to Jamie Boyer and Abby Kinsey for all your help as always! And Deb and Pete for helping get everyone there and back!

We can’t wait for the next one!!!!

07/17/2023

06/29/2023

Happy Gotcha Day to the one and only Kid! One year down and many more to go!

06/13/2023

Yesterday was another Sunday Funday with the whole crew at SNEHA. Everyone had great rides and a ton of fun!

Our lead liners started us off strong with Larissa taking home her first Reserve Champion High Point title on Smart Gracie♥️. Elianna in her second show made huge improvements on SJR Diamond Kid💛.
Layla and SJR Diamond Kid got a second in their huge beginner walk trot equitation class! Also only her second show ever!
Evan killing it as usual, this time aboard Smart Gracie, to earn themselves solid 5th in the begginer walk trot classes.
Catherine and If Anyone Can had beautiful courses in the hunter division earning themselves the High Point Champion title💙❤️💛
And of course our crew of ranch riders who always impress!
Jamie Boyer and Kings Little Pl***oy winning the ranch pleasure and second in the discipline rail💙. Aubrey and Nina showing just how far they’ve come earning solid 6ths💚. Linda and Peptos Son of a Gun really showed everyone how that pattern was done earning a 2nd🍀! And Christina and Smart Gracie getting a second in the pleasure and winning the discipline rail earned themselves the Reserve Champion High Point title for the ranch division❤️💛🤍

Now a few weekends home before we head back to Northampton for New England Pinto Association show!!!

05/16/2023

Great weekend at New England Pinto Horse Associations Spring Fling Show! The horses all showed amazingly and riders had such a fun time! Linda, Jamie and Alyssa all took home top ribbons in their huge classes! We are so excited to see the growth of the ranch riding division each year!

Linda Carbone and Peptos Son of a Gun - High Point Open Ranch Horse

Alyssa Kinsey and Smart Gracie - Reserve High Point Open Solid Ranch Horse

05/08/2023

First show of the season was a success! Many new riders and new combinations showing for the first time and everyone did great! Such a fun day with the barn family!
We are so incredibly excited to the rest of the season!

04/21/2023

Any of our new show riders looking for clothing! This a great!

Come shop with us tomorrow!!!! 🤩

02/17/2023

02/05/2023

New England Pinto Horse Association Banquet was a success!

Linda Carbone and Peptos Son of a Gun - High Point Champions Open Pinto Ranch Horse

Alyssa Kinsey and Smart Gracie - Reserve High Point Champion All Breed Ranch Horse

Jamie Boyer and SJR Diamond Kid - 3rd All Breed Ranch Horse

Jamie Boyer and Peptos Son of a Gun - 1st All Breed reining