Congratulations to
"Marselles"
on winning the
$3,000 GPHC Mini-Prix
Owned by Doug & Mary McNabb
Shown by Christopher Ewing
(pictured above: Mary McNabb, owner; Fred
Satterlund, President of the Grosse Pointe Hunt Club; Christopher Ewing on "Marselles")
Congratulations to our horses and riders
on a
great job at
Way to go, Gabi, on placing in
all of the
Large Junior Hunter 15 & Under jumping classes!
"Renaissance"
Shown by Gabrielle Foxa
4th Place HBO/Marshall & Sterling Junior Equitation O/F (3'6")
8th Place & Reserve (twice)
Large Junior Hunter 15 & Under O/F
Video
2007 Hampton Classic
(Gabi & Renaissance placing 8th in the Junior Working Hunter 15 & Under O/F)
"Chagall"
7th Place
Large Junior Hunter 15 & Under O/F
Shown by Gabrielle Foxa
"Renaissance"
6th Place & More
Regular Working Hunter Division
Shown by Christopher Ewing
Equestrian Team,
Christopher Ewing
&
Sandringham
Congratulates
2007 IHSA National Championship Finalist
Cortney Glass
on her
WIN
at the
2007 Intercollegiate Horse Show
Association
Zone Finals
and for qualifying for the
2007 IHSA National Championships!
Cortney is the only rider from
Michigan to qualify to compete
over fences at the Nationals!
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Congratulates
You've come a long way in
just 2 years, Cort! (Above photo: Cortney
with IHSA founder Bob Cacchione |
Sandringham trainer, Christopher Ewing,
featured in the November 2006 issue of
Magazine
 About the article: "When 'Equestrian Magazine' called a few months ago to interview me about being a minority who is successful in a predominately white sport, I said "I can think of other black riders you should want to interview, like Paige Johnson (who, in my opinion, is the best African-American rider showjumping has ever had). The reporter said "oh, yes, I plan on it." I don't know what happened to that interview, I would have enjoyed reading that one. Nevertheless, I applaud the magazine for even doing this article because it does kind of address the 'elephant in the room' and gives me a chance to personally say "thank you" to those of 'non-color' who are reading this now. I grew up a black kid in Detroit who came running in the door after 2 weeks at summer camp at 13 years old, yelling "Mom, I rode a horse, I rode a horse! Can I have a horse?" and her looking at me like I was crazy. Those 2 weeks at camp has turned into what is now nearly 30 years of love, not only a love for my horses, but also a love for my riders and the many, many friends that I have made along the way. From my very first riding lesson in Detroit to having trained with George Morris at Hunterdon in New Jersey, riding continues to be an incredible journey and a real joy in my life. So, while the subject matter of this magazine article may have come from a sensitive topic, racism, I would like to take this opportunity to say "thank you" to all of my riding friends who have accepted me in this sport. While there have been a couple of negative people that I have encountered along the way, like the ones I mention in the article, there have been hundreds of others over the years, both here and in Europe, who have welcomed me as their trainer and friend, and not just as a "black rider", but as a rider; not just as a "black man", but simply as a man. Thank you very much for your respect, and most of all, for your friendship. To the kids who read these words and this article, if you come away with nothing else, I hope it is this: NEVER GIVE UP! This is a sport filled with 'judgment'. Some of it, obviously, is warranted, because that's what horse showing is about. But then, some of the judgment is not warranted. Pay zero attention to those who will try to convince you that you can't do something because you don't have enough money, or because you don't fit the "image" of a "pretty rider" because you are not skinny enough or not tall enough or whatever else. Forget about it, you don't have time to listen to that stuff. Get on the horse, keep your heels down and hands together, go out there and ride and be the winner! Enjoy the article." ~ Christopher
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Show Results
Congratulations to the following
riders, owners and horses on their recent success in the show ring!
Video Clips!
"Click" on the photos below to view video
clips
[NOTE: Your computer must have Windows Media Player to view the
moving video.]
Chagrin
Valley Hunter Jumper Classic
(aka "Merrill Lynch
Horse Show")
5
Tri-Colors!
Sarah Tischbein & "Pretty
In Pink"
2-Time Champion!
Champion
Walk-Trot Cross Rails Division
Champion
Walk-Trot-Canter Cross Rails Division
"Chagall"
Owned & shown by Carolyn Moulton
Champion
Adult Amateur Hunter Division
Video clip:
To see "Chagall" and
Carolyn competing, "click here"
"Renaissance"
Owned by Jessica Grines-White
Shown by Christopher Ewing
Champion
Low Working Hunter Division
(Sec B)
Out of 50+ in the Division
Plus
4th Regular Working Hunter o/f
3rd Regular Working Hunter u/s
and more
"Forever"
Shown by Gabrielle Foxa
Reserve Champion
Children's Hunter
(show #1)
Out of 20+ riders
1st Place
Fox Smith Memorial Medal Class
1st Place
12-14 Equitation O/F
Plus
3rd Place Large Junior Hunter O/F 14 & U
(show #2)
5th Washington Equitation Classic
2007 Metamora Horse Show
"Renaissance"
Owned by Jessica Grines-White
Shown by Christopher Ewing
Metamora Horse Show
Reserve Champion
Green/Regular Working Hunter
Win-A-Gin Horse Show
Champion
Green/Regular Working Hunter
HJAM "A" Spring Circuit
Horse Show
Circuit
Champion
Regular Working Hunter
Competing in the 4 foot Regular Working Hunter Division for
the first time,
Renaissance starts the season off right!
Video clip:
"Renaissance" & Christopher
competing in the Regular Working Hunter Division
This horse is available for purchase.
"Chagall"
Owned by Carolyn Moulton
"Chagall" continues his legacy of being one of the top hunters in
the country
(even in the mud)!
Win-A-Gin Horse Show
3rd Junior Working Hunters
shown by
Gabrielle Foxa
HJAM "A" Spring Circuit Horse Show
Champion
Adult Amateur Hunters 18-35
shown by Sarah Robertson
This horse is available for purchase.
Gabrielle Foxa
& "Forever"
Metamora Horse Show
7th ASPCA Maclay
Win-A-Gin Horse Show
2nd Junior Working Hunters
HJAM "A" Spring Circuit Horse Show
1st Place HJAM Limit Junior Medal
2nd Place Show Circuit Magazine Children's Medal
2nd Place Overall Washington Equitation Classic
and more!
Gabby is doing an excellent job
for her first time competing at the 3'6" level,
showing in the USEF Medal, ASPCA Maclay and more!
Video clip:
Gabby & "Forever" competing at
3'6" in the Washington Eq Classic
This horse is available for purchase.
is proud to
congratulate our boarder
Dr. Cindy Grines
(mother of Jessica Grines and
owner of "Renaissance")
on her breakthrough procedure
in the field of stem cell transplantation.
Cindy was recently featured "Live" on "Good Morning America"
and many other news programs when she recently made
medical history after participating in the first ever stem cell transplantation
to the human heart.
A 16 year old boy was brought into the hospital after being shot in the heart with a nail gun.
Stem cell transplantation
has
been highly
controversial when using embryos to harvest the cells, however, at the time,
Cindy had already been doing research into the possibility of harvesting
and then transplanting ones own stem cells back into their body in an effort to
repair organ damage.
When this young man came into the hospital, he had already suffered a heart attack as a result of his injury and was initially diagnosed as needing a heart transplant.
Cindy and her team immediately applied for emergency "Compassionate Use" permission with the FDA to precede with the experiment that they had been working on, in an effort to save this young man's heart, and his life.
Today this young man is practically back to normal, thanks to the outstanding efforts of Cindy and her medical team.
Not only is Cindy responsible for saving this young man's heart and life, but Cindy's work is being hailed as a medical breakthrough and she is now being recognized as a "pioneer in the field of medicine".
Way to go, Cindy!
We have always been proud of Jessica and
now
we are especially proud of you!
You are changing the world!!!
Where would you like to go?
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