Southern States Hospitality and Honors Abound
The 2014 Southern States Regional Morgan Horse Show is behind us now, but the southern hospitality and great rides and drives were a tremendous kick off to what we hope will be a fabulous show season.
Starting the show off with a bang was the beautiful LPS Endless Love (Man In Motion x Illicit Love), owned by William Haines’ Ledyard Farm and presented by Lynn Peeples. After winning the Three Year Old Mares In Hand, this lovely young mare went on to be crowned Reserve Senior Champion Mare and finally Reserve Grand Champion Mare.
The boys were not to be outdone, as Ledyard’s Maximilian (Town Assets x Mendon Belle Amie), another Ledyard Farm entry, made his show ring debut memorable by bringing home the Junior Champion Stallion honors after securing a win in Two Year Old Colts. Full brother and stablemate Ledyard’s Eduardo topped the Three and Four Year Old Geldings in Hand on his way to Reserve Grand Champion Gelding honors.
Jogging into the spotlight for Holly Seavitt was the beautiful black HL My My (HyLee The Rage x Hip Heath Teardrop), who won both the Ladies Western Pleasure and Western Pleasure Mares qualifiers on her way to a victory pass as the Ladies Western Pleasure Champion with Kathy Peeples in the saddle.
Last year’s People’s Choice Two Year Old Pleasure Driving Horse of the Year, this year’s Southern States UPHA Three Year Old Pleasure Driving Classic Champion! Portfolio (Town Assets x CHMH Grand Gift of Honey) continues to rack up wins for Ledyard Farms, this year with Lynn on the lines. This full sister to Tony Lee’s spectacular World Champion CHMH Spice Town Girl just gets better every year.
Ledyard Farms and Bill Haines enjoyed watching another top young homebred in the spotlight as last year’s World Champion Junior Stallion, Ledyard’s Lucky Lucas (Astronomicallee x Graywoods Epona) made his saddle debut with Kathleen aboard to win the Three Year Old English Pleasure class.
Our next stop is the Connecticut Morgan Show in Springfield, Massachusetts in June!
