July 2020 Newsletter
We took advantage of staying home for a few months and have been keeping busy around MVF with some improvements to the facility and we are looking forward to everyone getting a chance to see them when the SNHSA show season starts up here on August 1-2!
We also made the most of the no-show season with a 6 week horsemanship series for all of our clients to go more in depth with their knowledge out of the tack. We covered topics such as anatomy and physiology, conformation, horse handling, horse health, grooming, and tack. We all walked away better horsemen and had fun learning together while social distancing!
We are looking forward to getting back to horse shows with the West Coast Junior Hunter Finals to kick it off, and wish the best of luck to McKenna Owen and Espoir D’Usance RW in the 3’6 section, and congratulate her for qualifying- a goal she has had since she started riding here! All of MVF horses and riders will then join them the following week for the HMI Equestrian Classic and we are excited to get back out to doing what we love!
Congratulations are in order for our new horse and rider teams. We are thrilled our clients get to work with such talented horses! Leslie Biederman purchased Coer de Lion, and will be competing in the A/O Hunters and Equitation, and Bobby Malmrose purchased Espoir D’Usance RW, G Star RW, and Filosophy. We are excited for the future with all of these new partnerships in the barn!
Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation Special Class: As all of you know, due to COVID-19, we unfortunately were not able to hold the MVF Charity Horse Show benefitting NNCCF this year. During these unprecedented times, NNCCF continues to fully serve the families with children in the battle of their lives. We have decided to do what we can to support NNCCF in 2020 by offering a special class with a $50 entry fee, however you may make a donation in any amount to support NNCCF. Please write a separate check made out to NNCCF for the amount that you wish to donate. Look for the MVF Horse Show prize list in the coming days for details. Thank you in advance to our wonderful equestrian community for your generosity!
May 2020 Newsletter
From all of us at Meadow View Farms , we hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times. While the world is full of so much uncertainty, we are grateful that we have our incredible horses to keep us grounded until more normal days return!
It was with deep disappointment that Meadow View Farms announced the cancellation of the 2020 Meadow View Farms Charity Horse Show benefitting Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation after it became obvious that the impact COVID-19 has had on our local community would make it impossible to plan and host this event. However, we know the needs for the families supported by NNCCF are still great, so we are working together with them to come up with an alternative plan to raise funds for those families. Stay tuned!!
We can't wait to get back to horse shows, but we are grateful for all the smiles and fun we were able to have during our nine weeks at the Desert International Horse Parks inaugural winter series. It was the debut horse show for Bobby Malmrose , who took MVF's Magic for the series and came home with Mid-Circuit and Circuit Champion in his two divisions! The whole barn joined us for some fun and everyone had a great time! McKenna Owen and her 2 horses had an amazing show in their hugely competitive divisions - Espoir d'Usance RW was consistently in the ribbons in the 3' 6 Junior Hunters, and G Star RW was reserve champion in the Low Children's Jumpers and won the Classic with a blazing fast jump off! Laura-Ann Moore and Lucca moved up to the 2'9 and were in the ribbons every time - including the 2'9 USHJA hunters against all of the professionals! Grace Gerberry and Limbo de Cent were awesome in the 3' Children's Hunters and medals; consistently in the ribbons and work offs, and made the move up to the 3'3 medals which was a huge goal for Grace and Lance to reach their first week showing this year! Brogan Doolan and Greystoke worked hard and learned a lot in their first show together in the Equitation ring after "Johnny" spent his career as a jumper up until now. We love seeing their confidence and skills growing! Leslie Biederman had the privilege of leasing POTUS from JH Sporthorses for the show and they quickly formed a great partnership. They were in the ribbons in the hunters (in classes with over 65 horses!) and Amateur Equitation, and finished up 4th in the Amateur Hunter Classic! We had the typical highs and lows of a horse show but our barn family was there, cheering each other on for every class and we could not be more proud of the horsemen and friends they all are!
Congratulations to Bobby Malmrose on his two new horses purchased during the circuit! His jumper, Conquest RW , flew over from Holland and joined us for the show in the desert, and his new partner for the Equitation/Hunters, Santana , was purchased from Ighani Sporthorses with Micheal Endicott as agent. Both horses were champions in their divisions with Bobby and we are looking forward to a bright future with these fantastic horses! Also, welcome to Mia Parsons and her horse Dakota ... we look forward to working with them!