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Jacquelyn A. Guiseley to attend
Special Olympics in China
Photos taken at the Maine Equestrian Special
Olympics on 9/30/06 by Heather & Brittany Pinet.
Several
years ago, a family from Raymond contacted me, looking to buy a horse for
their daughter Jackie. She has special needs, a big heart and a very
contagious smile. Her Morgan had passed away and they hoped to find a
replacement to continue her therapy with. They came to visit our farm and
immediately fell in love with Tilly (Rohan Ithilien), my favorite driving
horse. Tilly had been my first Lippitt Morgan mare; purchased from
Missouri and worth every penny. I didn’t really want to sell her, but
Jackie’s mom told me a story that convinced me that it was the right thing
to do.
She said that Jackie’s horse had been buried out behind their barn. When
they told Jackie this, she went to an apple tree they had planted and
picked an apple to put on his grave. Jackie noticed that the apple had a
brown mark on it that was shaped like a heart, making it even more
special. Here’s the irony; Tilly has only one descriptive marking, and
that is a white heart shape on her forehead. Jackie and her mom both
noticed that it’s shaped just like the mark on the special apple. She said
that was the sign they needed to know that Tilly was the right one to help
their daughter…………………I get goose-bumps just thinking about it!
Tilly
moved to Raymond and started a new life with Jackie and her family. She’s
very well loved and continues to help Jackie win the blues at the Special
Olympics events in Skowhegan every year. I stay in touch with them and try
to attend her shows; it’s always a rewarding experience. (Someday I’ll
remember to bring a pocket full of tissues so no one will see my eyes well
up!) Not long ago, they called looking for another horse, this one for
Jackie’s mom and to be ridden by other special needs children. Timing is
everything ~ I had just purchased a Lippitt mare named Wachuset Mt. Bell
that just might fit the bill. She had been a wonderful broodmare for years
and had a super, easy going personality. She was another one that I didn’t
want to let go, but realized it would be such a great fit. She stayed with
us for 6 months of training, and then headed to her new home (and new
life) with Tilly. She’s now winning her own share of blue ribbons with
Jackie and others.
Therapeutic
riding requires horses with very calm, patient personalities ~ Tilly and
Bell both fit the bill. These 2 mares have proven to be worth their weight
in gold. Jackie has done so well with them and her coach Bobbie, that she
was recently chosen to be One of Nine (out of 17,000 applicants) to be
chosen to compete in the 2007 Equestrian Special Olympics in China! Rumor
has it that Jackie may be the only class A rider, meaning unassisted in
the Olympics for the US team. She will compete in Walk/Trot Equitation,
Dressage and the English Trail Class. Tilly and Bell (now ages 22 and 25!)
won’t be going, but will continue to be an integral part of Jackie’s
training until she leaves for overseas.
I’m extremely proud of all of them, and feel so lucky to be a tiny part of
their lives…..
Heather Pinet
Brook Hill Classic Morgans
Dayton, ME 04005
www.brookhillclassicmorgans.com
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Jacquelyn A. Guiseley
201 Mountain Road
Raymond ME 04071
207-627-7007
October 10, 2006
Hello,
My name is Jackie Guiseley, and I have been selected to represent the
United States of America in the World Special Olympics in Shanghai, China.
The games will be in October of 2007. I have been asked to be a member of
the United States Special Olympic Equestrian team. There will be over
7,000 athletes, and 169 countries represented. It will be the largest
athletic event in Chinese history. I was chosen 1 of 9 out of 17,000
athletes, and I know I have a big job ahead of me.
I would like to take a minute and tell you a little bit about myself. I am
14 years old and a resident of Raymond , Maine. I started riding horses
when I was 5 years old as my doctors suggested it would be good for me.
You see, I suffered brain trauma when I was born, and have a hard time
remembering things, and it makes it very hard for me to learn. I also have
Aspergers Syndrome, which is high functioning Autism. I still love to do
all the things that teenage girls like to do, it just takes me longer to
learn. I started out doing regular horse shows in the area, however, it
soon became difficult for me to keep up with the other riders, and that is
when I started Special Olympics. Every year I go the Maine Special Olympic
Equestrian games where I do compete and have a really great time. My
family is always there to cheer me on.
It will be really important for my coach and family to be with me in
China. Special Olympics will be paying my way to the games, and has many
other athletes that they need to pay for. Today I am asking for your help
to get my family and coach there. They are a big reason I am going to
China, and I want them to be with me when I bring home the gold! The
cost for one person to go is $2600, which I know is a lot of money!
Donations can be made to Help Jackie’s Family China Fund at 201 Mountain
Road, Raymond, Maine.
To find out more about the games please visit
www.specialolympicsmaine.org then scroll down and click on the 2007
World Games.
Therapeutic Riding Center at Brandy Rock Farm
Brandy Rock Farm has
been in business for eight years now, and is a full service stable. We
offer, Riding Lessons both English and western from ages 6 - Adult, Trail
Riding to the Public (mostly City Slickers from Boston), Cowgirl Camp a
"unique" summer day camp, Pony/Horse Rentals for birthday parties. etc.,
and our "Day at the Farm" which is designed to give a quick overview of
basic horse care and general info, I get groups from schools, churches
even Girl Scouts come to learn about horses, and for the Girl Scouts of
America they actually earn their Horseback Riding Badge. Our newest
venture is our Therapeutic Riding Center at Brandy Rock Farm. I realized
after volunteering for many years at other facilities, this was the most
rewarding work I've ever done, so I got certified and started my "own"
center. And the best thing is the Horses I use. My lippitt Morgans are so
well suited for this job as much as the other jobs they perform, they are
so forgiving and caring. They are just amazing animals to work with on a
daily basis, I feel blessed. Anyway, this is my press release which hit
the papers in November, throughout the northeastern area of Massachusetts
as well as the southeastern -- seacoast area of New Hampshire, hopefully
with more ink to come. Thanks for letting me share with you and I Hope you
enjoy reading it .
. .
Title: Owner
Organization:
Therapeutic Riding Center at Brandy Rock Farm
Telephone:
603-382-9008
Email: brandyrockfarm@aol.com
Website:
www.brandyrockfarm.com
Submitted
by New Release
November 28, 2004
Therapeutic horseback riding is not new. It was first started in
this country in 1969, and in Europe before that. What is new is the
Therapeutic Riding Center at Brandy Rock Farm, located in Newton, New
Hampshire? Sandra Mercurio, Certified Instructor for "NARHA" The North
American Riding for the Handicapped Association is Owner and Operator of
this establishment and is an experienced horse women, breeding, training,
and showing many horses of her own. At her farm, in addition to the
Therapeutic riding program, she offers trail rides, riding lessons, pony
parties, and horse camp. Sandra owns and boards a small string of well
mannered horses. The outstanding Therapeutic horses are "Megamint" a 23
year old registered "Lippitt" Morgan Mare, and "Toba-Mint" her first born
son, age 19. They are both well known to anyone familiar with Brandy Rock
Farm and have been the first mount for innumerable riders, both children
and adults.
Therapeutic riding uses horse activities to benefit in
the areas of therapy, education, sport, and recreation and leisure. Equine
Activities are used as a form of therapy to achieve physical,
psychological, cognitive, behavioral and communication goals. Equine
Activities are used to achieve psycho-educational goals for people with
physical, mental and psychological impairments. Activities are directed to
acquiring the skills of horsemanship. We emphasize on an enjoyable and
relaxing experience which in addition provides benefits in posture,
mobility, and overall enjoyment of life. "The horse is a strong motivator
for these goals" Potential riders or anyone else interested in more
information may call Sandra at 603-382-9008 or email at
brandyrockfarm@aol..com and/or visit our website at
www.brandyrockfarm.com
Teenager Takes Her Lippitt to Oklahoma
Written
by Martha Slater
Sept 29 2003
 Mandy Mastine |
Mandy Mastine,
16, of Royalton is on her way to Oklahoma City with her beautiful
Morgan horse, Imperial Major. Major is a Lippitt Morgan, a horse
bred in the Green Mountain Stock Farm in Randolph for decades, which
is said to have the most original conformation of any Morgan
strain. Sixteen-year-old Mandy Mastine of Royalton is happy to admit that her life revolves around Morgan horses. Mandy, who says she has been riding "ever since I can remember," has become so good at it that she's qualified to compete in dressage and the medal class for equitation at the Grand National Morgan Horse Show at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oct. 5-12. |
Mandy inherited her love of Morgan horses (particularly Lippitt Morgans) not only from her mom, but also from her maternal great-grandfather, Bill Rattee, who worked at the Green Mountain Stock Farm in Randolph when Robert Lippitt Knight ran his famous Lippitt Morgan breeding program there. She belongs to the Lippitt Club, the United States Dressage Federation, the American Morgan Horse Assoc., and the United States Equestrian Assoc.
Home-schooled for the past two years, Mandy is up every morning at 7 a.m. and at work by 7:30 at Karen McCollum's eventing barn in Barnard, where she does chores and helps with the jump crew at events. Although she worked there all day during the summer months, now she's back to a modified schedule of being at the barn in the morning and doing her schoolwork at home in the afternoon.
In addition, Mandy helps with barn chores at home, and trains with her show horse, a 10-year-old Morgan gelding named Imperial Major, for about an hour each day.
The results are impressive. The two have competed in six shows on the New England Morgan Circuit in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, winning Champion or Reserve Champion titles at each show. At the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, Mandy was named Reserve Champion. She also has a yearling, another Lippitt Morgan named Michabou Weatherman, that she's training.
Mandy is home schooled to allow her to train during the winter with Sheila McLevedge of Springfield. McLevedge, who has trained six FEI (Federation Equestrian International) level horses, will travel to Oklahoma next month to watch her compete.
"Mandy's a hard worker!" Kelly notes. "She's earned all the money for her entry fees, stable fees, and lessons herself. She's dedicated a lot of time and effort to her sport and she's very focused and mature."
"I love going to shows and competing!" Mandy says enthusiastically. "I've been doing it for so long that I know everyone and they've become like a family." Mother and daughter are obviously very close, a relationship built during countless hours side by side in the barn and staying overnight in close quarters at horse shows. "I don't know many 16-year-old girls who would willingly spend so many hours locked up in a camper with their mom!" Kelly remarks with a laugh.
The Mastine family's farm on the North Road in Royalton is home to 10 Morgan horses. Nine of them are Lippitts, which their adherents believe to be the purest lines in the Morgan breed.
A photo of Imperial Major at a show helps a visitor see the special grooming done before a dressage competition. "Morgans generally have a full mane and tail, but we 'pulled' (cut) his mane fairly short so we could the do the 'button braids' that are a dressage tradition," Mandy explains.
The Mastine family will head west to Oklahoma Oct. 3 and Mandy's eyes sparkle with excited anticipation as she talks about it. Having already made her dream of earning a chance to compete at the Grand Nationals come true, Mandy's next goal is to advance in the levels of dressage that she competes in. No doubt she's destined to make her ultimate dream of having a career as a Morgan horse breeder and trainer a reality, too.
Submitted by
Raymond & Julia Diehl
May 19 2003
| There was a book recently released titled " Keeping a Horse the Natural Way" written by Jo Bird that contains three pictures of Lippitt Morgans. There is a picture of Ryegate Major on page 37, a picture of Shanarra's Eli on page 102 , and a picture of Shanarra's Tour de Force on page 119. Also in the November edition 2002 of the British Morgan Horse Magazine there was an article featuring our farm, and the Lippitt Morgan with pictures of Ryegate Major and Shanarra's Tour de Force. Also he is only a half Lippitt, but Shanarra's Martial Law son of Ryegate Major, won Reserve Grand Champion in the Senior Stallion class in the Citrus Cup Morgan Regional Championship Show on April 17, 2003. |
Shanarra's Tour de Force |
Submitted by
Joanne Hayes
April 10 2003
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I am always visiting your site and think that it is very informative, it is a great way for us few Lippitt lovers here in Australia to keep in touch. Recently we had our National Morgan show with an international judge, Jill Yerger from Arizona. It was a very exciting week end with the only 2 Lippitts being campained against Pure and Partbred Morgans (in ridden classes) karenza Astra gained Supreme Champion Purebred and Karenza Apollo gained many ridden awards.
Submitted by
Mary Curtis
January 18 2003
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Okan Storm King (Meredith Bilirubin X Good News Priscilla) placed 2nd in the Morgan Versatility Division, 1st in the Morgan Dressage Training Level and tied for 3rd at the Morgan 1st Level Dressage. Under the National Placing 8th out of 32 in the Training Level Dressage and 5th out of 31 in the Morgan Versatility. |
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