2008
2008 has been a fun and interesting year.  I have really enjoyed getting to work at Savvy Stables...it's a very quiet facility...the horses love it.  I have been lucky enough to get to work with some awesome horses and great clients this year.

Blossom and I gave a few driving clinics and we did a few driving demos...she loves it when everyone can just watch her!!!!  I did go to quite a few dressage schooling shows.  I took my horse Blue...he has really enjoyed his dressage work..he's like riding a piece of elastic....I also took  Francis my mule to a dressage show....he did very well!!!  We only made it to one big show this year...the Ventura Draft, Mule and Carriage Show.  To everyone's surprise my husband actually came with me!!!  It was a blast to have him there.  We had a pretty decent show.  Blossom and I won the Draft Horse Bareback class...which was really cool since we won that class in 2007 also....she then threw a little fit during our victory lap and I fell off!!!  It was very humbling and funny :) 

I also did a kids horsecamp this summer.  We had a lot of fun getting to see all of the kids enjoy the horses.

In August Savvy Stables went on a camping trip..it was a blast!!!  You can see pics of our wonderful trip at  http://savvysisters.shutterfly.com/ 

After our camping trip John and I found out that I was pregnant again!!!  We are very pleased to find out that we are having a boy....Samantha can't wait to be a big sister.  I was really sick my first trimester, but I am starting to feel a lot better and I am getting back into the swing of things.  Samantha and I are so happy to get back to work...she loves getting to go on her golf cart rides with Mike out at Savvy!!!

Results from the Ventura Draft, Mule and Carriage Show
Apple Blossom
6th Place Singles Pleasure Type, Ladies to Drive
4th Place Singles Pleasure to Drive, Gentleman to Drive
1st Place Double Jeopardy
1st Place Bareback
Oklahoma Francis
4th Halter Mature Mules over 14.2
5th Western Pleasure
4th English Pleasure
Grace Halpn's Placings on Francis
4th Figure 8 Flag Race
1st Keyhole
3rd Pole Bending
6th Barrel Racing

 2007

Well it has been quite a year!!  It started out with me being quite pregnant and still very deteremined to do the horse thing.  I was still showing Blossom in some driving classes right up until the last month of my pregnancy.  Finally on May 9 I gave birth to miss Samantha.  So far she is a great baby and has gone to every show with me.  I am trying really hard to imprint her on horses!!  I think she has expensive taste because she really perked up at the shows when she saw the 6 up hitches go by :)


Ventura-Draft, Mule and Carriage Show
I think this was definately one of Blossom's best shows!!  Blossom and I were lucky enough to have Emma Wass as our Junior Driver this year...and boy did Emma do a great job handling her. 
Blossom's Placings
1st Place Singles, Pleasure Type, Ladies Drive
4th Place Gamblers Choice
2nd Place Double Jeopardy
1st Place Bareback Walk/Trot
Blossom's Placings with Emma
10th Place Singles, Junior to Drive
5th Place Gamblers Choice Junior to Drive
4th Place Bareback Walk/Trot Junior
4th Place Discipline Rail Junior

International Draft, Mule, and Pleasure Driving Show
Well it was another fun and eventful show up in Pamona.  The classes were all very full and we were happy to get a ribbon in every class!!  It was also a total shock but Blossom won High Point Draft Horse for the show!!!  What an honor.....we never would have won it though if Emma hadn't shown her in all of the Junior classes....so Thank You Emma. 
For the first time the show had added 2 Gypsy classes....Halter and driving.  I was lucky enough to get to show Giatana...Frank and Georgi Greiner's Gypsy mare from Ramona.  She was an absolute dream at the show....what a good girl...and to think she is only 2 and half yrs old!!!  I can't wait to see how she does next year!!!!
Blossom's Placings
High Point Draft Horse
2nd Place Draft horse singles Pleasure Type
6th Place Draft Horse Singles Reinsmanship
6th Place Draft Horse Bareback
8th Place Draft Horse Undersaddle
5th Place Draft Horse Hunter Hack
9th Place Draft Horse Single Pole
5th Place Draft Horse Speed Barrels
Blossom's Placings with Emma
4th Place Draft Horse Junior to Drive
7th Place Draft Horse Reinsmanship Jr to Drive
6th Place Gamblers Choice Jr to Drive
10th Place Draft Horse Keyhole

Giantana's Placings
1st Place Gypsy Horse Mares Halter
3rd Place Gypsy Horse Working Singles to Drive

Saddle and Harness Association
Year End Awards
Normally I try and make to all or most of the Saddle and Harness Shows throughout the year...but between my pregnancy, giving birth, and the San Diego Fires we just didn't seem to make it to too many of their shows this year.  Somehow though Blossom and I still won Reserve Champion in a few things.....the great thing though was we were beat out by my student Grace Halpin!!!  Grace had a wonderful show season with her horse Heaven Sent Murphy...a Clydesdale...Grace even won the perpetual High Point Jr Driver Trophy...way to go Grace!!!

Blossom's Placings
Reserve Champion Draft Horse Division
Reserve High Point Pleasure Driving Draft Horse

Grace Halpin and Murphy's Placings
Champion Draft Horse Division
Champion Junior Driver Division
High Point Pleasure Driving Draft Horse
High Point Reinsmanship Jr Driver
High Point Gamblers Choice-Draft Horse
High Point Jr to Drive
Reserve High Point Timed Cones