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Feb. 27th Winter Festival Show MOVED to April 3rd
02.24.10Hopefully this will be the last time we have to move this horse show! With all the snow on the ground and now the mud that has followed, Mane Top and our fellow competitors in the area have not been able to do much riding. We have made the decision to move the show in hopes that more people will be prepared to show!
For those of you interested in our Winter Festival for something other than riding in the show, we hope we will still see you all for pony rides, hay rides, crafts, and much more on Saturday, April 3rd!
Thanks again to our show title sponsor!

2010 Changes and Updates
02.03.102010 is looking like a fantastic year. We have been very lucky to have a surviving and growing business in these hard economic times. We cannot thank our costumers enough, Thank you! We are striving to make the experience as enjoyable and informational as possible. Due to the increased demand in student numbers, a few changes will take place starting March 1, 2010.
We will be changing to a monthly membership. Basically moving from 6 lesson packages to 4 payments that will be due the first lesson of every month. The months that offer 5 weeks for certain days will be offered to boarders at the discounted monthly price or to non-boarders at the individual lesson price. Cancellation is required 24hrs in advance in order to make up your lesson. Of course, in emergency situations we will try to be as accommodating as possible. Kristen will be offering make-ups mostly Thursday and Sunday and Codi will be offering make-ups on Wednesday and Sunday. If the cancellation is due to weather or Mane Top, you will be guaranteed a makeup without restriction and in extreme prolonged periods (unpredictable circumstances) a discount on the following month’s membership fee will be applied. Please call if you have any questions or concerns.
The new prices are as follows:
1 private lesson: $55
1 group lesson: $45
1 pony ride: $35
1 private lesson once a week (4 lessons for month): $210
2 private lessons a week (8 lessons for month): $410
1 group lesson once a week (4 lessons for month): $170
2 group lessons a week (8 lessons for month): $330
1 pony ride a week (4 lessons for month): $130
2 pony rides a week (8 lessons for month): $250
We value your business and deeply appreciate your support. Thank you Thank you!
**If your package is up before March 1st you may pay $29/group or $39/private per lesson until the end of the month or if you have lessons left over, you will be credited $29 or $39 for each remaining lesson toward your membership.
Winter Fun Festival, Jan. 23rd
01.13.10Have you marked your calendars for our next Winter Festival Horse Show at Mane Top Stables?
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!
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
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!
SWVHJA Awards Banquet
01.13.10
What a great night to be part of the Mane Top family! We attended the Annual Awards Banquet this past Saturday evening at the Natural Bridge Hotel to dine with our fellow competition and collect year end awards. The Krason family, Megan McMahon and her mother Yvonne, as well as Grace Gardner and her mother Berkley, all joined us for a great evening with SWVHJA members.
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…
Looking for the perfect pony or horse?
12.02.09Mane Top Stables offers for sale: Miss Charlotte, for Ms. Lauren Linfest


Dressed up for Halloween

Charlotte is a 5 year old, 13.2 medium dapple grey Welsh pony mare. She is a DREAM to work with. She is currently being used in our lesson program doing everything from teaching the most beginner children to showing in SWVHJA in the Medium Pony Hunters and Equitation classes with more advanced riders. We plan on making our debut in a few A-rated shows come 2010 if she is still with us. Charlotte is ready to be the next big rated Medium Pony winner. She is a 10 mover and jumper. Although she will tote around the up-down riders and do cross-rails with little effort, she needs an intermediate-advanced ride to the bigger, fancier jumps. With more experience she has the attitude to be bomb proof for any level rider.
Asking price: $15,000
SMARTY PANTS “Trigger” Offered for sale by Mane Top for $12,00o

“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!











