December
Sara Schmitt and Kaboom. Photo Credit Pics Of You.
Dressage Foundation awards $10,000 to U.S. Dressage Instructors
Congratulations to Sara Schmitt! Sara was awarded a $2,000 Major Anders Lindgren scholarship from the Dressage Foundation and will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to train with Belinda Nairn-Wertman in early 2012. Check out the press release.
Congratulations to Sara Schmitt! Sara was awarded a $2,000 Major Anders Lindgren scholarship from the Dressage Foundation and will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to train with Belinda Nairn-Wertman in early 2012. Check out the press release.
2011 ESDCTA Year End Awards
Debra Tomajko and Storytime
Champion - Second Level Masters Recognition
5th - Second Level A/A
ESDCTA Silver Medal
Carolyn Laurent and Kudra
Champion - Prix St. Georges A/A
Erin Laurent and Kudra
3rd - Grand Prix Open/AA/Jr
Debra Tomajko and Storytime
Champion - Second Level Masters Recognition
5th - Second Level A/A
ESDCTA Silver Medal
Carolyn Laurent and Kudra
Champion - Prix St. Georges A/A
Erin Laurent and Kudra
3rd - Grand Prix Open/AA/Jr
2011 USDF Year End Awards
All Breed Awards:
American Warmblood Society
Stilton (Owned and Ridden by Janice Turner)
5th - Training Level A/A
USDF Medals
Gold
Erin Laurent
Silver
Carolyn Laurent
Bronze
Tammy Blazin
Margy McKibbin-Favreau
November
Katydid CDE, 11/4 - 11/6/2011
Congratulations to Sara and Kaboom!
In Boomer's first time out at Advanced and Sara's first driving show after having surgery this summer to repair her broken collar bone, they placed 3rd in the Advanced Single Horse USEF National Championships. And just one week after riding to Reserve Champion in the Fourth Level Open GAIG Championships! What an accomplishment - this is definitely a combination to watch in the future!
Congratulations to Sara and Kaboom!
In Boomer's first time out at Advanced and Sara's first driving show after having surgery this summer to repair her broken collar bone, they placed 3rd in the Advanced Single Horse USEF National Championships. And just one week after riding to Reserve Champion in the Fourth Level Open GAIG Championships! What an accomplishment - this is definitely a combination to watch in the future!
October
GAIG Region 1 Championships, 10/20-10/23/2011
Kudra - Owned by Katelyn Ortepio, Ridden by Erin Laurent
CHAMPION - GAIG Finals for Grand Prix Adult Amateur
Kaboom - Owned and Ridden by Sara Schmitt
RESERVE CHAMPION - GAIG Finals for Fourth Level Open
VADA Fall Competition
2nd - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - Fourth Level Test 3 Open- 69.25% -
3rd - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - FEI Prix St. Georges Open- 62.368%
Catherine Haddad Staller Clinic 10/18-10/19/2011
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 series of clinics with Catherine Haddad Staller!
Thank you to Catherine for bringing such a wonderful learning experience to Hawk Hollow Ranch!
Kudra - Owned by Katelyn Ortepio, Ridden by Erin Laurent
CHAMPION - GAIG Finals for Grand Prix Adult Amateur
Kaboom - Owned and Ridden by Sara Schmitt
RESERVE CHAMPION - GAIG Finals for Fourth Level Open
VADA Fall Competition
2nd - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - Fourth Level Test 3 Open- 69.25% -
3rd - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - FEI Prix St. Georges Open- 62.368%
Catherine Haddad Staller Clinic 10/18-10/19/2011
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 series of clinics with Catherine Haddad Staller!
Thank you to Catherine for bringing such a wonderful learning experience to Hawk Hollow Ranch!
Colonel Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championships, 10/14-10/16/2011
Stilton - Owned and Ridden by Janice Turner
CHAMPION - Training Level Sr Division A
Kudra - Owned by Katelyn Ortepio, Ridden by Carolyn Laurent
7th - Fourth Level Sr Division A
Bridge - Owned and Ridden by Margy McKibbin-Favreau
5th - Second Level Musical Freestyle
Garden State Classic
1st -Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - Fourth Level Test 2 Open - 1st - 62.9%
September
Janice and Cruiser
ESDCTA Dressage Championships, 9/18/2011
Congratulations to Janice Turner and Stilton (aka Cruiser)!
At the ESDCTA Championships, they were Champion of Training Level Not Shown Above 2nd Level Division with an average score of 77.05%.
They also had High Score of the competition with 82%!
Congratulations to Janice Turner and Stilton (aka Cruiser)!
At the ESDCTA Championships, they were Champion of Training Level Not Shown Above 2nd Level Division with an average score of 77.05%.
They also had High Score of the competition with 82%!
August
Erin & Kudra
Congratulations to Erin Laurent for earning her USDF Gold Medal!
Congratulations to Tammy Blazin for earning her USDF Bronze Medal!
Congratulations to Tammy Blazin for earning her USDF Bronze Medal!
July
Carolyn & Kudra -
Photo by WhoTookThat.net
Congratulations to Carolyn Laurent for earning her USDF Silver Medal!
Margy & Bridge - Photo By Regina Bann
Congratulations to Margy McKibbin-Favreau for earning her USDF Bronze Medal!
Dressage at the Ranch at the USET was a great success! It would not have been possible without our fabulous volunteers!
Thank you to Debra Tomajko, Nancy Mahevich, Regina Bann, Amy Chilcoat, Trystan Chilcoat, Erin Laurent, Bernadette Pallant, Clara Ekerdt, Nancy Gensch, Pat Stave, Karin Quayle, Alex Hudson, Teri Masters, Lucy Taggert, Robin Goldenberg, Julie Tanis, Margy McKibbin-Favreau, Debbie Gertler, Julia Greifeld, Donna Andeskie and everyone else who helped out!
Thank you to Debra Tomajko, Nancy Mahevich, Regina Bann, Amy Chilcoat, Trystan Chilcoat, Erin Laurent, Bernadette Pallant, Clara Ekerdt, Nancy Gensch, Pat Stave, Karin Quayle, Alex Hudson, Teri Masters, Lucy Taggert, Robin Goldenberg, Julie Tanis, Margy McKibbin-Favreau, Debbie Gertler, Julia Greifeld, Donna Andeskie and everyone else who helped out!
June
Sara and Boomer won the Intermediate Single Horse division at the Bromont International Driving Competition in Bromont, Canada!
Earlier this month, Sara and Boomer won the Prelim Single Horse divison at Elk Creek CDE in Fair Hill, MD.
Earlier this month, Sara and Boomer won the Prelim Single Horse divison at Elk Creek CDE in Fair Hill, MD.
Sara and Boomer at Elk Creek
April
VADA/Nova Spring Dressage Competition - 4/9-4/10/2011
Training Level Test 1 Open
3rd - Janice Turner and Stilton - 60.625%
Training Level Test 2 AA
1st - Janice Turner and Stilton - 65%
Training Level Test 3 AA/Jr/YR
1st - Janice Turner and Stilton - 66.8%
Training Level Test 1 Open
1st - Janice Turner and Stilton - 66.25%
Training Level Test 2 AA
1st Janice Turner and Stilton - 67.857%
Training Level Test 3 AA
Fourth Level Test 1 Open
1st - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 62.571%
Fourth Level Test 2 Open
1st - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 69.73% - Fourth Level High Score
2nd - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 65.946%
Fourth Level Test 3 Open
2nd - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 61.75%
Fourth Level Test 1 Open
2nd - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 63.143%
Fourth Level Test 2 Open
1st - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 67.568%
2nd - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 64.324%
Fourth Level Test 3 Open
1st - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 65.25%
Welcome to Filomena, my new horse from Germany! She is terrific! Just who I needed. A HUGE thank you to Catherine Haddad who took so much time and attention to find just the right horse for me.
- Randy
Training Level Test 1 Open
3rd - Janice Turner and Stilton - 60.625%
Training Level Test 2 AA
1st - Janice Turner and Stilton - 65%
Training Level Test 3 AA/Jr/YR
1st - Janice Turner and Stilton - 66.8%
Training Level Test 1 Open
1st - Janice Turner and Stilton - 66.25%
Training Level Test 2 AA
1st Janice Turner and Stilton - 67.857%
Training Level Test 3 AA
Fourth Level Test 1 Open
1st - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 62.571%
Fourth Level Test 2 Open
1st - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 69.73% - Fourth Level High Score
2nd - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 65.946%
Fourth Level Test 3 Open
2nd - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 61.75%
Fourth Level Test 1 Open
2nd - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 63.143%
Fourth Level Test 2 Open
1st - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 67.568%
2nd - Carolyn Laurent and Kudra - 64.324%
Fourth Level Test 3 Open
1st - Sara Schmitt and Kaboom - 65.25%
Welcome to Filomena, my new horse from Germany! She is terrific! Just who I needed. A HUGE thank you to Catherine Haddad who took so much time and attention to find just the right horse for me.
- Randy
2010 News
August
From Randy:
My guest Catherine Haddad made the US team as an alternate! So she will be staying with me for another month (through mid-Sept 2010) and will be available for lessons on Monday afternoons and evenings.
Call Randy for reservations and information. Contact info here
My guest Catherine Haddad made the US team as an alternate! So she will be staying with me for another month (through mid-Sept 2010) and will be available for lessons on Monday afternoons and evenings.
Call Randy for reservations and information. Contact info here
Catherine Haddad, the US rider permanently based in Vechta, Germany, is a welcome visitor at Hawk Hollow Ranch. She arrived on the 24th with her top dressage horse, Winyamaro. Horse and rider are qualified for the US Dressage Team Selections at Gladstone to be held over two weekends: August 6-8 and 13-15.
Catherine had two horses qualified for the Selections but opted to leave her older, more experienced horse, Cadillac, at home. She is traveling with her young, up and coming star, the 10 year old gelding Winyamaro. I’ve had the pleasure of watching this pair work in the early mornings and I am truly impressed with the joy and enthusiasm they express in their work together.
Have a look at Winyamaro last June at he Fritzens CDI4* in Austria. To my eye, he looks even more secure, powerful and expressive in his work now! Catherine says he is improving “by the hour”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1NAKfXuQA
Or check out this fun freestyle (I love the music!) from last year when Winyamaro was still just nine years old! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVE0cq1zqWI
If you would like to read about Catherine’s experiences on the European show circuit in her own words, check out her blog at The Chronicle of the Horse http://www.chronofhorse.com/category/author-name/catherine-haddad
Kudos to this exciting pair and best of luck at the Selections!
-Randy
Catherine had two horses qualified for the Selections but opted to leave her older, more experienced horse, Cadillac, at home. She is traveling with her young, up and coming star, the 10 year old gelding Winyamaro. I’ve had the pleasure of watching this pair work in the early mornings and I am truly impressed with the joy and enthusiasm they express in their work together.
Have a look at Winyamaro last June at he Fritzens CDI4* in Austria. To my eye, he looks even more secure, powerful and expressive in his work now! Catherine says he is improving “by the hour”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1NAKfXuQA
Or check out this fun freestyle (I love the music!) from last year when Winyamaro was still just nine years old! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVE0cq1zqWI
If you would like to read about Catherine’s experiences on the European show circuit in her own words, check out her blog at The Chronicle of the Horse http://www.chronofhorse.com/category/author-name/catherine-haddad
Kudos to this exciting pair and best of luck at the Selections!
-Randy
July 2010
Two of Hawk Hollow Ranch's horse and rider combinations paired up for the EEMI Summer Fling at Morven Park in Leesburg, VA. Erin Laurent aboard Ulster and Carolyn Laurent on Del Rio placed 3rd in the Canaan Ranch Pas De Deux Challenge.
2010 Dressage Shows at Hawk Hollow Ranch
Afternoon of Freestyle: Sharing a story at the judge's booth, despite the melting heat
Lisa Tannehill photography
"Afternoon of Freestyles"
Press Coverage in The Star-Ledger by Nancy Jaffer, 07/03/10 http://www.nj.com/jaffer
ON THE RAIL -- The musical freestyle has made dressage a true spectator sport that can be enjoyed by the uninitiated as well as the educated fan. Randy Leoni, the owner of Hawk Hollow Ranch, sees it as a way to broaden the base of the discipline, which was the genesis for her "Afternoon of Freestyles" that will be held Thursday at her stable at 100 River Road West in Bedminster.
The 4 p.m. competition showcases the rides in an intimate setting, enabling people to feel closer to the action than they do at big showgrounds.
"We have a lot of enthusiasm for the freestyle on the part of the riders, and people have been calling me right and left about coming," said Leoni, who would like to see more than the 170 spectators who were on hand last year attend this time. There is no admission fee to see an interesting lineup of competitors, and fans are encouraged to picnic on the grounds.
Those competing include Heather Mason and Olympic judge Marilyn Payne, both of Tewksbury, as well as Cesar Parra of Whitehouse Station. He will be riding Olympia, the country's top-ranked Intermediare I horse, whose next stop is the U.S. national championships and WEG team selection trials.
They will be held Aug. 6-8 and 13-15 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, not far from Leoni's ranch. She is in charge of the VIP tent at the championships. It's a location that offers people a good vantagepoint, and food as well. Those who prefer the bleachers only have to pay $20 per car for parking.
For information about reserving a VIP table or VIP seat, contact Randi
Press Coverage in The Star-Ledger by Nancy Jaffer, 07/03/10 http://www.nj.com/jaffer
ON THE RAIL -- The musical freestyle has made dressage a true spectator sport that can be enjoyed by the uninitiated as well as the educated fan. Randy Leoni, the owner of Hawk Hollow Ranch, sees it as a way to broaden the base of the discipline, which was the genesis for her "Afternoon of Freestyles" that will be held Thursday at her stable at 100 River Road West in Bedminster.
The 4 p.m. competition showcases the rides in an intimate setting, enabling people to feel closer to the action than they do at big showgrounds.
"We have a lot of enthusiasm for the freestyle on the part of the riders, and people have been calling me right and left about coming," said Leoni, who would like to see more than the 170 spectators who were on hand last year attend this time. There is no admission fee to see an interesting lineup of competitors, and fans are encouraged to picnic on the grounds.
Those competing include Heather Mason and Olympic judge Marilyn Payne, both of Tewksbury, as well as Cesar Parra of Whitehouse Station. He will be riding Olympia, the country's top-ranked Intermediare I horse, whose next stop is the U.S. national championships and WEG team selection trials.
They will be held Aug. 6-8 and 13-15 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, not far from Leoni's ranch. She is in charge of the VIP tent at the championships. It's a location that offers people a good vantagepoint, and food as well. Those who prefer the bleachers only have to pay $20 per car for parking.
For information about reserving a VIP table or VIP seat, contact Randi
Pictures of Hawk Hollow Ranch Recognized Dressage Shows
photos Lisa Tannehill Photography
