To all that attended our Equine recreational program! It was a blast! Don't forget to study your horse facts! Thank you for great memories, you are all so very special to us! Hope to see you soon for lessons! Love, Ms. Maria, Ms. Judy, Ms. Juliana, Ms. Kaleigh, Dee, Charmer and Dream.
Divinity Farm at Stone Ridge Summer Equine Program for Pentucket Community Education, a success!
Bath time for Dee.
Suds and more suds!
Squeaky clean, thanks Ms. Juliana!
Cheers Ms. Judy!
Our Group with Arabella and baby filly!
The Anatomy game! Dee is a good sport!
Charmer played too!
Our poster projects!
Great job!
Head of Staff Ms. Maria & Dream!
Thank you Ms. Kaleigh
Ms. Katie riding Dream Catcher
Ribbons for all! Closing Ceremony.
Great memories!
6/29/2010
A Big Thank You to all my students and Divinity Supporters! I'm on the mend, thank God. Almost 2 weeks in ICU with a collapsed lung, kidney failure and a very severe case of pneumonia. I am finally home and recovering with lots of help from my Doctors, husband, family, friends and all of you. Your prayers, words of wisdom, flowers, cards, love and support got me through. Thank you!
Please remember Marge Kittredge. She passed away last week at age 86. She was the founder of the Windrush Therapeutic Riding Equitation for disabled riders and will be sorely missed by the equine community. Her death notice was in Sunday's Boston Globe, for those who would like to know more about this remarkable woman.Services will be held on July 6, 2010 at Cochran Chapel at Andover Academy in Andover MA.
6/12/2010
Congratulations Girl Scout Troop, Georgetown, MA. The Troop safely and successfully completed our "Equine 101 Program". Best of all they had fun!
6/2/2010
Rescue News....Tomorrow another rescue mission for NEER, as the Divninity rescue team & trailer heads out, stay tuned for pictures .
Another great day schooling the thoroubreds at Maudsley State Park. They were so good, and really enjoyed themselves. Another gorgious day.
Thank you S.H. for the very, very generous donation!!!!
Looked at 7 + acres in Groveland today for Divinity's expansion project...........we are growing so fast! Stay tuned for pictures of the green fields!
5/20/2010
Congrat's to Zac, Angelica on their D rating! Emily on her D-2. The trail ride with all the kids in the meadow was awessome. All the kids did great and their ponies were so well behaved. See pix of the day on Gallery page. Great job little Rachael on your neck reing, Chuck on his leading and round penning schooling. Wendy trotted with me through the meadow on Casey at Pipestave on Tuesday! Tina's lesson was awesome at Stone Ridge with Maria, she rode Dream for the very first time! They made a great team and did a great job! Ann was missed by Lacrim'e and Dream this week as she vacations in Ireland! Divinity welcomes the Girl Scout troops from Groveland and Georgetown! Our first week camp is filled already. Wow! I got a great curriculumn of fun & ponies. Divinity welcomes 2 new students Jay and Michelle, starting next week. Welcome aboard! Divinity's new sand arena's, jump course and dressage arena is complete. Fencing now being installed. Indoor to go up end of summer!!!
5/25/2010
Please Everyone say a prayer as Sharon Wright rescues a little mare from a killpen in NJ. Go Sharon, we are all praying and sending reiki for you and your little miracle mare! Thank you Jill for stepping in for me and going to the rescue via trailer transport, when I couldn't. Here she is:
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Angelica & Verdi
5/21/2010
This is a hard update to write. Ms. Bianca Marie Rose, our beloved Belgian Quarter horse went to live at her new home last week. After careful consideration, it was the best thing for her. Her new Mom and family have been sending updates daily. Her new job will be spending most of her riding time on the trails and her ongoing practice of round pen and ground training will continue. Her time off will entail grazing in the grass fields.
5/19/2010
Today was great! Mr Verdi came home. We got a visit from Les Godin our local Building/Health Inspectional services person. He gave us his blessing on our new arena. He counted 3 healthy heads (Horse Heads that is) and off he went. So great to have such supportive City Workers!( LOL) Divinity welcomes new clients Sandy & Paula starting our Llick and Chew" Program. Chuck, Rachael, Ann & Wendy in our "Heels Down Program"! Thanks to all my students for your dedication & loyalty. Divinity at Stoneridge has so much to offer with our Hippotherapy program. Amanda is working so hard with me in her apprentice program. Great job bringing Zach and Angelica along in their lessons at Divinity at Stoneridge. Preparing for their Rating's, Rallys & shows. Big improvement on equitation & jumping.
Welcome Verdi.
5/17/2010
Maria Hurley & Mary Martin giggled through the meadow heading sheep at NEER this week. We cleaned the ponys infection and have high hopes he will get funded for the surgery he desperatly needs.
Getting ready for our Games Rally for Merrimack Valley Pony Club support. Please email with any donations through Divinity for the silent auction. Thanks Judy Lawless and Mary Martin for your support and of course Salisbury Go-carts. MRPC appreciates it. Angelica and Zach are preparing for their D rating and jump rally Go Zach and Angelica! Also, Pony Clubbers are welcome to home base of Divinity in Groveland to utylize the new riding arena. As this is free of charge, personal & recreational. 5 Trailers should fit in the Driveway, and there is parking in the street.
5/15/2010
Great big things happening for Divinity. Our new tack room is finished. Finally the riding area of our dreams is actually becoming a reality. New fencing too. We may even be able to put and indoor. We got a great contractor, licensed and insured, Nunan Construction of Georgetown. The Conservation department has been great in assisting us too. We are unstoppable!! Go Divinity.
Announcing modern technology and safety practices for Divinity. We are really getting state of the art. LOL. Our home stable and surroundings are now equipped with new camera's to monitor our beloved horses and to monitor the facility 24/7. We can now see our horses sleeping, eating and playing. We can also be on the look out for predators and intruders day and night. Thus keeping our babies safe and sound and our tack safe too!
Happy Mother Day Maria. A new show horse for Maria from her husband Brian, and kids Zac & Angel. Here's Verdi, 16.2 a gorgeous white Appendix Gelding. Dreams do come true.
5/14/2010
The NEER Auction was a huge success. It was a pleasure to be such a big part of it. I enjoyed working for such a great cause. I'm also looking forward to volunteering and using my skills to ground train and get horse's schooled under saddle. Getting them ready for their new forever homes. Also, keeping the ball rolling at NEER has become such an important goal for Divinity Farm. Go NEER! Divinity Farm is so very proud to be a supporter and sponsor of New England Equine Rescues!!
5/2/2010
Divinity Farm, a proud member of Rowley Riding and Driving. We attended their annual May show. Wow! Look how well we did and how much fun we had! (see the Gallery page for more pictures of the show)
Miss Amanda, my Intern coach of the day for Ms. Angelica & Charmer. Great Job!
Mom & Lacrim'e got a ribbon too!
We got support from our Divinity Students too!! Thank you Wendy!
Angelica's #1 fan, her Daddy, with love.
5/1/2010
Divinity is growing, come see us at Salisbury Beach all summer accross from the reservation! Get your pix taken with one of our gorgeous ponies.
4/18/10
Divinity Farm is a proud supporter of Neer:
NEER's 1st Annual Silent Auction and Art Show! Tickets: $15.00 Type: Causes - Fundraiser Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Rockingham Park (Race Track), Street: 79 Rockingham Park Boulevard City/Town: Salem, NH View Map
4/8/2010
As spring training has begun. Maria has been schooling Lady. Maria has successfully trained Lady was to be ridden "bridless" at the walk, trot and canter. Truly another great member of our team. Stay tuned for Maria's training video's.
4/7/2010
Welcome to the Divinity Stone Ridge Team, my new assistant and apprentice Miss Amanda Krickhahn and Charmer of Stone Ridge. Charmer is our new partner for Hippothreapy and beginner's mount for lesson programs. Angelica Hurley has taken Charmer as her new Pony club mount.
Amanda & Charmer at Stone Ridge
Congrats MRPC on Quiz Rally 2010
Job well done!
4/5/2010
We are so excited to announce A & Z Pony Rides at Salisbury Beach! Contract signed and we are ready to go. As of May 1st you can come and visit our fun, loveable ponies down at Salisbury Kartland. Come on down to The Salisbury Corral for a pony ride and/or go-kart ride. We are offering private birthday parties as well. Call to book yours now or just come down and get your pixcture taking on the cutest ponies ever!!
3/12/2010
Off to a great start of Spring. Divinity has joined forces with Stone Ridge Farm in Haverhill, together we bring to the community many new programs. Featuring Hippotherapy. Barbara Smith, Maria Hurley & Judy Lawless have been working getting the ponies ready for our new program. We are so excited. Also on board are several new volunteers to make the programs work! Read more about Barbara & Judy on our Hippothreapy page. We are offering camps this summer and great new programs. Stay tuned for updates.
11/22/2009
Hats off to Ironstone Farm. I was honored to be invited to attend their Sprit of Giving Gala last evening for the second year. I enjoyed working and volunteering and supporting their cause. I am so grateful to still be a part of. It is a place where miracles happen and my roots of Hippotherapy. It was a huge success!! What a blessing to have Ironstone Farm in this world, its truly gifted horses, ponies and people! What an honor for Divinity Farm to support such a God given gift...................Ironestone Farm!
Maria & Jaimie at Spririt of Giving 2009 for Ironstone Farm
Marie & Maria at Spirit of Giving 2009 for Ironstone Farm
10/11/2009
What a great experience for Divinity Farm today. Today I had the awesome opportunity to Scribe for the Dressage part of our 3 Phase for WNRDC. Such a pleasant experience to work with such a great club and knowledgeable judge. Thank you WNRDC! Also at the same time run our bake sale for MRPC. Such great postitive experiences. Thanks to all us Moms who baked and those who helped today at our table!
9/28/2009
Great job Lacrim'e & Maria showing over the weekend for our club WNRDC. Reserve Champion! Great job 1st place on the Trail Class and many other 1st and 2nd place ribbons. Thanks to all my supporters on the sidelines. It was so much fun. I could not stop smiling. Our Merrimack River Pony Club Bake Sale fund raiser will take place at our 3 phase on Oc.t 11th at Pipestave. I will be scribing for the dressage judge so look for members of Divinity Farm as well as Merrimack River Pony Club.
My students are doing awesome! I'm so proud of all of you. Your seats have all improved so much, it bring tears to my eyes to see the relationship and the bonds you have built with our horses as well as your own. I now you have all enjoyed dabbling in our vaulting lessons as well. Now that our fencing is almost complete, Divinity has purchased new equipment to work with and we will have music for your riding pleasure. Learning to "Ride to the Beat" is our next line up for lessons. Learning Beat, tempo and experiencing the feel if impulsion. "Dancing with the horse" Yippee.
I have been honored for my demand for vaulting clinics. They were so successful at Hunters Haven & Pipestave.
Thank you Heidi for helping Divinity Farm support Merrimack River Pony Club! Thank you WNRDC for allowing us to host our bake sale at the upcoming events.
We continue to become more and more educated by attending clinics and our weekly dressage lessons with our personal Instructors. Thus to insure to offer the best education to our students.
Thank you all for your support going forward, especially to my wonderful students, and their parents. I enjoy teaching all of you! We got great things happening in our future, as we are unstoppable!
Maria, Lacrim'e, Carolyn Drover and her horse Parker had a fabulous time at WNRDC Trail Adventure, swimming with our horses was the best part. Stay tuned for the Grand announcement of Divinity Farm coming soon! Great things are in the making.
Reserve Champion Lacrim'e
Zach and his horse
Lift those legs!
Canter Please, canter!
Over the bridge to 1st Place in Trail Class
The Equine Family....Maria, Zachary & Angelica and of Course Reserve Champion Lacrim'e