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to Dreams Come True Farm's 2011 Horse Show Site 
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With our plans for Dreams Come True
Farm's 6 YO Friesian Tsjerk mare, Sjaantje,
to perform a driven IBOP test this year and myself to perform better in
my driving classes, I needed a trainer within driving distance who
would work with both Sjaantje and myself. International CDE Champion, Suzy Stafford of
Stafford Carriage Driving, was up for the task and the perfect
choice for the job. The
new experiences, opportunities, and adventures that Suzy chose for us
resulted in Sjaantje's becoming the 2011 USEF's Friesian Driving Horse
of the Year! Thomas and I will go to Cincinnati, OH,
January 12, 2012 to accept that highly acclaimed honor--I'm so
excited I could fly there w/o an airplane;-) Our first 2011 public appearance was at the Harrisburg PA Horse Expo February 24-27th where we participated daily in the Friesian Parade of Breeds demonstration, as an example of a driving Friesian. While at the expo, Sjaantje participated in Julio Mendoza and Jane Savoie dressage clinics, ridden by her rider, Jodi Van Sprang. For our first 2011 show in March we traveled to Crescendo Training Centre in Ephrata, PA for a schooling show, where Sjaantje, ridden by Jodi, performed her first dressage test, ridden by Jodi's daughter, Angie, her first leadline class, and driven by myself, her first cones class. May 28, 2011 we took our Teade yearling, Fancee, and Sjaantje to the 2nd Mid-Atlantic Friesian Horse Classic held at Frying Pan Park in Herndon, VA. Our girls did us proud, and besides a ton of ribbons, Sjaantje came home with 3 of the 4 Championship Awards that day AND the High Point Horse. June 3rd we drove to Greensboro, PA for the 2nd Annual Northeast Feathered Horse Classic on June 4--we won our first costume class, riding side saddle. August 6-7 found us returning for the 3rd time to the Ohio Valley Friesian Horse Classic in Columbus, OH during the Ohio State Fair, where I successfully defended my 2010 reinsmanship title and won our first Concors d'elegance with Bobbi Jo's Carriage Machine Shop Bird-in-Hand spindle backed gig. Jodi and Sjaantje won the large Intro A dressage class. From Ohio we drove directly to Rochester, NY for the Walnut Hill Pleasure Driving Show, where Suzy competed in the gig division, and I drove in the Friday night Gig Turnout class, but our most memorable event there was the Presentation Drive. So much fun having an audience of well wishers, partying and cheering us on along the 2.5 mile drive to the park, where I had a class of champagne because I was not driving. September 28 found us at Dressage at Devon, where Sjaantje was shown in the Friesian Breed class by Bruce & Staci Griffin of Griffin Sport Horses, Gretna, VA. Competition was again very stiff with 11 entries and Iron Spring Farm winning 6 of the top 10 ribbons, so I am thrilled with Sjaantje's 3rd place ribbon, sandwiched between 4 ISF Friesians and 2 places above model mare, Toltsje fan't Boekehof. The Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA hosted the October 5-9 IFSHA World & National Championships, where Sjaantje not only earned 3 national and 3 reserve national driving titles, but also was named the show high point driving horse, winning the Anita Mellot Perpetual trophy. Suzy and I couldn't be more proud of Sjaantje's performances with us as whips. Our final 2011 show was another schooling show at Crescendo Training Centre in Ephrata, PA. There Jodi and Sjaantje had a blue and a red in their dressage tests, and I had a blue, a red, and a yellow in our driving classes, where I am becoming more proficient in cones. |
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2011 IFSHA Grand Championships Virginia Horse Park, Lexington, VA October 5-9, 2011 Click on this link for show photos by Rick Osteen   Show trophies Click on crystal bowl |
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| Sjaantje's
Classes NC Dressage Intro B Amateur - Jodi - 6th In hand WC Friesian Mares amateur - Jodi & Gail - 5th NC Carriage Pleasure Driving Turnout - Suzy - 2nd NC W/T Pleasure E/W - Gail -7th NC Carriage Pleasure Driving Concors d’elegance - Gail - 3rd NC Carriage Pleasure Driving Working Single Open - Suzy - 1st NC Drive & Ride - Gail - 2nd WC Show Pleasure Driving- Open - Suzy - 4th Carriage Pleasure Driving Reinsmanship - Gail - 1st NC Carriage Pleasure Driving Working Single Amateur - Gail - 1st NC Obstacle Driving Timed Course - Suzy - 2nd Anita Mellot Perpetual High Point Driving Trophy |
Sjaantje's
Classes Friesian Mares 3 and over Halter - Jodi & Gail - 2nd Friesian Halter Championship - Reserve Champion Pleasure Carriage Driving - Single - Open - 1st Reinsmanship Carriage Driving - Open - Gail - 1st Dressage Intro A - Jodi - 3rd Dressage Intro B - Jodi - 2nd Friesian Carriage Championship - Champion Costume - Angie, Jodi, & Gail - 1st “Over the Hill” Pleasure Amateur - w/t—any seat - Gail - 1st Friesian Championship Walk/Trot Dressage - Jodi - Champion Western Pleasure w/j - 2nd Friesian Walk/Trot Championship - Gail - Champion IFSHA High Point Show Horse |
Fancee's Classes Friesian 2 and under Halter - Jodi - 2nd Friesian Amateur Handler Halter - Jodi & Gail - 3rd Liberty: 4 and under - Gail & Jodi - 2nd In-Hand trail: 3 and under - Gail - 2nd |
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Brandwine Carriage Driving Show "Fair Hill " Elkton, MD June 12, 2011 Click on this link for show photos by Hoof Print Images Photography Sjaantje's Classes Novice Driver Turnout - Gail - 1st Novice Driver Working - Gail - 6th Novice Driver Super Reinsmanship - Gail - 1st Novice Driver Your Route/ My Route - Gail - 6th Novice Driver Scurry - Gail - DQ Dan Duncan Memorial Tropy - Gail - Reinsmanship |
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Walnut Hill Driving Competition "Walnut Hill Farm," Pittsford, NY August 10-14, 2011 Click on this link for show photos by My Star Photography Sjaantje's Classes Lady Single Horse Other Progressive Obstacle - Suzy - 2nd Single Horse Other Cross Country Obstacle - Suzy Lady Single Horse Other Reinsmanship - Suzy - 2nd Single Horse/Pony to Gig Turnout - Gail - 6th Single Horse Other Pleasure Turnout - Suzy Single Horse Gig Presentation Drive - Suzy & Gail |
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Dressage at Devon Devon, PA September 28, 2011 Click on this link for show photos Sjaantje's Class: Friesian Halter - 3rd - 72.4% |
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Northeast Feathered Horse Classic Greensboro, PA June 4, 2011 Click on this link for show photos by Mystical Photography Sjaantje's Classes Friesian Halter - Mares- all ages - Gail - 1st Friesian Baroque In Hand - Eugene Sweeney - 2nd Ground Driving in Harness - Open - Gail - 1st Carriage Pleasure Driving Single Turnout - Open - Gail - 1st Carriage Pleasure Driving - Open - Gail - 2nd Friesian English Pleasure Hunt Seat w/t - Gail - 2nd Friesian Costume - Gail - 1st |
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Jack Frost Crescendo Training Centre, Ephrata, PA Sjaantje's Classes March 27, 2011 Dressage Intro A test - Jodi - 3rd Dressage Intro B test - Jodi - 1st Showmanship - Gail - 2nd Off lead leadline - Angie -2nd Cone Driving - Gail - 2nd Carriage Pleasure Driving Gail - 1st November 20, 2011 Dressage Intro A test - Jodi - 2nd Dressage Intro B test - Jodi - 1st Cone Driving - Gail - 3rd Cones "My Route" - Gail - 2nd Carriage Pleasure Driving Gail - 1st |
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Created on December 27, 2011 by Gail Aumiller, and last
updated January 10, 2012.
