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Narnia Farm is always sad to see the end of the Winter Ciruit.  The Gulfport shows were quite the success and we wrapped up our final week of showing on March 16!   

Sherry Hyland Phillips and "Cavaliers Choice" in the Grand Prix

 Alyson Powers and Wellington started off the week in the 3′ Special Hunter Division winning the Under Saddle class and taking home  red and yellow ribbons over fences.  The duo continued in the ring over the weekend showing in the Older Children’s Hunter Division where they pinned 1st, 3rd, and 6th over fences. In the NCE Children’s Equitation class Aly and her mount placed 3rd over-all and 9th in the competitive Children’s Hunter Classic!

Alyson Powers celebrates a job well done!

 Kelley Norton and NF Come Back were competitive in the Pre-Adult Hunter Division winning first and second place over fences while receiving 2nd place in the NCE Pre-Adult Equitation class!

 Meanwhile, Sherry Hyland Phillips piloted Narnia Farm’s   NF Rutchspun around the Special Hunter Division winning 2nd and 3rd over fences and finishing 2nd in the under saddle. In the 3′3″ Pre-Green Hunter Division, “Baby Rojo” placed 2nd and 5th – quite the accomplishment for his debut at this height! Finally, the pair pinned 2nd, 4th and 4th over fences in the Non-Thoroughbred Hunter Division. 

 CONGRATULATIONS to everyone on a successful Gulf Coast Winter Series!

Narnia Farm continued on to the fifth week of competition this week! We are excited to have Alyson Powers and Mom, Megan Powers, join us this week in sunny Gulfport!

Check out our results:

Joe Jackson, owned by Judy Norton made his 2009 debut in the Sunshine Hunters .  Kelley Norton took over the riding honors this week, at the request of her mother. “Porky Pig” was happy to be in the ring again, as was demonstrated by the 3 blue ribbons he was awarded. 

Kelley Norton and Joe Jackson display the goods!

Kelley Norton also did fantastic this week on Tea Time in the Adult Amateur Hunter Division – they placed 2nd, 7th, and 8th. Kelley also won first place in her Adult Equitation class for her flawless trip! We would also like to congratulate Kelley on her 4th place finish in the Leagues Adult Amateur Hunter Classic!!

Alyson Powers and her mount Wellington jumped right into the 3-foot ring when she arrived this weekend! Aly and Welly won three 1st place and one 2nd place awards and ended the week being named the Non-Restricted Child/Adult Hunter Champions! Congratulations Aly!

Landor 003 continued to move up the ranks with successful trips in the 1.10 and 1.15.  This young horse has continued to impress us with his  bold moves in the jumper ring as he blazes  a trail to the Young Jumper division.

Sherry and Landor 003 in the 1.15

The weather and the competition heated back up for Week 4 in Gulfport! 

Kelley Norton and Tea Time competed in the Adult Amateur 18-35 Hunter Division placing 5th. Additionally, Kelley also showed “Oz” and NF Come Back in the Special Hunter Division early in the week winning two 3rd place ribbons and two 5th place ribbons on each horse respectively. 

Sherry Hyland Phillips rode NF Rutchspun in the Hopeful and Non-Thoroughbred Hunter Divisions. “Baby Rojo” pinned 2nd and 4th over fences and took home a red ribbon in the under saddle class in the Special Hunter Division. The pair also won two 6th places over fences and a 3rd in the under saddle in the Non-Thoroughbred Division. 

Narnia Farm is proud to announce that Landor 003 moved up a level again this week! This promising young horse moved to Jumper Ring 1 where he competed in his first 1.15-meter class – and earned himself a blue ribbon!! 

Sherry is all smiles aboard Landor 003 after he makes a clear effort over his first 1.15-meter class!

Week 3 of the Gulf Coast Winter Series was a quiet one for Narnia Farm. The weather was a bit brisk this week in comparison to the previous weeks. But, the horse show was lovely none-the-less! Here’s a brief re-cap of some of our results:

Kelley Norton rode her two horses, NF Come Back and Tea Time, in the Pre-Adult Hunter Division. Kelley won 3rd, 4th and 8th on “Tikki” and 4th, 7th, 8th, and 8th on “Oz”. In addition, Kelley received the second place award with Tea Time in the Pre-Adult Hunter Classic and 11th with NF Come Back in the same class. Congratulations!

Kelley Norton & Tea Time

Kelley Norton & NF Come Back

After being on a high from last week’s Grand Prix placing, Narnia Farm was excited to begin Week 2 of the Gulf Coast Winter Classic! Unfortunately, this week’s showing was a bit limited as we encountered some heavy rains. Cavaliers Choice also received a well deserved rest this week from the ring, but will be back in action next weekend!

In addition, we had some exceptional fun outside the barn this week by taking advantage of the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, LA located just over an hour from the horse show!

Kelley Norton moved her two horses, NF Come Back and Tea Time, up to the 2′9″ height. She received ribbons with both horses in the Special Hunter Division and the Non-Thoroughbred Hunter Division. Congratulations, Kelley!

Kelley Norton & Tea Time

Sherry Hyland Phillips piloted Narnia Farm’s Landor 003 around the jumper ring again this week. Sherry moved “Sentino” up another level this week this time entering the 1.10 meter class and pinned 2nd in a 1.0 meter class earlier in the week. We are very excited about this young horse’s progression thus far! Sherry also moved NF Rutchspun up to the 3ft this week by entering in the Non-Thoroughbred Hunter Division at that height. The pair laid down a few lovely trips! Finally, Sherry rode Alyson Power’s Wellington in the same division as a warm-up. Welly pinned 2nd, 3rd, and 7th for his efforts!

Narnia Farm just completed the first week of the Gulf Coast Winter Series held in the beautiful Gulf Coast of Gulfport, Mississippi. We are excited to report that the Norton’s and Power’s horses have joined us here and we look forward to the next six weeks of competition on the “Mardi Gras” circuit! 

Week One started off with Kelley Norton competing on her horse, NF Come Back, and her new mount, Courtney Fitch’s Tea Time, in the Special Hunters winning multiple ribbons in this division. Later in the week, Kelley pinned in the Pre-Adult Hunters ending the division winning 3rd place with Tea Time in the Pre-Adult Hunter Classic and took home a 5th place ribbon in the same class with NF Come Back. 

Kelley Norton & Tea Time

Sherry Hyland Phillips had the ride on Narnia Farm’s NF Rutchspun in the Baby Green and Special Hunters. Sherry also moved her young jumper Landor 003 up the levels this week. Landor 003 made the farm proud by winning multiple blue and red ribbons in his classes! Alyson Power’s mount, Wellington, clocked around a few warm-up classes with Sherry to prepare for Aly’s much anticipated arrival later in the circuit.

Landor 003

Sunday was warm and sunny, perfect weather for a Grand Prix (and a sun tan!). Narnia Farm is excited to announce that Sherry and her jumper, Cavalier’s Choice, had a successful round this afternoon. The duo took home the 8th place award (and check!) in the Gulf Coast Grand Prix. Congratulations to Sherry, Judy, and everyones favorite mare “The Princessa” on the team’s first Grand Prix placing!

Narnia Farm packed up and headed south to sunny Florida to escape the cold and snowy New England weather for the Jacksonville Winter Series. We have finally wrapped up four weeks of competition! Our horses have all been jumping outstanding after some down time up North.  Here’s a recap of the last few weeks!

Owner and trainer Sherry Hyland Phillips competed her horse Shaq in the Open Jumpers winning numerous ribbons (and paychecks!) in his classes throughout the week. 

Sherry also guided her new mare Cavaliers Choice, co-owned with Judy Norton, around the Open jumpers including the weekly Welcome classes. Saturday nights are always exciting in Jacksonville and this year was no exception – Sherry and Cavaliers Choice competed in the Grand Prix under the lights! 

Narnia Farm is excited to announce NF Rutchspun’s debut in the Pre-Green Hunters. “Baby Rojo” moved up to the 3ft ring and even won prize money in his Division!

Congratulations to our horses and riders on a successful start to the New Year! And, check back soon for more show updates as we venture to Gulfport, Mississippi for the Gulf Coast Winter Series.