Photo by Collective Grace Photography

The Madison Classic horse show is always a favorite of Knollwood’s, and the management team put on another great one again this year.

The show was  well attended with almost 600 stalls sold at the New Holland Pavillions.  Trainers from Kentucky to Minnesota made the trip to Madison, and competition was deep.

Some highlights of Knollwood’s show?

Debuts of New Riders

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

Maddie and Averie both made their show horse debuts in the 10 and under walk and trot equitation division. They both showed like seasoned riders, and learned lots of lessons in the show arena.

The future is bright for these two Knollwood Kids.

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

Addison made her show horse debut aboard charismatic show pleasure horse Rosewood’s Homecoming Dance. Known at home as Robert, this big beautiful guy looked like he was having the time of his life with Addison. They’re going to be a pair to watch this season.

 

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

Sophie teamed up with equitation pro Gamora for her first show out of academy. They really clicked in the ring, and turned in some confident performances.

New Horses!

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Brooklyn made her show ring debut aboard Isn’t She Something, known around the show horse world as Gigi.  Gigi is beautiful, ever so sure of herself, and she really likes Brooklyn. It’s Brooklyn’s first year in the senior division, and these two are going to be a team to watch.

 

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

After debuting at the Spring IASPHA show, Shaye showed her new equitation partner Far Too Fancy at Madison Classic. Lady is quickly picking up the ways of an equitation horse, and is enjoying the challenge. Shaye and Lady will take your breath away.

 

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

Leighton has moved out of the walk and trot division, and has entered the 11-13 walk, trot, and canter division. She and Fox Grape’s Fort Defiance were a compelling team and performed a fantastic serpentine in their challenge cup qualifier.

Right Back At It?

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Richie, Natalie and Maiya turned in some impressive equitation rides with their teammates Doc, Garfield, and Riddle.

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

The equitation division was very strong at the show, and these three rose to the top, each winning their championship.

 

 

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

In addition to the equitation performances, we enjoyed performances by Margit and Shooter, Tancy and Mickey, Kerry and both Henry and Jade, Sarah and Zena, Tori and Stella, Tatum and both Lexi and Uno, Kim and Jaydee, Tess and Eli, Jane and Fergie, Natalie and Shane, and Allison showing Arthur for the first time. What a time we had!

Academy Rocked

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The academy division was huge at Madison, and the Knollwood Kids shone in the heavy traffic. Their group lesson experiences made them standouts in the busy arena.

Great thanks to show manager Vicky for letting the classes get big to challenge the riders in the nice big arena.

Nineteen riders entered the ring for the walk, trot, and canter academy championship. Judge Cater worked the class both ways of the ring before releasing 11 and keeping 8 riders in the ring for additional work.

We had 5 riders in the final eight, and the Knollwood Kids rode to first through 5th place in the finale of 19.

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

The walk and trot classes were large as well. We’re proud of our walk and trot rider Allison who finished a strong third in her championship class. Her class for riders 11 and over featured 11 riders.

In addition, the show added a ‘Best in show’ award for the top academy rider, and it was awarded to Knollwood’s Jilly. Jilly turned in three strong rides on Willis, winning all three of her events.

We’re beyond proud of all of our riders.

What’s Coming Up?

Prairie State Classic Show

May 30-June 1

Beyond Stable Farm

Our academy team is headed to Woodstock for a show in the big outdoor arena in Woodstock. Please come and cheer us on. It looks like a beautiful weekend to watch an outdoor show.

Food Drive Starts

June 1-14

Knollwood’s annual food drive starts on June 1 and runs through the 14^th. We’re big supporters of the Food Pantry of Waukesha County, who runs low on food after school is out and school lunches are not an option.

Any Knollwood Kid who collects a minimum of 5 food kits earns the right to participate in the Knollwood Olympics on June 21. Donors compete on teams in ridiculous events, such as the blanket race, a relay race, and the blind buggy race.

Knollwood Summer 2025

Summer officially starts on June 9 when we welcome the first campers of 2025. We start with a light week of Tiny Tot camp and a pattern camp.

Midwest Charity

June 10-14

Illinois State Fairground

It’s time to show in the most beautiful horse show arena in the country.

Team Knollwood will be at this favorite show, and webcast info will be posted when available.

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

Dad’s Day Ride

June 14 at 6:00

We have a couple of spots available in the Dad’s Day ride. If your Knollwood Kid would like to be a helper for Dad’s first riding lesson, please sign up in the school barn lounge. It’s only $50 to boss your dad around for half an hour.

Helpers must be at least 10 years old, or be an academy show rider.

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

Oshkosh Charity Horse Show

June 22-26

Sunnyview Expo, Winnebago County Fairgrounds

Both show horses and our academy team are headed to the Fox Valley for Oshkosh Charity. The show is relaxed and loaded with great hospitality and competition.

It’s worth the drive to watch!!

Knollwood Summer Entries Accepted

July 1-13

It’s time to get your entries in for the Knollwood Summer Show on August 22-24. It’s going to be a great one.

Independence Day

July 4

We won’t be holding lessons on Friday, July 4. Your instructor will schedule a makeup lesson.

Knockout Car Wash

Sunday, August 3

It’s the most entertaining fundraiser of the year!

Save the date to join the fun of washing cars and running the brat stand with your barn friends.

Knollwood Summer Show

August 22-24

Let’s celebrate Knollwood Summer with a weekend horse show celebration. You won’t want to miss it.

 

 

Photo by Collective Grace Photography

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

Thanks to the involvement of our Knollwood community, we held a heck of a horse show last weekend.

To give you an idea about the size of the affair, we had 85 riders competing over the course of three days.

Friday night’s pattern performance welcomed 67 riders. In qualifying classes, we also qualified 4 riders for the Knollwood Challenge Finals in October.

Olivia and Stella will compete in the walk and trot finals while Kali and Madison S will compete in the walk trot and canter division.

 We're still looking forward to riders qualifying at the summer and fall shows.

Photo by Hanna Agathen Photography

Saturday welcomed 44 riders to the big outdoor arena for a day of competition. With many riders moving up to the walk, trot, and canter division this year, we offered 5 splits for riders aged 11-17.

Perhaps best of all, we only had one horse who decided to canter in the 11-17 walk trot classes later in the day.

Sunday is the showpiece of the weekend. We were happy to see 41 riders who competed in the 10 and under and maiden divisions as well as our leadline stars.

The little arena was the perfect venue for these newest stars, and they sure did shine.

 

 

We have many, many people to thank.

Amy, Olga, and Michelle were the co-chairs of the event. They ran the Knockout village, answered questions on all sorts of topics, and ran a great event.

Anne grilled for the duration of the show.

Melissa created gift basket themes and put the vision to work with her assistants.

Wendy and Karina handled announcing duties and taught the audience all about horse showing.

Jane was our Sunday concierge who made sure attire was just right, numbers were straight, and answered some very creative questions from the young competitors.

Concession stand volunteers were the best.

Our ringmasters made sure riders were safe, and that victory passes went just right.

 

Bella and Taylor worked with the announcers and created ribbon bags for riders to pick up when they returned their numbers after the show.

 

Photographer Hanna captured special moments for the riders.

Knollwood Kid for Life Shelby was an inspiration. She offered feedback, encouragement, and a lot of humor.  Our recently married judge is one in a million.

 

Our Sunday personal assistants are amazing people.

Each is responsible for a hard-working walk and trot horse on Sunday, and for the riders showing them. They change tack, adjust stirrups, ensure that reins are just right, and give riders pep talks and congratulations throughout the show.  A special shout out to Thea, Jilly, and Kylie for acting as the ‘seniors on’ throughout the Sunday show.

We say it a lot, but it’s really true. We have the best lesson horses in the world. From pattern classes to leadline, these horses behaved like unicorns.

We rewarded them with a day off on Monday, when the slept the afternoon away in a nice dark barn with the lights off.

Apologies if we forgot anyone.

We’re grateful to our community for pitching in to make these shows wonderful events for all the Knollwood Kids.

Oh, and if you're counting, these numbers made for 433 trips through the ingate.

 

Rest up, our summer show is coming up August 22-24, and we can hardly wait.

 

Madison Classic is almost here!

Scott made several trips to Madison on Tuesday to deliver show horses to the exciting Madison Classic show. With almost 600 stalls sold, it’s surely worth a trip to Madison this weekend.

Some debuts to look forward to?

Averie will be showing Prince in 10 and under Walk Trot, her first show in a suit.

Maddie will be showing Zach in first show out of academy.

Sophie will show in a suit for the first time on Gamora.

Brooklyn will make her debut in the 14-17 age group on beautiful Gigi.

Leighton will enter the 11-13 equitation division with Teddy.

Shaye will debut on her new equitation partner, Lady.

 And these are just in the equitation divisions!

Our academy riders will show at 10:00 AM on Saturday.

Please join us!

What’s Coming Up?

Memorial Day

We are closed Monday, May 26 in honor of Memorial Day.

All lessons have been rescheduled.

 

Food Drive to Benefit the Food Pantry of Waukesha County 

June 1-14

We’ve been partnering with the food pantry for 15 years as we help them at a time of year when stocks run low.

Anyone who donates a minimum of 5 food kits can compete in the Knollwood Olympics on June 21. Olympic teams compete in ‘games of skill,’ and it’s a great night at the farm.

 

Knollwood Summer Starts!

June 9

We open with a pattern camp and a Tiny Tot camp

 

Dad’s Day Ride

June 14 at 6:00

We have a few openings left for riders who want to help their Dad in an intro lesson.

It’s only $50 to tell your Dad what to do for half an hour.

Please sign up and pay in the school barn lounge.

Riders must be 10 or over or be an academy rider.

 

Knollwood Olympics 

June 21

6:00

All Knollwood Kids who have collected a minimum of 5 food kits will compete in ridiculous games.

July 4 Closure

No lessons as we celebrate Independence Day

Lessons will be rescheduled.

 

 

 Summer Show Entries

July 1-13

Entries for our summer Knollwood Show to be held August 22-24.

 

 

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

 

We’re kicking off the in-barn show season this weekend, and we can hardly wait.

Here’s some legal insider information to help you enjoy the weekend to the fullest!

 

Parking

Our friends at the Kettle Moraine Curling Club have graciously offered us their parking lot for the weekend. It’s directly across from the little outdoor ring where we’ll be showing on Sunday.

Please do not park on the curve of Horseshoe Bend between the ‘No Parking’ signs. It’s a low visibility curve on the lightest of traffic days, and we’ll have a lot of pedestrian traffic this weekend.

So if you don’t want to be a nuisance or meet a big beefy Delafield police officer, please park in the lot.

Arrival Times

We try to be respectful of everyone’s valuable time. Each rider has received a personalized schedule in their show bag. If you can’t find the schedule, please feel free to give us a call or stop in and we’ll be happy to help.

Horse shows are not the most exact timed events.  When spending time with young riders and horses, it’s best to chill out and enjoy the beautiful day. We’ll do our best to stay on track.

Clothing

As a list minute reminder, show attire includes dark jods or riding leggings, black boots, the cool blue show shirt, and gloves. Helmets are worn if worn in lessons, and are, of course, required for all 10 and under riders.

Please, please remember to have tie downs for your jods. No judge wants to look at a rider with their pants riding up towards knees.

Jodi does have number magnets for sale at the school barn counter if you need a set.

 

 

Horse Assignments

As you can imagine, it takes many brains and a whole lot of fuzzy logic to assign horses to 90 riders in 64 classes.

Your rider may not be able to show their favorite horse at the show this weekend. There are several reasons why this may be:

Some horses behave differently in daily lessons than they do in different situations. Our number one goal for show weekend is safety.

Some horses are requested by most of the riders, and we carefully watch each horse’s work load for the weekend.

Riders can learn from all the lesson horses. Some of our horses who aren’t considered beautiful on the outside are very beautiful on the inside. These great souls help us keep riders building skills and confidence. And they’re cute as buttons.

We never want to overmount riders. Once a rider is scared, it’s difficult to overcome the experience. In different situations such as horse shows, we mount appropriately to be sure riders learn and advance, but are never in a scary situation.

The Knollwood Village

Our fantastic volunteer army of Knollwood parents and kids create a village for show weekend.

They’ll have tents set up for concessions, gift baskets, and Woodwear.

We’re still ordering summer clothing through show weekend, and size samples will be outside in the Knockout village.

We can’t thank these hard working parents and riders enough. Best of all, we’re always looking for more friends to join the volunteer army.

Got some time this weekend? We have some shifts open, and you can sign up here.

 

Show Schedule

We kick off the weekend with pattern night on Friday night at 6:00.  Our most experienced riders perform patterns in the indoor arena, and some will attempt to qualify for the Knollwood Challenge final in October.

Our walk, trot, and canter riders as well as our 11 and over walk and trot riders will compete in the beautiful big outdoor arena starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday.

Riders will compete in Horsemanship, Equitation, and Equitation championships.

We have a record number of walk trot and canter riders at this show, with 5 splits of 11-17 year old riders!

We’ll finish our Saturday with a special charity class to benefit the Food Pantry of Waukesha County.

10 experienced riders will compete bareback at the walk, trot, and canter with a $20 bill under each Judge Shelby will put the riders through their paces while trying to dislodge the money. 

The last rider with money left will take home half the money, and the other half will be donated to the Food Pantry of Waukesha County, Judge Shelby’s charitable choice.

You’ll want to stay and watch this!

Sunday’s performance will spotlight our 10 and under and maiden walk trot riders.

We’ll start at 10:00 AM with our leadline riders.

Sunday will finish indoors with an 8 and under pattern class.

How to Watch the Show

Please bring lawn chairs to watch the show.

On Saturday, you can set up anywhere in the west pasture. Please don’t sit in Scott and Carol’s yard so they can enjoy privacy. We have plenty of room for everyone.

On Sunday, please set up your chairs on the north side of the small outdoor ring. We will need to maintain a path to the in-gate, and will mark it off with cones.

 

We’re Looking Forward To …

Watching the best lesson horses in the world enjoy the weekend as much as their riders do.

Helping Knollwood Kids build confidence and resilience through showing.

Watching the Knollwood community create a weekend centered around the riders.

 

 

What’s Coming Up?

 

Horses’ Day Off

Monday, May 19

We’re not holding lessons on Monday, so the horses can enjoy a day to rest.

All riders received a credit on their May bill.

 

Madison Classic Horse Show

May 22-25

Oh, it’s going to be a great show, with almost 600 horses entered.

The show barn will be almost empty with so many horse making the trip to Madison, and the academy riders show at 10:00 on Saturday.

Please come join us at the show!

Memorial Day

Monday, May 26

We’re not holding lessons so we can honor our fallen heroes.

All lessons have been rescheduled.

Prairie State Classic

May 30 - June 1

Our academy team is heading to the beautiful big outdoor ring at Beyond Stable Farm. Please join us at our first outdoor show of the year.

Food Drive Starts

June 1

Our annual food drive begins today, and runs through June 14.

Knollwood Kids who collect a minimum of 5 food kits or the cash equivalent of $15 per kit will earn the right to compete in the Knollwood Olympics on June 21.

Collect from friends, neighbors, or relatives to help the Food Pantry of Waukesha County at a time of year when their stores run low.

 

Dad’s Day Ride

Saturday, June 14

Knollwood Kids are invited to be their Dad’s helper during a fun introductory lesson. It’s only $50 to show your Dad why you love riding so much.  Helpers must be at least 10, or be an academy show rider. Please pay and sign up in the school barn lounge.

Knollwood Olympics

Saturday, June 21

All of the Knollwood Kids who collected a minimum of 5 food kits are getting together to compete in ‘games of skill.’  It’s silly, it’s competitive, and you’ve probably never laughed so hard in your life. (Unless you rode in the Mom’s ride last weekend…)

Oshkosh Charity Horse Show

June 26-29

Team Knollwood is heading to the Fox Valley for the Oshkosh Charity Horse Show. It’s held at Sunnyview Expo Center, a relaxing park like setting. Riders compete in the beautiful covered outdoor arena, and ringside tables are a highlight of the hospitality offered.

Academy riders will compete at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 28.

Independence Day

July 4

No lessons on July 4^th so everyone can celebrate.

Lessons will be rescheduled.

 

 

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

Hi Team Knollwood!

School horse of the year 2025 Fred here to bring you up to speed on the spring Knollwood show.

It’s coming up May 16-18 right here at Knollwood, and we lesson horses can hardly wait to show off our riders and ourselves.

I’ve been overhearing many, many questions from Knollwood families, and I’ll do my best to answer them. I may need to call on my co-workers for the ones about speed and efficiency.

What do I wear for the show?

Competitors should look their best.

This means black or navy jods, and riding boots.

DO NOT FORGET YOUR TIEDOWNS!

Nothing looks worse to a judge than a rider with their jods riding up towards their knees.

You’ll receive a bright blue show shirt when you receive your show packet. Your show kit will also include your back number and your personalized schedule for the weekend.

Riders should also wear their helmet if worn in lessons, and gloves.

If your horse doesn’t recognize you when you’re all dressed to show, please reintroduce yourself!

 

What Should I do With My Long Hair?

Many of us lesson horses have the same issue.

Please keep your hair off your back number so the judge knows who you are. Braids work great, or any other creative ‘do’ that keeps your number clear will do.

Bilbo knows some great stylists, if you need a referral.

How Do I Keep My Number on My Back?

Be sure to purchase some number magnets.  Knollwood customer and Murphy’s owner Jodi, has a business selling show accessories. You can reach her here.

She’ll also have some magnets for sale at the farm the week before the show.

 

 

 

What’s the Difference Between Horsemanship and Equitation?

Simply put, horsemanship classes are all about us, the best lesson horses in the world.

We take riders into the ring for their first class of their show weekend, and the class is judged on how the rider uses the ring, how they keep spacing and appropriate spacing, and how well they stay alone and show to the judge.

In equitation classes, the rider is the center of attention. They are judged on their body position because proper position is the most efficient way to ride a horse.

Rider should be sitting deep in the back of the saddle, have snug knees and thighs, and heels down in the stirrups. They should be sitting tall with their shoulders down and back with hands raised from the elbow. Finally, they should be looking over their horse’s head, and look like they’re enjoying every minute of the ride.

Who wouldn’t be?

Of course, riders should be trotting on the correct diagonal. This means that as the shoulder next to the wall is going forward, the rider should be rising out of the saddle. This helps the horse balance and maintain even back muscles.

In cantering classes, the rider must also be on the correct lead, which means that the inside front leg is going farther forward than the outside front.

Do you see why we lesson horses all laugh when someone says that riding isn’t a sport, and that the horse does all the work?

 

What’s a Championship?

In the equitation championship, riders will show on the rail like in their qualifier. Then each rider is asked to perform some individual work for the judge.

Championship ribbons are a bit fancier, with 3 colors being used instead of one.

In the walk and trot classes, it may be as simple as showing a two point position in the lineup.

In the walk, tot, and canter classes, riders will be asked to go back to the rail and to show trotting and cantering individually.

 

Where is the Show Held?

Each day of the show takes place in a different venue.

The Friday night pattern extravaganza takes place inside starting at 6:00 PM.

I actually have Friday night off, but I’ll be cheering for my co-workers.

Saturday is for our more experienced riders, and will take place in the big outdoor ring. This beautiful arena is perfect for showcasing us lesson horses.

The day starts at 10:00 AM with five splits of walk, trot, and canter for riders 11-17 years of age. The 10 and under riders will take over next, and we’ll finish with the ‘grownups.’

Following the walk, trot, and canter portion of the show, our walk and trot riders aged 11 and over will show.

New this year, we’re finishing the day with a charity class to benefit the Food Pantry of Waukesha County, the judge’s charity of choice.

Riders will compete bareback at the walk, trot, and canter with their hard earned $20 bill under each knee. The last rider with money left will take home half of the pot, and the other half will go to the food pantry.

Judge Shelby will call the class.

Instructors must approve riders to participate.

Show barn riders are allowed if they are a helper in the school barn.

You can sign up starting on Friday by bringing your 2 twenty dollar bills.

Walk Trot Sunday takes place in the small outdoor arena, and starts at 10:00 AM with our leadline stars. Leadline is my first class of the weekend!

Sunday will also showcase 2 splits of Maiden Equitation, riders showing for the first time.

Following maiden, we’ll show off our riders in the 9-10 year old and 8 and under divisions. We’ll finish Sunday with the pattern class for walk and trot riders who are 8 and under. This will take place inside at 2:30.

 

Who’s Judging the Show?

We’re thrilled that ‘Knollwood Kid for Life’ Shelby Hader is joining us for the weekend. A graduate of Lawrence University, Shelby grew up at Knollwood, and was quite an equitation rider.

She fills in teaching at the farm, and is a mentor to lots of current Knollwood Kids.

When not riding or teaching, Shelby is a researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

She appears to be a friend of Richmond, so she's a friend of mine.

 

What’s the Most Important Thing to Learn From Show Weekend?

 I think all of us lesson horses agree that it’s sportsmanship.

 Everyone who rides in the show deserves applause. Showing horses is hard work both physically and mentally. It takes a lot of courage to ride into the ring to be judged.

So, please:

 Appreciate how much you’ve learned from us.

 Clap for everyone.

 Hug your horse.

Congratulate your fellow riders.

Thank your parents.

Tell you horse how great he or she is.

What’s Coming Up?

Mom’s Rides

Saturday, May 10

We have a few openings at the 7:00 session of Mom’s rides. If you’d like your Knollwood Kid to teach you why they love riding so much, please give us a call. It’s only $50, and we guarantee you won’t forget it.

 

Knollwood Spring Show

May 16-18

It’s not just a horse show, it’s a celebration.

We’re still looking for parent and rider help at the concession stand.

Please sign up here.

 

Woodwear Orders Due

Sunday, May 18

Be sure to get your order in for summer Woodwear and for our classic navy jacket.

Forms and size samples are available in the school barn lounge.

 

Horses’ Day Off

Monday, May 19

The school horses will enjoy a day off after show weekend. Lessons have been credited.

 

Madison Classic Horse Show

May 22-25

New Holland Pavillion

This is going to be quite a show.

Knollwood will be well represented with show horses and academy riders.

It’s worth the trip to cheer!

Academy riders show at 10:00 on Saturday morning.

 

Memorial Day

May 26

We will not be holding lessons on Monday, May 26.

Your instructor has arranged a makeup.

Prairie State Classic Horse Show

May 30 – June 1

Our academy team is heading to Beyond Stable Farm  for a show put on by some of our Morgan friends. Please come watcn!

 

Annual Food Drive

June 1 – June 14

We’ve moved the food drive and Olympics by a couple of weeks due to our busy show schedule.

The food collection to benefit the Food Pantry of Waukesha County starts on June 1, and will run until June 14. Any rider who collects a minimum of 5 food kits earns the right to compete in the Knollwood Olympics on Saturday, June 21.

 

Midwest Charity Horse Show

June 10-14

Springfield Illinois

The show horses are heading to the beautiful show arena at the Illinois State Fairgrounds to meet the best competition around.

We’ll provide more info and livestream links when available.

 

Dad's Rides!

June 14

It’s Dad’s time! Knollwood Kids will give their Dad’s a lesson and get to tell him what to do.

For only $50, this memorable experience is yours. Please pay sign up in the school barn lounge starting on Saturday, May 10.

 

 

Knollwood Olympics

June 21

Yes, it’s time to celebrate a successful food drive and have some fun. Riders who collected a minimum of 5 food kits or a minimum of $75 in donations to the Food Pantry of Waukesha get to compete in ‘games of skill.’

You won’t want to miss it!

 

Oshkosh Charity Horse Show

June 25-28

Sunnyview Expo Center

Show and academy horses are headed to the Fox Valley for one of the most enjoyable shows of the year.

Held in a giant covered arena that’s set in a park-like setting, it’s just the best.

Come up and cheer us on!

 

Photo by Hanna Agathen Photography

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

Team Knollwood has been on the road to 2 shows this season, and they’ve both been memorable.

 

A big group that included both show and academy horses attended the IASPHA Spring Show, and performed above expectations. We introduced several new show teams in the friendly confines of Beyond Stable Farm, and enjoyed all that IASPHA shows have to offer.

Our academy team was amazing as well.

Last weekend, Scott and Richie headed to Columbus, Ohio to start ‘everyone’s favorite red headed boy equitation rider’s’ season.

Richie was a rockstar, executing the championship pattern with patience and horsemanship before being named the winner.

His rides on Tyler in the 5 gaited junior exhibitor classes were electrifying pass after pass. The Tyler/Richie team won both their qualifier and championship at River Ridge.

All of Team Knollwood is ready to start the season full speed ahead.

Our academy team is heading to Woodstock this weekend for the UPHA Spring Show.  Fourteen riders will gain experience in the comfy indoor arena in a big academy schedule.

 

We don’t travel for the Knollwood show, but it’s coming up May 16-18. With around 90 riders competing, we’re looking forward to a full weekend of learning through showing.

All, and we really mean all, of Knollwood will be attending the Madison Classic Horse Show from May 22-25. Academy riders will show Saturday morning at 10:00 AM.

If you have a chance to come to the show, we promise it’s worth the trip. Beautiful show horses from all over the country will be competing, and the academy division is pretty deep as well.

The following weekend, our academy team is heading to the Prairie State Classic, a show organized by the Morgan horse community.

We’ll show outdoors for the first time this season against some of our Morgan friends as well as saddlebred barns.

 

The show horses will head to their first BIG show of the season, Midwest Charity in Springfield, Illinois on June 10-14. The coliseum at the Illinois State Fairgrounds is probably the most beautiful horse show arena in the country, and the competition is fabulous.

Show horses will come home from Midwest, complete their laundry, take a nap, and head to the Fox Valley for the Oshkosh Charity Horse Show June 25-28. Our academy horses will head to the show later in the week so they can teach lessons and the academy camp leading up to the show.

This is just the show schedule through June.

Can you tell that we believe in the value of competition?

We love showing horses and teaching Knollwood Kids of all ages that there’s nothing better.

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up?

 

Woodwear For Summer

We’re currently ordering a wide assortment of Knollwood apparel. Size samples of tee shirts, hoodies and  tank tops are available in the school barn lounge.

Orders close on May 18, the final day of the Knollwood show.

Mom’s Rides

Saturday, May 10

Our first 2 time slots are full, but we have a few spots left in our 7:00 PM spot. For only $50, your Knollwood Kid can teach you why they love riding horses.

Riders must be 10 or over, or be an academy rider.

Knollwood Show

May 16-18

Did someone say Knollwood show?

We’re still looking for volunteers to take a shift at the concession stand.

Please sign up here.

Annual Food Drive

June 1 – 14

Once again, Team Knollwood is gathering food for The Food Pantry of Waukesha County at a time of the year when their supplies run low.

Every Knollwood Kid who donates a minimum of 5 food kits of the cash equivalent of $75 earns the chance to compete on an Olympic Team.

Checks can be made out to The Food Pantry of Waukesha County.

Knollwood Olympics

June 21

6:00

It’s a tradition.

Knollwood Kids who have gathered a minimum of 5 food kits will gather to compete in ‘games of skill’ while the audience enjoys their feats.

Trust us, you won’t want to miss this.

 

 

US Saddle Seat Association

Invitational Event

New Orleans, Louisiana

June 25-28

Knollwood's own Nataliue has been named to the 5 gaited team for this prestigious event. Congratulations, Natalie!

 

 

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