April 9, 2011

Mark your calendars for Horse Power for Life's 4th Annual Pink Horse Shoe Gala & Silent Auction at the Great Valley Sheraton Hotel in Frazer, PA on April 9th!

This event features a cocktail hour, hors d'oeuvres, dinner food stations, 4 hours of premium open bar, music and dancing to The All Love Orchestra, silent auction and raffle prizes!

Just a few of the silent auction items include:

The 2012 Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis 4-Night Package
The 2012 Grammy's 3-Night Package
Framed Autographed Photo of Justin Bieber
Diamond Pendant Necklace
A Day of Boating on the Chesapeake for 6 people

100% of the money raised will go back into the organizatoin so that Horse Power for Life can continue to enrich the lives of families living with cancer.

Visit www.horsepowerforlife.org for more information, donation and sponsorship opportunities and to order tickets online.

IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO SIGN UP FOR SUMMER CAMP!!

2011

BANBURY CROSS

SUMMER RIDING CAMP 

BEGINNER and INTERMEDIATE

Dates: June 27^st – July 1^st (Week#1) 

July 11^th – July 15^th (Week#2) 

Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Cost: $400.00 per week (Checks payable to Rebecca Smith)

($100.00) Non-Refundable deposit due before April 30, 2011

PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL THE FORMS TO ATTEND CAMP! 

Your Non-Refundable deposit check in the amount of $100.00 made payable to REBECCA SMITH must be returned to:

Rebecca Smith

E-mail:  rrs1646@hotmail.com

1646 Fairview Road

Glenmoore, PA  19343     

 no later than APRIL 30, 2011. 

THE AUTHORIZATION FORM MUST ACCOMPANY

YOUR CHECK TO ATTEND CAMP !!

Thank you!  We are looking forward to another fantastic Banbury Cross Summer!

Any questions, please email Becca @ rrs1646@hotmail.com

Wyndsor Farm Show Sunday

We had a great show on Sunday, February 13th at Wyndsor Farm. Here are some of the highlights:

Kathy D schooled Mackie in a couple of schooling breaks and he was wonderful. She had so much fun and is so glad that Mackie is hers! Yay!

Barbara B showed Harvey in the Modified Hunters and was 2nd and 3rd in the jumping out of 9. Way to go Barb and Harv!!!

Cindy Gallagher took Lilly for her first horseshow! They survived a chaotic schooling break and did great in the Modified Hunters! Congrats to Cindy and Lilly on a very successful first show together! Lilly, you've come a long way baby!

Sarah Flynn showed Captain Jack. They won the Medal and were Reserve Champion in the Pre-Childrens. This pair just keeps getting better. Congrats!

Gabby Bendall showed Piper and Early and won a jumping class with Piper. Yay!

It was a good, although cold, day and everyone had fun and were great supporters of each other. We couldn't have done it without our spectacular groom, Cassandra Otis!!! Thanks team BC for a great fun day!

CONGRATULATIONS!

First of all, a HUGE congrats to Kathy Dicuircio on the purchase of her new horse Mackie (pictured above on left)! It was worth the wait! We are all so happy for you. We wish you the best on the start of a beautiful relationship!

The horse show at Wyndsor Farm on Saturday January 29th was "superb," according to Kristin! Kathy D's new horse Mackie, "Positive Regards," schooled perfectly. Sarah and Captain Jack were Reserve Champion in the Pre-Childrens Horse Division, winning a jumping class!

Gabby Bendall tied herself for Reserve Champion in the Childrens Pony Division but had more points over fences with Piper so he got it. Both ponies (pictured above on right) went great.

Cassandra and Emma didn't have the best day at the horse show performance-wise but without Cassandra's (and her dad's) help, the day couldn't have gone so well. Thank you so much Cassandra for your incredible help... you won the good sportsmanship award for the day!

The EPPHA Awards banquet was Saturday evening. Congratulations to Gabby for her fabulous 2nd place award in the Short Stirrup Division. Also, congrats to Joan Riddle on receiving the Adult Sportsmanship Award at the EPPHA banquet... so deserved! We are so proud of you!

A very big thank you to all of our ladies who chipped in for the "Colby" basket. We appreciate your support and everyone just loved it!

The next show will be at Wyndsor on February 13. See you there!

Meet Eva Kathryn Bounds!

Here are a few pictures of the Bounds family! Eva Kathryn came into the world on Friday, January 21st at 10:33 pm. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 1/4" long. She was in a big hurry and it only took Mom 2 minutes to push her out! Wow!
She has been a perfect little angel in her first week of life and the family is settling in quite well. Her big sister Ainsley (pictured last) loves her and wants to kiss, hug and hold her all the time!
We are all doing great. Yay for another girl! I can't wait for them to ride ponies together just like my sister and I did growing up!
Congrats to Grammy O'Connor on another pony rider!
Gabby, you'd better keep training those ponies!

Update

This past Monday Kristin took Gabby and Cassandra to the Worcester Stables MLK Classic Horse Show.

Gabby and Early Encounter were Reserve Champion in the Children's Hunter Small/Medium Pony Division. Piper got a few ribbons too (he was a frisky little man!).

Cassandra and Emma were 4th in the Marshall & Sterling Medal, 1st in the THIS Medal, and they did one hunter class and were 3rd (with some very stiff competition)! Cassandra got called back in both medal classes for a "test" of the top four in each class. She nailed both and even moved up from fourth to first place in the THIS!

Kristin was so proud of what a great job both girls did.

Let's get ready for the show at Wyndsor Farm January 29th!

In the meantime, stay warm and safe!

We will be posting some information on upcoming clinics soon too, so stay tuned!

The Life of Colby

I am going to use less words and more pictures to help describe the amazing life that Colby lived despite his short time here. I'm sitting at my computer and just looked up at the framed words above my desk that somehow describe Colby's life incredibly well...
"LIVE A GOOD LIFE And in the end, it's not the years in a life, it's the life in the years." - Abraham Lincoln

I am glad I looked up to see that because it pretty much sums it up... Colby lived a GREAT life, thanks to his parents Kristin and Mike, and we all know that he had a lot of LIFE to him! He was a wildly energetic, loving, trusting, playful and loyal dog. He had that goofy smile on his face ALL the time that just made you smile no matter what he was doing! We all at Banbury Cross will miss that goofy smile, his energy and his love. He was our mascot and will always be remembered with love and smiles. Kristin and Mike, we are so sorry for your loss. Thank you for giving him this amazing life and for letting him touch our lives and our hearts too.

Here are a bunch of pictures that will remind us all of the happy life that Colby led; hanging out at the barn, going to horse shows, going camping with friends, snuggling in bed with his parents, hanging out at home and running around like the pure hearted, fun loving lunatic that he was and will forever be!!