Lightacres horses and riders have had a great show season. Here are some photos and highlights:
Lutano and Joelle Hylton
Champion younger age group Childrens Hunter at LA International, Let’s Show Fall, NorCal Medal Finals horse show, Let’s Show Halloween and LA National.
Some of Joelle’s fall highlights include: Winning the first round of the Horse and Hound Medal Finals, winning the Carolyn Day Memorial Equitation 30 & under and finishing second in the $7,500.00 Halloween Hunter Derby.
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Valentine and Bailey Campbell
Champion older age group Childrens Hunter at LA International. Reserve Champion Childrens Hunter at Let’s Show Fall and Let’s Show Halloween. Valentine & Bailey have been Champion everytime in the English Pleasure and tied with their stablemates Joelle & Lutano for Reserve Champion in the Evan Handy Hunters at the Halloween show.
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Confetti and Samantha Finnegan
Walk – Trot Champion twice at the D’Alonzo show series and Reserve Champion Walk-Trot at the Halloween show.
Payton and Trial Size
Payton has been a consistent winner in the Walk – Trot division at Let’s Show Fall show, Halloween show and Champion twice at the D’Alonzo show series.
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Karma and Flor de Maria Rizo
Champion Short Stirrup Ponys Equitation
Winner of Short Stirrup pony equitation on the flat, Short Stirrup Pony Equitation 11 & under on the flat, Novice Equitation on the flat and Novice Equitation Championship. She also won the Open Pony Pleasure and the Open Pony Pleasure Championship, all at the Halloween Show.
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Regalo and Grace Mathias

At the Halloween Show this pair was 2nd Short Stirrup Hunters under Saddle, 2nd English Pleasure Ladies to Ride, 3rd Short Stirrup Equitation on the flat and 3 Novice Equitation flat Championship
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Pebbles and Te’a Cormier

Winner Medium Stirrup Hunter under Saddle and 3rd Walk-Trot Obstacle class, at the Halloween Show.
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Rio and Addison Mathias
Winners of the Lead Line Equitation and the Lead Line Equitation Championship at the Halloween Show riding her mother’s new horse Rio.
Congratulations to Saundra Mathias on the purchase of Rio.
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Pandamine and Bonnie Head

Second in English Pleasure Mares at the Halloween show and 3rd in Medium Stirrup Hunter u/Saddle and 5th in the Novice Equitation Flat.
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Ronin and Riley McGrath
Great ribbons at her first show, even winning a class.
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Cinderella, Ping Pong and Raegen Gould
Consistent winner at the D’Alonzo Horse Shows
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Ronin and Hilary Leffler
At Hilary’s first horse show she won three classes.
Imax Pictures
Winner of .90 and 1.00 Jumpers at the Horse and Hound Show and 4th in the Dr. Nissen Memorial Pre Green Classic at the Halloween Show.
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Glenn Fiddich

Good prizes in the PreGreen Division at both the Horse and Hound and the Halloween Show. He debuted in the Baby Jumpers at Horse and Hound and was second and third.
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Raggedy Music
“Celia” had a successful trip to LA National finishing 10th in the $5,000.00 Pre Green Championship ridden by Diane Yeager.
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Congratulations to Emily Goldberg on the purchase of Winning Ticket.
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Winning Ticket and Marisa Metzger "A Championship Year!"
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Canine Horse Show Mascots
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Trick or Treat
The Lightacres gang had a wicked time at the Halloween Show.
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George Morris Clinic
Joelle Hylton, Bailey Campbell, Maryann Denison and Marisa Metzger attended the George Morris Clinic hosted by Patty Ball at her beautiful facility. Many of our amateurs came to audit and everybody had a great time. The girls especially enjoyed Patty’s wonderful bank.
Happy Holidays from Lightacres

Wishing everyone a great 2012
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