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6/7/10- The Courtney King Dye Benefit Show and Silent Auction raises over $4,000.00! On June 5th, 2010, The Courtney King Dye Benefit Horse Show and Silent Auction was held here at Letter Perfect Farm. Tornado warnings and threatening thunderstorms were no match for this determined group whose prayers, good energy and “Rain, Rain, Go Away” song brought out the sun for the day and helped raise over $4,000.00 dollars for Courtney. The competitors, spectators and volunteers were not only blessed with a beautiful day, but also by great judging by Jane Sheehan”r”, who graciously donated her day. There was great excitement over the 31 wonderful items to bid on in the silent auction, the chance to win super Red Sox Tickets, the Pas De Duex and Quadrille demonstration by Meridian Equidance Company and as always the great food! Although the atmosphere was one of fun and relaxation for all, there was some fierce competition all around in the show ring, and especially at the silent auction. With over 30 competitors and 51 rides overall, Tammy Paparella and her mount Ana Capri, came away with the high score of the day, earning a 68.947%. in First Level Test 4. Tammy also won the Training Level Championship on her mount Deliteful FHF, with an average score of 67.6%. Earning the USDF Level Championship was Carly D’Amato riding her borrowed mount Eeyore with the score of 63.00% . The First Level Championship was awarded to Jill DiGregorio and The Real McCoy with an average score of 64.084% and Second Level and Above Championship was awarded to Darlene Dwyer riding Santana with a score of 62.263 %. Not to be outdone on or off the horses, the competitors, spectators and volunteers duked it out over several auction items, especially The Patriots sports memorabilia including two autographed pictures and an authentic game jersey worn by retired Pat’s QB, Steve Grogan. Some serious bidding wars over some other hot items went on as well including the Mary Kay baskets, Vt. Maple Syrup baskets, a beautiful stained glass piece(pictured below), several horsey T’s, and 100.00 gift certificate to a local feed store. Along with the silent auction, the baked goods at the food tent, donated by Girls Scout Troup 30398, Edie Sanders, Sandra Ewing and Deb Gildea and family, got a lot of attention and helped raise over $200.00 alone. In order for all of the proceeds of the day to go to Courtney, the Masons and Letter Perfect Farm donated all of the expenses for the show, and Kelli is so thankful for all of the businesses and people who donated for the silent auction, the 35 people who volunteered for this event and riders and spectators who participated in the show. Everyone was a true blessing for this event and for Courtney. To keep the momentum going, the Masons would like to encourage everyone to keep praying for Courtney , her family and her friends who are helping her in her recovery. You can send emails to Courtney at comebackcourt@gmail.com. Many thanks goes out to the sponsors of the silent auction and show: Andrea Palumbo, Central NY Dressage & CT, Colleen Walker, CrossFit South-Central Mass, Deb May Facial, DiGregorio Design, Designs by Noelle, Dover, Doug Scribner, Edie Sanders, Eileen Holleran, Liz Benney, Elizabeth Dufrense Photography, Equinature Products, Equine Therapy, Feeds N Needs, Jay and Deb Gildea, Jane Sheehan, Kathy Nelson, Kathy O’Leary, Kim Koran, Lendon Gray, Leonora Guguire, Leslie De Grandmaison, Mary Savage, Mrs. Flint, Nancy Russle, N.E.D.A.,The Pedlar, Platinum Performance, Rachel Grant, Reed Custum Soils, Sandra B Designs, Smart Pak Store, The Spangenberg Family, Susan J Stickle, The Mane Place, Tom Young, Uxbridge Woman’s Club, Uxbridge Church of the Nazarene And a HUGE thank you to the volunteers without whom no event could succeed: Alex Jameson, Andera Palumbo, Beth Pitman, Brendan Downs, Carly D’Amato, Devin Rondeau, Edie Sanders, James Dunlap, Michael Dunlap, Jessica Watuku, Jill DiGregorio, Kathy O’Leary, Kelly Borg, Sharon Borg, Kim Spangenberg, Macy Spangenber, Kim O’Brian, Kiley O’Brian, Lauralynn Anderson, Lydia Mason, Meg Wright, Emma Wright, Theresa Wright, Mickaela Lussier, Noelle Fowler, Oksana Brown, Olivia Gildea, Amanda Gildea, Deb Gildea, Paula Adelson, Rachel Grant, Rob Mason, Samantha Drew, Sarah Walden, Lisa Walden and Sandra Ewing.
If you would like to read more about the event go to www.letterperfectfarm.com .To see or buy pictures go to Elizabeth Dufrense’s website www.bitsandbridlesphotography.com. She was the photographer of the day who has graciously donated all proceeds from the pictures to Courtney. If you would like to support Courtney you can participate in one of the upcoming benefits for her,: Sarah Geikie clinic at Letter Perfect Farm, June, CRDA sponsored Jane Hannigan Clinic July 10, Benefit show at Settlement Farm in Townsend, Ma. July 11 or you can contribute a donation made out to Courtney King Trust, and send it to; Law Office of Elizabeth Clarke Equine Business Institute P.O. Box 286 South Deerfield, MA 01373 5/17/2010- Silent Auction Update for Benefit Show LPF is excited to tell you that your prayers and good energy have paid off! Thanks to so many generous donations our silent auction is shaping up nicely. We have received items from all over New England that you are not going to want to miss bidding on!
More donations will be coming in and we are working on two baskets to raffle off for the day as well, one horsey and one not! If you bid on an item in the silent auction, you will get a special deal on the tickets for the raffle!!! We hope that many people will come and enjoy a great show, great food, and bring their friends to bid on these great items and help us make this a great fund raiser for Courtney!! 4/10/10-On June 5th, 2010 LPF Will Host Benefit Show & Silent Auction For Courtney King Dye As you may know, our US Olympian Dressage rider Courtney King Dye was injured in early March and sustained a head injury. She was in a coma for about three weeks and is now in a rehabilitation hospital. As you can imagine, she has a long road to recovery ahead of her and has major medical expenses that her insurance will not cover. Courtney has been an inspiration to us in so many ways, please help us now raise funds to support her recovery. How can you help? 1.Pray for Courtney, for her healing, and for her family. 2.Donate items for the silent auction that will be held at the show. 3.Sponsor a class at the show. 4.Sign up for the show. We would love to have a full spectrum of Musical Freestyles to attract many visitors to help raise more funds. 5.Post any and all material regarding fund raiser at your barn, local tack shop, or local feed store. 6.Donate your time. We have many needs to be met to make this event the most successful for Courtney. 7.Send her a Get Well email, at comebackcourt@gmail.com For donation forms, benefit flyers, or to donate an item for the silent auction please contact Kelli, Kelli@letterperfectfarm.com or call her at 508-735-8445
10/16/09 - Times For Show By Rider: Remember Costumes Welcome! Kate Champa-9:50 3rd-1 Karen Grande- 10:00 1st-2 10:40 1st -4 Emily Grande- 10:10 1st-2 10:30 1st-4 Jill Digregorio 10:20 1st-2 11:00 1st-4 Susan Aquino 11:20 1st-4 12:00 1st-2 Rebecca Kustan 11:30 1st -1 (Palmer) Rebecca Kustan 2:30 USDF A 3:18 USDF B(JET) Tracie Richardson 12:10 Tr.-1 1:58 Tr.2 Elizabeth Morris 12:18 Tr.-1 2:06 Tr.2 Nylani Halpern Wight 12:26 Tr.-1 2:14 Tr.2 Jen Sokol 2:22 USDF A 3:00 USDF B Emily Garland 2:38 USDF A 3:26 USDF B Macy Spangenberg 12:50 Leadline Amanda Gildea 12:42 Tr. 4 1:50 Tr.2 Lydia Mason 2:46 USDF A 3:50 USDF B Alex Jameson 2:54 USDF A 3:42 USDF B Carly D'Amato 3:02 USDF A 3:334 USDF B 4:00 Tr. 3 A BIG THANK YOU TO FEED N NEEDS FOR SPONSORING SHOW
10/12/09- "FEED N NEEDS " of Mendon Ma. to sponsor Championships!! Letter Perfect Farm is very excited to announce that Feeds N Needs will be sponsoring our schooling show championship winners with buckets of goodies and gift certificates!! Entries will be open until Wed. afternoon, and don't forget that your test that qualifies you for the Championships can be from any schoooling show in NE! Times will be posted thurs. night. There will be great prizes for the Team compeititon as well, and remember that you can also just enter the schooling show classes too. Call or email Kelli ASAP if you want to enter! Our judge for the day is Karen Roberts! 10/07/09-Michael Hurwitz of Prestige Sportshots, will once again be the photographer of the day. LPF is happy to have Michael photographing our riders for the whole day. Michael will be donating a picture from the show of the rider with the highest score of the day. Photographs of all competitors will be posted on Michaels website www.prestigesportshots.com. His pictures are super so I am sure you won't want to miss a chance to have one of your own! 9/30/09-LPF Schooling Show, Team Competition & Schooling Show Championships Oct. 17 Wow- what a headline! It is our 3 in 1 show. Competitors can just participate in the schooling show and/or be on a team and sign up for the Championships! We have super prizes for this show , including Over High Score of the Day, High Score Team of the Day, and the level winners of the Championships will receive neck ribbons and saddle pads!! All in all competitors get a ton of prizes! The requirements for the team competition are : There will be different team divisions to enter. A team can consist of 2-4 riders. Levels will include USDF Introductory- FEI. Each team member will ride two tests from his/her level. The top four scores will be averaged to determine placing. So come join the fun. For more information, or a prize list, call Kelli Mason at 508-278-9905 or email at kelli@letterperfectfarm.com The requirements of the Championships Classes are: 9/27/09- LPF Schooling Show Sept. 26, 09 Thank You to all that attended our schooling show (especially the person who brought homemade chocolate chip cookies)! The results are up on the show page. Congrtulations to everyone, it was great to spend such a beautiful day with you and all of us at LPF hope that you had as much fun as we d. We hope to see you at our next show Oct. 17. 9/23/09 LPF Schooling Show Times Times for LPF's Sept. 26 Schooling Show are available now. Click here. Call or email Kelli if you have any questions or if you would like to see if Kelli can fit late entries into the show. Thanks and see you Sat. 6/27/09 Letter Perfect Farm Dressage Schooling Show On Saturday, June 27, the sun came out just in time for Letter Perfect Farm to hold the first of their three dressage schooling shows of this year. The conditions were perfect for the show, and all of the riders enjoyed the sun, the well run and low key atmosphere of the show, and the helpful and positive comments given by Karen Roberts “L”, who was the judge for the day. There were rides from Leadline to Third Level, and two musical freestyles performed, one at 1st level and one at 2nd level, which were not only exciting, but also fun to watch. Even the local deer came out of the woods to watch!! There was a great mix of competitors and horses, including several horses that were being showed for the first time. The High Score of the day went to Kelli Mason riding Rumours with a score of 78.750 in their First Level Musical Freestyle. The success of each horse and rider combo, was caught on film by Michael Hurwitz of Prestige Sportshots, who was the photographer of the day. Of course no show could be a success without the help of the many volunteers that spend the day lending a hand. LPF is very thankful for those who took the time to volunteer at their show including: Edie Sanders and Sandra Ewing(food, runners, awards), Amy Rafferty(secretary), Alex Borden and Ali Carter(parking and ring stewards), Noelle Fowler(scribe), Alex Jameson, Mandi Gildea, Carly Dimatto,(made sure horses were happy at barn all day long!). Letter Perfect Farm will host two more schooling shows this year, September 26 and October 17. The October show will be their Team Competition as well as their Schooling Show Championship show. For more information and scores from this show, go to the show page . Hope to see all of you at the next show. 6/01/09 LPF Welcomes A New Pony!! Letter Perfect Farm welcomes Pip to their barn. Pip is a 4yr. old TB gelding, adoptable through C.A.N.T.E.R. Currently Pip stands at 15"3 and is learning a new job to be a riding horse for some lucky person. Pip is a very sweet guy who follows you like a puppy and loves attention. His new owner will need to know how to bring a young horse along, as Pip is still young and learning how to balance himself under saddle.(Pic coming soon) 4/6/09 LPF 2009 SHOW DATES Hello everyone, it is that time of year again. LPF will be holding three dressage schooling shows again this year. Our first schooling show will be Sat. June 27, followed by our fall schooling show on Sat. September 26, and last but not least, our Team Competition and Schooling Show Championship will be held on Sat. October 17! We are very excited to start the show season and hope to see all of you coming down center line!!!!
4/1/09- Happy Spring Everyone! We hope all of you have had a very productive winter. I know I am glad that there is no more ice and snow. We have been busy cleaning up from the winter and getting ready for a busy summer. Our first clinic of this spring will be with Jeanne MacDonald on May 11. Jeanne is a fabulous instructor to ride with as well as a great clinician to audit. You can see her bio on our clinics page. LPF loves hosting clinics with Jeanne and loves to be able to share her with all of New England so we hope all of you will join us!!
8/23/08 Show times online Show times for our 8/25 Team Competition are online now. LPF Gets Sponsor for Team Competition The 2008 LPF Team Competition will be sponsored once again by The Mane Place. The High Score winning team will receive a gift basket for each member of it's team and each Division Team will also receive an award sponsored by The Mane Place and the Mason Family. These awards are in addition to class winner awards and ribbons. The Mane Place is having it's Big Anniversary sale Oct. 4 & 5, starting at 9 am. so go check out all they have to offer and thank them for sponsoring our show! 2008 Team Competition & Schooling Show ChampionshipsOur team competition is coming up, click here for more information. Rita Brown will be our judge for the day. Remember that costumes are welcome, and that Team names will be judged so be creative. The team with the best name will win a special prize!
Show ResultsWe had a great show today and great weather. The show results are online. Click here. Special congratulations to our High Score of the day winner, Hilary Millet on Paddington, with a 74.000% ! Many thanks again to all our special volunteers and helpers. Some of which came all the way from Germany to help us! LPF SHOW - July 12th- Judge (L) Karen RobertsLetter Perfect Farm will host its second schooling show of the year on July 12th, 2008. Times have been posted on the website, Visitors are always welcome and the show will start at 9am. As always, parking is in the fields by the indoor arena. We are looking forward to a great show. Jennifer Baumert Clinic Times:Amanda Gildea-7:30 am Kelli Mason-8:15 am Kathy O'Leary 9:00 am Rachel Grant 9:45 am Rebecca Kustan 10:15 Heather Stone 11:00 June 7 Show resultsThe June 7, 2008 Show results are here. LPF SHOW-June 7- Judge (L) Yvonne Coleman LarsenLetter Perfect Farm will host its first schooling show of the year on June 7th, 2008. Times have been posted on the website. Visitors are always welcome and the show will start at 9am. As always, parking is in the fields by the indoor arena. We are looking forward to a great show. LPF will host clinic with Sue Winslade on June 10 and 11LPF will welcome clinician Sue Winslade back again on June 10 and 11. If you would like to ride call Kelli at 508-278-9905. All auditors are welcome. The ride times are: Tuesday June 10 Jennifer Baumert Clinic June 19-22LPF will be hosting a clinic with Jennifer Baumet . If you would like to ride with Jen, please contact Kelli at 508-278-9905, or kelli@letterperfectfarm.com. Kelli and Monty-CRDA OverAll Open High Score Champions!Kelli and her students earned many awards at The Charles River Dressage Association annual awards banquet held on Feb. 9th 2008. Kelli was First Level Open Champion on Liberty(owned by Kathy O'Leary) and was third on her own horse Legend. Kelli also won the Open Overall High Score Championship with Monty Python, (owned by Sharon Anderson). This was Monty's very first show season, so everyone was very excited, especially Monty's owner Sharon who earned her own share of awards, including being the Champion at AA Tr.Level 1&2 and the winner of the Vintage Award. Also taking home an award was Kelli's student Jill DiGregorio who won the AA Tr. Level 3&4 Championship on her gelding The Real McCoy. Kelli would like to congratualte all of her students on their successes and she is looking forward to this years show season too. December-07 Letter Perfect Farm Has 2 New AdditionsLPF welcomes two new people to the barn, Kim OBrian, and Andrea Palumbo. Both Kim and Andrea have horses of their own, and have many years experience caring for them. Andrea's horse Lutzen is now stabled at our barn. LPF is thankful to have them here and grateful for the excellent help they provide daily for the horses living here. We hope they will be part of our "barn family" for a very long time. October 13th Show ResultsClass results are online click here.
And the team placings:
Congratulations to all!
July 14 Show ResultsOur show today was great and we had great weather again. For class results: Click here The level awards were as follows: The show results from our June 2nd, 2007 show are available. Click here. Jennifer Baumert Clinic-April 26 & 27Jennifer Baumert will once again bring her talent to Letter Perfect Farm on thurs. April 26 and friday, April 27. As always, we feel very fortunate having Jennifer come to LPF to share her exstensive knowledge of dressage training. Jennifer is coming home from the florida show circuit and is sure to help all of us with good tips on riding the new tests. Contact Kelli at kelli@letterperfectfarm.com for information about participating, or call 508-278-9905 LPF Updates It's FootingLetter Perfect Farm has recently upgraded it's footing in their indoor arena. After seven years, we felt that although our footing was good, it could be better. After an extensive look at the different footings on the market, we decided to go with a relatively new product called Hoof Cushion. Hoof Cushion is a sand, rubber and fiber mixture created by Custom Equstrian Footing. They have developed it to actively recover from the impact of the horse’s movement. Their footing blend is used to eliminate the problem of ruts and instability in the footing. The fibers act as a “root-system”, stabilizing the footing and wicking moisture down from the surface. The rubber-sand blend is a springy base material that is natural to the horse and adds cushion but not rebound. The horses LOVE IT! LPF will also be updating their outdoor as well. It is sure to be ready by their first show, June 2. We hope you will come check out our new footing at our clinics and shows. LPF 2007 DRESSAGE SCHOOLING SHOW DATESLetter Perfect Farm will host 3 schooling dressage shows again this year, offering classes from Leadline to GP and musical freestyle. Our dates are: June 2, July 14 and Oct.13. Judges will be announced. All shows will be held on Saturdays, and the closing date for each show will be the Saturday before the show. Show times will be emailed to competitors and posted on our website the Thur. before the show. We hope to see all of you there. HI Everyone, Show Moved INDOORS Due To Weather!For ride times go to Home Page and click times!LPF TO HOST THE USDF ADULT TEAM COMPETITION ONCE AGAIN!On Saturday, October 28, LPF will once again host the USDF Team Competition. All information can be found on our website. Jean MacDonald "S" will be the judge for the event. Please contact us if you have any questions about the show. Hope to see you then. FAMILY FUN DAY A GREAT SUCCESS!Over 100 people turned out on this beautiful day to help raise funds for the Uxbridge Church of the Nazarene. The musical rides were a great hit, as well as all of the delicious baked goods, pony rides and the teens JAIL! All the activities, and the Silent Auction helped raise over 1000.00$ for the childrens ministry, teens ministry, and building fund at the church. LPF would like to thanks all of our great sponsors: Lynne Randolph, Theresa Wright, Edythe Sanders, Dan Merwin, Deb Gildea, Leonora Giguere, Subway of Uxbridge, Mendon Greenhouse, Fiske's General Store, Eugene & June Richer of Praise B! Crafts, and Maureen Groth. We would also like to thank the many volunteers who helped out that day, and especially Pastor Noelle who helped organize some of the events of the day.God Bless everyone and THANKS! LPF WILL HOST "FAMILY FUN DAY" September 30, 1-4pmFamily Fun Day will be a day filled with fun activities and entertainment. The funds raised fromt the day will be donated to the Uxbridge Church of the Nazarene. The day will start with pony rides at 1pm( a 1$ donation), and at 2:30 and 3:30 there will be Musical Rides performed by the students at LPF. There will be fun games for the kids, and a silent auction and bake sale. ALL are welcome!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! LPF remembers Kelli's sister, MeghanA loving heart, a beautiful spirit, these are the things that last forever. God Bless the beautiful spirit of Meghan Sue Sanders, who passed away on June 29, 2006. The Mason and Sanders Families would like to thank all of their friends and family members for their love and support in this difficult time. Your sympathies, cards, and words of kindness are greatly appreciated. |
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| Best Team Name: The Flying Changes | |
| Best Food: Deb and Barbara |
Below are the team placings. Congratulations all the teams and competitors!
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| You Snooze You Lose | B | 58.654 | 3 |
| Crosswinds | B | 64.423 | 1 |
| The Headless Horsemen | B | 63.269 | 2 |
| Maiden Voyagers | A | 61.472 | 2 |
| LPF Worker Bees | A | 56.972 | 3 |
| Xenophan Zombies | A | 62.786 | 1 |
| Legends in our own minds | C | 64.575 | 1 |
| Three Mouseketeers | H | 78.000 | 1 |
| The Flying Changes | GG | 56.154 | 1 |
| High Acres Get Er Done | BB | 60.807 | 2 |
| ENYDCTA Team | BB | 63.365 | 1 |
As usual we collected some pictures during the day. Click any to enlarge.
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Jen Beaumert is giving a clinic at LPF today and tomorrow here are the times:
| Wednesday | Thursday |
| 1:30 Kelli -Novelty | 8:00 Kathy OLeary - Libby |
| 2:15 Kathy OLeary - Liberty | 8:45 Barbara |
| 3:00 Karin LaGrange - Calvin | 9:30- Kelli - Legend |
| 3:45 Jana - Owen | 10:15 Karin LaGrange - Calvin |
| 4:30 Carol Johnson | 11:00 Darlene Dwyer - Santana |
| 5:15 Amanda G - Dreamer | 11:45-12:15 Lunch |
| 6:00-6:30 Break | 12:15 Jana - Owen |
| 6:30 Emily G. - Rumors | 1:00- Donna |
| 7:15 Jill- McCoy | 1:45 Kelli Mason - Novelty |
| 8:00-Suzanne Q - Linus |
Our last show of this season, the annual USDF/Stateline Tack team competition, is this coming Saturday. If you didn't call for your times you can check with the online show schedule/results page. Good luck for those that are competing!
Congratulations to Kelli and Novelty on receiving Reserve Champion at USDF Region 1 Finals for 3rd Level Open with a score of 64.444% and for winning the USDF Musical Freestyle class at Third Level.
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Heather Mason and Kelli Mason Champion and Reserve at 3rd Level Open Region 1 Finals |
Reserve Champion at 3rd level Open Region 1 Finals |
The show all done and our luck held out once again. Thanks to all our great volunteers! Especially Edie and Sandy who drove 10 hours from PA to serve hot dogs and smiles!
Here's the results of the show:
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| High Score of the Day: Katie Heller on Batman with a 75.278% | |
| Level awards |
Many thanks also to The Equestrian Wizard Tack Shop for donating our high score award.
Our first show of this season is this coming Saturday. If you didn't call for your times you can check with the online show schedule/results page. Good luck for those that are competing! (and shame on those that aren't!)
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•Karin Lagrange -
Champion 1st Level
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•Carolyn Wolfe - 3rd place
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•Michelle Zeimba -
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Training Level A - Adult Amateur
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Look for the 2004 Show and Clinic dates and put them on your Calendar!
Congratulations to Amanda on her purchase of Dreamer -- a 5 year old Quarter horse Gelding.
And Emily and Rumors are doing well together:
Don't miss our new horses for lease/lessons page.
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