We are having an Eventing Camp July 6th - 11th 2009.

 

Wed and Thursday we travel to Pine Top for two days of xc schooling which should be great fun. Monday through Tuesday will be here at Stone Creek Farm evaluating individual horses, Sally demonstrating on Sydney, etc. Teresa has been here for two weeks and learned so very much aboput how to start her thoroughbred. They jumped xc here this morning and it was amazing! Marisa's new horse did a fabulous job as well. Both girls were thrilled! Parham and Landy are getting to know each other and he has been beyond wonderful. We look forward to the fall shows and to xc schooling often before the show season starts.

Learn to event or improve your skills. Bed and breakfast or all inclusive. Bring your own horse, or ride a beautiful Irish Sporthorse of ours. All three phases are offered with deep knowledge shared. Sally will allow you to audit as she trains also further explaining techniques. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in all things eventing with an emphasis on techniques to keep you safe. We have the brand new Barn-de-minium which offers a three bed, kitchen, full bath and beautiful view. Madison, Georgia has been voted the Best Small Town In America and has 14 restaurants, antique stores and boutiques as well as antebellum homes for touring. All inclusive, airport pick up, meals $300.00 per day. Bed and breakfast $250.00 per day, day trip $150.00 per day or hourly $75.00 per hour.  

A Chicago adult rider just left Thursday and writes, " I had a great time, thanks! Especially cross country at Pine Top!"  She had never tried this sport before and now loves it.

County Saddle Reps may be available upon request.

2008 Wellpride Eventing Championships CONGRATULATIONS PARHAM!!! Fourth Place in Junior Novice finishing on her dressage score under 10 inches of rain !!! We are SO PROUD OF YOU AND AIDEN!

Pictures to follow.

 

TEXAS COMES TO GEORGIA! Texas really comes to Georgia...The Wallins have bought 21 acres right >next to Stone Creek Farm, a dream come true for us all!

The hardest part of moving from Texas to Georgia was leaving my students and their families. We are so fortunate to have had a wonderful group of people who really wanted to learn, really enjoyed the hard work and deep training and most of all appreciated it. We became more like a big family. Well...leaving was not the end and I am so thankful. This summer Parham Wallin and her wonderful parents, Robert and Shanda drove all the way to Madison from Conroe, Texas bringing Parham and Aiden. Aiden is her Trahkener that has been very successful at beginner novice and novice.

FOR SALE : AIDEN / 'Dorsola's Happy Liam'

Aiden is more than proven as a top mount for a Pony Club rider. He was the American Trahkener Association Horse of the Year Eventing Champion at Beginner Novice in 2007. He was the American Trahkener Association Horse of the Year Eventing Champion at Novice. Within the USEA in 2007 he was Area V Beginner Novice Reserve Champion. He was the Grand Champion Horse for the North Texas Eventing Association accrueing more points than any other horse at any level. In 2008 he was Area V Reserve Champion at Novice and placed fourth in the nation on his dressage score at the American Eventing Championships in Chicago. He has consistently finished in the USEA Top Ten at beginner novice as well as novice. Parham has purchased Landing Gear as an upper level prospect. A good home is a must and we will qualify all buyers. Aiden is beautiful,sound and has lofty dressage movement and has certainly excelled in his job as an eventer. He was born in 2001.Purchase price: $20,000.00. For more information call Sally Buffington, 210 421 1534. His AEC video is on youtube.

 

Farm Update: The arena is finished and is beautiful! The photograph below is the Cordwood Cross Country Fenceline jump. We have several cross country jumps including a downhill vertical and three coops. We have hardwood logs just waiting to be made into a trahkener among other fun things! We moved in over Thanksgiving with my entire family there to help and Christen our new farm. Our Stone Creek sign is up and we are busy training. I will be teaching a clinic in Alpharetta and coaching at Pine Top. We took the horses to Pine Top and schooled the course having a great time. I will not seriously show Absolut until the spring due to the time it has taken to plan a wedding and build a house. He is full of energy as always ! We start in earnest in February schooling Area III courses and legging the horses back up to their respective levels. A year of no showing has probably thrilled the horses, but we are anxious to get back into the swing of things!

Congratulations Robert and Shanda Wallin on their purchase of Landing Gear! Landy is a seven year old thoroughbred, 17.1 hand and wonderful. He is so level headed and has a lofty trot and expansive jump. Leslie bought and trained him as an upper level prospect. She had to sell him as she was leaving for Zambia and they have purchased him as an investment for Parham who wants to pursue upper level eventing. He is in training here on the farm and a joy to ride and train.

 

 

2007 American Eventing Championships
Absolut competed in the Preliminary Horse Championships against talented horses from around the country. The two and a half day haul from San Antonio to Chicago was well worth it as he finished with clear jumping in both cross country and ever so challenging stadium. His dressage was marred by peaking early in the long warm up so some movements, while obedient, were not as fluid and flowing as I would have liked. The competiton was difficult with Darren Chiacha and Clark Montgomery scoring in the twenty's. Absolut was in the mid forties.

At the completion of the open and galloping, then sprinkled with compression questions cross country we were clear moving up to 28th with 3.9 time penalties as a result from an over eager rear in the start box which botched the start at ' Go!'. However, he will have a handler next horse trial to settle and hold him. He loves cross country! He was spot on for every question and brilliant in his open gallops. I could not be more pleased.

Stadium was maxed out and challenging and changed the placings fairly dramatically on Sunday. Absolut was strong, yet he went double clear and we moved up to finish in 25th place.

The atmosphere was riveting and the crowds were huge. The USEA has done a remarkable job of building the AEC's into a national event not to be missed. The cross country course was adequately roped off and the crowd's were bulging against the ropes.

I heard from friends across the country who listened to our stadium round in the live feed streaming in real time. What an awesome addition to a fabulous, difficult and exciting experience!

CONGRAULATIONS to Monica Williamson ! 'For The Record' is a proven long format event horse. She has been in the top ten in the nation with the USEA, Area V Champion or Reserve Champion. She was double clear at the Wellpride AEC's and featured by Jo Whitehouse on camera crossing the finish line. She was in the ribbons at the training Level Three Day Event at Meadowcreek Park against preliminary horses.'Chanel' is beautiful, forward, brave and technical in cross country. She is honest and talented in stadium and scored a 26 on one of her USEA horse trial dressage tests. Her bloodlines include My Babu making her valuable as a broodmare once her career is over. She has the talent, heart and mind to go all the way. A young riders dream. Her half brother is my upper level horse, Absolut, also featured on the website. We bought them as un-broken two year olds. We will qualify all buyers and request serious inquiries only, please. $35,000.00

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Marisa and For The Record's, ( Chanel), entire performance at the Wellpride 2006 AEC's can be viewed on You Tube. The key words in your search are...Marisa / Chanel / AEC. All three phases are on the dressage video clip.

CONGRATULATIONS MARISA !!! Marisa is now the proud owner of Kentucky Trust, a beautiful dark bay thoroughbred gelding we bought in Lexington, Kentucky. Today begins his education here and there will be pictures to follow. His trot is breathtaking and his jump is round. We are very excited to have him here in our stable.

We are proud to announce Absolut IV ridden and owned by Sally Buffington is the recipient of the Area V Walter Strauss Perpetual Trophy as the Preliminary Horse Of The Year for Area V.

He also finished as High Point Horse for Central Texas.

Sally is the Preliminary Senior Rider Champion for Area V. She also is the High Point Professional for Central Texas as well as the Preliminary Rider Champion for Central Texas.

2007 AWARDS Absolut has been honored by the North American Thoroughbred Society for his performance at the 2007 Wellpride American Eventing Championships! In 2007 Absolut only competed in the fall season. Even so he finished Reserve Champion in the North Texas Eventing Association and fifth in Area V at Preliminary Level with only four shows for the year. He was Reserve Champion in the Area V Preliminary Championships, he finished in second at Wayne DuPage Horse Trials in Chicago and second at Holly Hills Horse Trials in Shreveport missing wiining both by less than two tenths of a point. Marisa Myers and For The Record completed their first Training Level 3 Day Event in the ribbons! They finished upthird in Area V at Senior Training and in the USEA Top Ten for training! Parham Wallin and Dorsola's Happy Liam took Beginner Novice by storm! 'Aiden' is the NTEA Grand Champion Horse for 2007 winning th emost points of any horse at any level! They also finished in the USEA Top Ten for 2007! She is Reserve Champion in Area V and Beginner Novice Junior Champion in North Texas! Amy Miller and Irish Whiskey had a banner year as well. They are first in North Texas Eventing Association at Senior Novice and third for Senior Novice in Area V! Becky Rickly finished 3rd in North Texas at Senior Beginner Novice with only two shows! Irish Riverstone, our homebred Irish Sporthorse finished in a tie for fifth in Area V even though he only went to one show! It was a great year for us all. Not to mention the fun we had! Leslie Elise Buffington Our daughter has been honored by the United States Veterinary Society of Equine Practitioners with a rare scholarship. She is a fourth year Vet student at Texas A&M. Each year all of the veterinary schools in the United States nominate their top pick for one of only eight scholarships to be awarded. At the Equine Practitioners Convention in Orlando December 2, 2007 the eight were announced and Leslie was one of the eight! We are so proud of her! She is a talented rider as well as a dedicated medical student. This was quite an honor and a reception followed Saturday evening with the previous winners from 2006 present.

Congratulations to Leslie in fullfilling her dream! She is pictured here with her fiancee, Ian Robinson, of Zambia. They plan to marry January 17th, here in Madison, Georgia. Afterwards they will return to Zambia and live on Ian's family farm. Leslie will practice equine medicine there. Our Stone Creek Farm is developing so nicely and will be the setting for the reception. We will post pictures soon!

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