Fall lessons are starting to be scheduled. Have a preference? Be sure to speak to Lisa ASAP to get your name on the board. Due to the number of students and horses, space will be limited. No shows will loose their lesson slots.
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THANK YOU
A huge Thank You to Latham Dover for sponsoring our horse show on July 24! We had an amazing day. Have more photos to share? Tag Dover Saddlery Latham NY on your social media channel and thank them!
AUCTION – ONE WEEK AWAY!
We are busy at BLF! Our summer program has ended and our Auction is on AUGUST 13!! We are excited to see everyone. We have a number of wonderful horses, plenty of tack and equipment and even 2 trucks! Check out our Auction Page for more details. Bring your folding chair and come join us next Saturday. A few photos below for an idea of the many things included in the auction. Details on horse previewing on the horse pages.
AUCTION UPDATE
Here is a partial list of some of our horses coming to the auction! We are getting very excited for a fun day with quality horses, tack and equipment. See the auction page for more details.
CHECK BACK – MORE HORSES BEING ADDED
Summer Plans
Summer is flying by but there is still a lot going on at Bonnie Lea Farm!
Upcoming events:
July 24 PHA Horse Show
August 13 Auction
Summer Program – 3 weeks left
APRIL VACATION MINI CAMP
Come join us during April Vacation – for new or seasoned riders!
Vacation week is a great way to start lessons, get a jump on summer programming or tune up riding after a very long winter. Program lessons are divided by ability, as needed.
April Vacation Riding Program Options –
Tuesday April 19 (Intro to horses and lessons) $150/day
Wednesday April 20 (Intro to horses and lessons) $150/day
Thursday April 21 (Tune up riding & horsemanship skills) $150/day
Friday April 22 (Tune up riding & horsemanship skills) $150/day
All sessions 9 to noon. ** Tuesday/Wednesday for new riders to advanced beginners (WTC), Thursday/Friday for those that participated in Tue/Wed or more advanced riders. You choose – one, two, three or four days… REGISTRATION FORM BELOW OR CLICK HERE.
In addition to the 9 am to noon sessions, we also will hold our afternoon lessons. Riding lessons, leasing and showing are available throughout the summer and year round. Please check out the information on our website (www.bonnielea.com) and text Lisa at 413-four four one 634nine with questions.
Spring is Coming!!
It is hard to believe that spring is coming when it is 12 degrees out right now… but it is officially only 34 days away. That means we really need to know if you are planning to show this spring, summer and/or fall. We are already busy looking at the show schedules for GMHA, Saratoga, PHA, etc. Be sure to speak to Lisa and let you know your goals for the summer. Perhaps you want to try a home show at BLF, or progress to a PHA show or two, or challenge yourself to a new experience (or return to) a multi-day show.
There are QR codes in the barn to join GroupMe texts message groups for general BLF, lessons, showing and boarders. Please download the GroupMe app so we can improve communication and share more information! We hope to hold a zoom meeting soon to share information and answer questions about showing, etc. Think Spring!
GMHA 2021
More riders learned this summer how much fun BLF has at the GMHA Hunter/Jumper shows. These are a few shots from the July show. Ribbons from all the rings – equitation, jumpers and hunters!!!!
Horse Show August 15th!
We are excited to have Ms. Andi Hengen (R) as our judge for the day. Come join us. Details can be found on the horse show page – https://bonnielea.com/blf-horse-show/.
Because of the uptick in COVID and for a much smoother show experience, we are requiring everyone to preregister by 8 PM on the Friday before the show. You can scratch without any penalty but you must preregister to get a number for the show on Sunday. Thanks for understanding.
While we will not have a food booth, there are a number of places to get food not far from us. Hope to see you soon!
SUMMER!!!
We are looking forward to summer. Good weather and a lot of outdoor time will be most welcome after this winter. While we still have strict protocols (masks, distancing, check-in, etc) we know the horses will let us have some normalcy. What are your plans this summer?
Our youth summer programing has its own page. Check it out for details. We are also offering an Adult “Camp” from 6-8pm (Monday – Friday) in early June. Contact us for more details. Summer and year round leasing is also available to those in the lesson program.
Join us as we cheer on the arrival of summer! Stay safe!!