Our favorite weekend of the summer is coming up in 10 days, and we have all the information you need to make the most of the Knollwood Summer Show.

The weekend festivities start in the indoor arena at 5:00 on Friday, August 21. If you’ve shown before, please notice that this is an hour earlier than in the past.

Our Friday night performance showcases students who have progressed to riding their horses through a pattern they’ve been practicing.

We’ll start with riders who are showing at the walk and the trot and finish the performance with the more advanced students who ride at the walk, trot, and canter.

The performance also features qualifying classes for our own equitation final, the Knollwood Challenge.

Modeled after the National equitation finals in which  our show barn equitation riders participate, the Knollwood challenge requires competitors to finish first or second in a qualifying class to advance to the final competition at our fall show.

Entrants will compete on the rail and all riders will complete a trotting figure eight. Classes are judged 50% on performance on the rail, and 50% on the pattern.

We offer challenge programs for both our walk trot and walk, trot, and canter riders. 

Riders who finish first and second in the qualifying class are eligible to compete in the final in October, and are eliminated from further competition in the qualifiers.

The winners of the finals take possession of a beautiful traveling trophy with the names of all the previous winners engraved on it, and win a custom show shirt from deRegnaucourt, the tailor who makes suits for our show horse competitors.

Our Saturday performance starts at 10:00 AM in the beautiful big outdoor arena.

Classes feature our walk, trot, and canter riders competing in horsemanship classes as well as equitation qualifiers and championships.

Riders are divided in classes by age and experience. We feature classes for ‘grownups,’ riders 14-17, 11-13, and our 10 and under riders.

In equitation championships, the judge will ask riders to perform a simple workout on the rail to see how each rider performs on their own.

Following the walk trot and canter classes, we finish our performance by showcasing our walk and trot riders who are 11 years old or older.

Our more mature walk and trot riders enjoy riding in the big outdoor arena, and the size of the arena allows their class size to be bigger, and more challenging to navigate.

 

Our Sunday performance is a blast.

Known as Walk trot Sunday, it starts at 10:00 AM in our little outdoor ring.

This performance features our youngest riders and our most experienced horses. These four legged gems have been horses for a while, and they really seen to enjoy the Sunday show with their smaller riders.

We start with leadline, which features riders aged 7 and under. These riders are led by an experienced riders as they show at the walk and trot. They’re judged on their position, rein length, and overall communication with their horse.

We also feature a maiden division for first time show riders. These riders making their show ring debuts are excited, brave, and so determined to do their best.

Novice riders, those who have not won 6 blue ribbons, come next. These riders are one step up from maiden in experience level.

We’ll finish Sunday with our age group classes. Our more experienced walk and trot riders will show in age splits of 9 and 10 year olds, and 8 and under classes.

 

Frequently asked questions:

What happens if it rains on Saturday or Sunday?

We’ll make a judgement call based on the weather forecast. We’ll ride in a little rain, but if it looks like a full blown rain day, we’ll move inside.

We’ll announce the venue change, and any timing adjustments on social media. We’ll also contact each family via text of the changes.

 

 

Will there be seating?

We ask families to bring their own comfy chairs to watch the show. Please don’t bring umbrellas or shade tents on Sunday. With inexperienced riders showing, we don’t want any unusual distractions that might spook horses.

 

Will there be food available?

YES!

Our youth group, the Knollwood Knockouts, is running a concession stand with great burgers and more.

The stand is staffed by Knockouts and their families volunteering their time and talent the club.

In reality, the show operations are a volunteer effort by a fantastic group of Knollwood kids and parents.

If you’d like to join the fun, please talk to your instructor, or join the parents’ special private Facebook page.  Here's the link to join.

 

Where can we park?

Our friends at the Kettle Moraine Curling Club allow us to use their parking lot on horse show weekend. Please park there, and avoid parking on the street. Our good friends from the Delafield police dept will be enforcing parking regulations, particularly on the curve of Horseshoe Bend.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone at the show.

If you’re a new Knollwood Kid, please come to watch the show, and see what you’ll be able to do soon!

 

 

What’s Coming Up?

World’s Championship Horse Show

August 22-29

The best of the best are gathering in Freedom Hall, and Team Knollwood be there with 12 beautiful horses and talented riders.

We’ll post schedules and webcast info soon.

 

Horses Day Off

August 24

No lessons will be held after camp. Your lessons have been credited on your August bill.

 

Knockouts Fall Street Clean Up

September 12

Please join us at 1:00 to clean up Oakwood and Nagawicka Roads for fall. It’s a great way to earn your Knockout service hours for year end awards.

  

Bring a Friend Day

September 19

Bring your bestie, a relative, or your pesky friend who thinks riding is easy for an introductory lesson.

You’ll act as their personal assistant for the fun filled lesson.

Sign ups will start show weekend.

October 3-4

UPHA Fall Show

Our academy team is off to Beyond Stable Farm for a show featuring many of our newest show riders.

Please come and cheer us on!

 

 

October 16-18

Knollwood Fall Show

It’s time for our beautiful fall show, featuring the finals of the Knollwood Challenge.

 

 

See you soon at the barn, or at the in-gate.

 

 

 

Hello Everyone,

Bilbo here.

As recently elected spokesperson for the Knollwood lesson horses, (I currently have control of the iPad) it’s my turn to blog.

Many of our riders are off on summer vacation, so I started thinking...

I asked several of my coworkers where they’d like to go for a getaway and got some pretty unexpected replies.

To no one’s surprise, Bee and Fiona would like to go on a girls retreat. They’re off to a rest and relaxation yoga experience where Bee will work on just stopping and enjoying peace. Fiona will relax and stay present in the moment while reading and enjoying veggie juices.

Fred’s ideal getaway is to ride in a hot air balloon. I think a balloon big enough to carry him might be called a blimp, but that’s neither here nor there.

He just wants to enjoy the big picture of life.

Sherman would like to travel to Europe, possibly in Fred’s blimp, to see some World War II sites. He’s named after the famous Sherman tanks that helped the Allies win the war and would like to see his namesakes in person.

Sparky’s dreams are small. He’d enjoy going to a local children’s library for story time. He’s even willing to take next door neighbor Hugo along if he promises not to fall asleep and snore.

Oscar? The ultimate frat boy? He’s like to go to Martha’s Vineyard and coach the incoming Harvard freshmen on how to make it into the best private clubs and frats on campus. He’d also like to assign catchy nicknames to all. His favorites? Biff and Cheeseburger.

Baxter would like box seats in Freedom Hall to see some of his young relatives compete at the World’s Championship Horse Show. We’re sure they’d like to meet great uncle Baxter, too!

Pumpkin would travel to Ireland to meet his Connemara cousins on his mom’s side. He’d enjoy pub crawling in the west of Ireland with his older relatives, and meeting some of the younger ones as well. Just picture Pumpkin Irish dancing…

Finally , my dream?

I toyed with the idea of cliff diving in Mexico, but that sounded a little too dangerous for a number of reasons.

I’ve decided to build on my strengths and visit an escape room. If I can exit the arena so easily, surely I can break out of any puzzle humans set up for me.

If you have any future travel ideas for the best lesson horses in the world, please send them my way, or comment on the post. I’m now happy to consider myself the travel agent for my colleagues. It’s just another skill I posess.

I hope you all enjoy your summer getaways, and come back ready to ride!

Please send pics, too!

 

 

What’s Coming Up?

ASAW Summer Showcase

August 8-9

Ozaukee County Fairgrounds

Our academy team is heading to a local show that benefits the Knockouts and the ASAW Scholarship Fund.

If you’re looking for an old timey feeling horse show in a beautiful setting, come and enjoy the show and atmosphere.

 

World’s Championship Horse Show

August 22-29

Freedom Hall

Louisville Kentucky

Team Knollwood is heading to Louisville to compete for World Championships. The best horses and riders in the country gather at the Kentucky State Fair for a spectacle. We’ll post schedules and webcast info.

Knollwood Summer Show

August 23-25

Meanwhile, at the home office, we’ll be celebrating our in-barn summer party.

We’ll show for three days with classes including patterns, horsemanship, and equitation.

We’re thrilled to welcome Terri Anne Ullman as judge for the Friday and Saturday performances and Shelby Hader for Sunday.

Our friends from Collective Grace photography will be capturing show memories on Saturday and Sunday. Their staff has an eye for capturing moments in their photos in a very special way. We love their work, and we're sure you will, too.

Our concession stand is being sponsored by Much To Doo event childcare, owned by Knollwood Kid Vienna’s family.

We're looking for volunteers to help create a memorable weekend for all of our riders and families. Please consider joining our community by donating item(s) to gift baskets, or helping with the concession stand that we all enjoy.

Here's the link to help contribute to the Knockouts and their mission.

Lesson Horse Day Off.

Monday, August 24

We will not be holding lessons after camp is finished.

Lessons will be credited as we let the horses enjoy a short day after their busy weekend.

Labor Day

Monday, September 7

We will not be holding lessons. Your instructor will be in touch to schedule a makeup time.

Monarch Series National Championship Show

September 9-13

Illinois State Fairgrounds

Show horses and some academy stars will be heading to Springfield for a fabulous horse show.

The most welcoming show of the sesason showcases Saddlebreds in every division as well as top notch academy riders.

In addition, the show is home to the first 2 equitation finals of the season, the Pleasure Equitation Olympics, and the UPHA Pleasure Challenge Cup.

Riders come from near and far to compete in these finals, and Team Knollwood will be in the thick of it.

Fall Street Cleanup

Saturday, September 12

1:00 PM

The Knockouts will be cleaning up Oakwood and Nagawicka Roads for their fall service project. 

We'll start sign ups in mid August, so be sure to save the date.

Bring a Friend Day

Saturday, September 19

6:00

Here's your chance to bring a friend or relative to show them why you love riding so much. For only $50, you can be the helper for your friend's first riding lesson.

We'll start sign ups in mid August.

 

UPHA Chapter 10 Fall Horse Show

October 3-4

Beyond Stable Farm

Our academy team is off to Woodstock for a fun Fall show at our favorite facility. The show will feature a lot of riders finishing their first academy season, and we'd love an audience. It's worth the trip!

 

 

See you soon at the barn, or at the in-gate! 

 

 

 

 

 

Knollwood summer 2026 is going strong, with camps, shows, lessons, and special events.

You often hear us talk about Team Knollwood. It truly takes a village, and we’d like to explain some of the inner workings of the (usually) well-oiled machine.

Scott and Carol own the place, although if you ask Scott, he says he works for Carol. It’s probably better for all of us that he enjoys that role.

Scott and Carol oversee the farm operations with the help of their talented team.

 

Carlos is the man.

Carlos and his team of caretakers provide expert care for the show horses on their strings.

His team also travels to shows ahead of time and sets up the aisle, and tears down and packs up the same. During the show, they take care of horses as if they were their own.

You’ll see them doing all manner of things around the farm from fixing fences to installing beautiful new stall fronts in the show barn.

 

Knollwood Kid for life and former world champion equitation rider Payton joined us this spring. She’s taking care of horses and helping with training and teaching lessons. She’s learning from the best and is already a valuable team member.

 

Our instructor team has it going on.

We’re fortunate to have a diverse group of instructors. We have a pediatric nurse, an autism specialist, two former elementary ed teachers, a former retail exec, a former college fundraiser, and some marvelous college students who pitch in when they can.

All the instructors teach lessons, and many have additional responsibilities.

Nancy teaches four days a week and is responsible for procuring hay for the whole farm. She also communicates with Merton Feed to schedule deliveries both for home and road trips.

Nancy makes sure the farm looks beautiful all year long, manages the pastures, and is responsible for school horse health.

Ann teaches five days a week, manages the Knollwood shows, supports the Knockout officers, keeps track of riders’ memberships and points, and manages the teaching schedule. She teaches three weeks of academy camp in addition to the Knollwood Prep camp. She also runs our social media and blog.

 

Brenda teaches two days a week and somehow keeps track of all the helpers. She staffs helpers for summer riding school, rearranges barn manager schedules in the summer, and staffs minicamp helpers.

She also makes sure new helpers are paired with an experienced hand after initial training.

 

Courtney currently teaches in the school barn, while most of her time is spent teaching show barn riders. A former equitation champ herself, Court understands the pressure and tests that all equitation riders encounter.

Court also serves as our master scheduler. She works our waitlist like a magician with her excellent communication skills honed from her years as an elementary ed teacher.

 

In addition to teaching Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, Molly teaches all of our mini camps. Molly’s kindness and patience make for an amazing record of turning minicamp riders into enrolled students.  

Molly is also known for being loved by Richmond the cat, and for being the butt of jokes made by Bilbo. Just ask her.

It’s an amazing team

 

Our admins are the friendly faces at the front desk.

We have Knollwood moms, adult Knollwood riders, and even a Knollwood grandma.

Admins help with show entries, messages, some scheduling, and questions on quite an array of topics.

They also give terrific tours to prospective riders and families.

Barn Managers keep busy lesson nights running smoothly.

These riders are selected for their leadership and organizational skills, as well as their kindness.

Managers are responsible for keeping the helper staff on track.  They supervise helpers to make sure horses are cared for, riders are safe and delivered to the arena with time to spare, that barn chores are completed, and that customers are well cared for.

It’s plenty of responsibility for these Knollwood Kids, and they do a terrific job.

They’re going to lead the world.

Camp Counselors are barn managers on steroids.

Look at the tasks that a barn manager does, and add 6-8 campers to the mix.

Counselors do it all, including teaching classroom and sportsmanship, making sure each camper is drinking enough water, and is working safely around horses.

These leaders are also specially selected based on their kindness, work ethic, responsibility, and organizational skills.

Horses build leaders.

Helpers are hard working Knollwood Kids who can’t get enough time with horses. We invite riders who are kind, want to learn, can take direction, and are OK doing all the 'glamourous' things required around horses.

Helpers work with new riders and teach them to be safe and confident around the best lesson horses in the world. They jog next to new riders during initial lessons as they cheer on progress.

Helpers will be hot, and tired at times, just like the horses they’re working with.

It’s learning to be a good helper where Knollwood Kids learn the mantra, ‘Horses first, the rest later.’

Helpers rock.

Knollwood Parents make us great.

We’re grateful for the Knollwood parents who pitch in to support all the horse kids.

They run three big Knollwood shows, just finished a car wash that raised over $1100, and provide moral support to their riders.

The reason our kids are known for their sportsmanship? Knollwood parents are a big part of it, and we are beyond grateful.

 

Knollwood Riders are special.

Because of the size of our lesson program, it’s different than smaller programs.

Our big scale means that we have a great variety of horses to learn from. Our lower headed horses make marvelous beginner teachers, build incredibly strong bareback legs, and can really rock games on horseback.

Having horses in all shapes and sizes also means that Knollwood Kids can learn to ride in groups when they decide to show.

With a bigger program, riders have more choices of instructors, camp dates, and lesson scheduling.

Knollwood Horses Do It All

We love each one of our lesson horses. Known collectively as ‘the library,’ our lesson horses each have a specific area of expertise to teach.

Leon teaches riders to canter.

Bilbo teaches riders to think ahead.

Vaughn teaches everyone to look ahead.

Bee teaches riders to be careful what you ask for, because she’ll do it.

Sport teaches everyone to be aware of horses going the opposite direction.

They greet each day with good humor, calmness, and a good work ethic.

 

We all love what we do.

What’s coming Up?

IASPHA Summer Show

July 24-25

The academy team and some show riders are heading to Beyond Stable Farm for another wonderful IASPHA show.

Please come and join us!

ASAW Summer Showcase

August 8-9

Ozaukee County Fairgrounds

The academy team is heading to Cedarburg for the weekend.

It’s worth the trip to watch.

Knollwood Summer Show

August 21-23

Our annual summer celebration is coming up!

Esteemed Saddlebred trainer Terri Anne Ullman is judging all three days of the show.

We’re starting patterns at 5:00 PM instead of 6:00 PM on Friday night.

World’s Championship Horse Show

August 22-29

Freedom Hall

Louisville, KY

The show horses will be competing at the biggest show of the season.

We’ll provide schedules and webcast info as soon as they’re available.

 

Knockouts Fall Adopt A Street

September 12

1:00 PM

The Knockouts will clean up Oakwood and Nagawicka Roads for Fall. Please save the date to join the fun, and to earn your Knockout service hours!

Bring a Friend Ride

September 19

6:00 PM

Knollwood Kids, here’s your chance to bring a friend or relative for a beginner lesson. Best of all, you get to be their helper!

The cost is $50, and we’ll start signups on Knollwood show weekend.

 

See you soon at the barn, or the in gate.

 

 

Everyone is safely home at Knollwood after a week full of adventures in two states.

At the home office, we hosted two big camps. Six Tiny Tot riders and 13 academy riders arrived at the school barn for their favorite time of the year.

The tiny tots learned the basics under the watchful eyes of Adrienne and her helpers. By the end of their three day session, even the most timid riders were comfortable showing their new riding skills to their parents in a fun demo. 

The academy stars rode a full 5-day session heading into the ASAW Summerfun horse show. These riders spent hours honing their skills in the ring, both inside and outside.

They practiced patterns, played games, rode in mock classes, practiced entering and exiting the show ring, and enjoyed endless games of ‘coverup.’

“Coverup’ is a Knollwood tradition to create show ring awareness. Last week, the 13 campers entered the big outdoor ring for mock classes. We added two counselors on Bee and Bilbo to act as ‘interrupters’ in the class. These two tried to disrupt classes by covering riders up, cutting them off, picking up incorrect leads, and generally making navigation difficult.

We credit the riders’ strong performances at Summerfun with the immersion of camp week. Riders were comfortable and forward looking in the show ring, and turned in polished railwork and precise patterns.

Of course, in addition to riding, the academy kids worked on mental prep, problem solving, and the importance of a positive outlook.

They also spent hours caring for lesson horses, including spa treatments for some of our older faculty members. Sparky never looked happier than when the campers gave him the spa treatment of a lifetime.

 

 

The ASAW Summerfun Horse Show was a success for Team Knollwood. Payton headed up the show horse operation with Natalie as her assistant.

These two had horses and riders looking great, and earned some lovely ribbons along the way.

Allison’s beautiful pleasure horse Arthur, officially known as Spoken Legacy, won his qualifier, and is officially no longer a ‘limit’ horse. He entered the big championship and won that on Saturday night.

Payton’s mom Nicole came in from Colorado to show her beautiful Mr. Handsome, and won the Open Western Pleasure championship.

Jane and Eli and Kim and Jaydee had beautiful rides, too!

 

We’re proud of our academy riders who rode with confidence and skill.

Great thanks to the crew who came to support our horses and riders on Saturday. The tech crew included instructors, Knollwood kids home from college, Knollwood Kids helping with horses on their day off from their adult jobs, and one of the counselors from pattern camp week.

 

We couldn’t have done it without you.

 

Lexington was amazing

Meanwhile, in Kentucky, another group of show horses was competing at the 89^th annual Lexington Junior League Horse Show. Held in the beautiful Rolex Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park, the show is a summer tradition that showcases the best horses and riders in the country.

Summer in Kentucky always brings weather challenges of heat and storms, but that’s part of the Lexington tradition. We’re guessing most hotel rooms had a riding suit hanging to dry in the shower.

 

Knollwood had a grand show, and has some adventures to share.

Tracy is showing like she’s been doing it her whole life.

Mom to two talented equestrians, Tracy decided it’s time to shine on her own. She started Lexington by showing her busy daughter’s beautiful country pleasure horse Stella’s Stillettos to a 4^th place finish. Amazing.

Tracy purchased The Mouse King in the off season. This grand campaigner has become a teammate to Tracy in just a short period of time. The team entered Rolex stadium, and came out with the blue ribbon.

Son Richie, now an adult amateur, is enjoying showing his former equitation horse Doc, known to all as CH-EQ Reedann’s Dark Mystery in the three gaited division, and his newest teammate, Alvin, officially known as Powerful Kisses, in the 5 gaited amateur division.

 

Fresh off her silver medal winning performance at World Cup, Addison went to Lexington for a successful show with Lexi, officially known as Daring Heiress.

Addison has really gotten to know Lexi this season, and they were stars in Lexington, finishing with top ribbons in the Junior Exhibitor Country Pleasure classes.

 

Knollwood’s equitation riders have been working extra hard at home, and their effort is paying off.

Scott and Carol brought a crew of eight equitation riders who all rode to the best of their current experience.

Senior pleasure eq riders Sophie and Molly are showing great progress in a deep division.

 

Junior pleasure eq riders Leighton and Hailey’s strong performances put them at the top of the division, trading placings in the qualifier and championship.

Maddie represented Knollwood in the junior trimmed equitation division and turned in a strong pattern to earn a 4^th place ribbon in her championship.

Knollwood’s trimmed senior eq riders outdid themselves.

Maiya started her show by winning the USEF Medal qualifier on beautiful Riddle, and Shaye won a huge UPHA Challenge Cup qualifier to start her week in Lexington.

The championship was stacked with the best eq riders around. After beautiful railwork and patterns, Brooklyn and Gigi were announced as winners, with Maiya and Riddle reserve champs.

Shaye and still learning Lady finished an amazing fourth place. Lady is still learning the ways of the equitation horse, and Shaye gave her the confidence she needed to hang out with the more experienced horses in the class.

After a successful show week, it’s great to have everyone home for a bit.

 

What’s Coming Up?

Knockouts Car Wash

Sunday, July 19

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Knockouts are hosting their annual car wash and brat sale at the Hartland Piggly Wiggly.

If you have't already signed up to help, you can do so here.

Please spread the word about the event. It's a major fundraiser for the club, and helps us defray the riding costs of our banquet, as well as assist us in our charitable donations.

 

IASPHA Summer Show

July 25-26

We're heading back to Beyond Stable Farm for the Illinois American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse Association show.

Team Knollwood will be represented by show horses and academy riders at one of our favorite shows.

Plus, there are lots of youth activities over the weekend to benefit the UPHA Ribbons of Service initiative.

 

 

ASAW Summer Showcase

August 8-9

Ozaukee County Fairgrounds

Come join us at the local academy showcase. It's a joint venture between ASAW and the Knollwood Knockouts and it features future stars of the academy division.

Knollwood Kids Sloane and Addy will be making their show ring debuts at the show.

 

 

 

World’s Championship Horse Show

Freedom Hall, Louisville KY

August 22-29

Team Knollwood is returning to Kentucky for the world's championships.

It's a real experience, and we'll update with webcast info when it's available.

 

 

Knollwood Summer Show

August 21-23

Our favorite summer weekend is coming up!

We'll start Friday night patterns an hour earlier, at 5:00 PM.

The show takes a huge amount of labor to pull off. Please consider helping at the concession stand or in another way. Here's the link to help make the weekend a great one.

 

See you soon at the barn, or at the in-gate.

 

 

Everyone loves the Oshkosh Summer Classic.

The show is held in a park, the arena is basically outdoor with a roof and hospitality on the sides, the barns are open, and the bouncy house is the center of horse kid life.

Team Knollwood enjoyed this summer classic, and we made some beautiful memories.

3 Generations of Honkamps

Oshkosh felt like a family reunion of the Honkamp clan.

Matriarch Susan was in attendance to see the family succeed in the show ring. Her daughter Kerry showed her beautiful 5 gaited horse Jade while granddaughter #1 Payton showed pleasure horse extraordinaire Henry in show pleasure, and Granddaughter #2 and Marquette student Tatum showed her park horse Uno to the championship.

Not to be outdone, Kerry’s daughter and Susan’s granddaughter #3 showed beloved lesson horse Thomas in the academy division, and met her goal of getting her diagonals all by herself. She even rode to a 3^rd place ribbon in the championship.

Love of horses definitely run in the Honkamp family!

Grownups Get Their Turn

The Oshkosh show features a chance for our adult amateur riders to enjoy a weekend of show fun.

Tancy showed her beautiful new gaited horse Bently to great success. This dynamic team won both their qualifier and championship, and had a ball doing it.

These two are going to be a blast to watch!

Lifelong Saddlebred lover Jane is having a dream season showing Eli in the Country Pleasure division. Eli loves showing, and Jane loves showing, and their enthusiasm can hardly be overstated.

Kim and Allison enjoyed a ‘home show’ for them. Living close to Oshkosh, our mother daughter team got to sleep in their own beds. Allison even came super early on Saturday to help with the academy performance.

Kim showed Jaydee with great success in the single bit division, while Allison helped Arthur continue to develop into a mature, confident show horse.

Young Horses Showcased

Payton and Natalie had a chance to show the horses they’ve been working with under the watchful eyes of Scott.

Payton showed Scott and Carol’s colt Maui in the Park Pleasure classic, and he showed well in his first class ever.

Payton also showed her horse Bennett , and he was a very good boy at the show.

Natalie showed Jackie in the walk and trot training class, and the progress was evident.

The young horses will come home to enjoy some hands on time with Scott as he helps Payton and Natalie learn more about training young horses.

New Equitation Stars

First year equitation riders Charlotte and Molly made the trip to Oshkosh to get some experience at the friendly show.

Both Knollwood Kids rode great, and gained important experience of riding patterns in competition.

Charlotte and Molly are on their way to becoming equitation stars.

Academy Adventures

Nine Knollwood Kids made the trip to compete in the packed Oshkosh academy division. The Saturday morning performance featured wonderful competition, some split classes, and an enthusiastic crowd.

One of our favorite stories of the weekend was the battle of the Senn sisters.

Dylan and Reagan Senn both compete in the 13 and under walk, trot, and canter academy division. It’s Reagan’s first year out of the walk and trot division, and she has dreamed of beating her talented older sister.

Through a series of horse show circumstances, Reagan DID finish one place above her sister in their horsemanship class, but the feat was not repeated. Dilly actually finished her day winning the academy championship on superstar Frito.

Don’t worry, Mom Chris reported that the Senn sisters were giggling all the way home.

We had riders with experience ranging from 8 year old Vienna to experienced academy stars who are heading to college next year.

Our riders all rode strong performances, and we couldn’t be more proud of their progress.

Our walk and trot riders who spent the week before the show at their academy camp were especially on task, and used the big arena like they lived there.

Big shout out to Harlow, Sammy, and Vienna on their impressive performances.

What’s coming Up?

 

Saddleseat World Cup

Knollwood Kids Addison and Richie are in Shelbyville, Kentucky competing for Team USA this week. They're both members of the 5 gaited team, and will be competing on horses they've just 'met.' It's a true test of horsemanship.

Lexington Junior League Horse Show

July 6-11

Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park

Team Knollwood is heading to Kentucky for the 89^th edition of the summer classic. The show is full of tradition, great horses¸ and always interesting summer weather.

We’ll posts schedules and webcast info.

ASAW Summerfun Horse Show

July 9-12

Wisconsin State Fair Park

Team Knollwood will be competing at Summerfun and same week as other members will be in Lexington.

Summerfun will feature our academy riders in addition to the show horses competing with our other trainers.

Please come join us at our ‘home’ show.

The academy riders show at 10:00 AM on Saturday.

Knockout Car Wash

Sunday, July 19

Hartland Piggly Wiggly

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Calling all Knockouts!

We need your help to raise funds to support our charitable contributions, and our annual banquet.

You can sign up here to pick up a shift and have a ball.

ASAW Summer Showcase

August 8-9

Ozaukee County Fairgrounds

Our academy team is heading to a local show that benefits the Knockouts and the ASAW Scholarship Fund.

If you’re looking for an old timey feeling horse show in a beautiful setting, come and enjoy the show and atmosphere.

 

World’s Championship Horse Show

August 22-29

Freedom Hall

Louisville Kentucky

Team Knollwood is heading to Louisville to compete for World Championships. The best horses and riders in the country gather at the Kentucky State Fair for a spectacle. We’ll post schedules and webcast info.

Knollwood Summer Show

August 23-25

Meanwhile, at the home office, we’ll be celebrating our in-barn summer party.

We’ll show for three days with classes including patterns, horsemanship, and equitation.

We’re thrilled to welcome Terri Anne Ullman as judge for all events.

Our concession stand is being sposonred by Much To Doo event childcare, owned by Knollwood Kid Vienna’s family.

You can sign up here to help support Knollwood Kidss on show weekend.

 

See you soon at the barn, or at the in-gate!