End of Year Horse Show Update!

We're heading into the holidays but the crew at Foxtale Farm was on the road horse showing!
Kay Larkin had a great weekend, taking the Championship ribbon in the Adult Amateur division on Roosevelt (aka Theo) at Our Farm.  Congratulations Kay!!

On Sunday both Alex and Emily stepped up a division at the Hidden River show.  Alex showed Farnley Designer (Fendi) in the Large Pony division & Emily moved Caillou up to the Medium Green Pony division.  Both girls had an excellent start to the new year at the show.

Here's wishing everyone in the Foxtale Farm community a wonderful holiday and a great 2012!

Many Thanks to the Boyers!

The Foxtale Farm crew had a great time at their annual Christmas party.  Many thanks go out to the Boyer family for hosting such a wonderful event!!

Foxtale Holiday Party !

We hope you can make it!!

Fall Fun at Our Farm!

It was an especially fun day for this Mom/website designer & blogger, who rarely gets to spend the day with the Foxtale Farm crew at a horse show!!  I packed up one furry grey pony & one excited daughter to join Linda & crew yesterday at Our Farm.

All the kids had a successful day in the indoor, with Keilly taking the Championship ribbon and MacKenzie taking Reserve in the Pre-Children's combined division.  It was my first opportunity to watch MacKenzie on her fabulous new horse, James,  and they truly are a great new match!  I also understand that prior to my arrival, Emily did a great job riding Caillou in her earlier pony division.

Kendal stepped up from the Short Stirrup division to ride against the bigger kids in the Modified Hunters.  This was her first horse show doing 3 full, back to back courses, and I was so proud of she & little Rocket Man, who jumped so well & took home Reserve!


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We headed home around 2, while Linda was in for the long haul with several more divisions before heading home herself.  It was a great treat to have Katie home for the weekend, riding Joker to the Adult Amateur championship and proving that time off to work retail has not hurt her riding ability!

Linda's getting us cranked up for the indoors, and who knows, maybe I'll be trading in my event coat for a winter of indoor hunter/jumper shows!  LT

Summer Photos

Many thanks to Shannon Kozik for these summer photos from Pony Camp and Ludwig's Corner!

Ludwig's Corner!


August Pony Camp!

A Great Show at Bridge Acres!

Photo credits Shannon Kozik

The whole Foxtale Farm crew had a great show yesterday at Bridge Acres, with many ribbons and lots of fun!  We had a full dance card with several adults and kids riding in the show.

Linda Eldon rode her own Bugsy Malone and was champion in the Baby Greens and Reserve Champion in the Open Hunters, Adele Grady rode Bacchus in the Baby Greens and was Champion in Pleasure and Shannon Kozik rode Cort in Pleasure and was Champion in the Open Hunters!

It was a big day for Elena DeMotta who competed in her first horse show on Foxtale Farm's Bailey, winning great ribbons in the Mini Stirrup and the 12 & Under divisions.  Abby Brauer rode Michelle Roger's pony, Edy Rose to Reserve Champion in the Pleasure division, Jess Patterson competed Caroline Cable's Bells and Whistles, having a successful day in the Baby Green & Modified divisions, and Alix Wilson was Champion in the All Age Hunter division on Sashay!!

Thanks to everyone who participated and helped......it was a great day!

Summer Wrap Up!

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Foxtale Farm had yet another busy summer with pony camp, horse shows and preparing for the USEF Pony Finals in Lexington, Ky!  We had several new kids at pony camp and a couple newcomers to the horse show world with Alix Wilson riding Sashay in the Jr. Beginner Rider & Modified Hunter divisions and Grace Gdowik riding Picture Perfect (Mariah) in the Jr. Beginner Rider division as well.

The 2011 USEF Pony Finals was an exciting trip with several of our riders qualified & traveling with Linda down to Lexington, Ky. to ride against the best in the country!  Out of 74 Large Green ponies,  Alex DiMaggio riding her own Final Designer was 9th over fences & 9th overall, and Hannah Fisher, riding Sequoia's JJ Flyer, was 17th over fences & 21st overall.   Alex also won the Best Presented Pony award in the model class for the entire division!

In addition, Emily DiMaggio competed in the Small Green Hunter Pony Division on Redfield Farm's Page 6, where she was 5th in the model, 12th under saddle & 21st overall.   Our jumper team also had a great showing at Pony Finals with Nicole Kehrli on Northwind's Opus,  Lauren Anatassio on Rascal and Alyssa Kurtz riding Captain.  A special thanks to Maria DiMaggio, Traci Fisher, Sloan Fisher, Shannon Kozik and Maren Nordhoy for all of their hard work and to Laurie and Keilly Kirkpatrick for coming to support out team!

As always, the annual Labor Day show at Ludwig's corner was extremely busy again this year with approximately 20 students competing with Foxtale Farm in multiple divisions from Leadline through the Jumpers.  We want to congratulate all of our competitors who rode so well, and although it would be tough to list of all our results, we want to mention a few of the highlights:

Our huge cheer goes out to our resident photographer and groom extraodinaire, Shannon Kozik, who was Champion in the Adult Beginners on her new horse Cort!  Chelsea Thompson was Reserve in the Chester County Hunters on (sister Bernie's pony) Pendermere Legacy, our youngest competitor Isabella Conway was the Leadline Reserve Champion on Twilight's Whisper, Emily DiMaggio was Reserve Champion in the 13 and Under Eq. on Cailliou, Nicole Kehrli was Reserve Champ in the 14 - 17 Eq.  on LJS Red Deco & won the Schooling Pony Jumper Class & the Child Adult Jumper Classic! Whew!!

A special thanks to Shannon Kozik, Abbie Brauer and Jess Patterson for their tireless efforts grooming the entire weekend....and for all the friends and parents who come out to support all of our riders at the area's largest local show!

We hope you enjoy the slideshow of pictures from these two shows & will continue to add photos from Pony Camp & our fall shows to our blog & website. Check back soon for more updates!!

Best of Luck at Pony Finals in Lexington, Ky!

Foxtale Farm would like to wish the following riders best of luck at Pony Finals! 

Alexandra DiMaggio & Farnley Designer “Fendi” - Large Green Pony Hunters

Hannah Fisher on Sequoia’s JJ Flyer “JJ” -  Large Green Pony Hunters

Emily DiMaggio on Page 6, aka “Fire” - Small Green Pony Hunters

We’d like to thank Emil Spadone & Redfield Farm for giving Emily the opportunity to compete Fire and Penny Silcox and Sequoia Lane Farm for Hannah's opportunity aboard JJ!

The Pony Jumper Riders will also be out in full force representing the pony club team at finals!  Good luck to Nicole Kehrli on Northwinds Opus, Lauren Attanasio on Rascal, and Alyssa Kurtz on Captain.  

There's some exciting news in the barn with the recent in house purchases of two of our home breds -   Adele Grady has purchased Bacchus and Shannon & Joe Kozik have purchased Cort.  We are so happy to see both these partnerships come to fruition and for these horses to stay in our barn! 

Rider Spotlight: Shannon Kozik!

Shannon Kozik is a rider from Reading, PA who has been with Foxtale Farm since 2001. During her time with us, Shannon has spent her weekends working as a show groom for Linda and enjoys working behind the scenes to ensure things go smoothly on show days.

Shannon is currently leasing Cort, a young Thoroughbred-Cleveland Bay cross who is a homebred from Linda's parent's farm in Va. She enjoys bringing him along with the help of Linda and Katie, and hopes to begin showing him soon in the Baby Greens.


Shannon is an integral part of the Foxtale Farm family & we are very thankful for her constant support & photographic contributions to this website!!

A Glimpse of Devon!

Congratulations to all the girls who rode so well during their pony jumper classes at Devon!!

Here is a brief recap of their results:
Nicole was 8th in the Pony Jumpers & 2nd in the NAL Pony Jumpers on Northwind's Opus,
Lauren was 5th in the NAL's on Rascal and Alyssa was just out of the ribbons on Captain!!  All 3 girls rode so well and they all should be congratulated.  There's a lot of pressure riding in the Dixon Oval!

For a full list of the results click here.....and we hope that you enjoy the slideshow.



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Good Luck at Devon!

Today is a big day for the jumper girls at Devon!  There has been a little pony juggling this year since Carly has moved on from the pony jumpers.  Nicole Kerhli will be riding her own pony Northwinds Opus,  Lauren will be on her sister Carly's pony Rascal and Alyssa Kurtz will be riding Captain.

All 3 girls will be riding in the pony jumpers, at teh 1.05 - 1.1 meter class.  I hope to be down to take pictures of the girls to post on the website & blog.  Good luck girls!!

To see scheduling, please visit the Devon website or friend them on Facebook!

Spring Announcements!

It's been a busy spring around Foxtale Farm, which is refreshing after the winter we all endured!  The kids have been getting back into a regular lesson program and the show season is in full swing with St. Christopher's this coming weekend and Devon right around the corner.

Nicole Kehrli has a new partnership with LJS Red Deco, a 7 yo, 17.2 h.,  Zweibrücker (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar) owned by Joanne Nuscher.  Nicole started leasing him in December and previously he was shown extensively on the line in Hunter Breeding by his owner (while at Emily Belin's), and spent 6 months last year in training with Doug King and showing in the baby greens and intro jumpers.  Nicole and Red have started in the Pre-Preliminary Jumpers (.85m), showed twice in Schooling (1.0m) and plan to continue their season in the Children's Jumpers.


Nicole has applied and been accepted into the USHJA Emerging Athlete's Program on Red, which is an exciting opportunity for them both!  


" The mission of the Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) is to develop complete horsemen by implementing a system of identifying and nurturing talented young riders and providing them with support and assistance in achieving their full potential. This program creates opportunities for young riders to advance their education in their pursuit to become professionals within our industry.  Participants in the 2011 EAP Level I Training Sessions will be selected based on the information provided in the application, including but not limited to merit, competition record and recommendations.  Each Zone holds a Level I training session.  The Zone 2 session is held at Centenary College in Long Valley, NJ."

The DiMaggio family continues to dedicate so much time & effort to their riding endeavors, with Alex and Farnley Designer (aka Fendi) qualifying for the 2011 USEF Pony Finals in the Large Green Pony Division.  Way to go Alex!!

We've also had some wonderful results at our recent horse shows.  A big thanks to Karen Pollock who has recently given MacKenzie the opportunity to show Abs this spring, who has come out of "retirement" to bring home two Championships at their first two shows in the Modified Hunter divisions!

Our smaller competitors have also started out their season with impressive results.  Keilly and Flash were Champion in the Pre-Children's Pony Division at Kimberton and also went home with the high point Pony Hunter award.  Kendal and Rocket Man also had a fabulous time at the Classic Oaks show at Ludwig's, bringing home Champion in both the Shortest Stirrup and Short Stirrup Hunters, to claim the Grand Champion Short Stirrup award & a ton of loot!!

We'll have more updates after St. Christopher's and good luck to all of our riders.

2011 Summer Camp Form & Registration

Time to sign up for our 2011 Summer Camp Dates!!  Go to our website to download the printable form!!

Hunt Seat riding instruction

Equine Care / Handling / beginner thru advanced

Many fun educational activities and craft projects

Demonstration and barn management

Dates: _____ June 13 - June 17  

           _____ July 11 - July 15

           _____ August 15 – August 19

TIME: 9:00 – 2:30 (After hours care available for an extra charge.)

COST:  350.00 per week

Name: ________________  Age: ____ DOB: ______  Riding Level: ________

Address: ___________________________ Parents: ______________________

               ___________________________ Phone:   _______________ (Day)

               ___________________________               _______________ (Evening)

Parents Signature: __________________________

Some horses can be boarded for the week. Please call Linda (610) 987-9309 for rates and availability.

Please send a deposit of $200 per week by May 15, 2011.  Beginners are welcome.  Campers will be grouped according to experience level.  It is recommended that campers be 5 years old.

Linda Furches

Foxtale Farm Summer Camp

12 Foxtale Lane

Oley,  PA  19547

Participants will bring a packed lunch Mon. – Thurs.  Lunch will be provided on Friday.  Please send all information pertaining to food allergies, health concerns, etc. with this form.

2011 SPRING SHOW SCHEDULE!!

COME JOIN US AT ONE OF THESE GREAT SPRING SHOWS!!

April 7-9  SPRINGFEST AT WORCESTER STABLES

April 15-16  FOUR SEASONS AT DUNCRAVEN
          
April 17  BRASS RING AT WYNDSOR

April 23  RADNOR HUNT

April 30  WYNDSOR

May 11 - 15  ST. CHRISTOPHER'S

May 18 - 22  BLUE ROCK

May 26 - June 4  DEVON

2010 PHSA Awards Banquet!

Congratulations to all of our PHSA award recipients!  

What a great year we had at Foxtale Farm.

The awards banquet has been held the last few years at Longwood Gardens, which is the perfect venue for a crowd that is well over 300!  They really throw a great party with a huge silent auction, the PHSA does a great job of organizing the evening and everyone has a wonderful time.

Our riders all had a fabulous year and their results can be seen on the PHSA website, along with a great photo gallery of the evening, compliments of Brian Livell!