tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post6663461660703164302..comments2023-06-08T11:50:30.188-04:00Comments on Stone Gate Farm: Why do I continue to run Events after all these years?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-28777331208891475862013-09-29T20:53:24.502-04:002013-09-29T20:53:24.502-04:00I really appreciate the smaller events. I am happy...I really appreciate the smaller events. I am happy that I don't have to go to the overcrowded sterile ones at some other venues too often. (sometimes they don't feel like X-C because --where are the hills?) Without private farms hosting events there would be no one qualified for AECs. I love that I won Winona HT and then got eliminated at Stone Gate HT this year at the same level on the same horse. Consistency is hard! I love that all your stadium jumps are different! I event to be challenged. I event to answer cross country questions and have my horse solve problems. I event because the horses and people around me are having a blast. I event because organizers and farm owners make each venue different and unique. I don't care about the weather; stud up; I'm here to ride. <br /><br /> Thanks Jackie for having such awesome jumps and one of the most beautiful X-C courses in our area! I wouldn't have qualified for championships without your events!!!!! See you at Winona! I'm sure my students (who had the time of there lives riding the starter X-C course last weekend) would agree with me. <br /><br />Sincerely all the people I talked into coming with us to your show--- me/ Roxann Sommers/Craig Brunck/Holly Reuss/Becky Reuss/hillary robnick/christina bishop/emma sterwerf/tammy sterwerfEllie Celareknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-77182712714841496362013-09-25T18:26:11.127-04:002013-09-25T18:26:11.127-04:00Thanks for volunteering to jump judge. I can'...Thanks for volunteering to jump judge. I can't wait to see the video of Tinkerbell & Bethany ;)Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144957409083112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-50691853255996459782013-09-25T18:25:18.631-04:002013-09-25T18:25:18.631-04:00Thank you.Thank you.Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144957409083112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-54362194455273721702013-09-25T15:58:57.000-04:002013-09-25T15:58:57.000-04:00Thank you for fitting me in the volunteer schedule...Thank you for fitting me in the volunteer schedule such that i could still compete. It was a peaceful and serene moment, getting to sit by the pond, seeing the sun come out after all the rain, and seeing horse and rider pairs come by. I even got to see Tinkerbelle and Bethany... Priceless! See the video to be posted on your page soon :)Anne-Clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-61146065877982096492013-09-25T14:38:13.339-04:002013-09-25T14:38:13.339-04:00Jackie - PLEASE feel free to post your events on o...Jackie - PLEASE feel free to post your events on our FB page. We are located in Northern Kentucky, however our followers run from Southern Ohio down to Lexington/Louisville. We can't let our small farms or businesses fail, or we will all fail! Keep the faith and keep kickin'!<br />Midway Tack ShopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-70736973007165266212013-09-25T13:05:53.925-04:002013-09-25T13:05:53.925-04:00You are welcome Ruth and I am happy to hear that y...You are welcome Ruth and I am happy to hear that you met your goals & then some ;) <br /><br />Well Sue had 4 horses (yours included) who needed to get here some way ;)Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144957409083112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-54793207000746656412013-09-25T13:03:41.718-04:002013-09-25T13:03:41.718-04:00You are so right Molly. Every rider should be a j...You are so right Molly. Every rider should be a jump judge & get an education of what works and what doesn't ;)Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144957409083112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-79243839161038078582013-09-25T12:23:09.925-04:002013-09-25T12:23:09.925-04:00This is a great event for so many reasons, but mos...This is a great event for so many reasons, but mostly because of the people who run it and the people who come. I don't know any other event organizer who would lend someone their own truck and trailer so they could get there! We set a goal of doing better than our spring outing at Winona HT and we were fortunate to have met that goal in spades. As someone who has limited time, and really no ability to travel to far away events, I am so grateful for the opportunity to have a first class competition so close to home. From tough, but good, questions on the xc to footing that held up in the rain, everything was terrific. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861143219490058953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-42216488207246836172013-09-25T09:51:38.295-04:002013-09-25T09:51:38.295-04:00May I also add something that I get out of volunte...May I also add something that I get out of volunteering: I get to watch every pair that comes past my post, wherever that may happen to be that day. I see the good, the bad, and the ugly, and I have learned a lot by watching carefully. It's like auditing a clinic! Molly Tubbsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-15090394217247067922013-09-24T16:43:30.605-04:002013-09-24T16:43:30.605-04:00Awe Megan, thank you!! And thank you for voluntee...Awe Megan, thank you!! And thank you for volunteering this weekend. I was going to use the pic of your dog jumping the BN fence but I forgot. I may still add it ;)Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144957409083112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-26255053075723908292013-09-24T16:08:06.965-04:002013-09-24T16:08:06.965-04:00Jackie - I just need to say A huge Thank You to yo...Jackie - I just need to say A huge Thank You to you and your family for hosting so many wonderful events. I know as competitors it can sometimes be easy to forget everything that goes into organizing these events. And I have to commend you on something else as well - I went to the SGF Horse Trials this weekend not as a competitor but as a volunteer. Its really amazing thing when you have just as much fun volunteering as you would competing. You take such amazing care of your volunteers and everyone had an absolutely amazing time! So Thanks for going the extra distance and putting together such fantastic events and Thanks for making them such a blast to be a part of! :)Megan Feltrupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-77657440063822808752013-09-24T15:31:57.253-04:002013-09-24T15:31:57.253-04:00Thank you for your kind words Beth. I means a lot...Thank you for your kind words Beth. I means a lot to me ;)<br /><br />JackieJackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144957409083112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136367386941179069.post-9190779377108017992013-09-24T15:12:34.810-04:002013-09-24T15:12:34.810-04:00My Daughter did her first D Rally this year at Sto...My Daughter did her first D Rally this year at Stone Gate and although their scores weren't great - all riders improved their individual goals. You have an amazing facility that offered it all. (too bad there aren't more hotels in the area!) Thanks for all that you do and we hope to come back next year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607636365133839924noreply@blogger.com