Last night Chicago Equestrian sponsored dinner for the attendees and riders at Showplace Productions Winter Series at Ledges in Roscoe Illinois.
I must say what a great time we had! Dinner of course was a huge hit and every last bit of delicious lasagna, salad, sandwiches and of course yummy deserts were gone by the end of the evening. We really had a lot of fun chatting it up with all the area riders, trainers and parents. It was nice to be able to just mingle and talk horses. No better way to do it than good food, great people, interesting conversation and watching the jumpers go around.
Walking through the barn aisles and handing out flyer's gave me the opportunity to chat with everyone. Reminding them about dinner and breakfast, talked about the website, asked people about things they would find interesting or things that they would like to see on the website. And who doesn't like walking through the barns... you get to see the horses, check out the ribbons and see every ones smart barn setups.
I also spent some time with my camera out, we all know how I love to shoot pictures! I must admit that shooting action shoots, indoors at night without a flash is just not an easy task. Did my best to get some fun shots of the festivities to share with everyone.
Meanwhile, Brenda manned the table and had her laptop out and setup to show off the website and to of course talk with all the professionals.
Winter series at Ledges is always such an intimate affair and we want to thank everyone that came out last night to enjoy the horse show, partake in our dinner and a special thanks to all the new subscribers!
It actually feels like Spring is here!! The windows are wide open, the barn doors are open and the horses all have a serious case of Spring Fever.
Us ladies from Chicago Equestrian will be up at Ledges this Friday evening and Saturday morning. Brenda has been hard at work putting together a dinner and breakfast to support Chicago's area riders.
If you are at Ledges showing this weekend make sure to stop by and say Hi!, Grab a bite to eat, put your name in for a free drawing of shin boots and tell us whats going on in your horse world! We really want to know!!
If your not showing but just coming to watch the Jumpers Friday night or the Hunters Saturday morning we still want you to stop by! It's going to be tons of fun :)
Chicago had two young riders that experienced the USHJA's Emerging Athletes Program upper levels. Anna Hallene made it all the way to the Horsemastership Class and Lauren Ditallo made it to the Level 3 Training class.
Anna Hallene of Hinsdale, IL successfully completed all 3 levels of training sessions which earned her a coveted spot in the 2011 US Equestrian Federation's George H Morris Horsemastership Training Session in January at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL.
There is an excellent article on Anna's experience in the EAP program on our website, Chicago Equestrian. Make sure to head on over and read all about her exciting adventure!
Congratulations to all the Chicago area riders who are participating in this exciting USHJA program! For more information in the Emerging Athletes Program visit the USHJA website.
If you are going to be horse showing in the Chicago area this season keep a look out for the gals from Chicago Equestrian!
We are planning on lots of different things. We are sponsoring some NIHJA Derby classes, we will be covering the Midwest Horse Fair Nutrena Grand Prix in Madison, WI. You will see our happy faces at Lamplight and Ledges as well as a bunch of other areas shows. Don't be surprised if you see a Chicago Equestrian sponsored fence in a class or two!
Let us know if you have an event coming up that you would like covered in the Chicago Equestrian online magazine. You certainly don't want to miss out on this opportunity to connect with the Chicago area equestrian community.
See you around!
