tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92068023421526018282024-03-18T20:41:41.870-07:00Bruce Davidson EventingLisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-23612318282065082502017-12-05T16:15:00.001-08:002017-12-05T16:15:16.688-08:00Tinkerbell is An Amateur's Dream!Take a look at Tinkerbell! She is one of our homebred fillies by Keltic Lion, who will not
only be an amazing event horse...but has the brain and jumping form to clean up in the hunter
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Tinkerbell is coming 5, has a solid start, and will make her next owner one happy competitor. She's currently 15.3h, but most likely has a bit of growing left to do. She's in Ocala at Chesterland South, right across from HITS.<br />
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Check out her form over a jump!!<br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-52315745121879451662017-12-05T15:39:00.001-08:002017-12-05T15:39:15.381-08:002017 Chesterland Year In Review!<div style="text-align: left;">
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It's been a long time since we've updated our fans on Bruce Davidson Eventing.....but needless to say we've been quite busy! It's well known that Buck moved his training operation back to Chesterland this year, and we are thrilled to have Buck, Andrea and Aubrey home with us! <br />
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The farm was hopping with activity this past spring and summer. Not only with Buck's string of competition horses, but Bruce is quite busy coaching and bringing along his young homebreds.<br />
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Bruce also has several top notch young riders training with him as well. One of the highlights of his summer was traveling with young client, Sofia Baussan to the Central American Games. Sofia is from El Salvador, and previously was the youngest rider at the 2015 Pan American games to represent her country. For the past year she has been training with Bruce, while she balances her studies at the Savannah School of Art & Design. She's an amazing young lady, who won the Individual Gold this past summer at the Central American Games and contributed to her team from El Salvador winning Team Silver! Her horse, Durango, is with Bruce in Ocala, and Sofia will continue to travel back and forth from school to compete this winter.<br />
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Lee Camiolo has also been training with Bruce for several years. Lee hales from Kentucky, but spends quite a bit of time traveling between Unionville and Ocala to train with Bruce. Lee had an amazing 2017, <a href="http://eventingnation.com/kentucky-horse-park-crowns-victors-in-area-viii-championships/" target="_blank">clinching the Prelim win </a>at the area VIII championships at the Ky Horse Park! Lee has just recently completed her high school requirements, and we're looking forward to her visits to Ocala again this winter.<br />
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We should also mention that two other Chesterland offspring had another impressive milestone this year. Bruce became the first American breeder to have two of his homebred horses successfully complete the (Rolex) Kentucky 3 Day Event! Petite Flower, ridden by son Buck, finished 21st and Truly Wiley, piloted by Kelly Prather, finished in 33rd place. Of the 59 starters, 26 horse and rider combinations did not complete, so this was no easy feat!<br />
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Next up we're going to cover our sales horses, so keep an eye on the blog and our FB page to see which young talented Charlie babies are ready to take on their next career! Stay tuned............. <br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-59570505683462630712015-07-13T07:52:00.001-07:002015-07-13T09:02:40.696-07:00Cheshire Hunt Campers Relish In A Day with Bruce Davidson!Last week, Bruce treated the kids from Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds to a extraordinary morning at Chesterland! After Thursday morning out walking hounds, the campers trotted across the street to Chesterland where they learned from an eventing icon, who happens to take a great deal of pleasure from teaching our next generation of eventers, fox hunters and race jockeys!<br />
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The week long Cheshire Hunt Camp held a bit of a different format this year, which was a huge success. Organized by one of the joint hunt Masters, Sanna Neilson Hendricks lined up an action packed week that included 7 am hound walking, followed by days training with the Unionville area's experts in Fox Hunting, Eventing, Horse Showing and Steeple Chasing. <br />
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On Thursday at Bruce's there was a full house of kids on ponies, with parents, hunt staff and BDE clients as spectators who wanted to take in the great experience of watching Bruce teach young riders of every level. The kids were divided into groups by either kid or pony experience….and each group had their first introduction to the Normandy Bank learning proper position riding a drop! All of the kids followed in line over various jumps and those who were brave and game even jumping the infamous 3 railer log, which stood taller and wider than some of the ponies!<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/EvQmxgIUHPs" target="_blank">Thanks to Laura Fazio for this great video of the Cheshire kids rocking the Infamous Log!</a><br />
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My favorite quote of the day from Bruce came after one of the young jockeys popped out of the tack after a jump. <br />
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Nina McKenna immediately sprang up to go chase down her pony and Bruce noted, "Did you see her, she didn't wait for someone else to go get her pony, she jumped right up herself. This is why I wanted my kids to ride…so they could learn in life you get up, dust yourself off, and get back at it!"<br />
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I interviewed my daughter Kendal Thomas who summarized her experience perfectly, "He pushed our limits but it was amazing because it gave me such confidence afterwards!" <br />
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All of the kids had such a positive experience and if you note in the pictures with Bruce, he is grinning like a cheshire cat throughout the morning. It was an honor and a thrill for the kids, parents and hunt staff to spend the morning at Chesterland.<br />
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Now to make readers green with envy, here's a sample of the camp schedule that Sanna arranged for the week:<br />
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Tuesday - 7am Hound Walking followed up by XC schooling with Cheshire Hunt's Ivan Dowling, Steph Boyer and Paddy Neilson at Laurel Hill Farm (Neilson's Hill)<br />
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Wednesday - 9am hack from kennel lawn to Janice and Vince Dugan's for show jumping<br />
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Thursday - 7am hound walking followed by<br />
<b>Instruction by Bruce Davidson at Chesterland!</b><br />
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Friday - 9am Instruction over Hurdles at Sanna's - Lead by Paddy Young<br />
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Saturday - 7am Hound walking followed by a mock Hunter Trial over the Cheshire course followed by pony mounted games in the arena at Plantation Field! <br />
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Each day the kids spent the afternoon swimming either at joint Master Ann Moran's pool or tearing up the zip line at Rush and Phoebe Fisher's. The kids even got to swim their ponies at Sanna's pond……experience that many of the Mom's relished when they were kids growing up in Unionville! <br />
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The week of festivities was capped off by a party Saturday night at Sanna's farm where hunt staff, kids, instructors and parents all celebrated a week that will be engrained into our memories for a lifetime.<br />
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There were so many pictures that I couldn't possibly get them into this post…..so please check out all the kids and their photos on Facebook!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/rhythm19535/media_set?set=a.10207086046567978.1073741892.1185484562&type=3" target="_blank">Here's a link to the full Facebook photo album from Chesterland. </a><br />
Photos courtesy of Lisa Thomas, <a href="http://www.midatlanticeqservices.com/Mid-Atlantic_Equestrian/Home.html" target="_blank">Mid-Atlantic Equestrian Services</a><br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-88573040091876047712015-05-25T06:29:00.000-07:002015-06-10T06:55:31.074-07:00Jam & Rolex Foals (by Keltic Lion) Arrive at Chesterland!Exciting week at Chesterland as both Jam and Rolex have foaled two beautiful fillies by Keltic Lion! These two are destined for greatness with athleticism and talent on the dam and sire side.<br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-20242417307557405202015-05-21T07:55:00.002-07:002015-05-25T07:42:43.778-07:00Sales Horses with World Class Breeding Lines at Chesterland!Chesterland has several beautiful Keltic Lion offspring for sale…….yearlings through active competitors. All of these young horses have his bone, confirmation and athletic capabilities to be top show horses in a variety of disciplines. <br />
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Keltic Lion, aka "Charlie, is by Lux Z out of a Karigal Lion dam and has been matched with mares who have produced youngsters with the athleticism for excelling at eventing or pure show jumping and the movement and form over fences for the hunter ring. <br />
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We are going to plan an open house at the farm in the near future, but in the mean time please call Susie directly to set up an appointment to see the young stock or any of the other horses who are currently under saddle and competing.<br />
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Bruce has unfortunately broken his hip, so the decision has been made to offer both Happy Days (The Fonz) and Splendid for sale as well.<br />
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2010 16.1+ Gelding</div>
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Picture Perfect - 2010 Mare <br />
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Cleo - 2011 Filly <br />
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Jelly - 2012 Filly<br />
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Jubilation - 2013 Filly <br />
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Jersey Girl - 2013 Filly <br />
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It's that time of year, the lead up to Rolex!! Please join our sponsor, Kentucky Equine Research, as they unveil their findings on equine fitness with a free seminar on equine fitness tracking.<br />
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Dr. Joe Pagan, president of Kentucky Equine Research, will present findings from a study that tracked the training programs of dozens of three-day event horses and racehorses. This seminar is sure to be useful to anyone with an interest in training of any type of sport horse or racehorse. <br />
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Join KER!<br />Tuesday, April 21<br />Fasig-Tipton, Lexington, Ky.<br />5 p.m.<br />
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Open to the public. Pre-register at right to receive a gift bag, complimentary drinks, and be entered to win prizes such as:<br /><br />Equine heart rate monitor<br />Free lessons and clinics with KER-affiliated equestrians (Bruce)!!<br />KERx products<br />
<br />The event is open to the public and walk-ins are welcome. A lesson with Bruce will be among the door prizes. More event info and to sign up: <a href="http://promos.ker.com/clockit.">http://promos.ker.com/clockit.</a>Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-46421396352607797572015-01-31T10:25:00.001-08:002015-01-31T10:29:01.479-08:00Living the Amateur's Dream - A Report On Training With Bruce Davidson at Chesterland!For some, the concept of training with the great Bruce Davidson may seem a bit daunting. But for those who are part of the team at Chesterland, we know the truth about training with such a legendary horseman and accomplished Olympian. Bruce cares deeply about his horses, his breeding program and his clients, and is eager to pass his knowledge onto others.<br />
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Laura Fazio, who came to ride with Bruce last winter season in Ocala, eagerly agreed to share her story of training with Bruce over the past year. Laura is an amateur rider who has juggled a demanding career in the NYC financial market, but this year she decided to focus on her equestrian pursuits. We are so thankful to her for her insights into riding with Bruce!<br />
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Here is her story.........................................<br />
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It should be incredibly intimidating to ride with the legendary Bruce Davidson Sr.; the Olympic medals, unparalleled wins at ROLEX and the other global 4 star events are truly remarkable........ But the experience of training with Bruce is just the opposite. This is my story:<br />
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Bruce is relaxed and chatty, sitting on one of his absolutely perfectly mannered Charlie babies, recounting names and tales from past Badminton or Burghley events. He always has a story or quip from other legends one only reads about, but he is always getting to the heart of understanding dressage, jumping or general horsemanship question at hand. If you have the heart for it, you will achieve more in your riding than you ever dreamed. <br />
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Training with Bruce is about filling in the gaps of your equestrian education, and for me it's about living out a dream that started many years ago as a child. Watching the equestrian segment of the Olympics I marveled at the abilities of these athletes (both horse and rider) and their ability to jump unprecedented heights in perfect form.<br />
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It's been a long time coming, with the usual travails of work and family
superseding my equestrian passion. I spent a few years as a weekend
foxhunter and then began eventing at the lower levels 10 years ago.
It's hard to make too much progress riding just weekends but I managed
to get the basics down with a local trainer. Last year the stars
aligned and I came to Chesterland South with two of my horses, Bunny, a
well bred Irish Sport Horse, and Howie, my newly purchased American
Warmblood. <br />
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My checklist of things to improve and concerns about my riding technique
was endless, and Bruce listened patiently. Day by day, my riding and
confidence changed as I began to truly understand how to get the
best out of myself and my horses. I had desperately wanted a formula
for success, which I could quickly memorize and execute, but Bruce
showed me that each ride needed to be custom tailored. He taught me how
to listen to my horse and ride each one to the best of their individual
capabilities. How many people also get to have Bruce Davidson "tune
up" their horses?<br />
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Moving up to Preliminary had always been my
dream, as to me it signified a higher level of competition where one
could became a rider with a capital "R"! I moved up to prelim late last
season in area 2 and managed to complete 2 events. For the 2015 season
I'm focused on going clear in prelim here in Florida, shooting for the
Ocala HT 1* in April with my mare Bunny. Competing in a 1* is a dream I
thought unattainable until now. <br />
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I've also checked off another bucket list item by breeding my kind, forgiving and super talented mare, Bunny, to Bruce's perfect stallion Keltic Lion (aka Charlie). If you ever have the opportunity to come visit at Chesterland to see Charlie's amazing crop of foals, you will be impressed. All of his offspring throw Charlie's lovely temperament, bone size and athletic ability. The babies are very engaging and love to entertain visitors who take the tour of the farm.<br />
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Bunny managed to take on the first try when we bred her in May (which I'm told is quite amazing!) and we are now awaiting the birth of the foal out of a surrogate mare, Princess Julia. Jan Smith, who oversees Chesterland's breeding activities, is closely watching Princess Julia up north. <br />
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The colt will be born around Easter and I can't wait for "Keltic Pride" to come into the world. I know he is going to be special, perhaps a Rolex horse for me? I know this sounds improbable, but since Bruce has helped me realize all my other dreams in 2014, my future goals do not seem out of the question!<br />
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I'm confident that with Bruce bringing along my colt, he will be as mannerly and talented as all the Charlie babies he's produced to date. ~ Laura FazioLisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-55801566532140775532014-06-14T12:36:00.001-07:002014-06-14T12:36:38.914-07:00Annie Eldridge Updates Us On Her Keltic Lion Youngsters!<span style="font-family: inherit;">We recently received an update from our friend and client Annie Eldridge, who has a small breeding farm in Massachusetts. We love keeping in touch with Annie and getting the updates on her 2 Charlie babies, who are pictured here below with excerpts from her fun emails. Thanks Annie!!</span><br />
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Thank you Eva for this fun report!<br />
<br />"So to catch you up on Chesterland South it's probably most important to know what all the horses are doing. The Fonz, or "Happy Days", is out of one of Bruce's mares Whoopee and by Charlie. He is an incredible mover and jumper, and currently resides as Bruce's favorite. Bruce has been working hard with the 5 year old to improve his dressage knowledge and help him become more experienced over fences. Fonz did great in the Training at Rocking Horse and all week long Bruce has been saying how much he would love to take him to Badminton. <br /><br />
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Christine Pitcairn, or Pitty as she is affectionately called, has her
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We also have two four year old superstars in the making. Ephraim, who is by Charlie and out of Memorial Cap, and Moses, who is Jam's first baby and by Charlie as well. Ephraim has jumped only a few times now but was incredible at the Rocking Horse schooling day last week. Holy Moses, who is everyone's favorite to work with, has never looked better. While he spends almost all of his time in the barn getting his beauty sleep, we all agree it's working! Moses has jumped a few times down here and is a prodigy just like his mom!<br /><br />And let us not forget the only Princess of the barn, the ever beautiful Lola. Lo is doing great and is my personal favorite. She jumps with springs and moves like a Disney Princess strutting across the dance floor. She charms everyone she meets and is loving her time down in Florida. <br /><br />Last, but certainly not least, there's Ms. Susie's beloved Tuf. Susie and Tuf have been going sorting with Chuckie Walters and Tuf has been perfect as always."<br /><br />And on to Recent Competition Updates:<br />
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<br />Last weekend Kelly Prather also showed solidly at the Ocala Horse Properties Winter II HT, Winning the Open Prelim on Blackfoot Mystery and placing 4th in the same division on D. A. Duras! She also finished 7th on Flagmount's Nightcap, in the Open Prelim B division to round out a productive weekend. <br /><br />Keep an eye on <a href="http://www.evententries.com/index.php" target="_blank">Event Entries </a>for all the seasonal events in Florida, and also remember to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.538055992968267.1073741834.472283866212147&type=1" target="_blank">Facebook for more updates and PHOTOS!</a><br /><br />And for those who think Bruce is all work and no play...........he did give the girls in the barn - Sasha, Pitty, and Eva - the day off to go to Disney World over the weekend!! Their plan, like true eventers, was to get up as early as possible and get on all the rides in the park! Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-31226784773956008802013-10-21T07:03:00.000-07:002013-10-21T07:05:00.060-07:00USEA Press Coverage of YEH East Coast Championships!<h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">Mr. Bojangles & Mr. Davidson, Sr. Win the 2013 YEH East Coast Championships</span></h2>
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Mr. Bojangles and Bruce Davidson, Sr. winners of the USEA YEH East Coast 5 Yr Old Championships. Photo by Sarah Connell-Spriggs</div>
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<i>Fair Hill NRMA, MD</i>
- It was a beautiful crisp fall day at the USEA Young Event Horse (YEH)
Championships at the Fair Hill International Festival in the Country,
but perhaps the day was most beautiful for Mr. Bojangles and his rider
Bruce Davidson, Sr. The Davidson homebred Thoroughbred owned by Buck
Davidson and Carl Segal showed ample future potential throughout the
competition.<br />
Mr. Bojangles and Davidson found themselves in the
lead after a lovely Dressage test and a solid showing in the
Conformation phase of the YEH Five-Year-Old Championships. <br />
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While
Friday’s 43.35 jumping score was not the highest of the day, it was more
than enough to solidify his cumulative point total to win on a final
score of 82.53. In the words of judge Susan Graham White, “[Mr.
Bojangles] had a lovely Dressage ride, forward, fresh, which showed off
his gaits”, while his jumping exhibited his “quickness from behind, and
scope.” The highest jumping score of the five-year-olds, a 43.95, came
from the 2012 USEA YEH East Coast Four-Year-Old Champion Esccord RGS
(a.k.a. Garth). Garth is a Hanoverian bred by Page Brook Farms by Escudo
I out of the dam EM Arabella RGS, and ridden and owned by Katie
Murphy. Their superb jumping performance enabled Garth and Katie to
finish the competition as the reserve champions in the division.<br />
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In
the Four-Year-Old Division Championship, two horses bred by Dr. Laurie
Cameron of Clear Blue Farm in Stockton, NJ proved themselves to be the
top mounts. Rider Lillian Heard won the Championship aboard
Cameron-bred Quarlotta, an Oldenburg by the stallion Quite Capitol out
of the mare Merging. Then, Cameron-bred Early Review, a Hanoverian by
the sire Earl out of the dam Lois Lane, received the Safe Harbor Award.
That award is given to a horse that the judges view as exhibiting the
most graceful and rider friendly performance throughout the
competition. As a "small time" breeder, Dr. Cameron noted that it is
“very exciting that the YEH is now a part of the USEA record on these
horses…hopefully more people will be riding American bred horses in the
future.”<br />
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Breeders, owners, and competitors had a sense of optimism
regarding the quality of the field of YEH entrants in the competition
this year. Marilyn Payne, the Chair of the USEA’s YEH Task Force, noted
that there was not only a “phenomenal number of horses” but also the
highest “quality of horses” that they have seen at a USEA YEH
Championships to date. <br />
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She attributed much of that success to the lure
of the Holekamp/Turner YEH Lion d’ Angers Grant. The grant, made
possible through the work of Timothy Holekamp of New Spring Farm in
Columbia, MO and Christine Turner of Indian Creek Farm in Spring Branch,
TX, supports costs associated with competing the highest scoring USEA
YEH Champion as a 7 year old at the FEI World Young Horse Championships
at Le Lion d’Angers in France. <br />
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The owners of Mr. Bojangles will now
have to wait on the results of the USEA YEH West Coast Championships
taking place later this month at <a href="http://www.galwaydowns.com/"><u>Galway Downs</u></a> in Temecula, CA to see which of the YEH Champions will have the highest score to be awarded the grant. <br />
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For information on the Holekamp/Turner Lion d’ Angers Grant visit the following <a href="http://useventing.com/resource/holekampturner-yeh-lion-d%E2%80%99angers-grant-information"><u>link</u></a>.<br />
For the full results of the USEA YEH East Coast Championships visit the following <a href="http://www.useventing.com/resource/2013-usea-young-event-horse-east-coast-championships-results#overlay-context=programs/yeh"><u>link</u></a>.</div>
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Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-67132909683407666472013-10-14T09:29:00.004-07:002013-10-14T09:29:53.465-07:00News From Maddie Blackman!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;">Many thanks to Maddie Blackman for sending in her Plantation wrap up and plans for the finish of the 2013 season. We plan to keep our blog and Facebook page lively with updates....so stay tuned!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;">"Plantation was a great weekend all around. I had both my horses competing, Gordonstown and Khoi Traveler.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br />"Gordy" started the weekend out by doing his last prep before Fair Hill in the Advanced division. His dressage was ok (as it usually is), maybe a little less opinionated than usual, which was refreshing. He show jumped in lovely form and had an unlucky rail, but was double clear XC for a very exciting finish with 7th overall. Our eyes are set in Fair Hill now!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;">"Khoi" was competing in the one star that weekend. He had a very steady dressage and a great SJ round with just one rail. Around noon he went out XC and put in a double clear, so I was very excited to have this horse go so well, as we are still getting to know each other. He is just getting better and better with each event and has such a bright future! Khoi's plans include the prelim at the NJ horse park before finishing the year at the VA horse park before moving up to intermediate.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;">It was so nice to be on home turf and to have all of us from Chesterland there to support and help eachother over the weekend. The best part was having both my Mom and Dad be able to watch Gordy go on Saturday. They are such big supporters and it was nice to share such a great day with them!"</span>Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-57945986859633918172013-10-10T10:04:00.000-07:002013-10-10T10:04:00.981-07:00Kelly Prather Impresses in the Prelim Futurity at PFI!<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">We've been able to catch up with another resident BDE rider, Kelly Prather, who's relocated from the west coast to be based out of Chesterland as well. Kelly and several of her young Chesterland bred horses had a very good showing at the recent Plantation International Event!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">News from Kelly:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">"It was a very good day for all 3 horses at Plantation Field, with all performing well in dressage, with only a couple of minor mistakes, still I was very happy with them.
Show jumping was the biggest, brightest international ring with cars and decorations which none of them had seen, and they still performed very well. It was a challenging course with lots of turns and technical questions. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photo credits Susie Tuckerman</span>Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-14226314112077321642013-10-09T08:22:00.000-07:002013-10-09T08:22:19.044-07:00Annie Eldridge Reports On Her Stunning Keltic Lion Foal!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">Just received a recent email from Annie Eldridge, a friend and breeding client who splits her time between Duxbury, MA and Southern Pines, NC. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">We were able to catch up with Annie recently while she was down to watch all the action at Plantation Field International, and then schedule a visit over at Chesterland to see Charlie and all the young horses.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">Annie is a lifelong horse woman who competed in 3 Day Eventing until an unexpected illness sidelined her from getting in the tack. She continues to work on her recovery while being a huge supporter of the sport, whether it's cheering for her hometown rider, Ariel Grald, or continuing to breed and produce classic sport horses!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">"I have been running a small breeding program for 7 years but I have never seen a weanling that looks<br />this strong and handsome at such a young age. His mother, Fabulous Jada, is a beautiful,<br />sweet, talented TB with excellent bloodlines, and of course Keltic Lion is his sire, so I'm calling<br />the colt "Fabulous Lion" with the nickname of Lion. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">The colt was so stunning, even as a tiny foal, that I had an easy choice picking a sire for Jada's next baby ... I bred her right back to Charlie. So, how lucky am I -- I have another Jada/Charlie baby on the way ,May 2014 (fingers crossed,always)."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">"My Lion is so sweet and friendly that he practically crawls into your lap when you visit<br />him. He is loving and kind and such a beautiful, athletic mover, even as a weanling! So I am<br />absolutely thrilled to have this wonderful colt as a "Setters' Run Farm " (SRF) homebred. I<br />am lucky that he wil be raised, as are all my homebreds, under the careful guidance of<br />Mona Gardella at Rough Diamonds Farm in Aberdeen, NC -- Mona specializes in breeding and<br />she just has a magic touch when it comes to raising foals. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">My heart is broken because I cannot ride now due to illness but I am working hard to recover and my new goal will be to ride Lion someday!" ~ Annie Eldridge, Duxbury, MA and So. Pines, NC</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: x-small;">Thanks so much to Annie for sending in this recent update and good luck in your continued recovery. We love to hear from our Chesterland friends and can't wait to see keep track of both youngster's progress!!</span></span>Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-7105199049838662792013-09-23T13:39:00.002-07:002013-09-23T13:39:24.211-07:00Whitney and Lusty Rock On at Plantation!!This past weekend at Plantation Field International, Whitney Weston, riding Chesterland produced favorite, Rock on Rose, competed with other international level event riders, and came home with great results! Whitney has solidified a fabulous relationship with Lusty and we couldn't be happier with her result from this past weekend. Whitney was kind enough to send along the following commentary on her weekend at PFI.
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<br /><a href="http://www.wise-equestrian.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WhitLusty.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-407" height="513" src="http://www.wise-equestrian.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/WhitLusty.jpg" title="Whitney and Lusty" width="720" /></a><br /><br />"Plantation Field held many thrills and spills this weekend, luckily I had only thrills this time! Lusty (Rock on Rose) was fab and relaxed in the dressage, scoring a 35, a record for us at Advanced. Friday was a "free day", giving me plenty of time to learn the tricky X-C course and walk with my students. <br /><br />Saturday was the big day, not only did we have to focus on the huge show jumping course, but half an hour later we were expected to change gears and mindset to run around cross country!
Show jumping went great, adding only one rail to our dressage score before quickly changing it up for the XC course. Bruce Davidson, my mentor and coach, gave me great advice throughout, saying that if there were ever a horse for this course, it was Lusty. She runs bold and fast, and the advice was to not take too much time in the turns, setting up my lines more off the eye, in order to make the time. <br /><br />Plantation Advanced offered maxed out tables, technical lines, and tricky lighting at spots.
We ran around clear and 8 seconds inside the time to finish on a score of 39 in 6th place! Many thanks to everyone at Chesterland for their support leading up to and during the event. <br /><br />
I'd also like to thank my good friend David Frechette who caught most of the course on video, while Cindy Lawler captured some of the most exciting moments of our day on camera."
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Jump like you mean it! ~ Whitney and Lusty
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Father and son team of Bruce and Buck Davidson continue to use KER nutritional products as their "fuel" of choice for their breeding program and competition horses. The relationship with KER and the Davidson's has existed for years, which lead to the natural progression of their endorsement of KER's feed line.</div>
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"<i>We’ve been connected to Kentucky Equine Research for many years. Founder and president of KER Joe Pagan has helped us with our feeding program no matter where we are, whether it’s Pennsylvania, Florida, or overseas. So it seems only natural that we go this route and use </i>KER Sport Horse Nutrition<i> feeds on our group of high-performance horses."</i></div>
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</i>Bruce feeds the KER Re-Leve Sport and KER Ovation to keep his competition horses performing at their peak and recovering safely after excursion. His animal's level of conditioning has never been better.</div>
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<a href="http://www.kersport.com/feeds/ovation/"><span style="color: #1636ee;">OVATION</span></a> delivers the necessary levels of fat and complex carbohydrates for optimal sport horse performance. This pelleted feed is formulated with unique KER ingredient technologies, including RE<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">●</span>LEVE OIL. OVATION is a palatable formulation designed for sport horses requiring balanced energy for maximum performance during competition and efficient muscle recovery afterwards.</div>
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Earlier this year in Ocala, Samantha Clark produced a fun set of video vignettes, which captures this unique father and son relationship!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;"> </span><a href="http://bcove.me/aopg6jmx" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">Go over to the KERsport.com website and check out the videos!</a><br />
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Bruce and Buck Davidson with Buck's Land Rover. Photo courtesy of Land Rover.<br /><br /><a href="http://eventingnation.com/home/happy-fathers-day-eventing-nation.html" target="_blank">Better late than never! Thanks to EN for this great Father's Day tribute!</a>!<br /></div>
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<strong>From Buck Davidson:</strong> I’m thankful for everything my
Dad taught me and everything he’s done for me. He’s been the best Dad I
could ask for. It hasn’t always been easy, but he’s been amazing to me
and taught me some tough lessons. There aren’t a lot of warm and fuzzy
moments with my Dad, but there are a lot of great memories.<br /><br />
A moment that sticks out to me with my Dad is at Kentucky this year
when I won the Land Rover. We had to take pictures with the Land Rover,
and my Dad was going through the car looking in the front seat and back
seat seeing how it would work for him to drive it. As he was sitting in
the back seat, he asked, “This is your car? You won this at Kentucky?”<br /><br />
We were standing right by his statue at the Kentucky Horse Park,
which made it so funny when he said, “Man, I need to get back into this
sport!” He’s done so much more than me in this sport, but he never won a
car at Kentucky. It shows how far the sport has come, and that’s a
moment I’ll never forget.Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-83599793813990642662013-06-14T05:51:00.002-07:002013-06-14T05:52:16.533-07:00Dancing Queen!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br />
We recently received a great email from Jocelyn Hawe, a trainer who has one of our Chesterland home breds up in New England.<br />
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"Just a quick note and a photo... Billie (that is what we call her) won her division at GMHA on a 22! She will go Novice at Groton House, and then will move up to Training. She is fabulous!"<br />
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Jocelyn has been training Billie for the past year and last year she won the YEH 4 y.o. competition at GMHA HT as well. <br />
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"She is a highly intelligent, confident horse, and an incredibly fast learner. She is a lovely gal and I feel very lucky to have her in my barn. There is a brightness to her that makes you love her."<br />
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We love getting this feedback from clients who have purchased a Chesterland prospect, and we look forward to watching Billie rise up through the levels!<br />
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Upon arriving, Bruce was teaching several riders, including Rock on Rose's current owner, Whitney Weston, who's taken up residence in Chester County. Whitney was here to lesson on her newest 4 legged interest, a big Holsteiner gelding who she found in Aaron Vale's barn in Ocala. Elvis' previous life was as a jumper, but Whitney saw eventing talent and is now retraining him to love eventing, with Bruce's help. Boy does this horse have a great gallop!<br />
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The "left coasters" were also out in full force, with Kelly Prather and Frankie Thieriot out in the stadium field. Kelly has relocated to train out of Chesterland and Frankie has joined her during the spring/summer season while her beau, none other than Mike Stutes, pitches for the Phillies! We'll have more on Kelly and Frankie as the season progresses.</div>
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Maddie Blackman has her horses in the upper barn while working for Bruce and bringing along one of Keltic Lion's most talented young horses. Sabrina is a big boned filly by Charlie, who is going to her first event this weekend at Plantation Field. We're hoping for some great photos and a full report after the weekend. We're also happy to say that Gordanstown, after being pulled up at Rolex, is on the road to full recovery and will be back on the circuit shortly. Their plan is to run Millbrook, Richland and Plantation before tackling the Fair Hill 3* in October!<br />
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Maddie also has Khoi Traveler in her line-up, an 8 year old OTTB who just finished his first 1* at the Va Horse Trials, finishing 9th. He's on the same schedule as Gordy, and is scheduled to do a couple intermediates before Millbrook in August.<br />
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Zach Leamer and Jan Smith continue to make the barn run like clockwork and are keeping all the babies on schedule with their training program. We plan to get some more formal pictures of the young horses in a week or two for the website, but they are all in work and looking fabulous!<br />
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Rolex had a beautiful and feisty little filly 3 days ago and they were out in the small paddock during the day. The new filly was enjoying the use of her long legs and keeping Rolex on her toes. The other foals who were born about a month ago (2 filles and a colt out of Jam) were out in the big field with all the other mares, enjoying their time playing in the pond. All of Charlie's babies are such curious and personable creatures!<br />
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Safe travels to Bruce and Susie, who headed north today for Bromont. Please take the time to look at the candid photos from the farm on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10201310353019249.1073741830.1185484562&type=1&l=3fd908ae8d" target="_blank">Facebook Photo Album</a>, and don't forget to "like" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Atlantic-Equestrian-Services/137890429603372" target="_blank">Mid-Atlantic Equestrian Services on Facebook</a> so you can follow all the adventures at Chesterland!!<br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-78012117641829929662013-05-14T05:20:00.000-07:002013-05-14T05:21:21.741-07:00Spring Time at Chesterland!This is my favorite time of year to go visit with Bruce, Susie and the whole crew at Chesterland. Everyone is settling into a routine and the babies are the center of attention!<br />
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So far there are 3 foals on the ground: Catalyst, Buck's advanced mare, had a filly, the infamous Jam has had a colt and Amanda (Petite Flower's Mom) had a filly as well. There is one more mare due and Jan has her hands full with foaling and keeping the young horses in work!<br />
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Bruce is very excited that Lola is back in full time work after having some down time this winter due to lyme. The plan is to start her back at Prelim in June and then bump her up to Intermediate. He also has 4 three year olds and 2 four year olds out of Charlie who are showing so much promise. Next week we've planned a photo session to get all the young green prospects up on the website, so check back soon to see Charlie's fabulous youngsters!<br />
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Selena O'Hanlon stayed over with us on her way down to MCTA and took this fabulous video of the mares in the pond, which perfectly captures the feeling of spring here at Chesterland! Keep an eye on our blog for more spring updates and never hesitate to call the farm to set up an appointment to come see our young stock. 610-347-2149 <br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-90960500633475561462013-04-30T10:15:00.003-07:002013-04-30T10:15:41.217-07:002013 Rolex Ky National Champion - Buck Davidson!!It was a huge conclusion to an exciting weekend for the Davidson family at the Rolex Kentucky 3 Day Event! Buck set the bar as the highest placed US rider, finishing 4th on Ballycoe Castle RM (Reggie) and also 9th on Mar De Amor and 22nd on Park Trader! <br />
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The 4th place finish came as an admitted disappointment to Buck, having a couple rails at the end of his show jumping round which dropped him down to 2nd, but his finish on Reggie as the US National Champion is quite a feather in his cap. Bruce knows how hard his son continues to train and compete, so his success here this year comes as no surprise. <br /><a href="http://www.rk3de.org/results.php" target="_blank">Full Results</a><br />
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<br /><br />We hope you enjoy the videos and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Atlantic-Equestrian-Services/137890429603372" target="_blank">photos of Buck</a> from the Rolex Ky 3 Day Event. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rhythm19535/photos?collection_token=1185484562%3A2305272732%3A69&set=a.10201102021571093.1073741826.1185484562&type=1" target="_blank"><br />Photo Gallery of Buck on Facebook</a><br /><br />Bruce was also thrilled to see student Kristi Nunnink have her highest place finish (8th) at Rolex to date on her lovely mare R-Star, who has become a national superstar in both looks and talent. Kristi and Rosie came to Chesterland 2 seasons ago for some training and are prime examples of the results upper level riders can achieve under the guidance of Bruce. <br />
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Now that Rolex has concluded, it's time for Bruce to settle back into the farm at Chesterland north, where he will be bringing along another set of young homebreds and competing at USEA events throughout the United States. <br /><br />You can continue to follow Bruce's breeding program and competition highlights on this blog and through <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-Atlantic-Equestrian-Services/137890429603372" target="_blank">Mid-Atlantic Equestrian Services on Facebook! </a><br /><br />Photo and video credits: <a href="http://www.midatlanticeqservices.com/Mid-Atlantic_Equestrian/Home.html" target="_blank">Lisa Thomas/Mid-Atlantic Equestrian Services</a>.Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-40053719763576163622013-04-28T06:07:00.000-07:002013-04-28T06:07:22.995-07:00Bruce's Catches Up with HJU!Bruce certainly couldn't be prouder of his son's performance this weekend, with 3 solid XC rides successfully completed and 2 horses poised in the top 10 going into stadium! Reggie is truly top of his game, sitting in third on his dressage score of 45.2, and Mar de Amor impressing us all with his 8th place position on a 55.2, both horses coming home double clear!!<br />
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Frankie Theriot caught up with Buck after his run on XC.<br />
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Horse Junkies United was kind enough to catch up with us in front of Bruce's statue of Eagle Lion at the conclusion of XC to get Bruce's reflections on Rolex and his son.<br />
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Bruce is also so happy to see his wonderful student Kristi Nunnink and her beautiful mare R-Star rounding out the top 10! Best of luck today to all the competitors.<br />
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<br />Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-71286693695872346362013-04-24T07:53:00.002-07:002013-04-24T07:53:45.328-07:00The Rolex Watch is Ticking!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Count down to the start of Rolex, and Bruce is on site at the Kentucky Horse Park acting in many capacities this weekend! Of course all eyes are on his hard working son, Buck Davidson, who has 3 horses in contention: Park Trader, Mar De Amor, and his longtime partner, Ballynoe Castle RM (Reggie).<br />
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Buck has been knocking it out of the park this year in his lead up to Rolex and a large string of horses, and with each new season he just seems to raise the bar. Although Park Trader and Mar De Amor are a bit inexperienced at the 4* level, both have had solid placings at advanced and the 3* level leading up to this event. Bruce feels that although they're new to Rolex, both these horses have the talent to be quite competitive and as Bruces says, "he's not going to Rolex for a school"! Reggie and Buck have an amazing resume, and have the tools and talent for a top placing here this year. Everyone at Chesterland is pulling for them!! (<a href="http://useventing.com/competitions/profile-rider?rider_id=36824" target="_blank">See Buck's current USEA results</a>)<br />
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Thanks to Samantha Clarke of Eventing Nation for capturing a few great shots of Buck warming up yesterday morning and for providing <a href="http://eventingnation.com/home/tuesday-at-rolex-kentucky-cci-2013.html" target="_blank">her usual spectacular coverage of the event</a>!<br />
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Bruce will be wearing multiple hats this weekend as father, coach and selector. In addition to coaching Buck, he is also prepping Maddie Blackman and Kristi Nunnink. Keep an eye on <a href="http://www.horsejunkiesunited.com/" target="_blank">Horse Junkies United</a>, as we're hoping to arrange a father/son interview on Thursday at the horse park.<br />
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Bruce is now just boarding his plan in Philly and I'm about to get in my car for the big 10 hour drive!! More to come from the horse park tomorrow.........LTLisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-61360128167204631112013-04-14T04:50:00.000-07:002013-04-14T04:50:10.080-07:00Eventing Legend Bruce Davidson Endorses KER Sport Horse Nutrition Feeds<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is with great excitement that we announce the expansion of our sponsorship with <a href="http://www.ker.com/" target="_blank">KER, Kentucky Equine Research!</a> KER is an international equine nutrition, research and consultation company serving both the horse producer and feed industry. Their goal is to advance the industry's knowledge of equine nutrition and exercise physiology and apply this knowledge to produce healthier, more athletic horses. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Eileen Phethean</span></span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">859.873.1988</span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kentucky Equine Research (KER) is pleased to announce that three-day eventing legend Bruce Davidson has joined the KER Sport Horse Nutrition team. KER Sport Horse Nutrition is a collection of scientifically advanced feeds that meet the specific nutritional requirements of sport horses. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“We’ve been connected to Kentucky Equine Research for many years. Founder and president of KER Joe Pagan has helped us with our feeding program no matter where we are, whether it’s Pennsylvania, Florida, or overseas,” said Davidson. “So it seems only natural that we go this route and use KER Sport Horse Nutrition feeds on our group of high-performance horses.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For more than 40 years, Davidson has been a fixture on the international three-day eventing scene, claiming victory at the world’s most prestigious competitions, including World Championships held in the United States and abroad, as well as multiple Olympic and Pan American Games. In addition to his enviable record in the tack, he has an active breeding program producing sport horses at his Chesterland Farm, located in Unionville, Pennsylvania. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">KER Sport Horse Nutrition feeds are uniquely researched and formulated to provide the nutrients required by today’s sport horses. The complete line of feeds, including descriptions and photographs, can be viewed at <a href="http://www.kersport.com/"><span style="color: #1738f5; letter-spacing: 0px;">KERSport.com</span></a>. </span></span></div>
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Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-51673294711768518552013-04-02T10:28:00.003-07:002013-04-02T10:28:32.688-07:00Future Champions - Salem and Mary Nicholas!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">We recently received pictures from Mary Nicolas, who is the proud owner of one of Charlie's offspring.....a 3 year old filly by the name of Salem. We sent Mary an email asking for an update on Salem and some photos, and she enthusiastically responded. Below is the email we received in response, and we're thrilled to have Mary contribute to our blog. The whole crew at Chesterland wishes Mary and Salem the best of luck in their future endeavors.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">"Thank you so much for the opportunity to brag about my brilliant Salem!! In case you haven't heard, my precious girl swept the walk-trot and the dressage suitability divisions, and ended up Grand Champion of her first horse show!!</span></span><br />
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Her show name is Emerald Lion, after her Irish heritage and her wonderful 'Lion' heritage. She is about 15.3h tall now and still growing. She is wonderfully quiet and sensible, has plenty of 'go', loves to jump (only over little things now), and is afraid of nothing!!! Her movement is breathtaking. She is sweet and a pet in the barn. I love her more than words can say and I still can't believe I really own such a magnificent horse! Everyone at Chesterland.....from Bruce and Susie who bred her, to the people involved in her care as a youngster should be so proud of what they have produced. She and I will be Rolex bound if Salem has anything to say about it. It is an amazing feeling to ride such an incredibly gifted horse.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;"><br />I come from a hunter/jumper background. I did the WEF on ponies and horses as a junior rider. I went to Smith College and rode on the Equestrian Team. I studied abroad in Ireland and discovered eventing. I rode at (then called) Kellet's Equestrian Centre under Iris Kellet and her team. I spent a summer there and was hooked on eventing. I came back to finish Smith College and a Master's at Florida State University. I coached FSU's Equestrian Team as a graduate student. But eventing and Ireland were calling and I was soon abroad to learn as much as I could about the sport and to achieve the highest levels I have to date.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;"><br />I have a wonderful coach and now a spectacular horse who together will take me all the way. Fortunately the American Horse Trials Foundation has accepted my application so I am eligible for donors to receive tax deductions on any sponsorship and donations. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">My website is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;"> </span><a href="http://www.marynicholaseventing.com/" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">http://www.MaryNicholasEventing.com</a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;"><br /><br />I am so happy that you all are interested in Salem. She is truly one to watch and one who will make everyone very proud!!!"</span></span>Lisa Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14314216320578688583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206802342152601828.post-12337911893918321832013-03-27T14:12:00.001-07:002013-03-27T14:12:34.967-07:00Bruce's Rider Profile with Voltaire Design<br />
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<b><i><u><b>What is your business' name and where are you located?</b></u></i></b></div>
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Chesterland Farm located in Unionville, Pennsylvania, and Ocala, Florida during the winter months.</div>
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Eventing. I also have an extensive breeding program.</div>
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was a very small child when I got my first pony. I grew up on a farm
and did Pony Club and went foxhunting. I have lived a life of horses and
a life of loving and learning about horses. From Pony Club to Point to
Point Racing and Foxunting, showing, eventing and breeding. I have
pretty much done nothing but horses my entire life and that’s what I
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just keep maintaining the standard of producing horses and riders at a
high level and continue to be competitive at competitions. I also breed
horses, so I love to promote the ones we breed.</span> My future plans are to continue to just do more of the same.</div>
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<u><i><b><i><u>What do you enjoy most about your work?</u></i></b></i></u></div>
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love the whole process! I love foaling the mares and producing young
horses, and eventually later competing them. I enjoy whichever phase we
are currently in as long as I can continue to do it well. </div>
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<span class="heading2">Be prepared to work hard</span>;
that is important no matter what your passion or what profession you
are in. It takes a lot of hard work to be successful at anything. Many
of the young people are looking for sponsors and an easy way through.
That may be one way, but it is better to work hard and work your way up
the levels. Always be willing to work for your goals.</div>
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really isn’t one particular horse. Irish Cap was big in the revolution
of eventing for the U.S. in the early 70’s. Might Tango, the second time
was also unique winning back-to-back. <span class="heading2">I have had
such wonderful horses that I can’t say one in particular. Each one did
something special in their life and holds record in their own way.</span> I have just been very lucky to have had the horses that I’ve had... and I probably haven’t even had the best one yet!</div>
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luck, but I do that on a daily basis. I believe that only you can bring
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saw their banners and tent at competitions and I saw various people I
knew riding in Voltaire saddles at horse shows. When I sat in the saddle
and rode in it, I was immediately happy with it. I am involved with
Voltaire because I was truly impressed by the people that work there and
the quality of the products. Whether it’s Eric selling or fitting the
saddles, people in the factory making them, or other reps at shows;
everyone is really on the ball and does a good job with the company. </div>
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ride in all of the different Voltaire saddles, including the Lexington
monoflap jumping saddle, the Elkton monoflaps cross-country saddle and
the Adelaide dressage saddle.</div>
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have many favorites! We went to the Voltaire factory where I saw the
saddles being made and all that was involved. I saw the way they
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first concern with any saddle is that it fits my horse correctly. I can
fall out of any saddle, but I like it to stay on my horse where it
belongs, so it starts there.</span> Also, the comfort factor; as soon as you sit in one you understand. They really do a good job of fitting them to the horse. </div>
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jumping saddle is a monoflap so it’s nice and tight. The buffalo hide
leather is fantastic and beautifully done. I never use any of the
spray-on products that make you stick to the tack because you don’t need
them in Voltaire saddles. They naturally allow you to ride really well
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