Geneva Equestrian - "Supporting USEA Area IV" - Announces 2011 Eventing Results and 2012 Clinic and Schooling Show Series
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Geneva Equestrian - "Supporting USEA Area IV" - Announces 2011 Eventing Results and 2012 Clinic and Show Series
Owner, trainer and competitive rider, Cindy Bonamarte, along with head trainer Brad Hall, could not be more excited about what their eventing team have accomplished in 2011 and have planned for 2012.
The 2011 season got off to an early start with many riders traveling to the Kentucky Spring Bay Horse Trial to kick off the season. The team travelled throughout Area IV supporting as many recognized horse trials as their competitive horse budgets would allow. With the group of over twenty strong at most events many miles were travelled, accurate dressage tests ridden, challenging cross country courses conquered, and, double clear stadium courses completed. Everyone always put forth their best effort, arrived at every competition prepared, and most importantly worked as a team cheering and supporting everyone's efforts.
A few of the team's accomplishments for 2011 were:
Brad Hall received the first ever High Point Trainer Trophy at the Fox River Valley Horse Trial. The trophy was awarded to the trainer whose team earned the most points based on ribbon standings.
The team is very proud of their Area IV Leader Board Results:
Training Rider
1st Madison Bonamarte
2nd Brad Hall
4th Penelope Sachs
7th Cindy Bonamarte
Novice Rider
1st Shannon Geitz
3rd Ashley Guidry
8th Jana Lyle
Beginner Novice Rider
6th Chris Simons
7th Deb Kelly
Training Horse
1st Chevelle (Dubs)
3rd Eva
9th Puma
Novice Horse
1st Taylor
4th Mercedes
8th Tupelo
Beginner Novice Horse
6th Otis
7th Moxy
At the American Eventing Championships the team excelled:
Madison Bonamarte riding Chevelle (Dubs) finished 2nd in the Training Amateur Division
Ashley Guidry riding Mercedes finished 3rd in the Novice Junior Division
Brad Hall riding Eva finished 9th in the Training Horse Division
Other team members who qualified and competed at the AEC's were:
Cindy Bonamarte, Shannon Geitz, Hailey Lofgran, Jana Lyla, Colleen Orta, , Jill Wagenknecht
In the past 5 years the team has had 5 different riders place in the top 10 in their respective divisions at the American Eventing Championships 10 times.
Finally, we are very proud of the teams 2011 National Leader Board Results:
Madison Bonamarte riding Chevelle (Dubs) finished 1st in the Training Young Adult Rider Division
Shannon Geitz riding Taylor finished 1st in the Novice Adult Amateur Rider Division and 2nd in the Novice Adult Rider Division
Brad Hall riding Eva finished 7th in the Training Master Rider Division
The team has consistently had riders appear in the top 10 on the National Leader Board and on many National Association Leader Boards as well.
The team is gearing up for 2012 and has many plans and goals for the upcoming season. Madison Bonamarte and Tatum Stam are in Naples Florida for the winter. They are training six horses for the upcoming season while completing online college courses and planning on doing a few eventing horse trials in Ocala throughout the winter. Ashley Guidry is training in Arizona for the winter while doing online high school classes and plans to meet up with the team to compete in the south this spring as well. Cindy and Brad will be training in Galena, Illinois and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and hosting Clinics at Geneva Equestrian throughout the winter. Cindy and Brad are available to help the team and all who love the thrill of eventing to set and train to achieve their personal goals.
If you and your horse are not performing at your best, come to a Brad Hall clinic and learn to communicate more effectively through the proper use of your aids! Brad Hall of Galena, IL is a certified USEA Trainer. Brad has over twenty years of experience training horses and giving lessons to students of all ages and levels of experience. Brad specialized in starting young horses, and the upper level horses that need some confidence boosting. In 2010, Brad rode three horses at the Area IV Championships and all rides were extremely successful. Pippa was Reserve Preliminary Champion; Eva was Training Champion and Puma placed 1st in the Preliminary Horse Trial. Some of Brad's additional accomplishments include: Competing at the Radnor Hunt International Three-Day Event & Horse Trials, Georgia International Three-Day, and Wayne Horse Trials - all events were competed at Intermediate Level. The open format of Brad's clinic lends itself to individual attention not often experienced with clinicians of his caliber. All participants are invited and encouraged to stay throughout the day to listen to all sessions and gain additional knowledge. He has an outstanding ability to quickly access the horse & rider and focus on improvements for both in the session.
Scheduled Brad Hall clinic dates are as follows:
December 30th and 31st
January 21st and 22nd
February 19th and 20th
March 3rd and 4th
March 31st and April 1st
So whether you are training for a recognized horse trial or gearing up for the schooling show season keep the above dates in mind. Geneva Equestrian's schooling shows continue to draw horse and riders from throughout the area. Our fall IDCTA show was attended by 50 riders and was a huge success. The cross country course was reversed and revamped to ensure that new challenges were presented for all riders. The competition was stiff and the smiles were contagious. First place mini-event competitors received a nylon picnic basket embroidered with "Geneva Equestrian Mini-Event and CT". Once again all riders finishing in the top 3 were presented with prizes and ribbons were awarded through 6th place.
We would like to acknowledge and give special congratulations to the following riders from our mini-event:
Tracie Sathoff and Get It In Gear for finishing 1st in Training CT Division
In the Novice Mini Division of 12 riders:
1st Emma Fettig and Spanning the Globe; who were also the low point team of the day scoring 22.6
2nd Makena Fincutter and The Nth Degree
3rd Zsa Zsa Tebon and La De Da
In the Beginner Novice Mini Division of 10 riders:
1st Karla Dean and Got Kissed
2nd Heidi Wright and Williker
3rd Julie Poveromo and No Trouble
In the Pre Novice Division of 13 riders:
1st Amanda Glaser and Maverick
2nd Julie Garre and Chesapeake Bay
3rd Lok Yan Fick and Go With The Flow
Thank you and congratulations to all riders; we hope you had fun and plan on joining us next year.
We are looking forward to this years show series and are making plans to keep changing things up and ensure every competitor has the opportunity to perform at the top of their game. How about a show series champion or making a little cash for your efforts? What if we show our appreciation to your trainers and reward them for a job well done? Our team is looking for new ideas and your input to make the series as good as it can be. Don't hesitate to email us your wish list for the perfect show and we will try to incorporate as many suggestions as possible in our planning of the 2012 show series.
So mark your 2012 calendars Geneva Equestrian has plans to host the following shows:
April 29-29 First Annual Spring Invitational Mini Event and CT (Alternate date will be May 12-13)
June 30-July 1 Geneva Equestrian Open XC Schooling and CT
July 28-29 Geneva Equestrian IDCTA Mini Event and CT
October 27-28 Geneva Equestrian IDCTA Mini Event and CT
Happy Holidays to all! See you soon at Geneva Equestrian and at horse trials throughout the Midwest. Good Luck and remember at GE there are "No Boundaries" dreams and goals can be realized with good training and a positive attitude.
Website: genevaequestrian.com
Email: genevaequestrian@msn.com
Telephone: (262) 245-6490
Fax: (262) 245-6319
Address: N3010 Hwy 67, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
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