The specialty class was the Hunter Rider Challenge which the riders had to qualify for. Far and Away would like to congratulate the winner of the The Clothes Horse sponsored Hunter Rider Challenge. Danielle Duryea and Greycliffe won the Perpetual Trophy, $300 in prize money and a Custom show cooler. The High Score Award and winner of $250 in prize money went to Rachel McConnel and Montecito who scored a very impressive 85 ! Far and Away Farm is very proud to announce that we gave away $2500 in prize money at this show alone.

Hunter Rider Challenge Results:

1st-Greycliffe-Danielle Duryea
2nd-Timeless-Erin Barrett
3rd-A Bold Reason-Blair Dever
4th-Closing Time-Arden Dandrea
5th-Mystic-Payton Carter
6th-Smooth Sailing-Sara Santisi
7th-Grey Goose-Kelly Jo Coughlin
8th-Montecito-Rachel McConnell
9th-Truman-Davina Beck
10th-Up, Up and Away-Bryn Wilson

We also have special news…We would like to welcome Blair Dever and her horse The Bold Reason. They are moving to Far and Away to ride with us !

WOW !!! Derby weekend at Far and Away Horse Show was a blast ! Mike set a beautiful course with lots of brush and option jumps. Skip Thornbury and Frank Conway were our judges for the Derby and also judged our 1st Annual Tailgating Competition. The entire hill was lined with tailgaters and the Tribute Observation Oasis was filled with spectators. The big screen TV at the “Horse Team” just edged out the delicious food at the “Wild West Team”

Tailgate Results:
1st Horse Team
2nd Wild West Team
3rd Go Bucks
4th Getting Freaky at the Tiki
5th Surrey Hill
6th Red Sox Nation

The Tribute Equine Nutrition Hunter Derby had 22 entries. Max Muir and In Style led the field in the first round with a score 85. Emily Reder and Namaste followed closely behind with an 83 and Christy Baxter on After the Rain had an 81 setting up for an exciting second round which was the handy course. The judges brought back the top twelve horses in reverse order. Easton Veremis on Esteban came back strong with a judges score of 79 but took advantage of the 4 option jumps and received 5 bonus points for a total of 88. The high score for the handy round belonged to Kayla Bean on Foreign Exchange with a judges score of 78, 4 option points and 7 bonus points for an outstanding 89. Unfortunately, both Namaste and After the Rain both had major faults in the handy but Liza Reid on Nel received an 85 and Danielle Duryea on Greycliffe received an 81 raising them both up in the standings. The last horse to go was the leader In Style. Max decided to play it safe and scored a second round score of 81 to hold on to the lead. Congratulations to Max “the man” Muir and In Style for the win and all of the top 12 finishers.

Derby Results:
1st "In Style" Max Muir
2nd "Esteban" Easton Veremis
3rd "Greycliffe" Danielle Duryea
4th "What About Me" Maria Moore
5th "Believe It or Not" Julia Gillum
6th "Foreign Exchange" Kayla Bean
7th "Merci Beaucoup" Alex Beneson
8th "Nel" Liza Reid
9th "Pillion" Katie Campbell
10th "Namaste" Emily Reder
11th "Riptide" Katie Fink
12th "After the Rain" Christy Baxter

Our Far and Away Champions included Alex and Beau in Intermediate and Special Hunters, Emily and Peggy Sue were Reserve in Beginner Horse, Easton and Esteban were Reserve in the Children’s Hunters, Ally and Ripley were Reserve in Limit Hunters, Sara and Sailor were Reserve in Childrens Pony and Amelia was Champion in the Walk Trot (8 and under) and Reserve in the Crossrail Division. Office Donna was Champion for the first time in the Limit Hunters and Maddy Corbin was Reserve Champion for the first time as well !!!

Our first time horse show kids included Grace and Cam and they were Reserve Champion in the Walk Trot (8 and under). Lily on Chiquita and Gabi on Layla both were stars and won great ribbons. Little Ella Cooper won her very first blue ribbon in the Lead Line class and was super cute !!

Congratulations also to Kelsey, Katie, Monique and Mara who all rode great and won ribbons.

Our last Far and Away Horse Show is August 19-21 and features the Hunter Rider Challenge Finals. Hope to see you all there and everyone try to stay cool in this heat :-)

Hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th ! Everyone at Far and Away would like to send a special thanks to Theresa, Pete and Easton Veremis for hosting a fantastic cookout/swim party for the barn. The kids had fun swimming and everyone enjoyed Theresa’s food !!

Far and Away had a successful week at Robert Murphy Horse Show at the Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Sara and Sailor were champion in the the Children’s Pony division. Max and Flirt were champion in the Children’s Hunter division. Alex did a super job in the Intermediates and won the hack. Mara showed for the first time at the horse park and won great ribbons and Ally also rode super winning ribbons in the 2’.

Next week is our fourth Far and Away Horse Show featuring the HUNTER DERBY.
We will also be having a Tailgate Competition during the Derby…everyone get ready :-)

Great horse show at the Delaware’s Purina Mills Hunter Classic.

Our Far and Away Walk Trot riders did us proud. Amelia was Champion and Laney at her FIRST AWAY SHOW was Reserve Champion !! Amelia also showed in the Cross Rail division and rode to the Reserve Champion.

Emily and Peggy Sue and Mara and Sandy were great in the 2’ divisions while Sara and Haley rode beautifully in the 2’6 divisions. Congratulations to all of our riders !!

Stay tuned because next week is the Robert Murphy Horse Show in Lexington, KY. Robert Murphy I

Good luck to Mara, Max, Alex, Sara and Ally !! Bring home the blue :-)

What a busy and successful week we have had at Far and Away Farm !!

Max and Flirt showed down in Kentucky at Country Heir Week 2. The Childrens Hunter 14 and under was a tough division with 34 riders but Max showed them how it was done by riding great and placing 2nd in three of the jump classes. He was just edged out for the Reserve Champion.

Back home we had the third Far and Away Horse Show and our riders were once again fantastic.

Amelia was Champion in the Walk/Trot and Claire was a FIRST TIME Reserve Champion. Kelsey showed Chiquita for the first time and won great ribbons. Our other walk trotters included Katy H., Laney and Maddy who all rode great.

I would also like to give a special thank you to all of the Far and Away kids and parents who helped with my niece Lia Claire in her first Leadline class. It made me so happy to be part of the Far and Away family.

“Office” Donna was also a FIRST TIME Reserve Champion in the Limit Rider and Bryn was Reserve Champion in the Limit Equitation.

We swept the Special Hunter division…Alex and Beau were Champion and Katie and Casper were Reserve. Alex and Beau were also Champion in the Intermediate Childrens while Easton and Esteban were Reserve Champion in the Childrens Hunters.

The specialty class at this show was the

Far and Away Farm Professional-Amateur Classic

Far and Away Farm Hunter Derby

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Alex was Reserve Champion on Beau in the Intermediate Childrens. She won great ribbons all weekend including the blue in the last jump class !

Max and Flirt were wonderful too. Flirt was Champion in the Non-Thoroughbreds and Max had great success in the Younger Children Hunters.

Lastly, Easton rode Esteban to a 4th place out of 34 in the Childrens Medal class and also was a star in the Older Childrens Hunters.

Congratulations to our Far and Away team.

Pony Club was a huge success this weekend ! We had 12 little girls who were all excited to learn about courses. The girls each received a handout about how to read their “course” so they will be prepared at the horse shows.

They practiced being ponies and galloped around the ring doing each individual course and then rode the real ponies bareback.

We cooled off in the air condition and Jennifer served us a yummy snack so we would all be ready for our next adventure….Painting Jumps !!!

The girls all wore plastic bag togas to minimize the mess and we tackled painting our jumps for the indoor arena.

They did an excellent job and I hope you all enjoy the new jumps.

See you next month at Far and Away Farm Pony Club.

Hello Everyone at Far and Away Farm !! It’s Adie and I am going to be doing a weekly bulletin for the website updating everyone on the news at the barn. So tune in every Tuesday for the new updates! The second Far and Away Farm Horse Show went off without a hitch except for a little rain. We would like to take the time to thank all of our riders who participated and a special congratulations goes out to our Champions.

Our Far and Away riders swept four of the Hunter and Equitation Divisions this weekend! Sara on Sailor and Easton on Esteban were the Children’s Hunter Division Champion and Reserve. Katie aboard Ava and Emily on Peggy Sue rocked the Open Hunters and Lauren rode Jager and Ally rode Ripley to the Champion and Reserve in the Special Hunters. Our Walk Trot Division had Amelia Champion on Magic and Laney, who now half-leases Mr. Nibbles was Reserve. By the way, Amelia was also Reserve Champion in the Cross-Rail Division. Claire stepped up and rode one of our new ponies named Widget and Kelsey and Katie H. were awesome!!

We had two first timers this weekend. Madi B. showed Maggie in the Walk Trot and won great ribbons. “Office” Donna, who now leases Ava, debuted in the Limit Hunters and was a star. Our other 2 ft. riders were Bryn, Mara and Monique and they showed great. Lastly, Alex had a great horse show on Beau in the 2’6".

The Equitation Classic was our specialty class this horse show and we would like to congratulate Danielle Duryea who was the winner!

Hope everyone has a great week and we will see you at the barn :-)

CONGRATS to Sean Max Muir and INSTYLE. Winners of the NAL/WIHS Childrens Hunter Classic at Kentucky Spring Horse Show on Sunday May 22 !!!

Come join us for a fantastic summer camp at Far and Away Farm! We offer three 1 week sessions of fun in the sun where the campers will have riding lessons each day along with learning about “all things horsey.” We will teach grooming,handling, breeds and colors, tacking, nutrition and so much more! There will also be time for arts and crafts and bareback riding games.

The camp will be run by top trainers Adie Amorose, whose education and experience are second to none.
Adie has over 25 years experience in training young children along with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree and a current Nursing License in the State of Ohio.

Come join the party at Far and Away Farm Summer Camp. Your child will have fun with horses and friends in a safe and educational setting.

Your child will have fun with horses and friends, in a safe and educational setting.