Monday
Dec082014

December 6th, PSEC H/J show #2

It was a cold and blustery day at PSEC but it was still better than doing house work!!. Thanks to everyone who came to our HJ show and thanks to all the horses....considering the weather, they still all behaved very well. It was great seeing some new faces...human and equine! Here is the current leaderboard standings:

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Friday
Oct242014

October 25th, PSEC Haunted Barn, 7:00 - 9:30 pm

ALL YOU GOBLINS AND GHOSTS  ARE INVITED TO JOIN US AT PSEC’S HAUNTED BARN TOMORROW, OCTOBER 25TH

This is a safe alternative to trick-or-treating or public haunted houses. This year, it will be held at Little Creek Ranch, 6510 E Lorraine Rd  Larkspur, CO 80118 from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. There will be lots of scary fun plus a haunted hay ride. Brought to you by The Backus Family and Pendragon Stud Equestrian Center, LLC. Age appropriate for 11 years and older. We welcome volunteers to help with this event. Open to family, clients, friends, neighbors, as well as guests. RSVP to Laura @ 720.371.9605 or Dale @ 720.218.1410

Sunday
Oct192014

October 16th - 18th Mid-South Horse Trials, KY

Christina Henriksen and her mare, Princess Pavan, along with coach, Laura Backus, made the trip to Kentucky for the Mid-South Horse Trials and their efforts were rewarded! Christina and Pavan came home the USEF National CCI* Championships Reserve Champion and 3rd place overall in our International Division! They had a double clear Showjumping round to finish on their dressage score of 50.3 in their very first CCI*! Wow! An amazing team!

Sunday
Oct192014

9/25 - 28/14 AECs

Sunday
Sep212014

9/21/14 Final Day of Dressage Championships @ CHP

Laura & Patriot 1st FEI Test of Choice

Madeline & Ari Reserve Champions RMDS Jr/YR Second Level Championships

Madeline & Fuzzy 4th RMDS Jr/YR Second Level Championships

Madeline & Fuzzy Champion USDF Jr/YR First Level Championships

Emma & Gabe Reserve Champion USDF Jr/YR First Level Championships

The recap: The weather, although hot the first three days, was really quite nice, the show was well run and the extra curricular activities were a lot of fun. The judges, however, were very low scoring, still, it was a very good weekend for Laura, Madeline & Emma at the Region 5 USDF/RMDS championships:

Laura & Patriot in FEI Test of Choice (showing PSG) brought home two firsts, a second and a third in four classes.

Mads & Fuzzy brought home a Championship in the RMDS YR First Level Championship class, Champion in the Dressage Seat Medal class, Champion in the USDF Jr/YR First Level Championships, an additional first, and a fourth;

Mads & Ari competed in three classes and were Reserve Champions in the RMDS Second Level Championship plus brought home a first and second.

Emma and Gabe competed in four classes and were the Champion pair in the RMDS Jr First Level Championship class, Reserve Champions in the USDF Jr/YR First Level Championships plus were awarded an additional first at First Level and fourth in their DSE