Great end to a fabulous weekend...

Lillie Klein ended up 1st in her .95m Jumper class on Sunday. Olivia was 7th in the $1000 1.0m Stakes, and moved "Taya" up to the 1.10m class, which went very well. Abbey was 3rd in the $1500 1.10m Ch/Ad Stakes class on "Viatar", taking home good prize money in the final class of the day! I'm so proud of all my horses and riders - they all did an amazing job this weekend. Time to begin thinking about winter circuit...I can't believe HITS begins in 30 days!

Fantastic day at RMI Ocala!

SWS had a fabulous day at the show! Ashley Viands and "Anthony" moved into the 1.0m Lows, which went extremely well. Lillie Klein was very successful on her catch ride, "All About Me", placing 5th in the .95s. Abbey Slaven showed both her mounts in the 1.0m Lows, placing on Viatar in the second class. Olivia Dodd and "Taya" were super stars...so great we are moving her into the 1.10m class tomorrow. Good luck in the stakes classes tomorrow ladies!

RMI December is off to a great start!

RMI Mid- Florida December is off to a great start! Ashley Viands won her first class on "Anthony" this morning in the .85s. She will be moving into the 1.0m Low Adults tomorrow. Lillie, Abbey and Olivia will also be showing in the jumpers tomorrow... Good luck to all of you!

Welcome Kayla and "Heathrow"!

SWS would like to welcome Kayla Chapman and her horse, "Heathrow" (by Popeye K)! They come to us all the way from Canada! Kayla currently competes Heathrow in the Adult Hunter divisions, but has hopes of moving him into the jumper ring this winter. Watch for this pair at upcoming shows!

Slaven is successful in both High & Low Ch/Ad Jumpers!

Congratulations to Abbey Slaven for taking home a 4th on "Ecstasy" in the High Ch/Ad Jumpers and 5th & 6th on "Paradox" in the Low Ch/Ads. It was a great warm-up show for the beginning of the winter season... Looking forward to the start of HITS. Watch for Lillie Klein, Ashley Viands, Alex Draper & Abbey Slaven at the next RMI in two weeks!







Abbey & "Ecstasy"












Abbey & "Paradox"

Good Luck Alex & Abbey!

Salt Water Stables would like to wish Alex Draper & Abbey Slaven good luck at the RMI Mid-Florida Premiere show this weekend. Alex will be showing "Dusty" in the 1.0m Low Ch/Ad Jumpers, and Abbey has two mounts in the 1.10m High Ch/Ads. Good luck ladies!

Pictures and results to follow...

"Lizzie" is learning to jump and "Lily" is improving her form!

"Royally Hot" (Lizzie) and "At Last" (Lily) had great schooling sessions this weekend. Lizzie jumped her first vertical with a gate and later, cleared her first baby oxer. She is proving to be a great hunter prospect - easy to ride, slow to the jumps and a bunch of fun! Lily is getting tighter with her front end everyday; we think she would make a fantastic Event prospect. -- Check both of them out on our website, www.saltwaterstables.com. --

New videos on the website!

Visit www.saltwaterstables.com to check out new videos of "Royally Hot" (Lizzie) and "Talk of the Town" (Ella). Coming soon...video of "Ruby Slippers"!

"Red High Heels" is headed to Jacksonville!

Congratulations Kelley Sheffield on the purchase of "Red High Heels"! We look forward to following your success in the hunter ring next year!

SEC Show was a success!

Kiera and Lauren packed up the trailer last weekend and headed to Colleen's SEC Show in Bushnell with "Dante" and "Lily" in tow. It was the first time either of them had been hauled off the property and ridden at a different facility. They exceeded our expectations, performing better than anticipated. "Lily" took home a 3rd in the 2' Jumpers out of 11 or so, and "Dante" took home a 5th in the 2'6" Jumpers, which was only the second time he had ever jumped a full course in his life. We were so proud of both babies!

"Talk of the Town" - Better than we expected!

"Talk of the Town" (Ella) is turning out to be quite the Equitation horse. Call us to schedule a viewing! You won't believe how nice she rides and jumps for the price!

"At Last" - Jumper/ Event/ Dressage Prospect

SWS is proud to present "At Last"! Lily is a 15.3h Thoroughbred mare. She attended her first show this weekend, taking home a 3rd (out of 11 entries) in the 2' Jumpers. She is priced to sell at $10,500. At this point, she could do anything your heart desires - dressage, jumpers, hunters, eventing... Video will be up on the website tomorrow!

"Talk Of The Town" - Easy, Safe Hunter/ Equitation Mount

SWS received a new consignment horse tonight. "Talk of the Town" is a 16.2h Warmblood mare. She walked right off the trailer into the ring. Super easy ride, clean changes both ways, jumped right around. I really like this mare! Priced right at $8500. Video will be up on the website this weekend!

''Red High Heels" - Hunter Prospect

Even though it was overcast and drizzling, "Red High Heels" (Ginger) stood for some amazing sale photos this morning. Visit her page on our website for more info and video!

New Students

SWS would like to welcome two new students to our team, Rebecka Robbert and Holly Shepler.



Rebecka and her horse, "Bud" compete in the Adult Hunters and Equitation.









Holly and her mount, "Nick" compete in lower level Jumper classes.

Camp Fox Lea & Plain Brown Wrapper

SWS attended Camp Fox Lea and Plain Brown Wrapper at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, FL from July 22 - 30, 2011. Ashley Viands and "Just Another Jersey Boy" were successful in the .95m Jumpers, Lillie Klein and "Tavinere" had good ribbons in the 1.0m Low Ch/ Ad Jumpers, Ali Leeward had a great first show on "Fancy That" and Sam Corda cleaned up in the Pre-Children's Hunters and Equitation on "Vito Vitesse".

We also won the Tack Room Decoration Award for Camp Fox Lea!