April 2023 Issue

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For permission please call (717) 509-9800 or email steph@eastcoastequestrian.net EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN April 2023 Page 39 Calendar of Events Submit events by the 10th of the month preceding publication to steph@eastcoastequestrian.net or P.O. Box 8412, Lancaster, PA 17604-8412 29-30 Spring Horse Trials. Horse Park of New Jersey, Allen- town, NJ. Horseparkofnewjersey. com. 30 Fun Show. Columbia Riding Club, Columbia, PA. columiarc.org . 30 Schooling Combined Test. Bucks County Horse Park, Revere, PA. (610) 847-8597 or buckscountyhorsepark.org. 30 MWHA Show. How- ard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD. Mwhaclub.org. 30 English Show. Buxmont Riding Club, Tylersport, PA. buxmontridingclub.com. MAY 5 Spring Round Up Sale. RSD Horse Auctions Inc., Kear- neysville, WV. (304) 876-8326 or rsdhorseauctions.com. 5-7 Keystone Classic Horse Show. Horse Park of New Jersey, Allentown, NJ. Horseparkofnew jersey.com. 6 Triangle Show Series Dressage Show. Blue Goose Stable, Cochranville, PA. triangle showseries.com . 6 Frederick Area Dressage Show. Wyndham Oaks, Boyds, MD. Frederickdressage.org. 6 USEF/USDF Dressage at the Park I. Bucks County Horse Park, Revere, PA. (610) 847- 8597 or buckscountyhorsepark. org. 6 NJ Pinto Horse Associ- ation and Open Breed Show. Gloucester County Dream Park, Logan Twp., NJ. Dreamparknj. com. 6 May Local Show. Swan Lake Stables, Littlestown, PA. (717) 359-5357 or swanlake stables.com. 6 BCHSA/MD Regional Show. Country Hill Farm, West- minster, MD. Countryhillhorse farm.com 6-7 BEST Series Show. Prince Georges Equestrian Center, Upper Marlboro, MD. Besthorseshows.com. 6-7 USEA/USEF Horse Trials. Waredaca, Laytonsville, MD. Waredaca.com. 7 FrederickArea Dressage Show. By Chance Farm, Union Bridge, MD. Frederickdressage.org. 7 Pleasure Show. Colum- bia Riding Club, Columbia, PA. columiarc.org . 7 NJ Horse Association Show. Gloucester County Dream Park, Logan Twp., NJ. Dream- parknj.com . 7 Hunter Show. Heavens Gate Farm, Pipersville, PA. (267) 709-0234 or heavensgatefarmpa. com. (Continued from page 36) By Sylvia Sidesaddle Well, hello again darlings and welcome to spring (which is a mere 7 hours and 21 minutes away as Syl writes.) We didn’t have snow—not a lick!. But we did have mud, so the change is welcome. Just watch for ticks, sweet things, and spotted lantern fly eggs and other things that survived the warm winter. Syl would like to start her letter with a shout out to longtime reader Margie Bott , who, she laughingly says, went out to meet a friend for lunch and ended up in assisted living. Yikes darlings –she lost a foot in a bad car accident during that outing. But to Margie, the address change that led to her not getting her copy of East Coast Equestrian was near the top of the list of disturbances. Chin up Margie, and thanks for your many years of reading Syl’s column! The 20th Horse World Expo (or World Horse Expo as it is more often called) was a grand success. The East Coast Equestrian staff enjoyed meeting old friends from across the decades and disciplines while giving out more than 7,200 copies of the March program issue. It’s always fun to watch the top professionals try another sport ( McLain Ward sorting cows at Harrisburg and showing a gaited horse at Devon come to mind). So, the crowd at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, SC had a treat when Olym- pic eventers slapped on cowboy hats and tried their hand at reining. Phillip Dutton immediately raised eyebrows by tucking his pants inside his cowboy boots. They got a ten-minute briefing of the pat- tern, which included circles, spins and sliding stop. Phillip attributed his loss to fellow Chester County Olympian Boyd Martin on a feeble pattern description, Boyd’s bigger belt buckle and the fact that Boyd’s wife Silva was the judge. If it’s April it must be foal cam season. Delaware Valley Univer- sity will be foaling out 13 mares, seven Standardbreds and five thor- oughbreds, five of which will be featured on the foal cams. As Syl writes, Fontina was born March 8 and Ricotta March 10 (sounds like there’s a cheese thing going on darlings.) Watch for yourself at pennhorseracing.com/foalcams. Carol Stoeker is the winner of the 2022 fourth quarter EQUUS Foundation Champions pro- gram award. She and four other volunteers received a $270 gift card for boots, courtesy of Ariat. Carol volunteers with Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding in Abingdon, MD. Well done Carol! If any of Syl’s darlings have been wondering about the final disposition of the Quentin Riding Club , as Syl has, papers were filed in July 2022 for court approval of its final accounting and distribu- tions. Since then, QRC has made distributions to club members, filed tax returns, and paid bills. It now waits for the formal deadline to respond period to close before proceeding with a final distribution and discharging the board of direc- tors and dissolving the corporation, according to the online site Leb- Town (which also cites East Coast Equestrian reporting in its article). The club sold at auction on July 13, 2019, for $2.1 million. After paying five years of delinquent taxes, the club’s balance was about $900,000. Pending court approval, $700,000 of that amount will be distributed to members, not to an- other nonprofit as some had hoped. (The club’s bylaws don’t require that.) So, each of the last remain- ing members will receive about $6,500. The club will hold about $200,000 as insurance against potential liabilities. And that will be that, darlings. History erased. Battler and Practices Action, both Standardbreds formerly headed to slaughter, have been adopted by West Point and the New York City police department. Rescued by New Jersey based Standardbred Retirement Foun- dation , the pair passed quarantine, rehabilitation and some training. Battler, barely 16 hands, after months of training will trot the streets of the Big Apple with his other SRF friends. Practices Ac- tion, 17 hands of complete calm, is ready to conquer his canter then will be tasked with teaching the West Point cadets how to ride. Syl loves happy endings darlings! In other rescue news, the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry celebrated President’s Day earlier this year by marching though Philadelphia. The horses, most of whom were having their first experience at city life, handled the event admirably, as police cars with flashing lights preceded and followed them and bikes rode next to them. Most impressive of all, four of the six were rescues adopted from Omega Horse Rescue in York County, PA. Lady foxhunters from up and down the East Coast had fun Friday, March 10 as the Cheshire Hounds hosted its annual Vixen Meet. This year the guest field master was local Boyd Martin . (Syl wonders if he had to wear drag??? That could be cause for arrest in some places she hears.) Following the meet, of course, a champagne tea, a hat contest and some ‘retail therapy’ courtesy of small boutique vendors Each year Syl is on the lookout for a local horse to root for in the Triple Crown races. (One exciting and ultimately tragic year it was Barbaro , another Smarty Jones ). This year it may be Cir- cling the Drain, a Maryland bred, Laurel based three-year-old trained by Pennsylvania native and Mary- land resident Brittany Russel . The mother of two young children was Laurel’s first woman leading trainer last year. Circling the Drain is Triple Crown nominated and has two wins, two seconds and a third from five starts. Let’s go, Drain-o! Audrey and Margaret Buchanan , teenagers from the famous riding family that includes parents Dr. Cindy , architect Rich- ard and late grandmother Susie , recently earned their A-level Pony Club recognition. The A certifica- tion is as good as it gets in Pony Club and is widely recognized as the mark of a highly competent and knowledgeable horse person. Syl was expecting nothing less, darlings! Congratulations to the girls and their proud parents. And that’s it for Syl for anoth- er month! Until next time, remem- ber to S.S.S. (Send Syl Scoop) at PAEquest@aol.com . And…be careful where you step!