Gerry Rushton Stables

^{June 2010}

Our traditional June show is Charity Fair and this year was no different. It is a fav with the clients. We had lots of kids to get in and out of the ring and they all rose to the occasion of the large Del Mar classes! Emily Evans had a great week with a third in the 20 rider UPHA Challenge Cup, forth in the 18 rider Championship and 3rd in the USEF Medal! Hanna and Ada Johnson and Vanessa Ybarra all added to the deep waters at this show in the equitation division. Vanessa also got a great second with her mare in a big Classic Pleasure class. Delaney Weed had 2 clean goes with her impressive TE Ammunition and got 2 excellent ribbons, Madison Sanderson handled riding at the fair, and all that it entails, very well in the walk trot division and Caroline Cherry rode Promises Promises in a class to round out our Jr rider contingency! Kate Aldinger rode her mother's Dreammaster J'st Outrajus to 3 great ribbons...a second in the open classic qualifier, a win in the ladies classic pleasure and they were the Classic Pleasure Saddle Champions of the show. This pair is pure fun! Elaine Olsen has a problem many of us would love to have...she has 2 ama park harness horses!! So, while Boxford Bravura is for sale, Teri Brisco is reaping the benefits of Elaine's dilemma and getting to show him...and show they did! A bit of over exuberance got the best of the in the Ama park Harness qualifier, but they sure looked great! With controlled enthusiasm they came back in the stake and put on another great show. Elaine showed her SYP High Definition to reserve in the qualifier and stake in what was a stellar division! Elaine was also the ama pleasure driving champion with Stonecroft Notorious after being reserve in the qualifier to barnmate Shirley Henry-Biszantz and her Lucky As Me! Shirley and Phil were reserve in the championship. Sue McCullough and Glory Days took on the excitement of the band in center ring with the control they were looking for and got 2 top ribbons in 2 deep classes. Kirsten Johnson rode her beautiful GLB Perfect Harmony to the win in the Ladies English Pleasure as well as a reserve in a competitive Ama. English Pleasure Championship. Finally, World Champion Ultra's Private Eye made his saddle debut with a win in the Jr Horse English Pleasure for owners Eric and Kristin Yang.
We're enjoying the perfect weather here in Southern California right now with our daytimes in the mid 80's at most and our mornings in the low 50's and preparing ourselves for the long trip to New England this year.
hope to see you all at the horse shows!!
Stacy