It’s Grand Finale Weekend!

We’re looking forward to celebrating our lesson program at our last in-barn show of the season.

Our three day show features 90 riders who have been hard at work improving their horsemanship skills. Spectators will watch the results of hours and hours of skill building. It’s going to be quite a weekend, and we’d like to introduce some of the teams who make this big event run like clockwork.

Knollwood Parents

They’re just the best.

Melissa, Kelly, and friends are leading teams to run concessions, gift baskets, and just about anything else you can think of. We’re grateful beyond belief for these parents who donate precious weekend hours to support the cause.

Show Judge Sydney Budzinski

A Knollwood Kid for life, Sydney started riding at age 7, and never really left. She is a national and world champion equitation title holder, and really enjoys her time with young riders. We’re thrilled that she’s sharing her expertise with us this weekend as the show judge.

Wendy the Announcer

Wendy is a recently retired high school teacher and choral director. She knows the horses and many of the riders, as she rides with us on Mondays after she helps us brush horses for the busiest lesson day of the week. She’s quite a singer in her own right, too!

Ringmasters

We have an assortment of volunteer ringmasters who keep the show arena safe. They’re accomplished riders, and are well acquainted with all the lesson horses, and plenty of the riders.

Personal Assistants

These are the Knollwood Kids you see taking care of horses and riders outside the ring. They prep horses in the morning, perform tack and rider changes, and basically make sure that horses and riders are comfortable. They calm nerves, cheer for all, and create the next generation of show stars. We couldn’t do it without them.

Pam the Concierge

Pam is our friendly face in the school barn lounge for walk trot Sunday. A professional horse show mom, and Wednesday night admin, Pam can tackle any horse show event. She’ll help straighten back numbers, calm jumpy nerves, and have the answer for anything that comes up.

Thanks to Versiti

We’re thrilled that Versiti, a leading blood donation service non-profit, is sponsoring the concession stand.

Adults, if you sign up for a blood donation appointment, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $250 gift certificate for Scintilla!

Instructors

We have an unbelievable staff of instructors. Some are part time, and some are full time, but they’re all here working towards the same goals.

We strive to develop strong riders who respect their horses and the process. Learning to show horses isn’t easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight. Our instructors are on the job to teach riding and so much more. Our riders learn the value of sportsmanship, patience, and mental organization.

We love goal setting. Confidence comes from achieving goals, not from ribbons. Most of our riders have goals for the weekend, and they all have the skills to achieve them.

We also remind our riders to be grateful for the opportunities they have. Not everyone is able to ride remarkable horses and learn all the lessons they teach.

The instructors are possibly more excited for the weekend than their students!

Our Horses

They’re just the best.

All of them are amazing, and several of them have achieved unicorn status.

They’re working pretty hard this weekend, and will enjoy Monday off.

Please come and enjoy the show.

You’ll admire the riders and the horses.

Show Ops Updates

Weather looks pretty iffy this weekend. 

     We'll move the show inside if the rain won’t stay away.

     Our show schedule remains the same.

     We’ll section off part of the arena for spectators to stand. Please feel free to bring chairs if you’d rather sit than stand.    

     The concession stand will move to just inside the show barn.

Our neighbors at the Kettle Moraine Curling Club are hosting events this weekend, so their parking lot will not be available to us.

We do NOT have a show photographer for this show. We are all set for 2026, though!

What’s Coming Up?

Mane Event Horse Show

October 15- 18

Home to the Good Hands Final, Team Knollwood is there in numbers.

The show is livestreamed on Richfield Video.

Woodwear Orders

Courtney has created a wonderful line of Woodwear for Fall 2026.

Samples in size medium are available in the school barn lounge, along with order blanks.

Orders are due October 26 for holiday delivery.

IASPHA Fall Show

October 25-26

Join us at Beyond Stable Farm for our last academy show of the 2025 season!

Halloween on Horseback

October 31 at 6:30 PM

It’s a sell out, and everyone is invited to see the costumes and games on horseback.

Parents Academy Meeting

Saturday, November 8 at 5:00 PM

Parents are invited to learn all about academy showing, and about why we love it so much.  Please sign up in the school barn lounge.

UPHA National Championship American Royal Horse Show

November 10-15

Kansas City, MO

Team Knollwood will be there for the National Championships, and for the last two of the ‘Big Three’ equitation finals, the UPHA Challenge Cups and the USEF Medal.

We’ll update livestream info soon.

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