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Tuesday, August 04 2015 / Published in Weekly Feature

Celebrating Thoroughbreds at Rolex

By Susan Friedland-Smith

 

What could be a better way to end an exciting day of watching Rolex Kentucky CCI**** dressage at the Kentucky Horse Park than heading to an idyllic horse farm in Lexington for a celebration of Thoroughbreds?

I went to Rolex with the Sidelines crew in April and had the chance to do just that by attending the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program and Retired Racehorse Project’s annual Thoroughbreds For All event — an ex-racehorse showcase held to celebrate the athletic ability of Thoroughbreds in second careers.

The two ex-racehorse organizations threw a country-style barbeque party at West Wind Farm with hundreds of Thoroughbred fans in attendance to enjoy a perfect spring evening in the bluegrass with horse talk around the tables on the lawn, and demonstrations featuring off-the-track Thoroughbreds in the arena.

As the owner of an ex-racehorse, Tiz A Knight, it was fun spending the evening mingling with like-minded horse folk. Although I found Knight last summer through word of mouth, he’d been featured on the Retired Racehorse Project’s sales listing website. In addition, since “liking” New Vocations’ Facebook page a couple of years ago, there has been a steady stream of equine eye candy greeting me on social media. The April event was a chance to connect in person with two groups of which I was already a fan.

Dr. Jill Stowe and Dundee took part in the mini-clinic.

Dr. Jill Stowe and Dundee took part in the mini-clinic.

Once the guests had eaten and socialized, the showcase began. First, Reese Koffler-Stanfield, a United States Dressage Federation Certified Instructor/Trainer and co-host of Horses in the Morning’s dressage radio show, gave a mini-clinic to New Vocations’ “graduates.” Dr. Jill Stowe rode her strapping dark bay gelding, Dundee, and Julie Hall rode Monopolize. Julie is training her bay gelding, Monopolize, for eventing; the pair will participate in the Thoroughbred Makeover competition at the Kentucky Horse Park October 23–25.

Next, Rolex competitor Laine Ashker and her mom, Valerie Ashker, coached two more Thoroughbred Makeover participants both on the flat and over a gymnastic. Emily Daignault-Salvaggio rode Gin Joint, her dapple gray gelding, and Jordan Pruiksma rode Fullback, her bay gelding. Because of Laine’s partnership and accomplishments with her off-the-track Thoroughbred gelding and Rolex horse, Anthony Patch, she received special recognition from the Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program during the evening’s festivities.

The grand finale — and clinician with the best accent — Dan James demonstrated his liberty training techniques with a pair of palominos. The 2014 Kentucky Reining Cup winner and natural horsemanship trainer from Australia jokingly referred to his golden horses with wavy flaxen tails as the only blondes who would pay any attention to him. With the flick of a whip in the air, he had the matching team literally trotting circles around him and then changing direction. The most adorable maneuver was when he had one of the horses sit like a dog while he leaned onto its back as if he were reclining in a comfy chair.

Dan James captivated the audience with his accent, his training skills and his ability to use his horse as a comfy chair.

Dan James captivated the audience with his accent, his training skills and his ability to use his horse as a comfy chair.

Afterwards, the cowboy worked with New Vocations’ adoptable bay gelding, One Brave Warrior, whose name proved true. In the span of just a few minutes, Dan had trained the horse to stand quietly and not fuss while a lunge whip was swung and snapped nearby. Those of us in the audience got to be part of the training by clapping on a cue so that One Brave Warrior learned the loud noise of a crowd was nothing to be concerned about.

Attendees could get up close and personal with the potential Thoroughbred of their dreams during the event and talk to various trainers to have their questions answered. Since I already had my ex-racehorse waiting for me back home in California, I settled on buying a T-shirt, visor and zip-up jacket to support the cause. There’s just no way I could’ve squeezed one of the handsome geldings into my suitcase, and I wasn’t sure how Knight and my husband would feel about that anyway.

 

About the writer: Susan Friedland-Smith, a middle school history teacher who has been horse-crazy since girlhood, lives in North Tustin, California, with her budding equestrian husband, golden retriever and Doberman. Knight, the ex-racehorse, has recently joined the family and is the main character of Susan’s blog, Saddle Seeks Horse, which chronicles her amateur adventures of balancing a green rider hubby and green horse. Follow her blog at susanfriedlandsmith.com for all things OTTB, or see what’s up on Twitter and Instagram @susanwordlover.

 

 

Photos by Trinity Allan

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Lisa Goldman-Smolen and Ivaro N strike gold in Gre Lisa Goldman-Smolen and Ivaro N strike gold in Great American $300,000 Grand Prix at HITS Ocala!! 🏆🥇

Crowds filled the stands at the HITS Ocala Grand Prix Ring on Sunday afternoon to watch the world’s top athletes compete in the Great American $300,000 Grand Prix. The day concluded with a thrilling five-horse jump-off featuring athletes 
representing four countries. In the end, it was Lisa Goldman-Smolen (USA) and Ivaro N who produced the only double clear effort of the day, claiming one of the biggest wins of her career. Scott Keach (AUS) and Noble De La Chapelle earned the second-place prize with the fastest 4-fault jump-off, while Aaron Vale (USA) and Obi Wan placed third as the day’s pathfinders.

“I'm still on cloud nine, I still can't believe it – I’ve used up all my luck for the year,” smiled Goldman-Smolen after her win. “I've been knocking on the door a long time in these bigger classes. I am so proud of my horse – he gave every ounce of effort.”

Sunday’s Great American $300,000 Grand Prix marked the conclusion of the 2023 HITS Ocala circuit. HITS CCO Joe Norick concluded, “We are so excited about the new HITS, with 2023 as the launch. New footing, many new arenas here, and a lot of our facilities across America are getting a lot of love and new footing. Our partnerships with Worldly Martin and others across America including our footing leader Bart Poles overseeing our operations – it really makes a big difference for us. Today is about Ocala and these three riders sitting next to me who supported us this entire winter. We want to be a proud destination for our exhibitors and our friends. We know we have to provide them a beautiful showplace to work from that's horseman friendly, and that's our go goal. 

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Annette Longenecker wasn’t just born into horses Annette Longenecker wasn’t just born into horses—in a way, she was born into her career. She grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where her parents ran a farm. Her mother taught, and her father had a jump business and then created one of the first horse show software programs: Ryegate Show Services, Inc.

Riding all her life, Annette spent many years as a groom and loved it, but knew it wasn’t what she wanted to do as a career. After she finished college, Annette’s father recruited her to help process entries at Ryegate. Since her father, Lloyd Longenecker, founded it in 1981, Ryegate has provided show management and office staff for some of the largest shows in the country. Now, Annette has taken over from her father and directed the company as it focuses on managing memberships and rankings for organizations such as the North American League, WIHS Championships and Equitation, Rolex/USEF Computer Ranking and National Medal Series (THIS NCM and Ariat NAM). Ryegate also provides scoring software for use with video walls, and production teams for hunter and jumper shows.

“Besides running Ryegate Show Services and its various organizations, I can be found in the show office, running a scoreboard or judging jumpers at most shows,” Annette said. “I love getting to wear a few different hats at the show.”

When she’s not busy at a show, Annette lives in Annville, Pennsylvania, with her “fur-baby,” Maggie Mae, and enjoys spending time with her many godchildren. Though she doesn’t currently own any horses, Annette rides when she can at Rolling Acres Farm with Patty Foster, Ashley Foster-Worthington and Mary Lisa Leffler.

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A column from Liz Halliday-Sharp herself The spor A column from Liz Halliday-Sharp herself 
The sport of eventing is a demanding and mentally challenging discipline that requires a combination of physical and mental fortitude from both the rider and horse. While having a coach can be incredibly beneficial, self-coaching can also play a crucial role in a rider’s success.

I think that given the opportunity, most riders would like to be coached every day. The reality of life in the horse world, however, is that the majority of us need to absorb as much from the lessons we have on a limited basis and then practice those skills at home to improve.

When I am riding, I try to have a plan for the horses each day and focus on what I’m looking to achieve. It’s important to be aware of the steady improvements rather than trying to solve everything all at once. This is especially important when teaching horses new movements or exercises that they might struggle with, and we need to give them time to learn and understand what we are asking for.

I have a couple of quotes that I use regularly when I’m teaching, and these are mottos that I hold myself to in my daily work as well.

The first is, “If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.” This is a quote that was said to me many years ago when I was still motor racing and I keep it in the back of my mind each day. It’s easy to get stuck doing the same thing every day with your horse and bad habits are hard to break, from both riders and horses!

This leads me to my next quote, which is, “If what you are doing isn’t working, try something else.” It really is as simple as that! Many riders I see keep asking a horse to do something the same way over and over with an ongoing negative response and they wonder why things don’t get better. In these circumstances, I recommend that the rider change something, even if it’s wrong.

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