Rolling Acres Farm: Hunter/Jumper Horse Boarding, Sales and Training in Montgomery County, Maryland: Rolling Acres Riders Do It Again... Big Wins at Keswick and Blue Rock Horse Shows!

What a weekend for the Rolling Acres team!! Members of Rolling Acres and their horses attended two shows this weekend, the Keswick Horse Show and the Blue Rock Horse Show...both with great success! At the Keswick Horse Show, the following riders competed:

Mary Lisa Leffler riding Knob Creek, owned by Lisa Levine, in the High Performance/2^nd Year Working Hunter, won 1^st in Handy Hunter Over Fences, two 4ths and a 6^th in Over Fences, and third in the Under Saddle portion of the class.

Alyson Gurney riding The Golden Compass did very well in the Junior Hunter Large Division which had over fifty entries!! Alyson won a 1^st and two 2nds in the Over Fences, a 1^st Under Saddle, and a 1^st in Handy Hunter. Alyson was also Champion and winner of the “Windfall” Challenge Trophy, winner of the Jimmy Cantwell Perpetual Trophy for the Large Junior Hunter Grand Champion, and Winner of the Black Mail Perpetual Trophy for the Grand Champion Junior Hunter. In the Performance Working Hunter division, with over 35 entries, she won Reserve Champion with two 2nds in the 3ft 3” level. In the WIHS Equitation Classic she placed 3^rd and in the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the 3ft 3” level she finished in 9^th place. What a weekend! WAY TO GO ALYSON!!

Ashley Foster riding Turtle Bay also did very well in the Small Junior Hunter Division which was also large with 42 entries! She finished with two 2nds and a 5^th place in the Over Fences, 6^th in the Handy Hunter, and 4^th in Under Saddle class. She also was 2^nd in the $1500 Keswick HS Junior Hunter Classic. Awesome job!

Ashley also rode several other horses and finished with the following places: WIHS Equitation Classic – 1^st, 1.05M Jumper – 5^th, 1.05 Jumper – 1^st on Leena L. $1,000 Low Junior/Amateur-Owner, Jumper, Table II, 2^nd place, and $10,000 Jumper Classic II, 2a – 9^th place on Carlot. And finally, $1,000 Low Junior/Amateur-Owner, Jumper, Table II – 3^rdplace, and in the $10,000 Jumper Classic II, 2a – 3^rd place finish as well on Indy.

Meanwhile, at the Blue Rock Horse Show, the other Rolling Acres representatives were also showing and doing wonderfully!

Kevin Foster and Ufonia competed in the Adult Amateur Hunter 50+ and placed with two 1sts in Over Fences, and a 3^rd in Under Saddle. They also placed 1^st in the NAL/WIHS/M&S Adult Amateur Hunter Classic! Kevin also rode Nikita in the NAL/WIHS/M&S Adult Amateur Hunter Classic and placed 5^th as well as an 8^th place in the High Adult Amateur Jumper.

Sahara Reiz riding Chant De Paix did very well placing with two 2nds and a 3^rd in the Low Children’s Jumper 1.0M! Way to ride!

Allyson Quirk riding Fortissimo placed 5^th and 6^th in the 3’3” Performance Hunter Over Fences, four 6ths, a 7^th and a 9^th place in the Junior Hunter and Classic, and a 5^th in the WIHS Hunter Phase 3’6”. Congrats!!

Robin Feldman riding Prestige won a 1^st in the Pre-Adult/Pre-Children’s Hunter Classic and a 3^rd in the Pre-Adult Hunter O/F..woo!

Annie Friedman riding Now How Z did very well placing 2^nd and 4^th in the 3’3” Performance Hunter OF and a 3^rd in the competitive, USHJA National Hunter Derby! Awesome job!

Meredith Clay riding Birtley’s Crowned Jewel rode in the Green Pony Hunter Division. They placed 5^th and 7^th in Over Fences, 2^nd in Confirmation, 2^nd in Under Saddle, 5^th in Model, 3^rd in Green Pony Hunter Warm Up and 2^nd in the Over Fences. Congratulations!!

Katie Kranking riding Baron Des Sources did wonderfully, placing 7^th in the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Years OF class!

Connie McRill riding Sgt. Pepper rode in the Adult Amateur Hunter 50+ division and placed with a 4^th and 7^th in Over Fences, an 8^th in Under Saddle, and a 9^th in the NAL/WIHS/M&S Adult Amateur Hunter Classic. Way to go Connie!

Devon Monroe riding Shinkansen won 1^st in the NAL/WIHS/M&S Children’s Jumper Classic and 3^rd in the High Children’s Jumper 1.10 M!! Congrats!

Charlotte Williams riding Frontman competed in the Adult Amateur Hunter 50+ as well and finished with a 5^th and a 7^th in Over Fences and a 7^th in Under Saddle. She also finished 10^th in the NAL/WIHS/M&S Adult Amateur Hunter Classic. Awesome job!

Mallory Shear riding In The Nick of Time finished with a 4^th and 7^th in the Pre-Adults Hunter OF class and a 4^th in the Classic. Way to go!

Brianna Sims riding Axtrex competed in the Junior Hunter 15 & Under division and placed with two 2nds and a 3^rd in the Over Fences, 6^th in the Handy Hunter class, 5^th in the Under Saddle, 5^th in the Classic, and two 1sts in the MHSA Hunt Seat on Horses 3’3” and the WIHS Hunter Phase 3’6”. Wonderful riding!

Liz Lavine riding Lionhearts’aflippin placed 2nd in the 0.8m Jumpers division. Nice job!

Finally, Mary Lisa Leffler had a few rides at the show, doing very well on all of them. With Knob Creek, she finished 3^rd and 5^th in the 3’3” Performance Hunter OF and 2^nd in the USHJA National Hunter Derby. On Frontman, owned by Kasperon, LLC, she finished with a 2^nd and 3^rd in the 3’ Hunter Over Fences division.

Riding Quastor Van De Helle Z (Drake), owned by Paulexi, LLC, she shined winning the Blue Rock Classic Grand Prix as well as the 1.40m Jumpers. Way to go Mary Lisa!!

Congratulations to all of the Rolling Acres riders for doing so well at both shows and representing the true sportsmanship nature that Rolling Acres is all about! Way to go everyone! Rolling Acres is proud!