Groom's cake

Boo

We had some scary stuff happen at Steel Prize Stables. A bunch of goblins came riding through the place. Fortunately, Niki's students and some others were able to run them off. When they left they lost their heads so the girls lined them up for us to see.

Thank you for protecting us - it was really scary.

Where does Time Go?

We have had wonderful clinics by Debbie Rodriguez, hosted two TVDCTA Shows, and lost a fantastic horse.  I have some words about Zeus here. Of course, I make promises to keep more up to date!

                                                Zeus

Steel Prize Stables mourns the passing of Seine Majestaet aka Zeus who arrived into this world in Germany with the name of Socrates on the 17^th of June 1981.  We don’t know when the name change occurred but he was imported into the United States as a 5 year old and as of that time all of his records show him as Seine Majestaet.  We think he was called Zucker (Sugar) in Germany, which sounded like Zeus to Americans.  I purchased him in May of 1997 and have enjoyed him every year since then.  I trained and competed him through Grand Prix. He was then retired to the school where he was ridden and competed by adults and children.  It has been lovely to see him being led by children who were about the size of his head, and he has been Sugar to us all.  Zeus left us on Saturday morning, the 6^th of August 2011. He died peacefully in his stall and left a large hole behind in our hearts. However, we know he is delighted to be joining his friends who have gone before.  

Christmas Party

The 27th annual SPS Christmas party was held on 18 December 2010. We were blessed with a sunny day and 45 degrees but unfortunately there was a very strong wind.

There were about 120 guests who came to enjoy the rides, dog agility demonstrations and good food. The first ride was the 8 rider Steel Magnolias quadrille ridden to the Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller.

Christmas Party Invitiation

The 2010 Christmas Party

is scheduled for 18 December. Please watch for our flyer which will
give details about the party to include the special attractions which
we have planned. Please mark the date.

Debbie Rodriguez Clinic

The weather was gorgeous and the clinic very educational for all of
the riders. Each rider received information to work on improvement
for their level and on the balance and connection needed to perform
best at their level and to move up. We also had an evening gathering
around food and the DVD "Success in the Saddle" which Debbie has just
published. The DVD has three DVD's which cover 6 days of workouts to
improve core strength and flexibility of the rider. We are
definitely inspired to move on and up riding better for ourselves and
our horses.

Debbie Rodriquez Clinic

Debbie Rodriguez will be giving a clinic at Steel Prize Stables on 20
- 21 November. She is a USEF "S" Judge in dressage, a USEF "r"
Dressage Technical Delegate and a USEF "r" eventing Technical
Delegate. There are two 2-day slots open in the clinic; the cost
is $100 per day. Debbie also has a new DVD coming out:
www.SuccessintheSaddle.com and her web site is
www.debbierodriguezdressage.com. Please contact Judith by e-mail or
by phone 256-682-1200 if you would like to ride with Debbie.

Yearling Sale at Keeneland

En Route to WEG

We are enjoying beautiful weather on our drive to Lexington. Looking forward to meeting up with friends when we get there.