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LisRobin horseriders stay busy at Sonoma County Fair

 

The Valley’s LisRobin Horse Farm’s equestrian team – under the direction of Sonoma horse-riding teacher Tiana Wells – continued its busy school-showing season by competing at the recent Sonoma County Fair Junior Horse Show at the fairgrounds in Santa Rosa.

Leading the LisRobin horse-riders were Velsea Warton, who riding Panda (owned by Wells) became the grand champion in the pony division with her first-place finish in pony equitation, second-places in hunter over fences 2-foot-2-foot-3 and equitation fences 2-foot-2-foot-3, third in hunter hack and fifth in pony English pleasure.

Lydia Griggs-Demmin rode her horse Crazy Blue Lace to a reserve champion finish with a first-place in equitation fences 2-foot-2-foot-3, third-places in hunter over fences 2-foot-2-foot-3 and junior English pleasure ages 9-to-13, and fourths in junior equitation 9-13 and junior hunter hack 9-13.

Lily Pier, atop her horse Ima Starlite Sky, earned a first-place finish in hunter hack, second in pony equitation and third in pony English pleasure.

Shannon Stark, riding Paiute (Heamar Horses), took second-place in walk/trot equitation and third in walk/trot English pleasure.

Olivia Halliwell rode her family horse, Wellington, to third-place in senior equitation 14-and-up and sevenths in senior English pleasure 14-and-up and senior hunter hack 14-and-up.

Sachi Spaulding, atop Keoki Kane (Wells), took fifth-place in both senior English pleasure 14-and-up and senior hunter hack 14-and-up, and eighths in senior equitation 14-and-up and hunter over fences 2-foot-2-foot-3.

Devin Bacon rode Zane Grey (Wells) to sixth-place finishes in senior equitation 14-and-up, senior hunter hack 14-and-up and equitation fences 2-foot-2-foot-3, seventh in hunter over fences 2-foot-2-foot-3 and ninth in senior English pleasure 14-and-up.

 

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Anyone interested in competitive riding for LisRobin Horse Farm on Carriger Road (owned by John and Barbara Shine), horse-riding lessons only, or for more information, call Wells at 328-5475.