It's Party Time!
The annual ATF Holiday Party will be on Sunday, December 20th from 4-7p.m (Rain Date 12/21 from 6:30-8). Lisa Law will be hosting the party this year at her house at 78 Concord St. Nashua, NH. Please plan to bring a meal to share and a $15 or less horsey gift for the gift swap if you wish to participate. Please RSVP to Lisa by December 15th at 881-7561 or e-mail at: lisalaw@lawwarehouses.com
Winter 2-Phase Dates Announced
ATF South is happy to announce 3 Two Phases this winter at our winter event barn in Aiken, S.C.
Join us on
Wed. Jan. 20
Tues. Feb. 23
Sat. March 20
See ATF 2-Phase page for entry!
Ladies (and Paul) Fall ride HUGE success!
On Monday, November 2nd, several ATF riders headed to Hamilton Mass. for the 2nd annual Ladies Outing. Bringing a little masculinity to the ladies ride was ATF newcomer, Paul. He was joined by Elizabeth, PJ, Ashley, Alison, Jennifer, Marilyn, Tracy, Debby and a few ATF friends from Hamilton. It was a beautiful day and they had a great time riding the beautiful trails that the Myopia Hunt Club frequents on their fox hunts. After a morning of riding, the crew headed out to a lovely lunch at the Black Cow Restaurant in downtown Hamilton while their ponies were babysat! Make sure to join us next year for a really fun trip!
Old North Bridge Hunter Pace
A hunter pace is a "competition" of sorts that sends teams of riders out on a course with some XC fences. The object is to complete the course closest to some magical optimum time which you don't know. It's kind of silly, but a fun way to go out and explore some new trails, and do some jumping and galloping. Marilyn, Emily and Ann were one team. Ashley, Rachael, and Alison were a second team who had some intense directional challenges. Also heading out for the day were Marissa and Haley. They did the best of us all.
Winter Schedule Up!
Check out the Calendar page for all the winter activities. We have lot of clinics and shows planned. Please remember to sign up for these ahead of time so we can plan accordingly!!!! Sign ups will be posted at the indoor before each activity.
Nothing But Blue!
Azrael Acres 2 Phase
Appletree Farm brought home 2 blue ribbons and beautiful saddle pads as prizes from the Azrael Acres 2 phase on Sunday October 25th. Not bad, considering only 2 riders participated!! Alison and Baby Kinser had a brilliant eventing debut, winning the Elementary division! This is just the beginning for them!! And Marilyn and Finn were thrilled to win the Beginner Novice division. The 2 phase was lots of fun, combining a dressage phase with a mixed cross-country/stadium phase.
Winter Riding Fee Due by November 15th
We are very fortunate to have an amazing facility available to us for the winter. Unfortunately with that great facility comes an astronomical increase in our monthly bill! To offset the rent, heat, and lighting cost at the indoor our board increases slightly and we have a one time winter riding fee of $130 for ATF students* who use our school horses. Without this we would be unable to rent the Blood Road indoor so we truly appreciate your understanding on the matter.
*Boarders and leasers do not need to pay the winter riding fee.
Soggy Debut
It wasn't an ideal way to enter competitive eventing, but Adam Z. and Coryelle braved the elements this cold and rainy Sunday and completed his first 3 phase at the Groton Pony Club.. He did a great job and finished 2nd and looks like a great addition to the ATF event team! Also making his debut was "Hoosier Daddy" aka. Kinser. He had a great day with Ashley and also finished 2nd He is on his way to becoming a big boy and playing in the big leagues.
2009 ATF 2-PHASE SERIES ENDS ON HIGH NOTE
Congratulations to Morgan, Anneka, Brian, Danielle, and Katherine for winning their divisions. Everyone did great and we had a fun day. Special thanks to Alyce McNeil for coming out and judging today. RESULTS
ATF RIDERS MAKE THE GRADE AT FALL UNH HORSE TRIALS:
Wrapping up their season this past weekend, several ATF riders turned in great performances highlighting months of hard work and dedication. Coming in with her second win in a row at training level was Ann and Ozzy. Ozzy is looking quite stylish in his NEW COOLER. Second place in BN was taken by Caitlyn and Maggie. Alison and Teddy got the 3rd place ribbon in their BN division. Haley and Magic took home 4th place at Novice. Ashley and Fergus rode in his first Novice and finished 5th. Sixth was won by Katherine and Dodger at BN and Debby and Ruby took home the pretty purple 7th place ribbon at BN. Finally, finishing her 3rd prelim with CLEAN stadium and XC rides was Liz and Luna.
SOGGY WEEKEND DOESN'T DAMPEN SPIRITS:
On September 27th, ATF held it's 2nd annual fundraising event to benefit the Kris Beinder fund. All money went to help support Katherine and Alac Beinder who are trying to cope with loosing Kris this August. Many people braved the elements and came out for a fun day of pony rides., amazing face painting, raffles, bake sale, and the yard sale. We managed to raise over $2500! Not bad for a rainy day!
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