Twisted Pine Farm Spring News   Welcome to spring, we hope!  Below is a quick summary of the news at Twisted Pine.   Alysha and Katie Danielle and Splash Stephanie and Buster Kathryn and Duchess Darin and Jordan Samara and Stanley Leah and Chase, Royal, Wes Kathy and Tango     All of the riders were able to practice their dressage skills and the horses were able to see bright flowers and judges!  All riders did well and brought home ribbons.     We also attended a schooling show at Twinholm.  Splash, Stanley and Wes were able to have a jump around a new course and they all had a good day.      Congratulations to our riders who participated in the Fun Day at Twisted Pine.  Everyone enjoyed the day and we will have another one soon. Upcoming Events     I have attached the 2008 Event schedule.  This is a tentative plan and although the event list is out, the schooling show dates are not all available yet.  Stay tuned for these dates.      Looks like a busy season, we have new riders planning to compete and some horses will be making there debut too!    Dressage Test Clinic     In conjugation with the London Dressage Association, we are running the Test Clinic again.  This clinic is on April 20 and will run from 9:00-3:00.  The clinic allows you to choose a test and ride the test in front of the judge.  The judge will provide you with some feedback and then you can ride the test again.  It is a great opportunity to gain some extra marks in the dressage ring.  If you are interested, a sign up sheet will be posted at the barn.     Kids and Horses Foundation     We are very pleased to be associated with the Kids and Horses Foundation.  This is a non profit organization that provides the opportunity for financially challenged students to take riding lessons.  This organization is operating in the Caledon area and Twisted Pine Farm is the representative stable for this area.  For more information about this great group, please visit www.kidsandhorses.ca   Camps!     We had a terrific March Break Camp and thanks to Alli, Samara, Alysha, Stephanie, Vincent and Cassandra for their help.  The campers really enjoyed themselves and I think the horses liked the grooming contest the best!    Dates are posted on our website for summer camp and we are looking forward to a great summer.  Registrations are available online at www.twistedpinefarm.com.   Enjoy spring and stay tuned for more updates!

Congratulations to Debbie Recoskie and Lasting Impression, 3rd overall for the Pretraining division and 2nd in the Novice Adult Pretraining division for the province!!! Congratulations to Allie Gauvreau and Little Man Tate 2nd overall in the Novice Adult Entry division and 3rd in the Entry level combined test series in the province!!! Congratulations to Bittersweet Romance, "Bijoux" Junior Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion at the Royal Winter Fair 2007. Congratulations to the following horse and riders who qualified for the Provincial Championships! Danielle Suzuki and Airborn Kathryn Paquette and Carmenere Debbie Recoskie and Lasting Impression Celine Santantonio and Sunny Days of Romance and Almost Famous Bethany Nehring and With Honour Leah Simpson and A Jack of Hearts and P.F.Stanley Alli Gauvreau and Little Man Tate Your hard work has really paid off!   Twisted Pine Farm is pleased to announce the following additions to our Coaching Team; Wendy Gielis In the past, Wendy and her family ran Aaros farm in Woodstock.  Although the farm has been sold, Wendy has continued with her teaching career with Twisted Pine Farm and some of her students have joined our riding school.  Wendy has a great rapport with the students and we welcome her! Allison Gauvreau Alli, an event rider has joined our team and she has previous experience as a head riding instructor.  Alli has experience with children and adults and enjoys teaching people how to work with horses safely.  Welcome Alli! Chantal Massicotte Chantal has been a free lance riding coach and she has students who compete at the Trillium level.  She enjoys teaching riders of all levels and encourages her students to do their best.  Welcome Chantal! We would also like to welcome our new school pony, Tyler to the program.  Many students have enjoyed him!