Sponsored By: 

Concessions, Pony Rides, Raffle Items- Donated by; Y-Nots Jewelry by Linda Melton, AmyB Designs Jewelry by Amy Amerell, Harris Tire, Accutemp, and Mane Top Stables, Door Prizes, Hay Rides- Thanks to Mr. Kyle Nelson,Vendors, and much more!

Saturday, August 31st

Classes available for EVERY level rider

MORE THAN $300 IN CASH PRIZES!!! Awarded to the first and second place winners in every class

Tuesday morning MeredithNewman’’s horse, Family Guy (Buddy), showed in the 3ft Green Hunter’s with Codi. Buddy was great and won a 5th and a 4th over fences. Jason rode Mane Top’s Theodore in the Green’s and won a 4th over fences! Theo was the best he’s ever been so we were all thrilled with his performance. Jason also showed Soiree (Bernie) for Codi in the Green’s and the Low Hunters. She is getting better and better each show and ended up getting a 6th on the flat against some fancy horses. Bernie showed at 3ft for her first time in the Low’s and did great. We couldn’t be happier with the progression of our green horses. Thanks again to Jason for all the great advice and awesome rides.

Megan McMahon showed buddy in the Special Children’s with a rough start but she stepped up her game and ended up with a 4th over fences in the Open Hunter’s out of 20 horses! She went on to win a 2nd in the Jr. Eq on the flat, 14 and under, as well as a 4th in the RC Medal. Her medal trip was AWESOME and we couldn’t have been happier with Megan’s riding.

Megan also rode Miss Charlotte in the Medium Pony Hunter’s and did a GREAT job showing off this fancy pony. She was 4th and 5th over fences and 3rd on the flat. Charlotte is getting more and more competitive with every show.  Rick Krason rode their horse, Mega’s Black Gold, owned by Mountain View Equine Hospital, in the Pleasure Hunter’s. Rick and BG looked great in the show ring and are well on their way to kicking some major butt at the shows!

Mane Top also coached a good friend and past student of ours, Tina Trum, for Jason Berry, since he could not be at the show on Wednesday. Tina and her horse Lion Heart ended up 5th over fences in the Open Division out of a large group and was also 5th in the 15-17 Equitation on the Flat. Way to go Tina!

The show was fun and everyone rode so well. Congratulations to all who participated. We look forward to having another successful show at Randolph College on June. 10th.

Sunday, June 27       Saturday, July 31       Sunday, September 5       Saturday, October 2

On Friday we returned with Bernie, Theo, Sox, Buddy, JJ, andDiamond for a jumping  lesson from Jason before the show. The first group included Codi on JJ, Maggie on Sox, Lexi on Buddy, andJordan on Diamond. Everyone was fantastic and we all learned A TON in just a short amount of time. Then we moved on to Codi on Bernie andKristen on Theo. For those of you who know know we bought Theo from Jason when Theo wouldn’t even think about jumping a pole on the ground and with lots of time, energy, andbonding, Kristen can successfully jump Theo around a course of scary jumps and was excited to show Jason the progress. Bernie and Codi learned so much and we are all excited to put our new riding tools to use.

Saturday brought horse showing in the Green Hunters for Codi and JJ, Kristen and Theo, and Lexi and Buddy. Everyone was AWESOME! JJ was the best he has ever been and we are so close to him being the champion that he is, Theo was so brave and caught plenty of attention, and Lexi and Buddy were the STARS! Out of a huge class, against professionals, Lexi and Buddy chilled out, got brave, and kicked butt! They were 4th and 5th over fences and 6th in the flat. Way to go!

Later in the day after Maggie had a few “ah-ha” moments with Jason, she rode Sox in the Children’s Hunter Division winning a 1st and 2nd over fence, a 2nd on the flat, and CHAMPION! What an awesome finish to the day. Great job Maggie.

Sunday brought the jumpers with Jordan and her mare Diamond. They used some of their new tools from our lesson and jumped around so soft and quiet for the first time in a while! We are looking forward to future jumper shows with this pair. What a blast.

Thanks to Linda for bringing along our wonderful working students in training, Jenny, Megan, and Casey. Everyone was great help andI think it’s safe to say we all had so much fun. Let’s do it again this weekend at Randolph!

We had multiple trailers parked out in the field, our judge, Alisa Berry, under her scary blue tent, sat on top of the hill overlooking our awesome courses, thanks Kristen! All of Mane Top’s horses and ponies were perfectly behaved and the show ran as smoothly as possible. We had entries in almost every class/division, the food was awesome, thanks Lambert’s, and thanks to Yvonne McMahon we had milkshakes as a special treat!

We had pony rides, hay rides, a raffle of various items thanks to Harris Tire, Accutemp, The Animal Hospital of Lynchburg, and Y-Nots by Linda Melton, and we can’t forget our fabulous EASTER EGG HUNT! Kristen’s Aunt, Uncle, and cousins were in town to visit their mare, Laura, who is in foal with Mane Top’s baby by Paparazzo, due in July :) Thanks to them, all of the 400 eggs we stuffed with CANDY and MONEY were hidden all around the farm.

The hunt was a successs with big kids and little kids searching around the farm, everyone had a blast. What a success! Thanks to all who supported Mane Top’s Fun Festival!

We hope those of you who trailered in will join us for our future shows!

WE WILL POST OUR NEXT SHOW DATES ON OUR CALENDAR SOON

  Pony rides, hay rides, raffle items, door prizes, pictures with ponies, food, crafts, vendors, horses, ponies, Paddington the pig, Victor the goat, and much more!

Easter Egg Hunt with great prizes and the chance to win $$!!

Saturday, April. 3rd, Mane Top will be hosting one of their monthly festival shows. The show begins at Noon and will continue until about 4pm. Whether you are a rider or just looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon, you will enjoy this event.

Division sponsors include:

Nelson and Co. Contractors

Harris Tire

Edelweiss- The Children’s Shoppe

Accutemp- Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration

Culture Smith Consulting

Y-Nots Jewelry handcrafted by Linda Melton

Thanks to all Mane Top Family and friends who help make our shows a success!

Codi showed Bon Jovi (JJ) and Better Than Red (Beryl) in the Green Hunter’s. JJ ended up 2nd and 5th in the over fences and Beryl was 4th and 6th over the jumps and 5thin the flat. They both are well on their way to being the champions that they are!

Megan McMahon picked up a sweet catch ride on Beryl for the Equitation on the Flat (14 and under) and Special Children’s Hunter’s. She did a FABULOUS job on a horse she had never ridden and had some impressive riding moments. We look forward to Megan having more opportunities to ride and show Beryl.

Maggie Kelleher had a wonderful day on her horse Sox. She was 2nd in the Equitation on the Flat (15-17) and was WON her first over fences class in the Children’s Hunter’s!!! She was 6thin the second jumping class and 4th in the flat.

Overall we enjoyed our horse show an all ran smoothly. Now on to the next! Mane Top will be covering BOTH Sweet Briar College Horse Show AND BridgewaterCollege Horse Show this weekend, 3/27 and 3/28. Look for us there and be sure to say hello!

Thanks to all the parents for their support and contributions at the show!

Saturday, Jan. 23rd, Mane Top will be hosting one of their monthly festival shows. The show begins at Noon and will continue until about 4pm. Whether you are a rider or just looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon, you will enjoy this event.

Division sponsors include:

Nelson and Co. Contractors

Y-Nots Jewelry handcrafted by Linda Melton

Thanks to all Mane Top Family and friends who help make our shows a success!

Award winners for Mane Top included:

4th place in the Small/Medium Pony Hunters-  Remington Steele (ridden and owned by Mackenzie and Reilly Krason)

5th place in the Small/Medium Pony Hunters- Mane Top’s Dixie Charm

5th place in the Large Pony Hunters- Mane Top’s Silver Slippers (Thanks to riders Alex Beth and Mackenzie Parks)

9th place in the Large Pony Hunters-Salvandi Mojo (Thanks to rider Alex Beth)

10th place in the Large Pony Hunters-Chance Encounter (Thanks to rider Megan Trum)

12th place in the Intermediate Hunters- Silver Slippers (Thanks to rider Grace Gardner)

Also a special congradulations to Mackenzie Parks for winning the SWVHJA Pony Medal at the Annual Show on Mane Top’s Silver Slippers!

What a great 2009 year for Mane Top! Now let’s go out with an even bigger bang for 2010! Watch out SWVHJA, here we come…

“Trigger” as he is fondly known around the barn, is a 7 year old, Halflinger/Shetland,paint pony gelding and an all around winner. At 12.2 he is the perfect size for any child rider to learn on. Currently being used in our lesson program for all level riders. He will tote around a child who is just learning to walk/trot/canter and jump as well as step into the show ring and catch the judges eye with his fabulous markings, cute movement, and AMAZINGLY correct jump. Snatch him up before someone else does!