Polo for 2011
Saul Benitez and Vaquero
Stirling Hill Farm was once again a proud sponsor for Polo for Heart and Polo for the Cure!!
Saul Benitez represented Stirling Hill Farm very well by playing on the winning team of the match in the Polo for Heart Tournament. His defensive skills helped his team walk away with the win! This great event helped raise over $200,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation!!
Ryan, La Matera and Julie
This year I tried to make it extra challenging on myself by playing in the Polo for the Cure tournament and competing and coaching at the Cornerstone Dressage Show. I had not practiced for the tournament and cannot try to explain the pain I was in considering my arm is not use to swinging a mallet and my body is not use to a contact sport! Poor Don Juan Tyme was wondering why I did not help him by the last day in the dressage test but I literally had no strength left and ached! At the same time I loved every minute of the weekend! I would just like to say “Thank you so much” to Saul Benitez and Ryan Watchorn for their help getting the polo ponies ready for me so I could just jump on and play!
Polo for the Cure is a great fundraiser to raise money to help find a cure for Breast Cancer. I was so happy to be apart of this weekend and hopefully I will have a chance to play again next year!
Summer 2011
This summer flew by and I still cannot believe that it is October!
Some of the highlights of the summer are the following:
-Dobble Tyme at the Bromont CDI came in 5th place with a 66.184%! That was the best birthday present I could give my mom with her horse!
Don Juan Tyme
- Don Juan Tyme continued to improve throughout the season. He won reserve champion in Bromont for the National Advanced level. We also ended the season on a high at Cornerstone’s Summer Festival finishing 2nd with a 67.5% in the PSG!!!
- Jennifer Bolstad and Rubinette had a great weekend in July at Palgrave coming in 3rd in First Level with a 64%!
- Dax Adam with Rhythm of the Night (aka Skippy) also had a great July Palgrave show and won the PARA Freestyle with 65.250%!
Florida recap 2011
I went down to Florida this past winter with my horses Quintesse, Dobble Tyme, Diamond Tyme, Don Juan Tyme and Baby. I had a great time at Stillpoint Farm. I was able to watch amazing horses and riders everyday including Evi Strasser, Robert Dover, Lisa Wilcox, Oded Shimoni, Tuny Page just to name a few! I worked hard training with Evi and was proud of the progress that my ponies made!
