A new Hall of Shame entry...

Timmy and Jeff seemed to have briefly lost their meeting of the minds yesterday morning. The good news is...

"Nobody Got Hurt"!

Party time at ESI...

"They say it's your birthday. We're gonna have a good time."

John's birthday party was great fun, at least for everyone else. Hope he forgives us all for embarrasing him... (Larry sends his apologies for stalking you with the video cam, J.B.!)

Birthday wishes from a few of your friends, John...

We tried to get as many ESI riders on video as possible! If you aren't on this clip, don't forget to wish him an extra special "Happy Birthday, John!" sometime soon!

Do as we say, not as we do...

The ESI Reporter says - DON'T JUMP WITHOUT A HELMET!
But, it sure is fun to get to see John jumping! Thanks for the pictures, Jeff!

The Luck of the Irish is on its way...

Wishing you all the merriest of St. Paddy's Day!

"May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand."

March Birthdays...

First, the Reporter sends out belated wishes to Emily, whose birthday was the 1st., Aislyn and Vicki Mixer, who share the 7th. as their special day, and to Isabelle J. who celebrated on the 8th!
Coming soon -
Nina on March 11th.
Megan Mixer on March 31st.
And, we absolutely can't forget John Berney, who will probably be trying to forget how old he is on March 22!
Many happy returns to you all!!!

After the weekend 9:00 class is over...

...our amateurs move to the sidelines to offer moral support to the juniors, and in some cases to tend to their bumps and bruises!

Don't forget to "spring forward"...

You know that spring is around the corner when Daylight Savings Time returns! Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. (That 8:00 class is going to come awfully early this Sunday!)

Thermal Final Report...

Our riders finished up their days in the desert with these results:
Becky and Vigo - a fourth in Modified Junior Jumpers
Euan and Jeepers - an eighth in the $2500.00 Child Jumper Classic
Kathryn and Faith - a third in the $2500.00 Adult Jumper Classic and
Brandee and Buddy - an eighth in the $10,000.00 High Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic

A big welcome home to all our horses and riders and, once again, congratulations on two great weeks of showing!

Saturday at Thermal...

Kathryn and Euan were both in the ribbons on Saturday, each placing sixth in the Adult Jumpers 18 - 35 and Childrens Jumpers 15 & Under respectively.