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Carousel Charity Horse Show 

The Miller Show Team hauled 30 horses and 25 rider/drivers made their way the 375 miles to Scottsdale for the Carousel Charity Horse Show last month. The Show Team came to show and brought home 30 top ribbons in 126 classes - and all this against some very talented competition!

Miller Show Team Totals

3 Grand Champion Tricolor Ribbons

7 Reserve Grand Champion Ribbons

22 First Place Champion Ribbons

Individual rider/driver profiles are below.

CLARA WOSSER

and Namaste (Nate)

Clara and Namaste were on fire at Carousel Charity Horse Show last week with a victory lap in the Morgan Hunt Seat Equitation Championship as well as the AMHA Hunt Seat Medal.

Clara also joined many at the Miller barn and entered the Youth of the Year contest. She finished fourth overall in the Senior Division with a 3rd place on the written exam, 3rd in speech and 5th place finish in horsemanship.

TAMARA MORAVEC

and First and Only (Lola), Morengo SS (Junior), Old School Groove (Viv) and Muy Bien (Hoss)

Tamara brought four horses to the show (First and Only, Morengo SS, Old School Groove and Muy Bien) and was seen in the saddle as well as on whip.

Tamara’s top honors were aboard Old School Groove bringing home the tricolor in the Morgan Park Saddle Amateur/Jr. Exhibitor, Morgan Park Saddle Open Stake as well as the blue in the Morgan Park Harness Amateur.

Brooke Yule-Gronau had much success with Muy Bien bringing home the tricolor in the Morgan English Pleasure Open Stake as well as the blue in the Morgan English Pleasure Open.

First and Only was hot and earned a blue in the Open English Pleasure All Breed Open with Cierra Holtz up. Lola also took a Top 5 in the Coulter on Camelback English Pleasure Open Stake with Betsy Krutek in the irons.

PAIGE TOROK

and Dragonsmeade First Night

Paige and Dragonsmeade First Night had a great time in Scottsdale at the Carousel Charity Horse Show. Paige competed in both pleasure and equitation classes and had a beautiful first pattern in the 17 & under Equitation Championship. Jubilee is owned by Allie Schlosser.

Paige also entered the Youth of the Year Contest and finished 3rd overall for the Junior Division. Paige was 1st in horsemanship, 2nd in judging, 2nd in written exam and 3rd in speech.

KEARA HOLLAND

and Uncommon Jewel (Jewel)

Keara and Uncommon Jewel put on a show with victory laps in both Saddle Seat Equitation 14-17 as well as the USEF Saddle Seat Medal.

Keara also brought home the Reserve Championship tricolor for her work on the Youth of the Year contest. The Senior division included 10 contestants and Keara earned 1st place ribbons in both the written exam as well as the presentation/speech, 4th in judging and 6th in horsemanship. Outstanding!!!

KAITLYN JACKSON

and Bears Boogiebear (Bear)

Katie flew home from college to join the Miller Show Team for the Carousel Horse Show and we are sure glad she did. She brought home the tricolor ribbon in the Morgan Hunter Pleasure Open aboard her spicy gelding Bears Boogiebear. Congrats Katie!

ASHTYN MARIE COX

and VVM Litigator (Liti)

Ashtyn Marie Cox and VVM Litigator were in it to win it and brought home the tricolor reserve championship ribbon in Saddle Seat Equitation Walk/Trot for 12&Under.

MARCIA HIRSCHI

and Unconventional (Blue) and Tonality (Denny)

Marcia was seen in the irons with Unconventional as well as on whip with Tonality at the Carousel Charity Horse Show last week and took a victory lap with the tricolor flying in the Adult Saddle Seat Equitation Championship.

LEAH

and Robert Mondovi (Berto)

The new team of Leah and Robert Mondavi were speeding around the ring showing their stuff in both equitation and pleasure classes. They took a victory lap with the tricolor ribbon in Morgan Walk/Trot Saddle/Hunt Pleasure 11&under.

Leah also entered the Youth of the Year contest and finished 1st in horsemanship, 3rd on the written exam as well as 3rd on the judging contest.

LINDA YULE 

and SLR Sam Spade (Sam)

SLR Sam Spade and the Yule ladies were amazing at the Carousel Charity Horse Show last week in Scottsdale.

Brooke Yule-Gronau won the Reserve Championship tricolor in the Morgan Western Pleasure Stake and Linda Yule earned a Reserve Championship in Morgan Western Pleasure Amateur/Jr Ex Stake, both aboard SLR Sam Spade. Giddy up ladies!

SARAH NACK

and Supernatural (Super)

Supernatural and Sarah Nack were amazing in both the pleasure and equitation divisions. They took home the Reserve Championship tricolor ribbon in the Morgan Walk/Trot Saddle/Hunt Seat Pleasure 11&Under Championship as well as two first place blue ribbons in OTAB Walk/Trot Pleasure 12&Under as well as the Morgan Walk/Trot Saddle/Hunter Pleasure 11&Under.

Sarah also entered the Youth of the Year Contest in the Walk/Trot Division and earned a first place blue ribbon in judging, 2nd place in the written exam and a 3rd place in horsemanship. Keep up the great work Sarah!

LINDSAY HELIKER

and Rustic V's Bottom Line (Dale) and Motivated Ms. (Layla)

Lindsay was seen in both the hunt and saddle seat divisions with much success in both. Lindsay rode Motivated Ms. to a Reserve Championship tricolor in Morgan Hunt Seat Equitation as well a blue in the qualifier. Motivated Ms. is owned by Tina Faulkenberg.

She was also outstanding on Rustic V’s Bottom Line with a Reserve Championship tricolor in Saddle Seat Equitation as well as a blue in the Morgan Equitation qualifier. 

And if that's not enough, Lindsay also entered the Youth of the Year contest and placed 6th overall in the highly competitive Senior Division. She received a first place blue ribbon in horsemanship. Way to go Lindsay!

ELENOR MOREAU

and Surfer Chick (Gremmie)

Surfer Chick and Ellie put on a heck of a horse show at Carousel last week! They took home the Reserve Championship tricolor in the OTAB English Pleasure Jr Exhibitor Championship. Nicely done Ellie!

AMANDA WHITE

and Iconic (Ike)

Amanda flew in from the snowy east coast to the heat of Scottsdale and teamed up with Iconic for the Carousel Horse Show. Congratulations to Amanda for the win in Adult Saddle Seat Equitation, you were a ton of fun to watch.

Also, a huge thank you to Amanda for mentoring the Miller barn girls in the Youth of the Year contest. We had eight girls participate this show! Way to pay it forward Amanda!

JORDAN CANBY

and Ultra's Love Potion (Lovey)

Ultra’s Love Potion and Jordan tore up the ring and brought home the tricolor in the Morgan English Pleasure Amateur/Jr. Exhibitor Stake.

ALYSSIA MOORE

and FMM Incognito (Cooper)

Alyssia and FMM Incognito were seen in both pleasure and equitation classes and brought home the first place orange and black ribbon in The Good Hands.

LAURA LINDSAY

and Indian Creek Master Chief (Chief) and Bruno Mars (Bruno) 

Laura and Indian Creek Master Chief entered both pleasure and equitation classes and brought home the Reserve Championship tricolor in Adult Saddle Seat Equitation. Chief is owned by Susie.

Laura's new horse, Bruno Mars, was seen strutting his stuff in pleasure classes with Lucia Struck up. Way to go Aunt Laurie!

ANN BLANKENSHIP

and Evening Roses, Private Eyes, Spirt of New York PSF and Clayhill Affirmative GCH

Ann brought four of her horses to the show (Evening Roses, Private Eyes, Sprit of New York PSF and Clayhill Affirmative GCH) and had amazing drives bringing home the blue ribbon in the ASB Fine Harness Amateur with Evening Roses as well as the ASB Fine Harness Open Stake with Evening Roses. 

Lucia Struck rode the hair off Clayhill Affirmative GCH in the Pleasure division.

AUDREY THORNTON

and The First Fling (Andy)

Audrey and The First Fling recently teamed up and had the crowd cheering as they racked down the rail in the ASB Show Pleasure 5-Gaited class. Andy is owned by Betsy Krutek.

Audrey also took on the added work of the Youth of Year Contest and placed 6th overall. She was 3rd in the horsemanship and 6th in judging!

BETSY KRUTEK

and Dragon Rage and Fortunately Chanel

Betsy was seen on a handful of different horses and tried her hand at multiple disciplines at the Carousel Charity Horse Show last week. She rode English Pleasure on Supernatural and First and Only, then slowed it down for Western Pleasure on Dragon Rage, as well as rode and drove Fortunately Chanel.

Dragon Rage was feeling good and finished with a Reserve Champion tricolor in the open Western Pleasure All Breed Open State and Fortunately Chanel is loving her job and finished with a blue in the Carriage Ride and Drive. Betsy also had an amazing ride on First and Only to place in the Top 5 of the Coulter on Camelback Stake. So fun to watch!

Supernatural is owned by Sarah Nack and First and Only is owned by Fidelis Farm.

LUCIA STRUCK

and She's Unstoppable

Lucia reintroduced her mare to the horse show world in Scottsdale and was seen in ASB Show Pleasure 3-gaited Novice and Adult classes as well as the ever exciting Coulter on Camelback English Pleasure All Breed Spectacular.

Lucia was also seen on Bruno Mars and Clayhill Affirmative GCH. Way to go Lucia!

Morgan Youth of the Year Contest

Miller Equestrian is very proud of their riders for taking the time and effort to enter the Youth of the Year Contest at Carousel Charity Horse Show.

We had eight riders enter the contest and five that participated in all four area (written exam, oral presentation, horsemanship and judging contest). Let’s give a shout out to the following participants -

Senior Division Overall Winner:

Reserve Champion – Keara Holland (1st in written exam, 1st in speech/oral presentation, 4th in judging and 6th in horsemanship)

4th Place – Clara Wosser (3rd place on the written exam, 3rd in speech/oral presentation and 5th place finish in horsemanship)

6th Place tie – Audrey Thornton (3rd in the horsemanship and 6th in judging)

6th Place tie - Lindsay Heliker (1st in the horsemanship)

Junior Division Overall Winner:

3rd Place – Paige Torok (1st in horsemanship, 2nd in judging, 2nd in written exam and 3rd)

Other contestants:

Walk/Trot - Leah (1st in horsemanship, 3rd in written exam and 3rd in judging)

Walk/Trot - Sarah Nack (1st in judging contest, 2nd in written exam and 3rd in horsemanship)

Senior - Madison Torok

NEW TO THE BARN

CIERRA HOLTZ

Join us in welcoming the newest member of the Miller Equestrian team, Cierra Holtz. Cierra began her career working at Miller Equestrian for Ann and Frank. After a while, Ann told her it was time to “fly the coupe” and learn from other trainers, so Cierra went to work for Ann Speck where she worked horses and ran the lesson program. For the past 10 years she has been at Majestic Farms with Austin and Eric Antman.

We are so happy to have Cierra back with us as she brings a ton of knowledge, skill and experience with her that she can share with the horses and our riders. 

Please stop by and introduce yourself the next time you see her at the barn.