Caroline
Martin may be US Eventing’s answer to Reed Kessler, the seventeen year
old darling of the show-jumping world; she’s young, talented and
absolutely charming to boot. I met her at Richland and found out a
little bit more about her horses, her plans for the future, and yes, she
has been practicing hard for the bareback puissance at Plantation!
Many thanks to Caroline for her time, and congratulations on a successful weekend – Go Eventing!
Everyone is excited for the Olympics, and we're hoping that at Chesterland we're bringing along the next crop of Olympic caliber horses and riders!! Our newest string of 4 year olds are really proving to be quality athletes, and we're having fun taking them to the horse shows.
Kiss Me Good & Andrea Looking In Good Form!!
Andrea, Buck and Jan were all on hand at the Horse Park of NJ
to ride and prep the group of 4 year olds in the Novice division.
Andrea rode Oliver and Kiss Me Good, while Buck rode Mr. Bojangles and
Sugarfoot. Here's Buck feeling pretty confident over the bank aboard Bojangles, who finished 2nd on his dressage score of an 18!
Buck making faces at his Dad coming off the bank!
Working student Zack Leamer rode his mare Say You Do
in the Prelim and continues to have solid results at that level. Bruce
rode Anna Kjellstrom's KER Marvin, aka Everest, in the Prelim and had an impressive 4th
place finish aboard this horse.
Bruce hit the road to Rebecca Farm's great event in Montana to see his student Kristi Nunnink win the CIC 3* on her gorgeous mare, R-Star. Hearing rumors that Kristi had her eyes set on Burghley, I called her this morning to get an update & confirmed that indeed she has entered. It's always great to catch up with Kristi because she has such a huge appreciation for the support that she has received from Bruce and how he has brought back all of her confidence since her hip surgery.....and her dream would be to have him there at Burghley with her. There are over 100 entries and now she must wait until Monday to hear if she's been accepted, but we will be one of the first to know!!
Kristi & R-Star Winning the Rebecca Farm CIC 3*!!!
While at the event Bruce also got to see Bee Hive, one of Chesterland's homebreds by High Scope out of Queen Bee (a 1/2 sister to Jam) who was sold out west to a student of Kelly Prather's. This young horse has come up the levels perfectly for his Jr rider, who finished 4th in the JTR division. Congratulations!
Bruce also has 2 other students in town prepping for Millbrook. He'll be traveling with Jennifer Taxay-Kelley, an advanced level rider from Ca., who will be going Intermediate this wknd at HPNJ on her horse Taboo. Maddie Blackman is also here
getting ready for Millbrook on Gordonstown, and both ladies will be going advanced at that event. The barn is hopping!!
We're going back to NJHP this weekend with the whole crew. Stay tuned for those results.
VARIOUS TIDBITS:
Dancing Queen was featured in the US Eventing magazine, winning the 4 year old YEH class at GMHA.
Jane Tuckerman (Susie's sister) was competing Summer (out of Windsor Bonnett and by
high Scope) at HITS this summer & won great ribbons in every one of her Amateur jumper classes
at HITS, capping off the show with a 2nd in a class of 80 horses!!
Caroline Martin owns a broodmare bred by Bruce (by Babomist) who's in foal to Charlie! Can't wait to see that baby.
Good luck to all of Team USA at the Olympics and to Nina Ligon & Butts Leon, Susie's favorite!
Geriann Henderson and Kingslee took home the win in the PRO Tour Series Advanced Division at the Event at Rebecca Farm. They took three rails in the round, but were given plenty of breathing room by Heather DuBois in second place who also had three rails down. Geriann capped off what she described as an "unreal" weekend with Kingslee who jumped his heart out for her. As both are fairly new to this level Geriann plans to get more experience over the course of the summer and fall.
Kristi Nunnink led from start to finish to capture the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series with her very talented Holsteiner mare R-Star. Kristie credits Bruce Davidson, with whom she has been training over the past winter, with giving her the confidence to really perform well at this level. Florence Miller and Tuscan Sun won the CCI** and Emilee Libby and Nonsensical captured the CIC**. For full results from Rebecca Farm follow thelink.
Chesterland has a tremendous line up of young horses, from babies to 4 year olds who have just started their competition career. We encourage you to set up an appointment to come out & see these lovely young horses!
2012 YOUNG STOCK
All by Keltic Lion out of exceptionally proven brood mares!
1 yearling
5 Two Year Olds
- 2 Geldings & 3 Fillies
3 Three Year Olds- 2 Geldings and 1 Filly
NAME: KISS ME GOOD
SEX: FILLY
COLOR: GREY
HEIGHT: 16.1
DATE OF BIRTH: 2008
SIRE:
NAJRAN
DAM: KISSINIQUE
Bojangles with Buck
NAME: BOJANGES
SEX: GELDING
COLOR: DARK BAY
HEIGHT: 16.2
DATE OF BIRTH: 2008
SIRE: REPLICA
DAM: MEMORIAL CAP (ADVANCED MARE)
FULL BROTHER TO CHESTERLAND'S IMAGE
Please Sir Oliver
NAME: PLEASE SIR OLIVER
SEX: GELDING
COLOR: BAY
HEIGHT: 16.2+
DATE OF BIRTH: 2008
SIRE: SALUTE THE TRUTH
DAM: DIAMOND LION (1/2 SISTER TO EAGLE LION)
FULL BROTHER TO BREWSTER
(OWNED BY CUYLER & KATIE WALKER
IN TRAINING WITH BOYD MARTIN)
SLIDESHOW OF 2012 4 YEAR OLDS IN ACTION!! Direct Link
Photo Credits Lisa Thomas & Susie Tuckerman
PLEASE EMAIL SUE TUCKERMAN OR CALL BRUCE DIRECTLY @ 484-431-8262.
Many Thanks to Eventing Nation for this Comedic pic of Jr & Sr!
Bruce had a full dance card last weekend at the Spring HT at Flora Lea! He made quick work of the Prelim division by taking first on Lola, second on Charlie and third on Everest (KER Marvin)!!
The weekend was even more exciting due to the fact that he brought out 4 of his youngsters out for their first event in the Novice divisions.
Novice B
Kiss Me Good - 2nd
Mr. Bojangles - 4th (Buck in the irons)
We just finished taking tons of photos of all the young stock and these 4 year olds for the sales page on the website....so check back soon for that information. The whole crew at Chesterland is busy getting ready for Bromont, so we'll have plenty more news after next weekend!!
It was a beautiful day yesterday at the Willowdale races, with the weather God's shining upon us! There was a packed field in attendance to enjoy a day of racing, tailgating, shopping and spectating. The USEF generously helped sponsor the "Salute To Champions", which honored local Olympians & Medal winners who have represented our country over the years.
Photo Credits Jim Graham
In attendance for the procession were several area equestrians including Bruce, Donnan Sharp Jones, Jane Sleeper, Jessica Ransehousen, Tod Flettrich and Michael Matz. They were paraded onto the course by the lovely 4 in hand driven by Mike Gracie, and each of the participants was honored with an introduction. Later they all came up to the USEF tent to sign autographs for fans of all ages.
Susie also had a very busy day up in her booth, where she showcased her exception art to many admirers. I think it won't be long before more people know about Susie's amazing talent with her digital art. I hope that she has clients standing in line to order custom portraits of their family and favorite four legged friends!!
Many thanks go out to Bruce for participating in the celebration. Here are some wonderful photos taken by infamous area photographer Jim Graham. Enjoy the slideshow!
THEAULT AMERICA HITS TIMES SQUARE FOR THE US OLYMPIC LAUNCH!!
The US launched the 2012 Olympic bid this week in New Yorks's Times Square. Timed to mark 100-days until the opening of the London Games, the event gave Americans a great start on the journey to the United Kingdom and Theault America was there to help with the occasion! Lead role in this fabulous video features My Boy Bobby who has launched his new acting career!! Not a bad retirement gig.
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