Updates!

Reining Clinic is coming up on May 11.  Earl Finney is filling in for Rebecca Lipka, who had some health concerns last week.  Looking forward to having him!  There are still a limited number of spots open to ride, so please contact me if you are interested. Registration form: Reining clinic

Upcoming Basic Skills Clinics:

• May 17, 5-6 pm: Clipping Clinic!  Get your horse cleaned up just in time for the first show of the season here at Open Gate!  Clippers provided, plenty of horses available that need to be clipped if you don’t have your own.  $5
• May 23, 6-7pm (or until we’re done!): Sheath/Teat cleaning!  Not the most glamorous, of horsey tasks, but it needs to be done.  Supplies provided, watch the demo then get supervision to do your own horse.  $20

Be sure to check out our show calendar under “Shows and Special Events”!  First Dressage show is coming up on May 18!  Get those registrations in quick!  Entry form: Dressage Show Entry Form.

Fun camp is June 10-14!  Openings available!  This is a great one for beginners but we also have some more experienced riders signed up.  It’s going to be super fun! Paperwork needed:  SE Lesson Contract and a copy of your health insurance card. 

Contact Jess at stemmlerequine@gmail.com with questions or to sign up for any of these events! 

 

Reining Clinic with Rebecca Lipka May 11

Click Here for Reining clinic flyer!

May 11, 2013 from 9am- 4pm.  Any reining experience level welcome.

Cost is $90 for the day, $20 to audit.  Pizza lunch included!

Please send payment and registration by April 27, 2013.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn more about and improve your reining!

Tack Swap and Grand Re-Opening this Saturday!

Come check out the new renovations and do some shopping (or selling!) this Saturday from 9am-12pm.  Lots of great horse related items for sale.  Don’t miss out!

Updates

Lots of Updates!  Check out our 2013 shows and camps.  Tack Swap in April.  Upcoming clinics with some big names.  New horses for sale and lease.  Check it out!

Thanks everyone for a great 2012!  Happy 2013!

Websites are updated and my name is changed!

Hi everyone!  Following the aftermath of the crazy busy wedding planning months, I’m starting to feel like a human…I mean businesswoman…again.  Stemmler Stein Equine, LLC is in full swing with me running under my new name, Jessica STEIN.  The lesson book is filling, the list of training horses is growing, and we have 24 (!!!!!!!!!!!) horses in the barn!  Yes, that’s right, please welcome our new boarders!

Jim and Ginny have also been super busy making lots of great improvements to the ranch itself.  We have a new campfire ring, some awesome fall decorations on the porch, a new wall in the indoor, AND…here’s the best part…WE GOT A NEW ROOF!  No more floods or leaks or wet stalls or moldy hay!  Yeah!!!  You have to come check out how much brighter it is in the indoor as well!

In the coming months please check back often for new clinics, group lesson programs, and the 2013 show, camp, and clinic schedule.  We’re looking into getting a bunch of high quality clinicians in for your educational benefit, as well as offering even better events than we did in the past.  Stay tuned!

Update on St. Judes Ride!

The annual Stemmler Stein Equine, LLC hosted event is back again! September 9, 3-7pm at Open Gate Ranch, 88 Arrow Rd, New Ringgold, PA.

The ride will be about 2 hours long at a walk. You can set your own pace of course! That’s part of the challenge! Prizes will be awarded for the person with Most Money Raised, Fastest Time, Slowest Time, and the Ideal Time. Other games may also be along the trail, like a Poker Run!

All riders are asked to start the course between 3 and 5 pm so that everyone will be back around 7pm for awards.

Please note that COGGINS ARE REQUIRED for this event. You MUST present coggins at registration. This is for the safety of our resident herd and all incoming horses. Thank-you!

We need volunteers and riders to make this event a success and to raise our goal of $6000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Fundraising forms are outside the office. Sorry, but we do not have horses available to borrow for the ride, but we welcome anyone to fund raise anyway, bring your own horse, or volunteer! We will be having a bake sale with 100% of the proceeds to benefit St. Jude. Donations of baked goods are welcome!

We ask all participants to raise a minimum of $20 to participate. But any amount will be accepted!
Please see our Saddle-Up Website at https://waystohelp.stjude.org/sjVPortal/public/event/page/displayEventPage.do?eventId=318944&programId=752

Hope to see you there!

Horse Show Point Totals for Versatility Award

Hey guys!  I just picked up awesome trophies, ribbons, and other prizes for our year-end versatility award!  This award to to acknowledge someone who has proven they successfully capable of riding different styles by doing classes in all 3 of our series.  We will have both Champion and Reserve Champion trophies and awards.  So many of you are really close to winning these awards, but you need to qualify by entering in one show of each of our series (Open, Gymkana, and Dressage).  You still have 2 more shows, so check if your name is highlighted and come to the show of the series you are missing.  Trust me, you want to be in the running for these awards!

In the below point tally I highlighted those who have met qualification requirements in orange.  In yellow highlight are those who need to do 1 or 2 of the next two shows to qualify. Points were tabulated as 1 point for each person you placed higher than in each given class.

Show dates are August 31 for a Gymkana (Tiffany Marshman judge)  and September 16 (Patti Thompson “L” judge) for dressage.

Here’s the point count as of August 16: Points for 2012.