Summer Show #1 Re-cap & Other Competition Results

Hello All!

This past Friday was our first Summer Evening Fix-A-Test & Jumper show at the farm. We had a great turnout and hope that everyone had fun (despite having to move the jumper show to the grass due to flooding in our outdoor arena). Special thanks to show secretary Stacie, dressage judge Meghan Truppner, Darenth Farm for making us part of your camp, and all of our many wonderful volunteers! We couldn't have done it without you! Our 2nd Summer Evening show will be held Friday July 31st. If you couldn't make it to the first one, be sure to come to our July show for all the fun! Tell your friends!

 Lauren Edwards with Fast Shadow

Just a Flirt, owned and ridden by Alison Capron, were in the ribbons! 

And now we need to also share some show results with you!

June 13th-14th:

-Glenda with PL Irish Pearl was 14th in the Open Training-2 division at the Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials

-Danielle Douphinette with PL Irish Fiona was 6th in the Beginner Novice-B division at the Valinor Farm Horse Trials

This past weekend Glenda also competed at the Surefire Horse Trials. With PL Irish Pearl the pair finished 18th in Open Training-A and with KA Clover, Glenda finished 6th in the Open Novice-A division.  

Playland is also currently seeking working students to begin late summer/early fall. If you or someone you know is interested, please email Glenda at: glenda@playlandequestriancenter.com. Applicants must be 18+ or older and have prior experience with upper-level horses.  

  

Congratulations to Ashley & Queenie!

This past weekend was the Waredaca Summer Starter Horse Trials held in Laytonsville, Maryland. Playland student, Ashley Redman took school horse PL Irish Queen (aka "Queenie) to the competiton. Although this is a newer pair, Ashley and Queenie did very well finishing 1st in the Junior Elementary division. Way to go!!!

Ashley is all smiles 

Ashley and coach Glenda focusing before stadium jumping 

Great Weekend for Playland horses

This past weekend was the Waredaca Spring Horse Trials held in Laytonsville, Maryland. Several Playland horses were out and about showing off their talent!

Glenda competed KA Clover in the Novice Horse division and finished in 13th with clear jumping (with 1 second of time penalty) in stadium and double-clear in cross-country.   She also competed PL Irish Pearl and finished 15th in the Open Training division.

Glenda and Clover in stadium:

Virginia Strench competed Black Diamond [PL Black Diamond] and finished 11th in the Training Rider-B division.

Olivia White with PL Lucky Valentine were 14th in the  Novice Rider-A division.

And Louisa Woodville with Empress [PL Lucky Empress] finished 13th in the Novice Rider-A division.

Way to go everyone!

Don't forget about our first Jumper Show, Cross-Country Schooling and Fix-A-Test night coming up on June 19th! Email Stacie at snichols@ccgsearch.com  to sign-up in advance!

Playland Happenings!

Good Morning!

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend with the beautiful weather! Here at the farm we are staying busy and prepping for our upcoming events.

Last week was a busy for Glenda as she taught again at the Maryland Horse Trials Adult Eventing Camp. Everyone did a wonderful job and Glenda had fun too!

Glenda teaching a CORE Rider session at the camp. Photo credit: Kris Covert 

Also, working student Katie had her first cross-country schooling lesson (in over 4 years!) on Millie and the two had a ton of fun! Way to go Katie! 

Katie & Millie in Playland's XC Schooling Field 

We also want to send congratulations to Virginia Strench with Black Diamond (PL Black Diamond) for their 6th place finish in the Junior Training-A division Sunday at The Maryland Horse Trials Starter #3! Way to go!

Don't Forget!! Playland has an immediate opening for a working student position! Come join a fun team to get some extra riding and lessons in this summer. To learn more about the position, visit the Training page at www.playlandequestriancenter.com. Then send your application, resume, and riding video to glendaplayer@gmail.com

Meet our newest addition!

Good afternoon,

We have more exciting news to share with you this week!

Playland has had their 2nd spring foal of the year! We are elated to welcome our first Rosenthal baby! He is a gorgeous little boy with 3 white stockings and a blaze. Isn't he the cutest?

We also wanted to say congratulations to Haley Hughes with The Consultant [formerly, PL Irish Calib] for their 17th place finish in the Open Training division at the CHC International at Chattahoochee Hills this past weekend.

Also, don't forget about our upcoming Summer Schooling Show & Open House! The first one in our series of three will be held Friday, June 19th. We will be offering dressage Fix-a-Tests, as well as jumper rounds in our outdoor arena. Pre-registration for the dressage is required. Email show secretary, Stacie at: snichols@ccgsearch.com  to sign-up today!

For our friends that aren't close, and are in Virginia, Glenda is teaching a CORE clinic at the wonderful TRU Liberty Stables! See the flyer below for more information and sign-up today!

If you remember our other foal from two weeks ago, she is doing very well and adjusting to life at Playland well!

Fun Events Coming Up at Playland!!

Hello everyone!

We wanted to remind you today of all the awesome events coming up for Playland!! We have something for everyone, so be sure to check out the information below and sign-up!

MAY- 17

Spring C.O.R.E. Rider Clinic

Playland Equestrian Center, LLC in Union Bridge, Maryland

9:00am

Cost: $85/person for both un-mounted & mounted lessons

Email Erinn to sign up: e-murphy@arbee.net

JUNE-19

Friday Evening Open House & Summer Show Series #1

Playland Equestrian Center, LLC in Union Bridge, Maryland

4:00pm

Cost: $12/jumper class, $35 per dressage fix-a-test

Email Stacie to sign-up: snichols@ccgsearch.com 

JULY-31

Friday Evening Open House & Summer Show Series #2

Playland Equestrian Center, LLC in Union Bridge, Maryland

4:00pm

Cost: $12/jumper class, $35 per dressage fix-a-test

Email Stacie to sign-up: snichols@ccgsearch.com 

AUGUST-21

Friday Evening Open House & Summer Show Series #3

Playland Equestrian Center, LLC in Union Bridge, Maryland

4:00pm

Cost: $12/jumper class, $35 per dressage fix-a-test

Email Stacie to sign-up: snichols@ccgsearch.com 

Weekend Show Results, Upcoming Clinics!

Hello Everyone!

This past weekend was the type of weather that we have been dreaming about/waiting for all winter. It was absolutely gorgeous here in Maryland and a great weekend for horse showing! 

Glenda took PL Irish Pearl and KA Clover to the MCTA horse trials . Clover was going for the experience at the Novice-level and Pearl was going as a confidence-booster after her last event.  Pearl felt great and was 9th going into cross-country in a very competitive Open Training division. She had one stop on cross-country and a little time, but what matters is that she was able to make it around and re-build her confidence for her next event. We love how careful she is and how she always takes each jump into consideration to keep herself and her rider safe.

Clover did exceptionally well for her second Novice event ever, and finished in 6th place with a little bit of time on cross-country. Glenda is so happy with how this mare has taken to eventing and is really excited to see her progress up the levels! 

Also, we want to remind everyone of the great events we have coming up, starting with our spring C.O.R.E. Rider Clinic on May 17th! These clinics are always a lot of fun and very enlightening. Email Erinn at: emurphy@arbee.net to sign-up today! 

Exciting news! On Friday May 1st, PL Calipso had her foal! This filly is by PL Diamond Hill, making her a full sibling to PL Irish Calib (who has competed through the Preliminary-level with a young rider). We will be looking for names for this cute girl soon, so start thinking! 

And our summer evening schooling shows are sure to be a ton of fun! Come practice a dressage fix-a-test of choice and school some stadium jumping rounds too. We are also making it a little happy hour with light refreshments and snacks. Other beverages are BYOB ;) These will take place June 19th, July 31st, August 21st. For more information check out the eblast here: http://conta.cc/1babqdJ