Doesn’t look big.
Monday, August 13 2012
We hear it all the time: ”The Grand Prix doesn’t look big.
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Young Riders Zone 4
Tuesday, July 24 2012
From Traverse City, we traveled to Kentucky to represent Zone 4 in the 2012 North American Junior and Young Riders Championships (NAJYRC). If you are not familiar with this event, it is basically the biggest jumping class a rider under the age of 21 can compete in, other than a regular Grand Prix.
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It doesn’t get dark in Traverse City.
Tuesday, July 17 2012
Castlewood has traveled to a new venue for us: Traverse City, Michigan, home of Horse shows by the Bay. It took some 13 hours of driving for us to reach our second stop on our summer tour, but the journey has been well worth the trouble. From the layout of the facility, to the hotels, the food, entertainment, and a sun that seemingly never set, we have enjoyed the experience.
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As if they were giants.
Saturday, June 23 2012
Some six years ago I got a call from a fellow trainer and friend about some special clients who were relocating to Florida and were in need of a trainer.
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Traveling Circus
Thursday, June 07 2012
We are getting ready as a barn to leave for our summer show season. It is a hectic time for Castlewood Farm and also an exciting endeavor. We will be on the road for a total of nine weeks and will travel to Atlanta, Michigan, Kentucky, and the west coast of Florida. We will be taking over 20 horses with us this year and will travel close to 2,000 miles. We will have close to 30 clients, workers, riders, grooms and parents in tow.
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You Never Know
Monday, May 28 2012
Castlewood Farm, Inc. is primarily a show barn, but we are also a very active sales barn dealing with quality horse sales.
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Flesh and Blood
Thursday, May 17 2012
I’ve trained short stirrup kids, small pony riders, tons of big equitation finalists and Grand Prix students.
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No such thing as an “easy” Grand Prix.
Wednesday, May 02 2012
Fox Lea farm has been running horse shows ever since I moved down to Florida, and it’s always been a very relaxing place to show.
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I wish I could whistle.
Monday, April 23 2012
I can not whistle. I wish I could, because it would come in very handy as a professional horseman, especially at the ingate after one of my riders has a great round. Because I can’t whistle, I have to whoop, and whooping taken out of context is a very ridiculous act indeed.
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