News
12.6.10
It has been awhile and since I last checked in the snow hit the fan here! We have a lot of a snow and are heading strong into winter! Katy has had fun team sorting and just attended her first competition on April. Katy looks forward to shows and league throughout the winter.
Liz will be staying here for the winter and is now accepting horses for training and horses for board.
Check out Liz Lund Eventing Blog for information about the rest of the eventing show season.
06.10.10
Ralph Hill Ride Times Carriage House June 12-13
Format:
Day one Gymnastics; getting your horse to jump in good form
Day two: Show jumping: Walking and Riding Courses in Competition
Saturday and Sunday
8:00 AM
Jane Severns – Ali Smallpage- Liz Lund (Juliette)
930
Emma James- Morgan Samuelson
10:45
Sherri Westphal- Rosemary Dixon
12:00 lunch (Liz Lund Private Hannah Saturday only)
12:45
Beth Rosness – Marielle Robinson (Sat only) Julie Stnslie (Sunday only)
2:00
Linda Ledray- Jeanne Brose – Erin Owen
3:30
Ann Bower- Sue Goepfert
Saturday night potluck-weather permitting
06.08.10
Another great show for Liz Lund Eventing! Liz coached Janelle Johnson to a 2nd place finish in Beginner Novice and her mom Kristine Johnson held strong with a clean show jumping round to finish off one of her first shows!
Liz rode Juliette in her first Preliminary combined test and scored Juliette's best test to date wit ha 35! I guess the pony just needed more of a challenge. Once Juliette stepped in to the ring she realized she must step it up because the fences were bigger. She jumepd a fabulous round having only one rail come down at the last fence. Liz and Hannah did their first Advanced combined test and scored a respectable 37 in the dressage and jumped a double clean show jumping round! It was a great weekend yet again!
05.23.10
Otter Creek was nothing but a success! Congrats to Liz Lund & Lady Hannah B for finishing their first CIC2* in 2nd place with clean jumping rounds! Liz rode Juliette, Katy's pony in the Open Training and finished in 4th and plans on moving her up to Preliminary at Catalpa Horse Trials. Liz's student Maria Filsinger and her horse Pete won the Jr Training Division and Liz's other student Kelsie Holbrook and her horse Tess won the Jr Beginner Novice Division! It was a great success for Liz Lund Eventing and Trophy Hill! Next up is Carriage House Combined test at Carriage House farm in Hugo, MN on June 6th! Stay tuned!
Katy has started a new team sorting league and is looking forward to some fun rides and competition. Katy, Jack & Nate cleaned up with many awards from the last league!
05.05.10
Ralph Hill Training Session at Jane Braddock’s brand new facility!
May 8-9, 2010
Saturday Schedule
8:00
Ann Bower/ Rosemary Dixon
9:15
Jane Severns/ Ali Smallpage
10:30
Jean Kunz/ Sherri Westphal
11:45
Ashley Keller/ Erin Owen/Morgan Samuelson (Sammy)
Lunch
1:30
Liz Lund(Hannah)
2:15
Morgan Samuelson(Ricky) / Emma James
4:00
Jennifer Selvig/ Liz Lund (Juliette)
Dinner
Training Session riders: Discussion on planning your show and conditioning Calendars- planning for the show you want your horse to “peak”. Bring your completed calendar with you to dinner.
Sunday Schedule:
Note different format and times
7:30
Jane Severns/Ali Smallpage/Liz Lund (Juliette)
9:00
Ashley Keller/Erin Owen/ Morgan Samuelson (Sammy)
10:30
Ann Bower/Rosemary Dixon/Sherri Westphal
Lunch
12:30
Morgan Samuelson (Ricky)/Jean Kunz/Emma James
2:00
Jennifer Selvig/Liz Lund (Hannah)
Ralph to airport – tight schedule, thank you for your understanding!
03.17.10
RALPH HILL CLINIC RIDE TIMES for 03/20-21/2010
SATURDAY
8:00
Sherri Westphal/ Beth Rosness
9:15
Morgan Samuelson/ Jeanne Brose
10:30
Carrie Dalos/Linda Ledray
Lunch break (Marielle Robinson- Imagery- 45 minute private)
1:00
Rosemary Dixon/Jane Braddock (younger horse)
2:15
Jennifer Selvig/ Katy Bloomquist
3:45
Marcia Miller/Jane Braddock (Training horse)
Potluck bring something to drink and something to share!
SUNDAY
8:00
Marcia Miller/Jane Braddock
9:15
Morgan Samuelson/ Jeanne Brose
10:30
Carrie Dalos/Linda Ledray
Lunch break
12:30
Jennifer Selvig/ Katy Bloomquist
1:45
Rosemary Dixon/Jane Braddock (younger horse)
3:00
Sherri Westphal/Beth Rosness
INSTRUCTIONS
Hi everyone. What great weather to get us excited for this weekend! Unfortunately we have some riders with lame horses and riders with injuries! Bummer… however we had plenty of names on the waiting/substitute list to fill in the spots.
1)
A clarification regarding a question: you choose to ride 5 out of the 6 dates for the series. Although the paperwork stated this in one spot, another spot had a different statement that confused people. Again, $1500 covers 5 rides, or $300 each session for a semi private lesson in most instances, occasionally a group of three.
A clarification regarding a question: you choose to ride 5 out of the 6 dates for the series. Although the paperwork stated this in one spot, another spot had a different statement that confused people. Again, $1500 covers 5 rides, or $300 each session for a semi private lesson in most instances, occasionally a group of three. 2)Thank you to those of you that remembered your volunteer deposit check. For those of you that didn’t, please provide me with a check for your volunteer deposit before you ride. The purpose is to give you a financial incentive to volunteer. Many thanks to all of you that already have an incentive… this system is one that is used successfully in other sports. If at the end of the year you have completed your hours I rip the check up. If you have not volunteered, I cash the check.
Thank you to those of you that remembered your volunteer deposit check. For those of you that didn’t, please provide me with a check for your volunteer deposit before you ride. The purpose is to give you a financial incentive to volunteer. Many thanks to all of you that already have an incentive… this system is one that is used successfully in other sports. If at the end of the year you have completed your hours I rip the check up. If you have not volunteered, I cash the check. 3)Potluck and FOOD : Jean Kunz has graciously offered either barn or house for the potluck. Please bring something to drink and something to share. Sherri W. has generously offered to bring sloppy joe on Saturday for lunch (yum yum.) If you want to sponsor lunch on Sunday let me know. Otherwise we will just feed Ralph.
Potluck and FOOD : Jean Kunz has graciously offered either barn or house for the potluck. Please bring something to drink and something to share. Sherri W. has generously offered to bring sloppy joe on Saturday for lunch (yum yum.) If you want to sponsor lunch on Sunday let me know. Otherwise we will just feed Ralph. 4)RALPH RE-INJURY- please be aware that Ralph re-injured his leg recently. He is in a lot of pain and can not put any weight on his leg. We will have a chair for him to sit on and put his leg up on. Anyone that sits in his chair will be shot. (OK, not literally, but you know what I mean.) Please make sure others that aren’t part of program are also considerate of him. Please listen, don’t talk and hold your questions until the end of the day. If you have multiple or lengthy questions save for the potluck.
RALPH RE-INJURY- please be aware that Ralph re-injured his leg recently. He is in a lot of pain and can not put any weight on his leg. We will have a chair for him to sit on and put his leg up on. Anyone that sits in his chair will be shot. (OK, not literally, but you know what I mean.) Please make sure others that aren’t part of program are also considerate of him. Please listen, don’t talk and hold your questions until the end of the day. If you have multiple or lengthy questions save for the potluck. 03.08.10
We have stayed very active at the barn through the winter going off to team sorting competitions and jackpots. The cold hasn't stopped us from having fun! The horses have all been good and everyone trying not to get too sick of the winter weather...Liz comes home on the 23rd and will be ready to teach lessons starting immediately. There is a lot of planning being made for the 2010 show season, get in touch with Liz for more information on the calendar. eventrider@lizlund.com
12.01.09
Trophy Hill is all settled in for the winter and we are preparing for the coldest to come! We are looking forward to this Holiday season spending it with close friends and family. Katy has jumped head first into team sorting - going to practices, taking lessons, doing jackpots and competing. Nate attends team sorting competitions on the weekends and some practices during the week. Liz is heading off to Florida in January for a few months to continue her training and will be returning in mid-March. There are stalls available for winter boarding, please contact Liz at eventrider@lizlund.com for more details and information.
10.28.09
Trophy Hill has been preparing for the long winter ahead of us. Jumps have been moved indoors to prepare for a lot of gymnastic work this winter! Team sorting has started and Katy & Jack have headed to a new farm to play and learn with some new friends and cows. The season at Big Muddy starts later in the year. Katy made a successful sale of her newly purchases TB off the track, River-who now is off to a new happy home for some training.
We would like to welcome Eric Dierks back for a clinic on Friday, November 6th and still have openings available at a special fall discount of $100/ride. You can either ride in a group or a private lesson, please contact Katy for more information at kbloomquist@bloomquistlaw.com.
We would also like to announce it is time for the 2009 ANNUAL CHILI PARTY! It will be held November 7th starting at 7 p.m. in the Trophy Hill Farm indoor arena. Be sure to dress warm as the indoor is not heated but most importantly bring your best chili dish to share with all! This year we have decided to do different categories to include Traditional (red, white & green), Vegetarian and New Age. There will be prizes for each category. Be sure to come up with a name for your chili as voting will be anonymous.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the party and hope that you will join us for our upcoming clinics!
9.28.09
The Trophy Hill crew returns from yet another successful horse show weekend at Otter Creek Farm Fall Horse Trials. Trainer Liz Lund and her horse Lady Hannah B took 2nd in the Open Intermediate division. Liz also rode Juliette in an Open Training division finishing in 5th place. Her third mount, Centauri, owned by Jean Kunz, was competing at his first recognized horse trials and successfully finished the weekend without acquiring any jumping penalties!
Nate Dressel & Kaliber successfully finished another Novice level competition. Jacob Kennedy & Habenero finished their Beginner Novice competition as well as Kelsie Holbrook & Tess taking 7th in the BN and Morgan Samuelson & Sammy taking 6th in the BN divisions. Maria Filsigner & Pete took home yet another blue ribbon at the Jr. Training Level.
As we finally wrap on the show season it won't be the last that you see of Trophy Hill. Please stay posted for clinics, schooling days, the infamous Chili Party and more.
9.25.09
Katy & David head off to the mountains in Montana to do their fall cattle drive. They brought with them Bailey, Scotch and a new horse Blue. They will be gone until October 3rd.
9.6.09
Trophy Hill Sport Horses and crew had a very successful weekend at Trott Brook Horse Trials this weekend!!!
Owner Katy Holub on her son's pony, Juliette, finished in 3rd place in their Open Training division. Nate Dressel & Kaliber successfully completed the Open Novice division, finishing on their dressage score. Maria Filsinger & Pete made to move up to Training level look easy by winning her Jr. Training division. Ashley Keller & Almost Scandalous, owned by Val Rosha finished 4th in their BN division. Kelsie Holbrook & Tess completed the show at Beginner Novice as well as Jacob Kennedy & Habenero and Morgan Samuelson & Sammy.
8.11.09
Catalpa Corner Horse Trials was a great success for our Trophy Hill Team. Not only was it a fantasic show put on by the most wonderful people but each rider learned a lot and it was a new experience for all.
Liz Lund finished 3rd in her Open Preliminary division on Lady Hannah B, Maria Filsinger on Pete also finished 3rd in their Jr Novice division and Ashley Keller on Manhatten (Ollie) successfully completed the event in the Jr Novice division.
Sadly, Katy has not been feeling well because she is down with mono once again and hasn't been able to attend all of the clinics and events that she had hoped.
Liz Lund took her mount, Hannah, and Katy's pony, Juliette, to the Schweiss' Farm in Hector, MN on 8/10-11 to do an eventing clinic with Philippa Humphreys (www.pheventing.com). The clinic was very successful and Liz is feeling confident heading to Wayne DuPage.
We would like to wish the best of luck to our riders heading to Wayne DuPage, Liz Lund will be riding in the Open Intermediate division on Hannah, the Training Horse division on Katy's pony Juliette, Ashley Keller on Ollie in the Open Training division and Maria Filsinger on Pete in the Jr. Novice division.
7.30.09
Trott Brook schooling days was a very successful fundraiser and each and every rider seemed to have an enjoyable time!
We would like to thank all of our volunteers that helped us get ready!
Next we have Ralph Hill coming back for another clinic on August 22-23 to Trophy Hill. We have limited entries so get yours in fast! For more information email Katy at kbloomquist@earthlink.net.
Liz & Hannah, Maria & Pete, and Ashley & Ollie are heading off to Iowa City, Iowa this weekend for Catalpa Corner Horse Trials and we would like to wish them the best of luck! Liz will be competing in the Open Preliminary and Maria and Ashley both in the Junior Novice division.
7.22.09
Trott Brook Schooling Days
7.13.09
We would like to congratulate our riders from Trophy Hill, Liz Lund and Lady Hannah B for finishing 12th out of 25 competitors in the Open Intermediate division at Maui Jim Horse Trials this weekend and Maria Filsinger and Pete for winning the Junior Novice Rider division.
7.13.09
Ralph Hill Ride Times
Trophy Hill
July 18-19
5.11.09
Ralph Hill Ride Times
Auditing: FREE WILL DONATION to go towards Ralph’s medical expenses. Thank you!
5.10.09
We had another enjoyable and great clinic with Eric Dierks this weekend. We had a lot of riders come in and gain a lot of knowledge and experience from riding, auditing and listening to Eric's presentation. We are looking forward to when he comes back to Minnesota in June to Trott Brook Farms owned by Kevin and Kim Voller in Anoka, MN. Hope to see everyone again soon! We are looking forward to having Ralph Hill at our farm this weekend. We would also like to congratulate Maria Filsinger & her hores Pete for a very successful weekend at the Otter Creek Dressage Show.
5.6.09
Eric Dierks Clinic
5.2.09
Congrats to Ashley Keller for passing her HB rating in the United States Pony Club. Ashley now hopes to do her C3 rating in the fall.
4.27.09
Trophy Hill is proud to welcome Eric Dierks back on May 8th, 9th, and 10th for another eventing clinic. Click the below links for more infromation. We look forward to seeing you at the clinic!
4.20.09
Liz Lund is named barn manager of Trophy Hill. Please direct all questions and concerns to her from now on! She can be reached at the following:
Cell Phone: (952)210-9448
Email: eventrider@lizlund.com
4.12.09
Happy Easter everyone! Katy will be riding Juliette in a demo ride for Allison Sader Larson at the Minnesota Horse Expo held at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds on Friday, April 24th at 2:00pm. THSH recommends that everyone makes it down to the MN Horse Expo, even non-horse people because there is a lot of neat and interesting things to see and learn.
4.7.09
THSH would like to congratualte Liz Lund, Maria Filsinger, Jennifer Johnson and Kendall Torell for a first great show of the season. They made a long haul to Lexington, Kentucky to the infamous Kentucky Horse Park for Spring Bay Horse Trials. Liz Lund took 6th place in the Open Preliminary-A division on Lady Hannah B, Kendall Torell took 7th in the Open Preliminary-B division on Badland's Echo, Jennifer Johnson took 3rd place in the Training Rider-A division on Loose Cannon and Maria Filsinger took 1st place in Beginner Novice Rider-A division on her new mount Pete. They would like to thank Nate Dressel for helping with driving and grooming and calming of nerves for the first show of the 2009 season.
We would also like to report that we had a great eventing clinic with Eric Dierks and everbody learned a lot during their rides and from auditing. If you haven't had a chance to clinic with Eric Dierks keep yourself posted to the CSDEA website to check on when he will be back in MN throughout the season. If you aren't able to ride with him you can really benefit from auditing his clinics also.
We look forward to having Ralph Hill come up to MN for an eventing clinic and if you are interested in riding with him the information is posted below, get your entries in quickly as he is a rider that many want to ride with and the clinic will fill up quickly.
Spring has finally arrived upon us as we can feel the air warming up, the sun shining down and the horses are happy to be outside all the time. We would like to wish everyone a happy spring and hope to see you all soon!
4.2.09
Ralph Hill Eventing Clinic
As many of you know, Ralph Hill competed at Rolex for a historic three decades, starting with the World Championships on Sergeant Gilbert in 1978. Besides being an accomplished international level rider/trainer, he is an outstanding teacher. Ralph, along with a group of committed Minnesotans, established the original “Rider Development Program.” Through his encouragement, determination, guidance and teaching, the overall riding of Minnesotan eventers was elevated significantly, many going on to compete nationally at the upper levels! In 2007, Ralph suffered a very nasty fall with significant injuries. In true “Ralph fashion,” he is making a determined comeback. This event will consist of two days of private lessons and a fundraising breakfast on Sunday morning. You may choose to ride dressage or jumping. Weather/footing permitting, we have a sand outdoor, grass stadium on a hill, and cross country course which includes a water jump, bank complex and ditches. Bad weather/footing, we will be in the indoor arena. Also, mark your calendar for a clinic with group format at Pine Meadow Farm, Inc. on June 13-14, 2009.
3.27-28.09
Eric Dierks Eventing Clinic
3.15.09
Team "Out of Sorts" takes home 6th place at their team sorting league competition. Congrats!
3.2.09
4th Annual Animal Law Conference
Sunday March 21st, 2009
9am-4pm William Mitchell College Of Law
Download below PDF for more information.
2.26.09
Construction update …
GREAT work Bill, Nate and Doug. THANK YOU! Also thanks to Nanci and Tara for the painting!
The saddle racks are up! I took the opportunity, with Nate’s help, to organize the barn tonight. We needed to make space to get ready for the next phase, which is the finishing of wash stall, bathroom, feed room. As a wall is going up for the bathroom, feed room, we needed to get things out of there.
2.22.09
Trophy Hill is looking forward to an exciting show year and has put an emphasis on having a fun year. So far plans for our Maple Syrup party is late March or early April. The first show of the season
Educational Events
Biomechanics- adjustment of the horse and rider to improve performance- Dr Kyla Awes regular visits
Summer Mini Camp besides Eric Dierks, featured Dr Tracy Turner, Anoka Equine, (link) Dr Kyla Awes, Ron Genrick on feeding of horse (Feed Mill Express, link)
Social Functions
Friendships Maple Sap Party and Chili Party
2007 Fundraiser Report
Trophy Hill Sport Horses,LLC reports results of fundraisers
Trophy Hill Farm of Cologne, MN had two fundraisers within the last month to benefit injured equestrian riders. The first benefit was on August 25th, 2007 for Ralph Hill. Ralph is an internationally known eventer, competing at the world championships at the Kentucky Horse Park in 1978. Ralph was a regular at Rolex and rode internationally up until his tragic accident this winter. Ralph was in a competition at Poplar Place, Georgia when apparently his horse hung a leg over a corner obstacle, causing Ralph to fall off. The safety team and paramedics used heroic efforts to keep Ralph alive after which he was airlifted to a local hospital. Ralph sustained multiple fractures and most significantly, a serious brain stem injury. After many months in hospitals, in and out of patient rehab, Ralph is continuing his recovery while living with his sister and family in Kentucky. More information on Ralph is available on www.carepages.com.
Over more than 15 years Ralph has been coming to Minnesota to teach local riders eventing skills. His clinics were always oversubscribed and much enjoyed, both for the learning and the gregarious commentary provided by Ralph throughout the clinic. Ralph has a talent for understanding the horse and motivating the rider.
The Ralph Hill benefit employed the talented assistance of “Flair Bartender” Chad Larson and a live auction (where many equestrians generously and spontaneously contributed items and dollars,) to raise $5,000.00. The donations were submitted to the Equestrian Aid Foundation for Ralph’s continued medical costs.
The second fundraiser was for a local rider/teacher, Mary (Heil) Schenck, of Heiland Hill Training Center in Jordan. Mary has dedicated her life to teaching kids and adults, and has been very supportive of the local Pony Clubs. In June of this year the floor gave way in Mary’s hay loft, causing her to fall through and across the stall below. Mary sustained multiple injuries including a fracture of her C-2 vertebrae. Thankfully, Mary is expected to eventually make a full recovery. Trophy Hill opened its stadium and cross country jumping courses for schooling. The benefit raised over $3,000.00.
Trophy Hill wants to thank the many volunteers that graciously supported both of these benefits with their time, talents and resources. Donations are always much appreciated, and for more information readers can contact Katy Bloomquist Holub at kbloomquist@earthlink.net. We wish both riders a speedy and full recovery.
Trophy Hill Sport Horses LLC, 9650 134th Street, Cologne, MN 55322
Please direct calls and questions to Liz at (952)210-9448 Email: eventrider@lizlund.com
