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January 25th, 2008 -- New Property Owners
Simpatico Stables LLC announces that Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center of Woodinville WA has purchased
this property. Little Bit provides equine-assisted therapy to adults and children living with disabilities.
While the ownership changes hands, the horse-boarding business will continue uninterrupted for
at least a year and possibly longer while Little Bit plans expansions and changes to the existing facility. To read
more on the transition, click the link on the right.
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Jan-Feb 2008 -- Paddock Renovations
Our favorite excavator Robert has been hard at work scraping out the tired & water-logged hogsfuel footing from
our outside paddocks and replacing it with gravel. The new paddocks are so smooth & tidy! If we just
didn't put any horses on them, they'd stay picture-perfect and pristine....oh well.
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September 2007 -- Viewing Booths for Indoor Arena
Now we can sit and watch each other ride in comfort. Our two new elevated viewing booths allow for easy
views into the indoor arena. Perfect for clinics!
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September 16, 2007 -- LWSC Schooling Show at Bridle Trails
Sharon and Sabu did a fantastic job on their first-ever dressage show, performing a smooth and steady T-2 test. Sabu
thoughtfully threw in a flying change just so the judge could see how one should look. Sorry Sabu, no bonus points
for extra moves! Later on, Kat and Donner snagged the blue in their 2-4 class with a super score of 68.5% Awesome!
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September 2007 -- Indoor Arena Footing Project
The daily raking and watering of the hogsfuel indoor arena was a joyless task. It was time to make the
leap to a high-tech, manufactured footing composed of waxed sand, fiber, polymer, and rubber. No watering ever again!
Installed on a laser-leveled and compacted base, this exciting footing is springy to ride on. After a ridiculously
long delay in shipment of the footing from Canada, during which our arena base lay naked and shivering,
we find ourselves giddy with pleasure that it is finally done.
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August 26th, 2007 -- EI Schooling Show at Simpatico Cancelled due to weather. Thank you Kellie Larsen and E.I. for scrambling to notify participants on such short notice. |
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July 28-29, 2007 -- Adult Team Competition at Whidbey
Team "It's Not Easy Being Green" cleaned up with blue ribbons all around... OK, for stall decorating, not so
much for the riding. But we had the coolest hang-out spot, with the most amazing display of all-green food.
Our matching kermit-themed T-shirts and lime-green visors were carefully coordinated
with browbands and saddlepads, so the whole weekend just oozed "classy". Special kudos to Nancy on Handy for
her first-ever dressage show. Hooray! Now fricking buy a dressage saddle!
With Roxanne on Splendor, Heather on Monty, and Rebecca on Sabu our alternative
team name could have been "Not My Horse." Just one trailer over, Janet and Tahoe kept it happening
with those crazy pirate dreadlocks and what looked suspiciously like several barrels of rum. Aaargh!
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July 11-12, 2007 -- Henrik Johannsen clinic
Even record-breaking 100-degree days did not deter our eight intrepid horse & rider
pairs. It was two days of sweaty yet productive learning. A constant flow of auditors also
braved the sweltering muggy heat to watch master clinician Henrik work his magic. It was most amusing
to watch the chair aerobics of spectators, tipping their pelvises
in perfect unconscious coordination, as Henrik instructed "You must walk the horse, step by step, with your seat bones!
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June 10th, 2007 -- LWSC Schooling Show at Bridle Trails Congratulations to Virginia Rhoads & her Hanoverian/TB gelding Paesano for an excellent performance at Virginia's first-ever dressage show! They won the Training-2 class with 63% and placed third at Training-1 with 62%. Clearly the beginning of a successful show career! Rebecca Chatfield and Sabu also won their Training-1 class with 66%, and placed second behind Virginia in Training-2 with a 62%. Even with the trees whipping around in the wind at Bridle Trails, the horses were mannerly and focused on their jobs. They hopped on and off the trailer like old pros, and warmed up with no issues in the slightly soggy footing. Special thanks to trainer Kat Napier for her superb show coaching, and to Sabu's owners Sharon & Bob for their excellent assistance during the show, especially the patient hand-feeding of hay between classes to always-hungry Sabu. Next purchase: a hay net! |
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June 2007 -- Bainbridge Island Classic Lillian & Bob Price proved that Simpatico boarders are not only good-looking but versatile as well. At the Bainbridge Island Classic they skillfully jumped over stuff and collected some lovely white and yellow ribbons. Lillian's Dutch mare Chloe & Bob's Hanoverian mare Lotti enjoyed the full attention of their owners, who bravely (insanely?) tackled all 5 days at the show without any grooms or other help. Bravo Bob and Lillian! |
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May 27th, 2007 -- L'Aperitif at Bridle Trails Trainer Kat Napier proved her talent again with an impressive 72% win at First Level with a client's horse. Norma Stein courageously "rode through the pain" of a tweaked back to put in a solid Second-Level test on her black Morgan gelding Splendor. The Simpatico cheer squad came out in droves to show support for our barn, shivering all the while in the cold damp air. And yes, Susie Sharp is really 7 feet tall. |
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April 1st, 2007 -- EI Schooling Show at San Sebastian Our very own trainer Wendy Meyers judged this schooling show for Equestrians Institute. Roxanne Robison & Handy competed at Training Level, Susie Sharp and her Swedish mare Holly came out at First Level, and Norma Stein & Splendor rode Second Level tests. Simpatico is off to a good start for the show season. Special kudos to Roxanne for keeping it together during your very special test in the hailstorm! |