Congratulations to Our USDF All Breed Final Winner for 2007

  Junior/ Young Rider Training Level

From: "Kelsee
To: "Flying W Farms
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007
Subject: Truffle!

Hi Fredericka and Robin!
Truffle and I had a great show season and we are qualified for all of the year-end championships. We have also been invited to once again participate in the Friesian Grand Nationals. This year they will be held in St. Louis Missouri! I am so excited! It will take place the first week of October. In the meantime, we are having a blast preparing for all kinds of classes. Truffle is becoming very versatile as we will be competing in a western pleasure class, hunt seat class, english equitation, dressage hack, fantasy costume, halter and more! It is a lot of fun to mix things up a bit and I think that she really enjoys it as well. And, of course, she is excelling at them all! Here is something really amazing: Truffle won first place every time this summer except for twice!!!! That is an outstanding record!! She has accomplished so much and my room is filled with trophies, ribbons, bridle bags, hats, mugs, plaques and many other awards! This was only our second show season and we look forward to many more successful ones in the future. Thank you so much!
Sincerely, Kelsee

To:<flyingw@bright.net>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007
Subject: A quick update!
Hi Fredericka and Robin!!!
Ballinadee is doing wonderfully! Yesterday, I got him completely  tacked up. Saddle and bridle and all! I think he felt quite grown up!  We have been taking everything really nice and slow but exposing him  to lots of
different things. He is such a good boy and absolutely breathtaking to watch! What  a wonderful mount he is going to make! Thank you again! Truffle is also doing fabulous! I have a little story to tell you  about her. These last few weeks, I felt like she wasn't acting normal  and wasn't looking forward to our rides like she usually does. And  while we were riding, she was spooking over things that she didn't  have a problem with before. So I thought, well maybe she needs a  little break. So, I gave her a few days off, but she grew worse. I  got on her and suddenly she began to piaffe! I then realized that she  had simply been bored. She learns so incredibly fast and she was  telling me that she was ready to move even faster! This mare just  turned five and we are already working on Grand Prix movements! She  loves the extended trot and canter too. However, I believe that the  piaffe and passage are going to be her favorites. She completely  lights up and becomes so animated whenever I ask her for it. She is  so sensitive that all I have to do is shift my seat and Bam! she does  it! Truffle was so spectacular to watch that I suddenly realized that  there were four other boarders from the barn just watching us. They  couldn't believe that it was her first time ever doing these  movements and the absolutely incredible balance, control, and fun she  was having, especially for her age. I see people yelling at their horses or kicking/whipping them or getting all angry and in a fix to get their horse to do certain things. I have never had to "fight"  with Truffle to get her to do something because we both want to  please the other and when we work together, so much gets done with so  much fun!! Well, I'll give you another update soon and let you know how we are doing. Have a wonderful day and I hope to hear from you soon!
With much gratitude,
Kelsee

Truffle and I are having the time of our life! I am looking very forward to this summer's show season. We worked really hard over the winter and learned many things. Now that Truffle and I are more experienced, we look forward to a successful and fun season! Thank you so much for such a special horse. I don't think that I will every be able to fully express my gratitude to you. Truffle's personality and disposition is so sweet. We trust each other and love to take a day off and go for a trail-ride in the beautiful mountain scenery. I'll talk to you soon and I can't wait to see all of you again!

Kelsee

SOA schooling show, CO

April 1, 2006

Test 1: 60.5% (1st place)

Columbine RMDS, CO

April 15, 2006

Test 1: 64.5% (1st place)

Test 2: 68% (1st place)

Hight Plains Derby Day, CO

May 15, 2006

Test 1: 56% (1st place)

Test 2: 59% (1st place)

*very hard judging that day*

Dressage at the Peak ll Summer Warm-up, CO

June 30, 2006

Test 1: 66.5% (1st place)

Test 2: 67.6% (1st place)

PSEC Dressage RMDS, CO

July 29, 2006

Test 1: 69.5% (1st place)

Test 2: 68.5% (1st place)

Test 3: 67.3% (2nd place)

Foothills Chapter Summer Fun RMDS Show

August 12, 2006

Test 1: 63.6% (1st place)

Test 2: 63% (3rd place)

Autumn Hill Series lll

August 13, 2006

Test 1: 71.9% (1st place)

Test 2: 60.909% (1st place)

Test 3: 66% (1st place)

PSEC RMDS - recognized

September 9, 2006

Test 1: 66.3% (2nd place)

TMR Dressage Show

September 10, 2006

Test 1: 64% (2nd place) 

Dressage Tests At Friesian Nationals

November 10, 2006

Test 1: 69. 5% (National Champion)

Test 2: 60. 769% (National Champion) 

Rail Classes At Friesian Nationals

class 1: Part Bred Friesian Costume

National Champion

class 2: Part Bred Friesian Dressage Hack Open National Champion

class 3: Part Bred Frisian Equitation

National Champion

Mariah Farms Show

February 24, 2007

Test 1: 78.9% (1st place)

Test 2: 76.8% (1st place)

*We had the highest scores of the whole show; my smiles!!*

Thank you soooo much!!!!!
Kelsee