Stone Meadows News - Past

December 2008

Stone Meadows Clothes — A display of Stone Meadows clothing is now available in the arena. Photos will be available on the website shortly.

Show News — Results are in for the 2008 Show Season Awards. A huge congratulations go out to Alex Ethier with Chief; Allie Melenhorst with Beau; and Robin with Cedric!

Photos from the 2008 Annual OADG Awards Banquet

October 2008

We are pleased to have Christian Lowe of Paramount Saddlery sponsoring Robin and would like to thank him for his generous support!

Coming Soon — Stone Meadows Clothes — Great Christmas Idea! — A display will be in the arena shortly.

Help Wanted — We are looking for a part-time or full-time Working Student. If interested, please send your resumé or any questions via e-mail to Robin.

Welcome — A warm welcome to our new boarders and training clients for the Fall season:

• Welcome to Jennifer Perley and Zambucca


• Welcome to Stacey MacIntosh and "Turtle"


• Welcome to Alyssa Findley and her horse Layla


• Welcome to Samantha McVey and Dash


• Welcome to Emily Johnson and Nasjalli

Best Wishes to Mandy MacIntyre who is leaving us to go to school. We wish her all the best and will miss her kind way and sense of humour around the stable. Thanks for taking such fantastic care of Felicity. We were lucky to be a part of your life and we hope you will include us in your bright future.

Congratulations to Alex Dupuis on her half-lease of Benedictum. We look forward to helping you work towards your goals.

Thank You — A big thanks to Allie Melenhort for her dedication and hard work in the thankless job of being my working student. I am going to miss your daily company and hard work. You made my life much easier this Summer. Thanks for being the best show groom to my partner, Cedrik.

Thank You — Thanks to all of those loyal and supportive clients and friends who came out this show season to cheer both myself and my clients on. It is great to have others appreciate and care about the hard work it takes to get these horses to the shows. Thanks!

Show News — October 2008

This year was a very busy show season at Stone Meadows with riders competing at the Dressage Bronze (Primary), Silver (Trillium) and Gold (National) levels as well as at the Schooling Hunter/Jumper competitions.

• Congratulations to Alex and Chief who competed in the Walk/Trot Level of the Bronze Dressage circuit as well as on the Hunter/Jumper circuit.
• Congratulations to Allie and Beau who competed at the Training Level in the Bronze Dressage circuit.
• Congratulations to Tara and Billy who competed on the Hunter/Jumper circuit and made their debut on the Dressage circuit.
• Congratulations to Christina and Hope who made their entrance on the Gold Dressage circuit, competing First Level.
• Congratulations to Robin and Cedrik who had a very successful comeback on the show circuit, competing at Fourth Level and Prix St George at the Gold and Platinum competitions.

April 2008

We would like to Congratulate Allie Melenhort, John Melenhort and Maggie Harvey on their purchase of Beaujolais - "Beau".

Congratulations also to Kess and Natalie Lemay-Paquette on their lease of Jessie.

January 2008 — Happy New Year

We would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and give you an update on some great events we have planned over the next couple of months. (For full details, please see the Events section of the website.)

• For anyone interested in riding the Freestyles this coming Show Season, we will be running a three-session clinic, starting 27 January 2008. Establishing the metronome rhythm for horses' gaits and choreographing a good freestyle is a complicated process requiring a lot of preparation. The clinic will develop each participant's individual freestyle program.
• In early February, we will be running a "First Aid for Horses" clinic which would be of interest to anyone who owns a horse, is thinking about owning a horse, or simply has an interest in learning about the care of horses. The clinic will cover normal responses and what signs to look for in cases of illness.
• On March 7th and 8th, we will once again host a clinic with Olympic Team Member, Belinda Trussell. Once again, the clinic is sold out for ride times but auditors are always welcome.
• We will be holding two in-house Schooling Shows — one in February and one in March. Classes offered will be for both Dressage and Hunter/Jumper riders. This is a great opportunity to get some practice in for the upcoming show season.

For full details on any of these events, please CLICK HERE.

Congratulations to the year end award winners for a very successful show season:

Christina Conway & Reach for Broadway	- Dressage Days Jr Training Level Champion; - OADG Jr Training Level Reserve Champion; - OADG Jr Award of Merit.
Melanie Dorey & Chick Pea	- OADG AM Training Level Reserve Champion
Alexanne Dupuis & Beaujolais	- Dressage Days Walk/Trot Equitation Champion; - OADG Jr Introductory Dressage Rider Reserve Champion; - OADG Jr Award of Merit
Sophie Sirois & Beaujolais	- Dressage Days Walk/Trot/Canter Equitation Reserve Champion; - Dressage Days AM Training Level Champion; - OADG AM Training Level Champion; - Schooling Horse World Medal

More Photos from the Banquet (Click on the photo to access the album and select "slideshow") OADG Banquet - 2007

Congratulations also to Michele Fitzpatrick and Dusty; Tara Freel and Billy; Brenda Gray and Billy; Amanda McIntyre and Felicity; and Allison Melenhorst and Jesse who all had a great show season as well but did not do enough competitions to qualify for year end awards.

September 2007

• Show News Update: This show season, we have riders competing at both the Dressage Primary and Trillium levels as well as at the Schooling Hunter/Jumper competitions — All are doing an amazing job at bringing home the ribbons!
  
  

  CLICK HERE to read more and see the results.

• What's New Around the Barn:
  • Congratulations to Tina and Tara Freel on their new horse Billy. They make a great pair and we are happy to have them training with us.
  • Congratulations to Kim and Alex Either on their lease of Chief...what a cute pair!!!
  
  • We are happy to add two new members to the Stone Meadows Family — Both Oliver and Chief have joined our school program and are wonderful additions for our students.
  
  • Congratulations to Jen MacDonald on her purchase of Houston. We are looking forward to helping the two of them in their training.
  • Congratulations to Tracey Bender on her lease of Oliver.
  • Congradulations and thank you to the Dorey Family for their purchase of Lady.
  • Welcome to Tracey Trottier and her yearling Tigger and congratulations on her lease of Buddy.
  
• Dressage Clinic with Belinda Trussell: The next clinic is scheduled for 26 and 27 October 2007. Please see the Events section for details.

20-21 July 2007 — Stone Meadows held a Dressage Clinic with Canadian Olympic Team member, Belinda Trussell. Horse and Rider combinations included:

Benedictum — Owned by Stone Meadows, Ben is a nine year old Thoroughbred gelding that stands 17.2 hands. Ben is currently working on Third Level in Training and First Level with his rider, Debbie Stocker. Cedric — Owned and ridden by Robin-Lynn Brent. Cedric is a 13 year old Swedish Warmblood gelding standing at 16.2 hands. Cedric is currently showing at Fourth Level and working towards Prix St. George. Sovereign — Also owned and ridden by Robin. Sovereign is a seven year old Hannovarian gelding that stands at 17 hands. He is currently showing First Level Dressage and working towards Second Level. Sovereign is currently for sale — please see the Horse Sales section for details. Chickpea — Owned and ridden by Melanie Dorey, Chickpea is a five year old Arab cross mare. Chickpea is currently showing Training Level.

Photo Album from the Clinic (Click on the photo to access the slideshow) Stone Meadows July 2007 Clinic

• Canadian Kiwi — Owned and ridden by Sue Otto, Canadian Kiwi is a Thoroughbred/Canadian cross schooling Fourth Level. He was bred by Sue at her farm in Metcalfe. Sue is also a member of the Ottawa Area Dressage Group.
• Reach for Broadway — Owned and ridden by Christina Conway. Hope is an eleven year old Thoroughbred mare currently schooling First Level at Stone Meadows.
• Irish Mist — Owned by Elle and Marie-Eve Deschenes and ridden by Jennifer MacDonald. Bailey is a nine year old Quarter Horse, currently working with a young rider for the Hunter ring as well as schooling Second Level Dressage.
• Beaujolais — Owned and ridden by Sophie Sirois. Beau is a six year old Hannovarian/Trackener cross, currently showing Training Level.

We would like to extend a special thanks to our dedicated volunteers in helping with preparations for the clinic:

• Annette and Art Byrne


• Christina Conway


• Allie Melenhort


• Tina and Tara Freel


• Jon Brent


• Lisa Bell

*** Check back for details of our next clinic, scheduled for September 2007.

30 March 2007 — Robin is now happily back full time. The farm is busy getting ready for another busy show season. We have delayed our clinic with Belinda Trussell due to her busy competitive schedule. We look forward to having her back in July.

Jon is currenlty accepting new clients for the upcoming show season including both draft horses and sport horses for farrier work. Jon can be reached at (613) 880-3563.

8 February 2007 — Robin had a second neurosurgery to continue the repair of her spine. This surgery was highly sucessful. Robin was instantly feeling much less pain and was able to return home to recover. The prognosis for her recovery is fantastic and we are all looking forward to her full time return to the farm on February 21st.

Robin would again like to thank all of her clients, who have remained extremely loyal and supportive throughout this difficult ordeal. She is really looking forward to seeing them all again soon. She would also like to thank Jon for his care of the farm and all the horses during her illness. Robin and her family again extend their heart filled thanks and appreciation to the Civic Hospital and Dr. D'Silva for the excellent care.

In addition, Robin would like to personally extend her thanks:

• To Emma Hamilton and Belinda Trussell...Your support has been instrumental in my recovery.
• To Dawn...You're the best nurse. Thanks for the comfort.
• To Michelle Fitzpatrick...You made some of my lonely days much brighter.
• To my parents...You are always able to boost me up.
• To Jon from all of us at Stone Meadows...You have had to carry the brunt of the work and you never complain. You have made a difficult time seem effortless and you alone have made things continue to run smoothly...Thanks.

24 January 2007 — Robin and Jon would like to thank all of Stone Meadows' clients, suppliers and friends for their understanding and kindness over the last few difficult months. In early December, Robin was diagnosed with a large disc extrusion and would require neurosurgery to repair her spinal cord. This has resulted in alot of time off for Robin and the need for Jon to take over all of the daily operations on his own. We cannot thank our families enough for their tireless support.

We would also like to thank all our clientele for their continued support throughtout Robin's illness. We are all looking forward to a strong recovery over the spring.

Extended thanks to Dr. D'Silva of the Ottawa Civic Spinal Team, the Emergency staff of both the Ottawa General Hospital and the Civic Hospital, Brian Christie and Kim Elfier of the Ottawa Sports and Health Centre, and the Nurses of the Neuro Science floor at the Civic Hospital.

22 January 2007 — We would like to welcome a new staff member to the Stone Meadows team:

Robin has hired Christina Conway to be her groom and assistant to her show horses. Christina has been a student of Robin's since July 2006 and has shown both great riding talent and a hard working personality. Currently, Christina is aiding in maintaining Robin's show horses while Robin recovers from her recent surgery. Christina will travel with Robin and her team to national and international clinics as well as throughout the show circuit for this coming year. Robin is excited to have Christina due to her great nature and her care and concern for all horses.

3-4 November 2006 — Stone Meadows held its popular Dressage Clinic with Canadian Olympic Team member, Belinda Trussell. Once again, the clinic was sold out and attracted a crowd of approximately 60 auditors over the two day event. To see Horse and Rider combinations as well as a few photos from the clinic, CLICK HERE.