2002 Year End Newsletter

We had a great year!  Lots of clinics, Ponykid camps, events, horse shows and fun.  We won't get everything listed,  but here are a few  highlights and pictures.  

SummerCamp was the great fun for Whitney and Emma pictured here!  (Merlin and Roxy liked it too...)

The barn attended many of the Sierra Nevada Hunter Association shows as well as several "A" rated shows and out of area shows.  Lauren  won on Cody and placed on Jewel at all her shows.  Shana had a super year on Cody winning numerous medals, championships and classes.  Mia did a great job catch riding on Max and winning.  LeeAnn attended her first show as did PonyKids Sydney and Emma!   Jennette attended the Dick Widger Hunter Clinic along with numerous Tahoe Meadow-ites....Sydney and Emma went to their first Sierra Nevada Show and brought home top ribbons on the ponies.   All in all Candice  put on a great program!

Summer PonyCamp (we use horses too!) was great fun and we have added several new "want to live at the barn" kids to our group.   PonyCamp runs weekly during the summer and once kids graduate from that they join our twice a week lesson program and can come along to the local shows with us if that is their goal.  It's all for fun and the ponies are great!  

PonyKids also has a once a month activity that is free and this year we had open houses, ponyrides and our 3rd annual Dog Show (yep...we run it just like a horse show with jumping and flat classes, small and large divisions).  We had 13 dogs this year and it was quite an undertaking.  It is set up and put on 100% by the kids...Tradition dictates that the "oldest" kid is the judge...this year Shana took on the role arriving formally with her clipboard and strawhat!. 

Combined Training is part of our program at Tahoe Meadows.   Combined training, sometimes called "eventing"  is a combined score over three days in Dressage, Cross Country and Stadium.  Tamera placed Second at Eventful Acres and Theresa won at Murietta! 

We added many new full time boarders and lesson customers this year and are looking forward to a great group in 2003!