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March 2012
Spring Newsletter
The Graduate Riding School Spring Newsletter is now available. View: http://graduateridingschool.com/news_spring12.html
Hay Day!
Weather permitting we'll be stacking hay on March 31 at 2:00. Any/all help would be HUGELY appreciated.
Spring Training
Spring training was an absolute blast! Read the day by day adventures on the blog :)
EC Rider Exams
Congratulations to all the riders who passed their EC Rider Exams!!!
Rebecca passed her level 1 with flying colours :)
Eve, Kassidy, Olivia and Tonya all earned their level 2.
Brena, Caelan, Chelsea, Emily, and Olivia all rode brilliantly for their level 4.
The next exam will be in the fall.
February 2012
Waylon Roberts Clinic
The clinic was amazing. We had three group lessons and two private lessons run and everybody had an awesome time. Current plan is to do a follow-up clinic in the spring :) Don't miss it!
January 2012
Upcoming - Waylon Roberts Clinic
Coming on February 15 is an awesome opportunity for GRS students of all levels x-rails + to ride with one of the best Canadian event riders. Don’t miss this chance! If you can’t participate, consider coming to watch. Will be a great day! Cost of the clinic is $75 including hst. More info here: http://graduateridingschool.com/waylon_clinic.html
December 2012
Our New Home!!!
Our new home is amazing. Thanks tons to Paula, Stephy, Hailey, Linda, Jamie, Tonya, and my incredible parents for all the help moving. It was a very long few days, but so worth it now.
November 2011
Graduate Riding School is Moving!!!!
Yes it's true - we've found a new home! In a significant upgrade, as of December 1, 2011 GRS will be operating out of the stunning Lochland Farm. This move offers us a private facility, large stalls for our horses' comfort, grass turnout paddocks, large indoor arena with good footing and mirrors, heated viewing lounge, outdoor sand dressage ring and grass jump ring, hacking fields, and room to build cross-country. Very exciting!
Come check out the new place and celebrate with us November 13, 2011 at 2:00.
October 2011
Graduate Riding School Clothing
New clothing order sheets are available. All the items from last time (3 weights of jackets, baseball hats, polo t-shirts, and sport hoodies) as well as winter toques, sweatpants and hoodies, 1/4 zip sweatshirt, and tech pants (think fleece lined yoga pants :)
Orders due November 5 with payment for Christmas delivery.
Equine Canada Rider Testing
Congrats to the following GRS riders for passing their EC Rider Level Exams!!!
Breena - Rider 3
Bryn - Rider 3
Caelan - Rider 3
Chelsea - Rider 3
Kassidy - Rider 1
Maddie - Rider 1
Olivia - Rider 3
Paige - Rider 1
Sarah - Rider 3
Tonya - Rider 1
Awesome job ladies!!!!
Next testing will be end of March :)
August 2011
Lollipop Show
We had several competitors out to the juniour lollipop show on Aug 17. Paige, our youngest competitor, on Bella took FIRST in the walk/trot equitation class. Woohoo! Awesome job Paige. Following her, the girls took ribbons in almost every class they entered. Hailey and Bella were 2nd in Eq over fences and 4th in the medal class. Kennedy and Apollo walked away with a number of ribbons - including a 3rd over fences! Calean in her first off-property show did an awesome job with Nick completeing four classes and bringing home ribbons of a variety of colours. Great job girls! The full story is here.
GEC Hunter Show
We had an excellent turnout to the beginner hunter show at GEC this week. In the beginner junior division were:
Caelan and Nick,
Emily and Bella,
Kennedy and Apollo (his first hunter show *ever*!), and Olivia and Lissy. Emily and Nick competed in the beginner senior division. In 2'3" hunters we had Rowan and Jack (his first ever hunter show :) and Alex with Lissy. And in a last second addition, Hailey took Bella in the 2'6" division. All brought home ribbons - I think between them they took every colour out there. The full story is here.
Grandview HT Results
Congratulations to Hailey and Bella for an awesome job at their upgrade to Entry level! Well done.
Equus HT Results
Congratulations to Hailey and Bella for a really good ride at Equus. They jumped double clear and under control :) Really well done.
July 2011
Summer Newsletter
The third Graduate Riding School Newsletter is now available. View: http://graduateridingschool.com/news_summer11.html
Equus 3D CT Results
Congratulations to Hailey and Bella for their third place finish in PE! Also to Margaret and Nick for placing 6th in their first outting at Intro level. Well done!
June 2011
Caledon HT Results
Congratulations to Holly and Roxy for their second place finish and to Hailey and Bella for their seventh place finish! First full HT for both pairs. Great job ladies!
Welcome Athena
GRS welcomes our 8th school horse, Athena! Athena is a 16.1hh Hanovarian who knows everything! She's fairly underweight, but once she gets some groceries and some muscle she'll be the grown-up version of Bella.
Foxcroft CT Results
Congratulations to Rowan and Jack for their FIRST place finish and to Hailey and Lissy for their seventh place finish! Awesome job ladies! Not a bad start to the season :)
April 2011
Spring Newsletter
The second Graduate Riding School Newsletter is now available. View: http://graduateridingschool.com/news_spring11.html
March 2011
Congratulations!!!
To all the riders who passed their EC Rider Level exams!
Caelan earned her Rider 2
Olivia
earned her Rider 2
Hailey earned her Rider 4
Margaret earned her Rider 4
Welcome Bella!
Our latest addition is a not-quite-14hh 11yo welshX pony who will do lunge lessons for beginners and can easily jump around an Entry level xc course!
February 2011
New Website!
Let us know what you think of the new design! Anything else you'd like to see?
Winter Newsletter
Introducing the first Graduate Riding School Newsletter!
Click here for more info! Everybody welcome!
January 2011:
New Horse!!!
Jan 18: Graduate Riding School welcomes Nick! Tall and quiet, this thoroughbred can teach everybody from the newest beginner to those wanting to jump around a 3' course.
Horsemanship lessons
Starting Sundays in February will be horsemanship lessons following the EC curriculum. Click here for more info! Everybody welcome!
New Horse!!!
Jan 9: Graduate Riding School welcomes Apollo! This gentle giant will be for beginners through about PE level eventing. He is huge, with a heart the size to match.
We've moved!!!
Jan 1: Graduate Riding School is officially in our new location at Gorstella Farm in Georgetown. Woohoo!!! Thanks tons to everybody who helped this week :) Hugely appreciated!