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!

William has Found a New Home!

William has found a new home!  Congratulations to Sarah Glassman, who recently purchased WIlliam, and  trains under Ross Reisner and Kalyn Healey.  We are truly going to miss him in the barn, and we hope that the Glassman family will continue to keep in touch and send us news on his continued success in the show ring!!

NEW PHOTO ALBUMS!

We've just posted a bunch of new photos to our photo album page!  We hope you enjoy the collection of all our photos and many thanks (as always) to Shannon for all her contributions!!!




Please click on the links below for all of our photo albums from Shannon.

Summer Camp

Ludwig's Corner 

Horse Shows

Candids