Good Weekend at Plantation Field Horse Trials

Hello Everyone!

We hope that you were able to enjoy this beautiful weekend we had here in Maryland.  As you know from our post last week, Glenda took PL Irish Pearl to the Plantation Field Horse Trials this past weekend to compete in the Training-level division.  The pair was 6th after dressage and then moved up to 4th with a great show-jumping round. Unfortunately a little error on cross-country caused them their 4th place finish, but everything is well and Glenda was still proud of Pearl after the event.

Here is what Glenda had to say: "Pearl and I had a great weekend at Plantation HT. It is a gorgeous facility, and I highly recommend it! Pearl did one of her best dressage tests to-date, had a fantastic double-clean stadium round, and then had a moment of being mesmerized by the new open field so she jumped into and wasn't focusing on the next jump in front of her. Unfortunately, that of course cost us our 4th place spot, but was early enough in the XC course for her to still get a positive run in. I still love my little grey mare!" Way to go!

On another note, stay tuned for some exciting announcements to come later this week about a few fun activities we have planned for this summer!

Don't forget about our youngsters for sale!

Good Afternoon everyone!

It's a gorgeous spring day here at the farm in Union Bridge, Maryland! The sun is shining and the horses are happy. Coming up on the competition schedule is the Plantation Field Horse Trials this weekend. There is also the Maryland Horse Trials starter event as well. Stay tuned next week to find out how these events go!

For now, we want to remind you about our talented youngsters for sale! These babies are growing quickly and ready for their new homes. We have a wide variety of yearlings for sale suited to many disciplines. If you or someone you know is looking for your next project... please come out and meet our babies! You can visit our website, www.playlandequestriancenter.com, for more information and to set up a time to come out. 

Here is an overview of our current offering of horses:

• PL Sultry Gem, filly by PL Sultanna 
  
• PL Incomparable Diamond, colt out of PL Indy 
  
• PL Ardan Hill, Colt out of PL Apache  
  
• PL Diamond’s Inspiration 2012 ~15.2h bay Irish Draught Sport Horse Mare 
  

Great Weekend at Morven Park!

This past weekend was the Morven Park Spring Horse Trials in Leesburg, Virginia.

Glenda competed KA Clover in the Beginner Novice division and finished in 4th place! She also competed PL Irish Pearl in the Training division and finished in 10th place. Way to go Glenda!


Stephanie Kohr competed PL Lucky Empress and finished14th in the Novice Horse division.

Way to go riders!

Great first weekend out for Playland Riders & Horses!

What a great weekend for the Playland horses! We are so happy that everyone was able to get out and show yesterday at The Maryland Horse Trials & Combined Test.

Here are the results:

-Ashley Redman with PL Irish Queen ("Queenie") finished 3rd-T in the Junior Introductory division.

-Glenda Player with PL Irish Pearl finished 2nd in the Training-B division.

-Sofia Tamayo with PL Contessa was 9th in the Junior Beginner Novice division.

-Louisa Woodville with Empress (PL Lucky Empress) was 7th in the Novice-B division.

-Erinn Murphy won her Introductory division on Red Cloud ("Millie").

Way to go everyone!

Erinn and Millie and their 1st place ribbon

Ashley and Queenie at the show

What a weekend at the C.O.R.E. Clinic!

Yesterday, Playland hosted their 3rd-ever, C.OR.E. Rider Clinic at the farm. We had a good turnout and despite the wind and cold, we had a great time!! The morning started with an un-mounted session in the barn isles (due to weather) and then proceeded to build on those movements in the indoor on medical balls.

After the un-mounted session finished, next was semi-private group lessons throughout the rest of the afternoon. These lessons are great because they can really take what was learned in the un-mounted session and see it translate directly into riding. 

Each clinic it's very rewarding to see how small movements and awareness can make a huge impact in riders position and movement with the horse. Of course, these clinics are still relatively new for Playland and comments & suggestions are always welcome. Please send any comments to this email.

We also want to take a minute to thank Maya Kuntze Photography for the wonderful photos she continues to provide us with after each clinic!

We also wanted to congratulate Playland horses on good rides this past weekend at shows:

-Virginia Strench with her own PL Black Diamond finished 4th in the Training-B division at the Maryland Horse Trials Derby.
-Caroline Carney on her own PL Cha Cha finished 4th in the Jr/YR Open Novice-1 division at the Pine Top Spring Horse Trials in Thompson, GA.

Auditing is FREE for Sunday's C.O.R.E. Rider Clinic!!!

Hello Everyone!!

Today is supposed to be in the upper 50's and we *think* it's safe to say that spring is finally arriving! Nothing makes the horses happier (and people) to see the sun shining, the grass coming in and temperatures rising. With that being said, this Sunday, March 15th, would be the perfect time to come out and experience something new!! Auditing is FREE for the mounted spots in our CORE Rider Clinic, and we'd love to have you come out to the farm! The mounted sessions will begin at approximately 10:30am and go until 5:30pm. We hope to see you on Sunday! 

For more information, check out the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/605269719618645/

Now Seeking Working Student Applications!

We have an exciting announcement! Playland is now accepting applications for working students for this spring & summer. Come join a fun and active eventing stable to further your education and gain experience in the eventing and dressage worlds!

Please read more about our program on our lessons and training page of our website: www.playlandequestriancenter.com

Also, just a side note: we still have a few spots open in the Un-mounted session for our March 15th CORE Rider clinic! Email Erinn at emurphy@arbee.net to sign-up today!