Kingsway welcomes everyone to join them in kicking off Fieldstone's Summer Showcase horse show with a giant cook out on Wednesday August 25th! Join us for an Open House and cook out as we celebrate a wonderful summer season and kick off the Summer Showcase horse show in style! Everyone is welcome to attend.....hope to see you there!

Joe and Tom are just back from at great trip to HITS Saugerties where Joe and his Irish sporthorse "Buddy-Weiser" had fantastic trips in the Level 4 jumpers, high C/A jumpers and the $10,000 C/A classic. Joe and Buddy are enjoying a week at the farm while Tom is course designing with Danny Foster in the grand prix ring at Saugerties this week!

Accolades are in order for team Kingsway on a great showing at Fieldstone's second July horse show held July 17th. Anna Zygaldo and Not Guilty were fantastic with a blue ribbon sweep of the 2'6" hunter division leading to the championship! Anna also won the MHJ mini medal, guaranteeing her a spot at the finals in August! Ellen Park and her Welsh pony "Banner" are becoming quite a team with excellent ribbons in the short stirrup and pet pony! Claire Gallagher and Marie Curtin's "What About Bob?" were also great in the short stirrup and brought home wonderful ribbons in the pleasure classes as well. Sophie Tyack joined with Joan Hern's Ramzes to be named reserve chamion in the modified hunters. Sophie also showed Kingsway's new project "Spinnakyr" to nice ribbons as well! Job well done everyone!

Kudos to Elizabeth Harriman on her purchase of Elan, a stunning Swedish Warmblood gelding by LA Baltic Sun out of a premium stud book mare. Lizzie plans to show "Lonnie" in the jumper and equitation rings, given his athletisicm and extensive dressage training we expect them to be successful! Congratulations!  

Hats off to everyone on a very successful Schools Out horse show! Ellen Park and her adorable Welsh pony Penrhyn Royal Banner made their hunter ring debut a successful one with fantastic ribbons in the short stirrup and pet pony! Claire Gallagher and What About Bob were great in the short stirrup equitation and pleasure rings taking home 2nd, 3rd and 8th place ribbons. Maya Lee and First Mate were great in the short stirrup and pet pony and were awarded nice ribbons as well! In the hunter ring, we were all excited to see Joan Hern's Ramzes back in the show ring with Jenny O'Donnell, Jenny and Ramzes were 3rd and 6th over fences and 3rd in the under-saddle in a very competivie division. Also in the hunter ring, Delphine Bosworth and Oliver Twist had wonderfully consistent rounds in the schooling hunters, showing excellent progress they were awarded great ribbons! Joe Ivil and his Irish gelding Buddy-Weiser was super fast and competitive in the 1.10M and high C/A jumpers bringing home a 2nd and 4th! Sara Nicolau and Master Ballinteskin were 2nd in the high C/A jumpers and came through in the M&S/NAL classic with a 4th place win!  Tom Hern rode the farm's Belgian warmblood gelding Wedgewood to pace setting rides in the 1.0M jumpers taking home great ribbons! Marie Curtin and Last Hati had fantastic trips in the adult equitation and were 3rd in the Ariat medal! Lisa Messsersmith and Dance Step Page One are really getting into a grove with a 3rd in the c/a equitation! Well done everyone!

Congratulations to Becca and Leslie Zimble on their purchase of a lovely three year old hunter prospect by Take Me Out. Becca is bringing "Binky" along to show in the hunters and Leslie may take over the reins when Becca's jumper arrives! Kudos!

Kudos to Claire Gallagher on her lease of Marie Curtin's What About Bob? Claire plans to show Bob this summer in the short stirrup and pleasure rings!

Congratulations to team Kingsway on a very successful Fieldstone Spring Festival show! Joe Ivil and Buddy-weiser, Sara Nicolau and Master Ballinteskin, Brittany Avila and Shaka Moon and Delphine Bosworth on Oliver Twist were all great in the jumper ring and on the grand prix field with top ribbons in the 1.0M, 1.10M and high C/A jumpers and the jumper classic! Anna Zygaldo and Not Guilty had great trips in the children's equitation and brought home wonderful ribbons. Marie Curtin was stellar in the adult equitation on her Irish sporthorse Last Hati, finishing off her 2010 medals by qualifying for the NEHC adult medal. Marie was awarded top honors in the pleasure classes on What About Bob? Joining Marie in the pleasure ring was Lisa Messersmith and Dance Step Page One. Lisa and "Bo" were great in the C/A equitation and took home an excellent ribbon in the flat class. Olivia Doyle was adorable as she and Kingsway Farm's Sweet Pea won the leadline class held just before the grand prix!

Accolades are in order for Joseph Ivil on his acceptance to Wentworth Institute of Technology! Way to go Joe, we are all so proud of you!

Kingsway welcomes Delphine Bosworth and her lovely thoroughbred Oliver Twist to the farm! Delphine and Oliver are familiar faces around the farm but just recently they've made Kingsway their permanent residence, Delphine plans to show Oliver in the hunter ring this season. Welcome!

Kudos to Nicky Graf, Jenny O'Donnell and Abey Hardy who are all planning nuptials for 2010! Nicky and her husband Donny were married before their trip to Costa Rica in February and Jenny and Abey are both busy planning weddings for later this year! Congratulations!

Hats off to everyone on a great showing at Fieldstone's April "A" show! Marie Curtin and her fantastic Irish sporthorse Last Hati had a strong showing in the adult equitation earning top ribbons in a very competitive division. Making their show ring debut, Anna Zygaldo rode Jackie Field's Not Guilty to a class win and several top ribbons including the reserve champioship in the pre child/adult hunters. Tom rode lovely trips in the schooling hunters on Heather Austin's West Wind Willow earning great ribbons over fences. Delphine Bosworth joined the Kingsway team with a great showing in the schooling hunters on her adorable, young thoroughbred Oliver Twist. Laurie Petrino and Kandide, Sarah Dewey and Sanchez V and Marie Curtin and What About Bob? all had a great time showing together in the hunter pleasure bringing home fantastic ribbons! Laurie and Kandide were 2nd, 2nd and 2nd in the pleasure champioship, long stirrup equitation and NEHC pleasure. Sarah and Sanchez made their US show debut with great success earning a 3rd in the long stirrup equitation and a 5th in the trail class. Marie and What about Bob? had a great show and were very competitive, earning a 2nd and two 4th place ribbons in the pleasure division. Tom rode the farm's Wedgewood to a class win and the championship ribbon in the jumper ring. Stealing the show were Olivia Doyle and Keelin Shanley who rode Sweet Pea and First Mate to great wins in the leadline! Keelin and Navy won the leadline and Olivia and Sweet Pea won the leadline suitability! What a way to start off the spring......well done everyone!

Kudos to team Kingsway on a fantastic kick-off to the 2010 show season at the HITS Ocala horse show! Jennifer O'Donnell partnered with Sophie Tyack's Flamenco 135 to blue ribbon wins in the very competitive 18-35 adult hunters. Jenny and CoCo won classes both over fences and under saddle demonstrating that their partnership is going to be quite succesful. Tommy rode Flamenco 135 to tri-color championship honors in the hunter ring with class wins over fences and under saddle. Tom also rode the farm's Wedgewood to fast trips in the jumper ring and were awarded great ribbons! Sophie was able to take time away from her studies to fly in and watch CoCo go and enjoy a little time in the Florida sun; as did Becca and Barry Zimble who came in for several days to look for her next equine partner. Congrats to everyone who made the start to Kingsway's 2010 show season a fun and memorable one!

Kingsway wishes Liz Palmer the very best as she embarks on a new chapter! Liz is moving to Shirley, Maine to remodel her new home. Of course she will be missed but we expect to see Lizzie and her ISH gelding "Frankie" at horse shows throughout the summer! Kudos, thank you for taking great care of everyone at Kingsway and best wishes Lizzie!!  

Congratulations to Anna Zygaldo on her lease of Jackie Field's Dutch Warmblood "Victory". Anna plans to show Victory in the mini-medals and 2'6" hunters.

Congratulations to Sarah Dewey and Joe Ivil who were the big winners of this year's Kingsway Holiday Challenge! Joe and "Buddy" and Sarah and "Sanchez" bested the field of twenty competitors to win the "Jingle Ball Jousting" contest! Kudos to everyone who enjoyed a great time!

Kingsway offers a warm welcome to  The Park Family and their adorable Welsh pony Penrhyn Royal Banner! Look for Ellen, Abby and "Banner" in the walk trot, pet pony and short stirrup divisions in 2010!

Accolades to Marie, Jenny, Nuha, Brittany and Rebecca on a great Fieldstone November horse show on the 21st! Marie and Brody qualified for both the MHJ and MHC adult medal finals, winning both classes! Jenny and CoCo qualified for the MHJ adult medal finals and won a class over fences and the under saddle in the adult hunters. Nuha had a great showing on Jimmy with excellent ribbons over fences in the special hunters, a 2nd in the under saddle and a 3rd in the MHC mini-medal. Brittany and Shaka and Rebecca and "Maybe" had nice trips in the junior equitation and are well on their way to being qualified for the 2010 finals! A special thank you to Larry Hill for his loan of "Maybe" for Rebecca! WELL DONE EVERYONE!

Congrats to Kingsway's adults on a job well done at Fieldstone's November horse show! Jenny O'Donnell made her debut on CoCo a memorable one with a clean sweep, winning the MHJ, MHC and NEHC adult medals! Marie Curtin and Brody had lovely trips and were 2nd in all of the medals. Liz Palmer and Frankie also had great trips and picked up great points and are well on their way to being quailified for 2010's finals! Great job everyone!

Congratulations to Jennifer O'Donnell on her lease of Sophie Tyack's Flamenco 135. While Sophie is away a school Jenny plans to show CoCo in the adult hunters.

Kudos to Liz Palmer and Bridget Hatch on a stellar showing at Fieldstone's September horse show. Lizzie rode her Irish Sporthorse Inch Closer to the win in both the MHJ and MHC adult medals! What a way to come back to showing after a year off....GO PALM!! Bridget and Kartune won the NEHJ adult talent search and qualified for the MHC adult medal finals too! Job well done girls!

Accolades to everyone on a fantastic week of showing at Fieldstone's Summer Showcase and MHJ Finals! Once again the week was filled with great showing as well as fun, laughter and smiles, thank you to everyone (humans AND horses) who made the week so memorable!

In the jumper rings Joe Ivil and Buddy-Weiser were 2nd in the 1.0 meter jumpers. He and "Buddy" had a great trip and were fun to watch in the $10,000 C/A jumper classic on the grand prix field! Brittany Avila and Shaka Moon were on fire in the jumper ring during the week and brought home excellent ribbons including two 2nds, a 3rd and great prize money in the child adult jumpers. The farm's Wedgewood went double clean and was 3rd with Tom Hern and Tom rode Laurie Petrino's Kandide to a big class win in the 0.85 meter jumpers and were champion in their division!
In the junior equitation, Rebecca Zimble continues to bring home wonderful ribbons on Bridget Hatch's Kartune. Hillary Bryan, Sophie Tyack, Brittany Avila and Becca Zimble all had lovely trips in the junior equitation final on Sunday. In the adult equitation Marie Curtin and "Brody" were stellar during Wednesday's equitation day winning both the Equine Essentials Adult Medal and the NEHJ Adult medal and on Sunday they were great in the adult medal final!
We all had a great time watching Kingsway horses compete in the $10,000 inagural Hunter Derby, Tom Hern rode fantastic courses on Hillary Bryan's Temptation and Liz Palmer's Inch Closer, Sophie Tyack rode "CoCo" to a lovely ride as well. Liz Palmer's Inch Closer was just out of the top 12 with a score of 81! Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make Kingsway's tail-gate memorable and tasty!!
Heather Austin and her mare "Willow" had lovely rounds in the modified adult hunters and were awarded nice ribbons. Sophie Tyack rode her Flamenco 135 to huge class wins over fences and in the under-saddle and were champions in the children's hunter division, making their last show before Sophie heads off to her freshman year at Princeton a very memorable one! While Soph is busy rowing on Princeton's varsity crew team "CoCo" will stay home with us!
In the second annual "sit a twenty" challenge Liz Harriman and "Navy", Brittany and "Shaka" and Soph and "Frankie" all had fun, laughter filled rides!

Hats off to team Kingsway on a fabulous (and fun!!) Vermont Summer Festival! Joe Ivil and Buddy-Weiser, Sara Nicolua and Master Ballinteskin, Marie Curtin and Last Hati, Sophie Tyack and Flamenco 135, Brittany Avila and Shaka Moon, Hillary Bryan and Temptation and the farm's Wedgewood all made the trip to the Vermont Summer Celebration. Sara Nicolau and Master Ballinteskin made their last show before Sara heads off to James Madison (and her younger sister Haley takes over the ride on "Patsy") a memorable one with a 2nd place finish in the 1.10 jumpers and a 3rd in the Marshall & Sterling Jumper Classic! Joe and Buddy were great in the C/A jumpers and were 8th in the Marshall Sterling Classic! Tom rode Marie Curtin's Last Hati to nice ribbons in the jumper ring. Tom also rode the farm's Wedgewood to a blue ribbon win in the jumper ring and the reserve championship in the 1.0 meter jumpers. Brittany Avila and Shaka Moon were fun to watch in the C/A jumpers during the week! They then moved over to the eq ring where they were lovely to watch and were reserve champion in the 3' junior equitation. Hillary Bryan and Temptation showed their versatility with great ribbons in the hunter, jumper and eq rings including a class win in the 3' eq. Sophie Tyack and Flamenco 135 continued their hack winning streak with a win in the children's hunter under-saddle and were awarded great ribbons over jumps including a 3rd in the Marshall Sterling Hunter Classic with a second round score of 83! Kudos to everyone on a job well done!

Kingsway offers a warm welcome to Barbara Lincoln and her quarterhorse mare "Rubi"!

Kudos to Abey, Marie, Hillary and Becca on their super rides at Fieldstone's August show! Abey Hardy won a class in the modified adult hunters with her mare Bella Luna. Marie Curtin was great with Last Hati taking home fantastic ribbons in the adult equitation. Hillary Bryan and Temptation won the MHC junior medal and Becca Zimble picked up a catch ride on Bridget Hatch's Kartune for a win in the MHJ Junior medal!

Congratulations to Elizabeth Palmer and Rebecca Zimble on a great Head of the Bay II horse show! Lizzie's young Irish Sporthorse Inch Closer was reserve champion with Tom Hern in the special hunters and Becca and Dressed for Rain were 2nd in the large pony model, 5th in the under saddle and brought home nice ribbons over fences as well!

Hats off to everyone on a very successful (and fun!) trip to Saugerties. Sara Nicolau and Joe Ivil both rode well in the C/A jumpers, Joe and Buddy-Weiser brought home great ribbons and Sara and Master Ballenteskin were 2nd in the high child adults and the fastest clear in the first go of the Marshall & Sterling $10,000 Classic! Tom Hern and Kingsway's Wedgewood had FAST trips in the jumper ring too! Jenny O'Donnell and Meteor made their first away horse show debut bringing home great ribbons in the schooling and adult hunters. Joining Jenny in the schooling hunter ring, Tom Hern and Liz Palmer's Inch Closer had consistent trips and Brittany Avila picked up the ride for a great under saddle. Sophie Tyack and Flamenco 135 were lovely in the schooling hunters, the pair won a enormous under saddle and were 3rd and 4th over fences, Soph and "CoCo" also brought home nice ribbins in the children's hunter. A special thank you to Brittany Avila who worked hard all week cleaning, organizing, digging trenches and was the farm's official towel coordinator! Most notably we all survived
(albeit barely) a week of golf cart rides with Sophie!!

Congratulations to Marie Curtin on her purchase of KEC Last Hati. Marie plans to show "Brody" in the adult equitation and jumpers and given their success to date we are sure they will be a great team!

Kudos to Keera Garrin on her lease of Kingsway's Sweet Pea!

Accolades to Marie Curtin and Hillary Bryan on a great Fieldstone show! Hill was second in the NEHC junior medal and Marie was second in the MHJ adult medal, third in the NEHC adult medal and fourth in the MHC adult medal. Great job!

Congrats to everyone on a fun and succcessful School's Out horse show! Kingsway horses and riders had strong showings in the hunter, jumper and equitation rings!
On Wednesday, Joe Ivil and Buddy-weiser were great in the 3'6" jumpers, they won a class and were 2nd, and 4th in the C/A jumpers. Joining Joe in the 3'6" jumpers, Sara Nicolau and her Irish bred Master Ballenteskin were super fast in the C/A jumpers, wining the power and speed and riding to a 2nd and 3rd. Joe and Sara then went on to be 2nd and 3rd in the Welcome Stake! On Thursday, Tom Hern rode the farm's Belgian Warmblood, Wedgewood to two blue ribbon wins in the 1.0 meter jumpers. Tom also rode Heather Austin's mare West Wind Willow to excellent ribbons in the training jumpers.
In the hunter ring Tom picked up the ride on Sophie Tyack's Flamenco 135 while Soph enjoyed a well deserved senior trip to Greece! The pair were champions in the 2'9" hunters, winning both classes over fences and the under saddle. A special thank you to Brittany Avila who picked up the win on CoCo in the under-saddle. Tom rode Meteor for Jenny O'Donnell in the 2'9" hunters to 2nds in both over fence classes and the under-saddle! Rebecca Zimble and her pony Dressed for Rain had a successful show! The pair was stunning as they won the large pony hunter model, were awarded nice ribbons over fences and Danielle Barretto picked up the ride to win the under-saddle as well!
In the equitation ring, Brittany finished off her medal qualifying with a 2nd in the MHJ junior medal. Marie Curtin and Last Hati made a strong adult equitation debut with a 3rd in the MHJ adult medal, 3rd in the MHC adult medal and 4th in the NEHC adult medal.
Rounding out the show Keelin Shanley rode the farm's Sweet Pea to two 2nd place wins in the leadline and leadline suitability!!
Great job everyone, horses and riders have earned a few days of relaxing, hacking and trail riding around the farm before next week's shows and we head off to Saugerties!

Britt, Hill and Becca made a strong showing in the junior eq at the June Old New England show. Hillary won the MHJ medal, Brittany won the MHC medal and Becca was 2nd and 3rd!

Kudos to Becca Zimble, Brittany Avila, Sara Nicolau, Keelin Shanley and Sophie Tyack on a great Old New England show!
Brittany won the NEHC JR Medal, Sophie won the MHJ Junior Medal, Becca made a fantastic 3' EQ debut on Liz Palmer's Last Hati with 2nd place ribbons in the MHC, MHJ and NEHC medals and as always Sara and Patsy were on fire!
Keelin made her first horse show a memorable one with two blue ribbon wins in the leadline!
Great job girls!

May 1, 2009 Tom Hern Jr was approved by the United Stated Equestrian Federation (USEF) as a large "R" hunter/equitation course designer! The "R" designation allows for course designing classes with prize money over $5,000! To date there less than 40 "R" hunter/eq course designers throughout the entire country!

Kingsway horses and riders had a strong showing at Fieldstone's Spring Festival.
In the hunters.....Jenny O'Donnell rode Meteor to a win in the adult hunter under saddle as well as a 2nd and several top placings over fences. Tom Hern and Meteor were champion in the open hunter divsion with first place ribbons in both over fences classes and in the hack. Tommy also showed Liz Palmer's Inch Closer to the reserve champion tri-color in the Open Hunter Division. Coming back to showing after being on the "DL" last year, Lizzie was  2nd in the open hunter under-saddle and she and "Frankie" made their debut over fences in the modified adult hunters! Rebecca Zimble and Dressed for Rain had consistent trips in the large pony hunters and were awarded nice ribbons in the model, hack and over fences.

In the EQ ring, Brittany Avila and Shaka Moon had strong rounds and were awarded excellent ribbons in the junior medals. Joining Britt in the EQ ring, Hillary Bryan and Temptation were great with a win in the 3' equitation and great ribbons in the junior medals.

In the Jumper ring Tom rode Liz Palmer's Last Hati to ribbons in the 1.0 meter jumpers. Marie Curtin and "Brody" also rode to great ribbons in the jumper ring as well!

Accolades to Kingsway’s Sara Nicolau and Sophia Tyack on their acceptance to excellent colleges! Well done girls!, we are all so proud of you!

Sara, a senior a Duxbury High, has been accepted to Salve Regina, James Madison, UMass Amherst and Roger Williams.

Sophie, a senior at Nobles and Greenough, has been accepted to Princeton, Harvard, Wesleyan, Pomona and the University of Virginia.

Kingsway’s newest horse and rider, Rebecca Zimble and her large pony Dressed for Rain won a class over fences, was second in the model and was named reserve champion in the large pony hunter division. Kudos Becca and Haley and welcome to the Kingsway family!

Brittany and Shaka were quite a team in the equitaiton ring! They had beautiful trips and won three big classes in the 2'9" equitation, combined with a win on the flat, they were champion in the division. Together they had lovely rounds in the 3' equitation and were awarded top honors there as well! Britt and Shaka had fun in the jumper ring too! Congrats to Britt and Shaka on their succesful Florida showing and on a wonderful partnership!

Congratulations to Jennifer O’Donnell on her lease of Meteor. In between working and pursuing her graduate degree, Jenny, who grew up outside Seattle riding and showing in the hunters and equitation, plans to show “Jimmy” in the adults in 2009!

Click the link below for pictures of Kingsway's horses and riders at the MHJ Finals and Summer Showcase. A special thanks once again to Jean Ivil for her great pictures!

To read the Patriot Ledger story that ran about Kingsway and Fieldstone Equestrian and Show Facility CLICK HERE!