The Knollwood Summer academy show is coming up quickly on August 19-21, and preparations are in full swing for 100 riders to join us for a weekend of horse showing.

Class rosters are set, and horse assignments have been completed. The process of horse assignments is one of the most challenging of the year, and we’d like to provide a peek behind te curtin to share some of the thought behind the mystery.

The process has many variables and is called "Fuzzy Logic". Yup, you heard that right.

Here’s the definition of the strategy:

 Fuzzy logic is a form of many-valued logic in which the truth value of variables may be any real number between 0 and 1. It is employed to handle the concept of partial truth, where the truth value may range between completely true and completely false.^[1] By contrast, in Boolean logic, the truth values of variables may only be the integer values 0 or 1.

The term fuzzy logic was introduced with the 1965 proposal of fuzzy set theory by Iranian Azerbaijani Turk mathematician Lotfi Zadeh.^[2][3] Fuzzy logic had, however, been studied since the 1920s, as infinite-valued logic—notably by Łukasiewicz and Tarski.^[4]

Fuzzy logic is based on the observation that people make decisions based on imprecise and non-numerical information. Fuzzy models or sets are mathematical means of representing vagueness and imprecise information (hence the term fuzzy). These models have the capability of recognising, representing, manipulating, interpreting, and using data and information that are vague and lack certainty.^[5][6]

Fuzzy logic has been applied to many fields, from control theory to artificial intelligence and up to and including horse assignments for academy shows.

 

 

It is pretty geeky, which comes as no surprise, as we want to make it as fair as possible. If your eyes are already glazing over, you might want to move on to the ‘What’s Coming Up’ section of the blog. But don't!

Horse assignments start the day after entries are due, and the shirt order has been sent to our friends at Wild Impact Marketing.

Each rider has selected four horses that they’d like to ride. It’s important that riders fill in all four blanks, because with fewer options, the assignment gurus may be forced to go ‘off the charts’ for a horse selection. Do yourself a favor, and please fill in all the blanks.

Each rider’s instructor signs the entry blank as a sign of approval of the classes and horses selected. Riders must have ridden the horses selected. Trust us, we’ve come across some pretty entertaining entry blanks in our days.

Once horses and classes are approved by the instructor, entries are divided into categories of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Then they’re divided into age or experience groups, depending on the division of the rider. Remember, many riders compete on both Friday and another day.

Then the fun begins.

We divide each division into an appropriate number of splits.  Friday night pattern class sizes are only limited by the size of the pattern judge’s brain. Knollwood Wizard Jane is judging the summer patterns, and we know how smart she is, so we only split one class. The 10 and under walk and trot pattern class of 13 riders has been split, so Jane can calculate classes of 6 and 7 instead of 1 class of 13. And yes, Jane already has her point values assigned to each element of each pattern class.

More fuzzy logic.

 

Saturday rail classes in the big outdoor ring are only limited by the number of horses available. The arena is huge, and we really never run out of space in there. We do, however try to give horses some classes off so that they stay comfortable for the day. So, classes in the big outdoor tend to max out around nine horses.

 

Sunday classes in the little outdoor arena are limited to seven horses at the most, but you’ll see most classes at around five or six. If the riders are really young, you’ll see classes as small as three riders,

 

 

 

Here’s where the real fuzziness kicks in:

First of all, some horses can walk, trot, and canter while other souls only work at the walk and trot. Some horses are still working on cantering but are safe and skill building at the walk and trot, and some are too strong in the bridle for small kids to canter in the big outdoor ring.

Some of our most trustworthy souls in everyday situations don’t enjoy the show atmosphere, so they’re out of the mix.

Some horses are able to carry adults or heavy children, some can only carry small to medium kids.

Some horses can have a hard time in the big outdoor if it hasn’t rained for a while and the grass center is hard on legs.

Some of our most tried and true horses every day get into the ring, and they like to relive their glory days at Louisville or at the Morgan Grand Nationals. Just ask any unsuspecting kid who’s been on Eddie when he heard applause from the academy crowd.

Then we take each horse’s health into account. Some of our most precious beginner horses have some age on them, so we have to be careful not to overuse them.

Some of our horses are pretty and favorites of all horse loving girls between the ages of 7 and 11, and we have to make sure to protect their health and energy.

Many of our horses who may be a little plain on the outside are beautiful beyond words on the inside. Those horses have just as valuable lessons to teach as the pretty boys. We make sure to use them well.

Some of our horses have some limitations in the heat, so we take that into account with usage.

 

So, we make a first pass at assignments, using all of our fuzzy ‘If/then’ statements.

Bottom line, it’s all about safety of horses and riders.

The least experienced riders in each division are assigned to the angels of the school horse world to set the new riders up for success.

We work our way up through the divisions, trying to keep an eye on the number of times each horse goes as we progress.

 After the first pass, we employ a brilliant advanced rider to do ‘the count.’ Thea and Mia have become experts at the process.

We get a count of how many classes each horse is scheduled. We undoubtedly find imbalances, so we massage the horse assignments and count AGAIN.

 

 

This is what Mia usually looks like.

 

 

Then we look at assignments in class splits. We try to not have a horse go in back to back class splits because it would mean six classes in a row, and it would mean immediate tack changes during the show.

We value our customers’ time, and want the show to run as smoothly as possible. We also want our horses to be as comfortable as possible, so we work the class splits AGAIN to help horses out.

 

This is Mia  working on class splits during the IASPHA Spring Show...

 

When it’s all said and done, our brains are tired, but we’ve done well by our horses and riders. Everyone will be safe and learn lessons of horse showing.

Horse showing will teach you confidence, sportsmanship, compassion, and humility. Horses pass out humility in spades.

And we wouldn’t trade it for anything.

 

 

 Horse Show Reminders:

Make sure your Knollwood Knockouts membership is current so you can receive points for your participation in the Summer Show.

 

If you haven't already signed up to contribute to a gift basket, please sign up on the tack room door in the school barn. Melissa came up with some really creative baskets, and spots have been filling quickly.

 

If you're able to volunteer with show operations, please sign up here. Whether you'd like to set up, tear down, or work the concession stand, we'd love to have you. Many of our show barn families will be on their way to the World's Championship Horse Show while we're hosting our in-barn show, so we'd LOVE extra help!

 Each rider has a show schedule and a preorder form for the concession stand waiting for them at the farm. Please talk to your instructor or your office admin to locate yours. Food orders are due August 14, and we're accepting cash or checks made out to the Knollwood Knockouts.

Overflow parking will be available in the Kettle Moraine Curling Club lot.

Shirts have been ordered, and we'll update everyone as soon as they arrive.

What Else is Happening?

IASPHA Summer Show

Our academy team and some show horses are heading to Beyond Stable Farm in Woodstock for a favorite show this weekend.

Please consider taking a road trip to cheer us on! Our entire crew of World Famous Saturday Helpers will be competing, including Taylor who's making her academy debut. It will sure to be worth the trip.

 

ASAW Summer Showcase Horse Show

Academy horses and 12 new academy stars will be making the trip to the Ozaukee County Fairgrounds for a show on August 14 and 15.

We can hardly wait to see our newest stars show for the first time!

 

World's Championship Horse Show

Team Knollwood will be well represented in Louisville at the World's Championship Horse Show. Running August 20-27. The gala affair features the best equitation riders, performance horses, and ponies around.

We'll post a schedule before the show, so you can follow along if you choose to purchase the live webcast.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of Team Knollwood is home from their most recent adventures. The show barn left Summerfun for a trip to the Lexington Junior League Horse Show, and what a week they had.

The Junior League Show is steeped in tradition and southern hospitality yet it offers new state of the art facilities including arena footing that can handle any summer storm.

All of our horses and riders were spectacular in the big Rolex arena, and we have stories to share.

Rookie Amelia showing in her first season out of academy rode like she’d been doing this forever. Amelia and Eva turned in killer patterns in equitation qualifiers that featured both junior and senior competitors. Keep in mind that Amelia is 11.

Amelia’s championship even featured a three way tie with the judges cards, so she and Eva got to go back to the rail for a ride-off.

We’re so proud of all of Amelia’s hard work, and the concentration and joy she brings to the ring. We suspect she might have ice in her veins.

 

Richie and Leila were striking in Rolex Arena. Competing in his first year in the senior division, he was in the thickest equitation competition of the season. Richie and Leila picked up a third place ribbon in their qualifier, and then finished a fabulous fifth in the championship of 16.

 

Tori and Stella keep getting better. This dynamic duo looked beautiful in the southern sun, and pulled off a big 5^th place ribbon in a 14 horse Country Pleasure Championship. You can see that Tori and Stella have a strong mutual admiration society, and they’re a pleasure to watch.

 

Heather and Sammy were a sight in the senior equitation division.

In a classic Heather moment, after she won the USEF Medal qualifier, she was met at the gate for a quick interview. When RH asked her what she thought of her pattern, she answered, ‘Not good. Not good.’

She had made an error and won the class anyway, and was most concerned about falling short in her mind, as well as in Scott and Carol’s. The grace and humility these kids show is amazing to us.

Heather recovered, and finished reserve champion in the senior equitation championship of 16 riders, and even received a first place vote for her performance.

 

 

Margit and her boys were so fun to watch.

She and Robert competed against some of the best 3 gaited show pleasure horses in the country, and earned a ribbon in both their qualifier and championship.

Margit and Charlie have a special bond, and these two also earned great ribbons in their 5 gaited show pleasure qualifier and championship.

 

Payton. Just Payton.

We’ve said that she had to have been a horse in a former life. She loves all horses, and can ride the hair off of any of them.

She had a long shopping experience for a new equitation horse, and patience certainly paid off. Payton and Gigi, officially known as Isn’t She Something lit up the arena with their athleticism and grace each time they entered the ring.

They were a sight, and the future is bright, bright, bright.

 

 

News From Home

Our Summer Riding School and specialty camps are continuing through August 26, and we're having a blast.

 

The Knockouts ran a successful car wash last Sunday, and raised over $1000 for club activities. Club officers and parents were joined by many new families who lent a hand and got involved with the club.

In addition to car washing, the Knockouts also staffed the brat shack and we have some professional grillers in the group. They’re already signed up for next year’s edition!

 

Academy and some show horses are heading to the sold out IASPHA Summer Show next weekend. We’re heading to Beyond Stable Farm in Woodstock to enjoy a weekend in the cool covered outdoor arena.

We’d love a cheering section, so please come and join us! Those of you who ride on Saturdays may notice that the helper staff will be different on the 30^th. The World Famous Saturday Helpers are making a weekend of it, and are all showing at IASPHA! Great thanks to everyone filling in at home so the crew can make the show trip together.

 

 

The Knollwood Show is ready to go on August 19-21.

Some reminders and updates:

The shirt color has changed due to supply chain woes. Riders will now be wearing raspberry color shirts.

Sign up sheets for gift baskets are posted, and are filling in fast. Baskets are a really fun way to support the show and the Knockouts, so please check the signups the next time you’re at the barn.

 

You can sign up here to help with show set up, tear down, the concession stand, or gift basket assembly.

 

Hospitality suites are back! You can enjoy the show from the comfort of a shaded tent, comfy seating, food delivered to you, and a free photo from Hanna Agathen Photography.

Bids that benefit the Knockouts are being taken on the tackroom door.

 

We’re happy to announce our judging panel for the weekend!

Lifelong saddlebred exhibitor, Knollwood Kid, and our friendly Tuesday office admin Jane will be judging the Friday night performance. And yes, she’s already studying the patterns.

We’re thrilled to have Terri Anne Ullman joining us to judge the Saturday and Sunday show performances. She’s a passionate Saddlebred exhibitor, all around great person, and now owns Winsome Farm in Oconomowoc.

 

 

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

 

 

 

We’re in the thick of Knollwood Summer 2022, and we’re loving it!

 

Last weekend, Team Knollwood had a blast at our ‘home show,’ ASAW Summerfun. Wisconsin State Fair Park is a beautiful facility, especially on a beautiful Wisconsin weekend like we had. Vicky and her staff run a great show, making it a truly enjoyable weekend for all.

Some Knollwood Highlights?

Bella and her beautiful ‘boys’ joined us for the show, and she dominated her classes. Her beautiful country pleasure horse Garfield, officially known as Far Away Garfield won their qualifier, and finished reserve champions.

Bella and her charismatic 5 gaited horse Tyler, officially known as Showdown, won both their qualifier and the amateur championship!

Her sister Lily showed ‘always up for a horse show’ Tucker, officially known as CH Fine by Me in the equitation division, as well.

Even their cousins made the trip from NYC!

 

 

Team on the Move!

Brooklyn and her beautiful mare Gamora are quickly becoming a team to admire. At Summerfun, they won the Saddle and Bridle Pleasure Equitation Medallion, so they’re on their way to St Louis for the finals in the fall!

 

 

Horsemanship Challenge Adventures

Knollwood was well represented in the 2^nd annual UPHA Chapter ¾ Horsemanship Challenge. Open to experienced riders aged 14 and over, the class is a true test of horsemanship, as the riders pick their horse supplied by another farm for the event out of a hat the day before.

Allison, Margit and Richie earned the right to represent Knollwood  by winning Carol's 'rider lottery' and rocked the competition. In a class of 14, both Richie and Margit made the top 10.

After the judge picked her top 4 riders, she asked them to get off their horses and get on the horse to their left for a final ride. Richie happened to be next to our always enthusiastic Sport, and he rode to the first place in the competition.

Congratulations to all the riders who took the challenge!

 

Our Academy Team Made Us Proud. Again.

The academy division at Summerfun is traditionally the deepest of the season, and Vicky always finds judges who enjoy judging the classes. This year, Maria Gilman gave riders some challenging patterns, and really let them ride on the rail.

Our riders all turned in strong performances, learned lessons along the way, and earned some pretty ribbons and artwork, too.

Sofia and home bred Nacho, officially known as Trust Fund Blues, won the Walk, Trot and Canter championship, Hannah and Murphy, officially known as Irish Victory, won the 11 and over Walk and Trot championship, and last year’s green champion Jilly won the first split of the 10 and Under Walk Trot Championship on Thomas, officially known as Fort Chiswell’s Aristocrat.

We’re so grateful for Brooklyn, Emma, Hanna, Heather, and Margit for their mentoring and horse care throughout the performance.

 

The Race to Lexington

So, Carol and the horses left for Lexington on Thursday while Summerfun was going strong. Scott got horses home from the Wisconsin show, and headed right to Kentucky. (And the Dallens raced to their car right after Richie's 3 Gaited Championship with Sophie so he and Tori could beat Scott to their horses waiting in Lexington.)

Horses started showing on Monday morning, and Knollwood is having a great show already. The equitation riders are rocking it, and the performance horses are doing great. Lexington is one of the three deepest shows of the season, and any ribbon is quite an accomplishment.

First year show horse rider Amelia is riding to the top, earning a 5^th place ribbon in a stacked UPHA Challenge Cup qualifier, and coming back in her 13 and under championship to earn a reserve title.

Tori and her new horse Stella, officially known as Stella’s Stilettos, rode like rockstars, and earned a 5^th place ribbon in their 14 horse championship!

There are still 2 days of showing to go, and we’ll be sure to keep you updated.

 

Meanwhile, at the home office:

 

Friday, July 15 is the last day we’re accepting entries for the Knollwood Summer Show!

You won't want to miss the summer celebration!

 

 

Sunday, July 17 is the big Knockout Car wash and brat bash at the Fox Brothers’ Piggly Wiggly in Hartland. If you haven’t already signed up to join fellow club members raise funds, you can still sign up here.

If you’re not able to help, please invite your friends and family to come get their cars washed, and to enjoy some terrific food served by super friendly Knockout families.

We’ll be there between 11 and 3.

 

 

The Knollwood Show is Coming up Fast on August 19-21.

It’s never too soon to make sure you have the correct attire for the show. Please ask your instructor if you have any questions. It’s going to be a wonderful weekend!

If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll rain date the event to the following weekend!

 

 

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

Knollwood Summer 2022 is in full swing!

This week, Knollwood is hosting a tiny tot camp, and the Summerfun Show Prep pattern camp.

Horses shipped out to Summerfun on Tuesday, and another group of horses will leave for the Lexington Junior League Show on Thursday. Carol will be off to Lexington, and Scott will head straight to Kentucky after bringing Summerfun horses home. The Lexington show starts on Monday morning.

We love what we do!

 

 

Summerfun, 2022

Team Knollwood is set up and ready to show at one of our favorite events of the season, the ASAW Summerfun Horse Show.  Exhibitors get to sleep in their own beds, the facility and management are fabulous, and the weather looks like it’s going to cooperate for the weekend.

Here are a few stories we’re looking forward to this weekend!

 

Bella’s Back In Town!

 After a few years of Covid keeping Bella captive in her home state of Pennsylvania, she’s back in town showing her beautiful horses. Bella will be showing the always charismatic and photogenic  Far Away Garfield in the Country Pleasure division, and will also be riding athletic and enthusiastic Showdown, known to all at Knollwood as Tyler, in the amateur 5 gaited division.

We’re so glad to have Bella back!!

 

Richie and Sophie Reunited!

Richie and his former equitation partner CH Royal Tryst have moved to a different division, and will be competing in the Junior Exhibitor 3 Gaited division. Richie is enjoying showing Sophie in the performance division, and she looks like she loves it, too!

 

Academy Riders

Team Knollwood will have 10 academy stars competing at the 11:00 AM Saturday  performance. With 5 walk trot and canter riders in addition to our 5 waalk and trot stars, it’s going to be an action-packed performance. You won’t want to miss it, as these are some of the biggest classes of the show. Competition will be fantastic.

Our show barn riders will once again be serving as mentors for our riders, and will impart wisdom only learned in the show ring. Great thanks to Emma, Hanna, Heather, and Margit!

 

The 2^nd Annual UPHA Horsemanship Challenge

Summerfun is once again running a horsemanship challenge class for advanced riders aged 14 and over. Riders entered will draw a horse they’ve never ridden before, and show Friday night in a class which is judged on the rider’s ability to show the horse to it’s best advantage.

All riders wear jods, boots, the official horsemanship challenge shirt, and a helmet. It’s a blast to watch these riders work the arena to show off the horse they’ve never ridden before in a BIG class.

Carol held a drawing last week, and Knollwood Kids Allison, Margit, and Richie are our contestants. It’s going to be a great one.

 

Just a reminder, we will not be holding any lessons on Saturday, July 9, as we’ll all be at the show. Please come and cheer us on.  The Knockouts sponsor an ice cream social after the academy performance, and it’s ALWAYS a good time to enjoy ice cream!

 

Lexington Junior League 2022

First held in 1937, the Lexington Junior League Horse Show is a classic southern horse show. The best horses and riders will gather at the Rolex Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park to compete in the 86^th edition of a horse show tradition.

Knollwood will be at what is considered a preview of Louisville with both equitation riders and performance horses.

The show is available on Richfield Video, and it’s worth the subscription fee.

 

What’s Coming Up?

 

July 15

Entries close for the Knollwood summer show

The show is being held August 19-21, and you won’t want to miss out on the fun. Please talk to your instructor for more information.

 

 

July 17

Knockouts Car Wash and Brat Bash

Please join us at the Fox Brothers Piggly Wiggly in Hartland for a day of washing cars and running the concession stand. It’s a blast, and it’s our club’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

Please sign up here or at the barn to contribute to the Knockouts with your volunteer hours. Parents are welcomed as well!

 

 

August 19-21

Knollwood Summer Show

The summer tradition continues!

All our pattern and Knollwood Challenge classes will be held indoors on Friday, August 19 at 6:00. Rail classes will be held Saturday in the big outdoor ring, and our maiden and newer walk and trot riders will ride in the little arena on Sunday.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll try again the following weekend.

 

 

 

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

Here it is, an insider’s view of pattern camp.

Actual camp participants have written about their experiences at the farm last week. A total immersion into horses produces stories of learning, struggles, and lots of fun.

Of course, all names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Read on to learn why Knollwood Academy Kids cherish their annual week of camp with their friends, and the best lesson horses in the world:

 

Monday

For the first section of this week’s blog, Keep the Change Ma’am and Hylee’s Pink Fox will be covering Monday of pattern camp!

We all arrived at Knollwood and Instructor #87 told us horse assignments for the day! We all began the process of grooming and tacking our horses. We headed down to the nice cool indoor arena and warmed up.

When working on a pattern, Hylee’s Pink Fox and Lime Green were fighting over who would get to go fourth because they both wanted to go in the middle of eight patterns.

In the afternoon, Instructor #87 had an interesting approach to a pattern. Everyone (including the horses) closed their eyes and caught up on some sleep while one lucky horse and rider pair got to do the pattern. Instructor #87 explained the pattern element by element, and we were shocked at the end to see the full pattern we had completed.

We rounded out the day by taking care of the worlds best lesson horses and going home to AC and our beds!

 

Tuesday

While Tuesday was a half day due to the weather, it was still 100% fun!

We arrived to the barn at 7:15 in the morning to ride at 8:00 and beat the heat! We also had a blast with the best lesson horses in the world! During our ride, we worked on challenging patterns, beginning with a fun clover leaf pattern that featured some no stirrups!

 After we worked on that pattern, we all asked Instructor 87 to let us try pattern 100 of the UPHA pattern book! Not only is this the final pattern of the book, but it is a super fun pattern! It was fun to try it with all the different lesson horses and personalities.

We then took care of our horses, who were drenched in sweat. They enjoyed nice lukewarm baths to help cool off. During lunch, we drank lots of Gatorade and water to stay hydrated.

We also sang happy birthday to Way Cool Kiddo!  

 

Wednesday

Day three of pattern camp Starts off with better weather than Tuesday. It was warm but not deadly hot.

The theme of the day was learning to fail/ Not bring afraid to fail. The pattern Campers learned that if they mess up it is okay.

Then later in the day there were games and the pattern campers had fun doing relays and playing steal the crop. Honey Bee was enjoying herself by being allowed to go fast.

We finished the day by learning the importance of sunscreen, as many of us went home really burnt.

 Always a blast at pattern camp!

 

 

Thursday

On Thursday, day 4 of pattern camp, the first  thing we did was do some patterns in the big outdoor.  We challenged ourselves by doing the harder patterns in Instructor 87’s book.

After we all took care of our horses by giving them baths and drying them. Then we all ate lunch at the picnic tables, worrying about the spiders because one time we all freaked out over one being in Captain Krunch’s hair earlier in the week.

After we all prepared for the pattern challenge for our next ride. For the pattern challenge we all write our own patterns and a trivia question to go with it. Instructor 87 will pick someone’s pattern and read out the trivia question and whoever gets it right gets to do the pattern.  We complete the patterns and each author got to coach the rider who did the pattern they created. 

 After we put our horses away we all got prepared to go to Lime Green and Hylees Pink Foxes house for a pool party to cool off from hot hot week so far.  But when we were backing out to leave Knollwood we hear honking behind us, then a crash. The trunk was open!! Luckily Lime Greens shiny Freedman saddle didn’t fall out the back!!

 

 

Friday

What have I walked into? While instructor 87 traveled for some much

.needed R and R, I, instructor 8, am spending the day with the campers.

After some brilliant early morning discussions about the pool party, and a number of topics, it was time to learn all about judging. We divided into 2 groups so everyone had the chance to show and to try their hand at the really difficult job of judging.

Of course, this was to be an equitation affair, so each judging panel used the early morning to create patterns suitable to the riders in each split.

After assigning call judges and ringmasters for each group, judging teams were ready.

Classes were, shall we say, spirited, and competition was fierce. I will say that the second split consisting of Hylee’s Pink Fox, Way Cool Kiddo, Captain Crunch, and He Sings the EMO Tunes provided all of us with a most creative interpretation of a center point. Even master counselors M and H were scratching their heads. This does not happen very often.

After taking care of the best lesson horses in the world, we met in the cool of the lounge to discuss placings and opinions. This, of course, led to a brilliant discussion of sportsmanship, being kind and inclusive to everyone, and what Knollwood Kids can do when they encounter mean girls. They have no home with these ladies. Trust me.

After a lovely lunch in the shady café area, it was time for games on the school horses while the academy horses rested.

Fred gave it his all in a thrilling game of ‘fastest trot,’ and almost won!! He showed great improvement over last season when his enthusiasm got the better of him and he showed his cantering skills, much to the delight of Captain Crunch.

We finished our week with popsicles, and watching Baxter, Murphy, and Sport walk onto the rig and head to Oshkosh to join the other horses for the Saturday academy performance.

 

What’s coming up?

July 4 Holiday

We’re closed on Monday July 4. All lessons will be credited.

 

 

ASAW Summerfun Horse Show

July 7-10

Wisconsin State Fair Park

All lessons are cancelled on Saturday, July 9 so all of Team Knollwood can travel to the show and cheer for each other at the 11:00 academy session. Lessons will be credited to your account.

The Friday night finales of the show features the UPHA Horsemanship Challenge, pitting riders from participating barns against each other on horses new to them in a winner-take-all test of horsemanship.

Each barn is limited to three riders, and Allison, Margit, and Richie will be representing Team Knollwood.

It’s a blast to watch!

 

Lexington Junior League Horse Show

July 11-16

Team Knollwood will be competing at Rolex Stadium in the Kentucky Horse Park. You can watch the livestream on Richfield Video!

 

 

Knollwood Knockouts Car Wash and Brat Bash

July 17

Fox Brother’s Piggly Wiggly in Hartland

All club members are asked to sign up for a shift or two to help the club in their biggest fundraiser of the year. You can sign up here, or in the school barn lounge.

 

 

Knollwood Summer Show August 19-21

Knollwood Summer Entries continue through July 15.

You won’t want to miss the event of the summer.

 

 

 

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