And What a Year It Has Been!

Just taking a moment during the busy holiday season to reflect on what a great year it has been. Thank you to all of our clients and their families for another great year at Rolling Acres Show Stables! We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and joyous Holiday!

If you want to take your competitive edge to the next level and are looking for a new place for your horses, come join us at Rolling Acres Show Stables, located in Brookeville, Maryland. Train and show with one of the top H/J barns on the East Coast. RASS has select opening's for active competitors at our home base in Maryland. Coaching riders from Short Stirrup to Grand Prix! Attending Rated Shows from Vermont to Florida each year.

Contact us today to learn more: www.rollacresshowstables.com

Weekly Show Results: World Equestrian Winter Classic

Good morning,

Here are the results from the World Equestrian Winter Classic in Wilmington, Ohio:

-McGwire and Candace Ourisman were Reserve Champions in the Intermediate Adult Hunter and was 3rd in the 2'6" Non-pro Derby.

-Pura Vida was 7th in the 2'6" Non-Pro Derby.

Congratulations!! (Sorry, no photos this week!)

Thank you Sheryl!

What a great season it's been this year! Taking a quick moment to thank our wonderful in-house photographer, Sheryl Sutherby for sharing her talent with us! Take a look at the link below for some of her beautiful photos:

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Weekly Show Results: Duke Children's Benefit and Mid-Atlantic Show!

Good morning all! Here are the weekly show results!

Here are results from the second week of the Duke's Children's Benefit in Raleigh, North Carolina:

-Makadi and Lily Pollin were Children's Jumper Champions, were 4th in the Children's Jumper Classic and were Grand Champions Children/Adult Jumper for both weeks!

Lily Pollin

-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were Adult Jumper Reserve Champions and were 4th in the Adult Jumper Classic

Black Friday and Alyson Gurney

-Contador and Ashley Foster were Low Jr/Am Jumper Champions
 and also Grand Jr/Am Jumper Champions

Ashley Foster

-London and Mary Lisa Leffler were Baby Green Hunter Champions
-Penelope and Mary McDaniel were 7th in the Children's Jumper Classic
-Quiloa and AC Smith were 9th in the Adult Jumper Classic
-Capella and Ashley Foster were 5th in the Med Jr/Am Jumper Classic
-Capiche and Lola Schumpert were 4th in the Pony Hunter Classic

And now results from the Mid-Atlantic Equitation Festival in Upper Marlboro, Maryland:

-Sienna and Reagan Williams were Novice Eq Reserve Champions
-Double Gold and Sam Yagoda were Low Equitation Reserve Champions and won the Low Eq Championship
-Ashley Schoen and Bliksem were 9th in the Intermediate Equitation Championship
-Genevieve Cullen and Pura Vida were 4th in the Novice Equitation Championship
-Georgia Fish and Pendleton were 7th in the THIS Medal
-Candace Ourisman and McGwire were 4th in the 2'6" Adult Medal

Congratulations to all for excellent rides! Thank you Sheryl Sutherby for the photos!

Happy Thanksgiving to You All!

Weekly Show Results: Week 1 of the Duke Children's Benefit

Good morning! Here are results from Week 1 of the Duke Children's Benefit in Raleigh, North Carolina:

-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were Adult Jumper Reserve Champions
-Carlot and Kevin Foster were A/O 3'3" Older Hunter Reserve Champions

Carlot and Kevin Foster

-Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler were 8th in the Open Welcome Stake
-Allison Bergmeyer and Clear Cove were 3rd in the Adult Hunter Classic

Clear Cove and Allison Bergmeyer

-Quiloa and Jen Melhako were 8th in the Adult Jumper Classic
-Contador and Ashley Foster were 3rd in the $5,000 Low Jr/Am Jumper Classic
-Capella and Ashley Foster were 3rd in the $7,500 Med Jr/Am Jumper Classic
-Capiche and Lola Schumpert were 2nd in the Pony Hunter Classic
-Titan 150 and Ashley Foster were 5th in the $50,000 Duke Children's Benefit Grand Prix

Titan 150 and Ashley Foster

Congratulations riders on a job well done! And thank you to Sheryl Sutherby for the great photos!

Weekly Show Results: Washington International Horse Show

Good morning,

The results from the Washington International Horse Show are in!

-Pura Vida and Lily Pollin won the $10,000 Childrens Hunter Finals

Pura Vida with Lily Pollin and groom Ramon Mendoza

-Charade and Mekenna Scott were 12th in the $10,000 Childrens Hunter Finals

Charade and Mekenna Scott

-Axtrex and Addie Jabin were 3rd in the $10,000 Adult Hunter Finals

Axtrex

-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were 5th in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Finals

Black Friday and Alyson Gurney

-Super 10 and Dawn Vileno were 8th in the Adult Jumper Finals

Super 10 and Dawn Vileno

Congratulations riders! And thank you Sheryl Sutherby for the photos!

Weekly Show Results: Pennsylvania National Horse Show & WIHS Local Day

Good morning! Here are results from the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:

-Mary McDaniel won the Claire Mawdsley Scholarship Award

-Charming and Dorli Burke were A/O Hunter Reserve Champions

Dorli Burke and Charming

-Capella and Ashley Foster were Amateur  Jumper Champions and won the A/O Stake Class
-Ashley Foster was the leading Amateur Jumper Rider

Capella and Ashley Foster

-Daliante M and Ashley Foster were 2nd in the Amateur Jumper Classic

-Axtrex and Addie Jabin were 6th in the NAL Adult Hunter Finals

Axtrex and Addie Jabin

And from the Washington International Horse Show Local Day and Zone 3 Finals in Upper Marlboro, Maryland:

-Loafers Lodge White Tie and Tail with Peyton Scott were Reserve Champions in the Short Stirrup Equitation and Reserve Champions in the Short Stirrup Hunters
-Betina Star and Sahara Reiz were Champions  in the 1.0 meter Jumpers
-Makadi and Lily Pollin were Reserve Champions in the Zone 3 Children's Low Jumpers

Great riding by all! Congratulations!

Thank you as always to Sheryl Sutherby for the fantastic photos! 

Weekly Show Results: Capital Challenge Horse Show

Good morning!

The results from the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, MD are in:

-Charming and Dorli Burke were Reserve Champions in the A/O 3'6" Older Division

Charming and Dorli Burke

-Classic and Dorli Burke were Reserve Champions in the A/O 3'3" Older Division

Classic and Dorli Burke

-Pura Vida and Lily Pollin were Reserve Champions in the Children's Hunter 15-17 Division

Pura Vida and Lily Pollin

-Capella and Ashley Foster were 3rd in the Low Jr/AM Jumper Classic

Capella and Ashley Foster

-Daliante M and Ashley Foster were 8th in the Med Jr/AM Jumper Classic

Daliante M and Ashley Foster

Congratulations riders and thank you Sheryl Sutherby for capturing these beautiful photos! 

Weekly Show Results: Culpeper Finals

Good morning!

Here are results from the Culpeper Finals in Culpeper, Virginia:

-McGwire and Candace Ourisman were Novice Adult Reserve Champions

McGwire with Candace Ourisman

-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were Schooling Hunter Reserve Champions

-Capitol II and Bari Friedman won the 1.20 Jr/Am Classic

Capitol II with Bari Friedman and MaryLisa Leffler

-Capella and Ashley Foster were 4th in the 1.20 Jr/Am Classic

-Daliante M and Ashley Foster were 2nd in the $20,000 Open Prix and were 6th in the $10,000 -Johnson Horse Transportation Prix

Daliante M and Ashley Foster

-Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler were 3rd in the $20,000 Open Prix and won the $10,000 Johnson Horse Transportation Prix

Luminous and MaryLisa Leffler

Way to go riders! Thank you Sheryl for the great photos!


...And now it's Captial Challenge week. Good luck everyone!

Weekly Show Results: Piedmont Jumper Show

Here are the competition results from the Piedmont Jumper Show in Upperville, Virginia!

-Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler were Champions in the 1.30 Jumper Division, 5th in the Open Welcome and  3rd in the $25,000 Grand Prix

Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler

-Echo Blue and Dawn Vileno were 7th in the Low Adult Jumper Classic

-Black Friday and Alyson Gurney were 4th in the High Adult Jumper Classic

Black Friday and Alyson Gurney

-Super 10n and Dawn Vileno were 6th in the High Adult Jumper Classic

-Capella and Jen Mehalko were 11th in the High Adult Jumper Classic

-Laddy Boy and Mary McDaniel won the High Children's Jumper Classic

Laddy Boy and Mary McDaniel.

-Capitol II and Bari Friedman were 10th in the Low Jr/AO Jumper classic

Congratulations everyone! And thank you to Sheryl for the beautiful photos!

Weekly Show Results: Maryland Horse & Pony Show!

Here are results from the Maryland Horse and Pony Show in Upper Marlboro, Md:

-Lola Shumpert was 2nd in the MHSA Pony Equitation Finals!

Capiche and Lola Shumpert

-Classic and Ismael Fuentes won Best Turned Out Horse!

Classic and Ismael Fuentes

-Classic and Mary Lisa Leffler were Perf 3'3" Hunters and Grand Champion Hunter for the show!

-Classic and Dorli Burke were A/O 3'3" Older Reserve Champions

Classic and Dorli Burke

-Charming and Dorli Burke were A/O 3'6" Hunter Champions

-Prince Royal and Katri Hunter were Reserve Champions in the High C/A Jumpers and were 5th in the C/A Jumper Classic

-Arrow K and Mary Lisa Leffler were Low Hunter Reserve Champions

Charade and Mekenna Scott were 11th in the Children's Hunter Classic

Great riding from everyone and lovely photos thanks to Sheryl Sutherby!

Good luck to our riders!!

We don't have any competition results for you from this past week but hope that you were able to enjoy the holiday weekend!! Up next for our RASS riders is the Maryland Horse & Pony Show at the PG Equestrian Center, from September 12-16th. That is closely followed by the Pennsylvania National, WIHS and Zone finals. Good luck to everyone at Indoors! Stay tuned for those results as we get them!

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Harrisburg National and Constitution Classic Results!

Good morning all!

Here are results from the Harrisburg National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA:

-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were Green 3' Champions
-Summerlin and Mary Lisa Leffler were Green 3'3" Reserve Champions
-Classic and Mary Lisa Leffler were Perf 3'3" Champions
-Incognito and Kirsten Pollin were A/O Hunter Champions
-Axtrex and Addie Jabin were Adult Amateur Younger Champions
-Pura Vida and Lily Pollin were Children's Hunter Older Champions and 2nd in the Children's Hunter Classic

-Headlines and Cate Black were 3rd in the Children's Hunter Classic
-Charade and Mekenna Scott were 4th in the Children's Hunter Classic
-Sienna and Elle Hogan were 7th in the Children's Hunter Classic
-Lily Pollin was Best Child Rider on a Horse

And here are results from the Constitution Classic in Culpeper, VA:

-Charming and Mary Lisa Leffler were Adequan Hunter Reserve Champions
-Charming and Dorli Burke were A/O Hunter Reserve Champions

Charming and Dorli Burke

-Capiche and Lola Schumpert were Medium Pony Hunter Champions

Capiche and Lola Schumpert

-Laddy Boy and Mary McDaniel were High Children's Jumper Reserve Champions and were 2nd in the Children's Jumper Classic
-Capella and Mary Lisa Leffler were 1.20 Jumper Reserve Champions

Capella and Mary Lisa Leffler

-Daliante M and Mary Lisa Leffler were 2nd in the $10,000 Welcome Class and 3rd in the $20,000 Open Prix
-Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler were 6th in the $20,000 Open Prix
-Capitol II and Bari Friedman were 3rd in the Low Jr/AM Jumper Classic

Capitol II and Bari Friedman

Great riding everyone and thank you Sheryl Sutherby for the photos!

The Team is Home from Vermont!

Good morning!

All of our RASS team came home from Vermont safe and sound. Sounds like they had fun, but nothing beats some Maryland steamed crabs. Can't get those in Vermont!

The upcoming show schedule includes Quentin Fall Classic at Swan Lake and then Maryland Horse & Pony Show next month. Stay tuned for those results as we get them. For now we are enjoying having everyone home!

Weekly Show Results: Vermont Summer Celebration!

Here are the show results from the Vermont Summer Celebration in East Dorset, Vermont:

-Headlines and Cate Black were Children's Hunter Older Champions, Reserve Champion in the Modified Children's, won the Children's Hunter Classic and Cate was named Best Child Rider on a Horse

Headlines and Cate Black

-Roundabout and Hayley Anderson were Reserve Champions in the Adult Amateur Hunter Younger Section

-Arrow K and Kevin Foster were Champions in the Adult Amateur Hunter Older Section

-Frontman and Charlotte Williams were Reserve Champions in the Adult Amateur Hunter Older Section and were 8th in the Adult Hunter Classic

-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were Champions in the Green Hunter 3' Division

-Frontman and David Jennings were Champion in the Schooling Hunter Division

-Prince Royal and Cate Black were Reserve Champions in the Children's Jumper Low Division

-Quiloa and Anna Claire Smith were Champions in the Adult Jumper Low Division

Quiloa with AC Smith and Prince Royal with Cate Black

-Capella and Ashley Foster were Champions in the Medium Jr/Am Jumper Division

-Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler won the $50,000 Vt Summer Celebration Grand Prix

Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler

-Daliante M and Ashley Foster were 2nd in the $10,000 Open Welcome

-Capella and Hayley Anderson won the $10,000 Jr/Am Jumper Classic

Capella with Ashley Foster and Hayley Anderson

-Bilbo Baggins and Anna Claire Smith won the NAL C/A Jumper Classic

-Laddy Boy and Mary McDaniel were 2nd in the NAL C/A Jumper Classic

-Calico Blue and Hayley Anderson were 4th in the NAL C/A Jumper Classic

-Clear Cove and Allison Bergmeyer were 3rd in the Adult Hunter Classic

-Incognito and Mary Lisa Leffler were 5th in the $15,000 Hunter Derby

Incognito and Mary Lisa Leffler.

And here are the Vermont Summer Festival Circuit Champions:

-Headlines and Cate Black were Older Children's Hunter Champions

-Pura Vida and Lily Pollin were Older Children's Hunter Reserve Champions

-Capiche and Lola Schumpert were Medium Pony Champions

-Summerlin and Ashley Foster were A/O 3'3" Younger Champions

-Piroutte and Mary Lisa Leffler were Green 3' Reserve Champions

-Quiloa with Emily Leins and Anna Claire Smith were Low Adult Jumper Champions


Way to go everyone!! Congratulations on a successful Vermont Summer Festival!  Special thank you to Sheryl Sutherby as always, for the fantastic photos. 

Weekly Show Results: Manchester & the Mountains and the Bay State Classic

Good afternoon!

Here are the results from the Manchester & the Mountains Show in East Dorset, Vermont:

-Sienna and Elle Hogan were Champion in the Younger Children's Hunter, were 4th in the NAL Children's Hunter Classic,  and Elle was named Best Child Rider

-Arrow K and Mary Kate Hogan were Reserve Champions in the Younger Children's Hunter and Champion in the Modified Children's Hunter

-Lily Pollin and Pura Vida were Champion in the Older Children's Hunter and won the NAL Children's Hunter Classic

Pura Vida and Lily Pollin

-Cate Black and Headlines were Reserve Champion in the Older Children's Hunter and were 2nd in the NAL Children's Hunter Classic

-Capiche and Lola Schumpert were Reserve Champion in the Pony Hunter Division and were 4th in the Pony Hunter Classic

-Pirouette and Ashley Burke were Champions in the Adult Hunter Younger Division

-Arrow K and Felicia Harrsch were Reserve Champions in the Adult Hunter Younger Division

-Pirouette and Mary Lisa Leffler were Champions in the Green 3' Hunters

-Roundabout and Mary Lisa Leffler were Reserve Champions in the Green 3' Hunters

-Summerlin and Ashley Foster were Champions in the A/O 3'3" Younger Hunters

-Classic and Dorli Burke were Reserve Champions in the A/O 3'3" Older Hunters

Classic and Dorli Burke

-Incognito and Kirsten Pollin were Champions in the A/O Hunter Division

Incognito and Kirsten Pollin

-Makadi and Lily Pollin were Reserve Champions in the Low Children's Jumpers

-Penn and Emmy Middleton were Reserve Champions in the Low Adult Jumpers and were 3rd in the Low C/A Jumper Classic

-Mary Lisa Leffler and Luminous won the $10,000 Open Welcome and were 3rd in the $30,000 Grand Prix

Luminous and Mary Lisa Leffler

-Ashley Foster and Daliante M were 5th in the $10,000 Open Welcome and were 5th in the $30,000 Grand Prix

-Prince Royal and Katri Hunter were 8th in the NAL C/A Jumper Classic
Quiloa and AC Smith were 2nd in the Low C/A Jumper Classic

-Capella and Ashley Foster were 3rd in the Jr/Am Jumper Classic

Capella and Ashley Foster

And from the Bay State Classic at Mcdonogh School in Reisterstown, Md:

-Addie Jabin won the MHSA Adult Medals Finals

-Bari Friedman was 2nd in the MHSA Adult Medal Finals

-Axtrex and Addie Jabin won the NAL Adult Hunter Classic

-Charade and Mekenna Scott were 10th in the NAL Children's Hunter Classic

-Super10 and Dawn Vileno were 2nd in the NAL Adult Jumper Classic

-Georgia Fish was 2nd in the THIS Medal

Wonderful riding by everyone this past week! And special thanks to Sheryl Sutherby for the beautiful photos!