The Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy

Shari Young and her daughter with Pure Cotton

A few of our riders got out to enjoy the wonderful Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm this past weekend. We are so lucky to have a venue that always pulls out all the stops to put on an amazing event! Congrats to everyone on a great weekend! 

 

7/15-16: The Maryland Horse Trials (Adamstown, MD)  

  • Addison Kasley with Very Tasteful: 8th in Modified Rider
  • Emerson Kasley with Global Venture: 2nd in Jr. Open Training 
  • Katie Mayo with Mr. Mayhem: 7th in Training Rider-A
  • Shari Young with Pure Cotton: 7th in Beginner Novice Rider-B

 

🎥 Addison and Very Tasteful on course 

July 8-9 Wrap Up

Well… Not everyone was out showing this weekend! Some of Team ABBF got to enjoy this summer heat tubing down the river! Those who did brave the heat had a super weekend!! Stay cool everyone! 

 

7/9: FADS @ By Chance Farm (Union Bridge, MD)  

  • Janet Andres with Heat Wave: 2nd in Second Level TOC
  • Mikahla Insalaco with V.I.P. Ticket: 2nd in Training Level, Test 2

7/8-9: The Maryland International (Adamstown, MD)  

  • Ashley Gross with State of Lux: 7th in Training Rider

7/8: Morningside Stables @ Columbia Horse Center Schooling Jumper Show (Columbia, MD)  

  • April Tennyson with Maid of Duhallow: Champion in 2’6” Jumpers + Champion in 3’ Jumpers 

Happy 4th of July!

We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th of July! It was a great weekend to get out and get some practice in the sandbox! 

 

 

7/1: FADS @ Blue Horse Farm (Jefferson, MD) 

  • Mikahla Insalaco with V.I.P. Ticket: 3rd in Training Level, Test 2 
  • Addison Kasley with Very Tasteful: 1st in Eventing TOC 
  • Emerson Kasley with Global Venture: 1st in Eventing TOC 
  • Jan Solovey with ABBF graduate Breezy Bill: 1st in Training Level TOC 

Mikahla and V.I.P Ticket 

June 24-25 Results Wrap Up

Team ABBF had another stellar weekend out and about! Congrats to everyone!

📸 Emerson and Global Venture

6/24-25: Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Horse Trials (Leesburg, VA) 
• Emerson Kasley with Global Venture: 1st in Open Training-B 
• Haley Miller with He’s True Brew: 2nd in Novice Rider 
• Rachel Narrow with Troy George’s Nui: 1st in Novice Rider 

6/24-25: PVDA Ride for Life USDF Dressage Show (Upper Marlboro, MD) 
• Julie Augustine with Texas Riddle: 2nd in First Level, Test 1 + 3rd in First Level, Test 2 

6/24: Fair Hill Starter Horse Trials (Elkton, MD) 
• Kelley with … 
• Banking on You (owned by Kim Keating): 5th in Beginner Novice Horse-A 
• Run Far (for sale!): 3rd in Beginner Novice Horse-A 

Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials

We had a great time at one of my favorite events of the year! Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials does a wonderful job of making sure they have the nicest courses for everyone from Starter right through to the Intermediate level. I am pretty sure I jumped my first cross-country jumps at Bittersweet Field many, many years ago!  

Getting good baby horses out to their first few events is definitely one of my favorite things to do, and the three we took this weekend did not disappoint. Such good kids! 

📸 Kim Keating’s Banking On You and Kelley’s dressage test  

6/17-18: Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials (Poolesville, MD) 

     

      • Kelley with … 

       

        • Banking On You (owned by Kim Keating): 1st in Starter-3 + TIP Starter Champion 

        • Indy Ride (for sale!): 4th in Starter-1 

        • Run Far (for sale!): 1st in Starter-1 

         

          • Katie Mayo with Mr. Mayhem: 2nd in Sr. Training Rider + TIP Training Champion 

          • Shari Young with High Cotton: 4th in Beginner Novice Rider  

        MCTA Jenny Camp & VADA/NOVA USDF Summer Dressage Festival

        It was a great weekend for team ABBF, even though I had the good fortune to spend a few days away at Zion National Park! We had some great results for Kenyon and Margaret! Way to go friends!!

        6/11: MCTA Jenny Camp (Upperco, MD)
        Kenyon Conklin with Galway Bay: 2nd in Intro Rider

        6/10: VADA/NOVA USDF Summer Dressage Festival (Leesburg, VA)
        Margaret McKelvy with Runsonstilts: 3rd in Second Level, Test 1 + 2nd in First Level, Test 2

        📸 Kenyon and Galway Bay by Amy Flemming Waters

        MCTA Horse Trials Results

        This was a really exciting weekend for Addison and Very Tasteful. They made their debut together at Modified and pulled off a second-place finish! Way to go!!

        6/3: MCTA Horse Trials (Upperco, MD)

        • Kelley with …
          • Valfreyja: 1st in Training-CT
          • Banking on You (owned by Kim Keating): 2nd in Novice-CT
        • Ashley Gross with State of Lux: 3rd in Training Rider
        • Addison Kasley with Very Tasteful: 2nd in Open Modified

        Fair Hill International Horse Trials

        What a gorgeous weekend for a horse show! Several students made the trip up to Fair Hill to compete and boy was it worth it! Absolutely lovely courses and the nicest crew of people who kept things running smoothly. I think it is so important to get in a good gallop at a place like Fair Hill whenever you can. The horses and riders always seem to flourish on course when they have a little more space to really set a good steady pace. Such a lovely event!

        5/20-21: Fair Hill International Horse Trials (Elkton, MD)
        Addison Kasley with Very Tasteful: 2nd in Training Rider-B
        Emerson Kasley with Global Venture: 2nd in Training Rider-A
        Haley Miller with He’s True Brew: 6th in Novice Rider

        5/20: FADS @ Plantation Valley Stables (Jefferson, MD)
        Jan Solovey with ABBF alum Breezy Bill: 1st in Training Level, Test 2

        MGHT Starter III

        It’s always a good weekend with team ABBF! Another beautiful outing to MDHT with lovely weather.

        5/27-28: MDHT Starter III (Adamstown, MD)

        • Kelley with Valfreyja: 1st in Training Combined Test
        • Kenyon Conklin 4th in Intro-A
        • Addison Kasley with Very Tasteful: 2nd in Modified Combined Test

        5/26-28: Virginia Horse Center Eventing Horse Trials (Lexington, VA)

        • Julie Augustine with Texas Riddle: 11th in Open Novice