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"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly"
For several consecutive years, I am proud to be the trainer and coach of SCDCTA award recipients: this year, Lynda Bragg and Vulcan's Odyssey are amateur Intro level reserve champions after just six months together and Lynda had never tried dressage before her first lesson with me (champion went to a former professional); Carol Skelton and Royal Beefeater, amateur training level champion, this was their first year in dressage also and are already showing first level; student Arielle Ostrov won multiple combined training divisions.
My horses also won their divisions: Persona Grata, open third level, and Una Voce, open training level. In addition, “Envy” won several prestigious honors in 2008; imported in February '08 as a saddle-broke mare with no previous show history, :
2008 PERFORMANCE HORSE REGISTRY NATIONAL CHAMPION AND ZONE CHAMPION
2008 SCDCTA CHAMPION, GDCTA RESERVE CHAMPION, 6TH PLACE KWPN NATIONAL RANKING. 2008 LOWCOUNTRY CLASSIC, DIXIE CUP, HOLIDAY ON HORSEBACK AND BEAT THE HEAT HIGH SCORE. 2008 3RD HIGHEST OPEN SCORE FOR ALL GOOD HORSEMAN FOUNDATION SHOWS. My deepest gratitude to my husband Mark who makes all of my dreams come true, and my talented mares who make me feel like a queen every day.
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Valerie
Swygert
USDF Bronze Medalist and
USDF "L" GRADUATE WITH DISTINCTION
340 Pine Acres Road
Windsor, SC 29856
803-215-1201
(please no visitors without appointment!)
E-mail Jasmine Farm |
2009 Show Schedule:
Sept. 12 Beat the Heat Show
Entry Form
Oct. 31 Halloween Show
Dec. 12 Christmas show |
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LESSONS:
Tired of being drilled, confused, not getting anywhere? How do you think your horse feels? I can change that.
The proof is in the product: award-winning students with smiles on their faces.
- FACILITY: lovely outdoor arena with full mirrors, watering & sound systems, great footing.
- SCHOOLING SHOWS: SEE TOP OF THIS PAGE FOR ENTRY FORMS!
- JUDGING: USDF “L” graduate “with distinction” & USDF Bronze medalist - 2 scores shy of Silver Medal
- SALES: Beginner-safe ponies thru quality Dutch imports -young investments & schoolmasters. Don't let distance keep you from your dreams. Honest representation GUARANTEED.
- CLINICS: Hosting international FEI trainer from Holland every 3-4 months; innovative Balimo & Riding Right clinicians; hosting SCDCTA freestyle and judging seminar
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When I am Old...
I shall wear diamonds
And a wide brimmed straw hat
With silver and leather on it
and I shall spend my social security
On white wine and carrots
And sit in the alley of my barn
And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out
in the middle of a summer's night
And ride the chestnut mare
Across the moonstruck meadow.
If my old bones will allow.
When people come to call I will smile and nod
As I walk them past the gardens to the barn
And show, instead, the beauty growing there
In stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and
Wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel.
And I will be an embarrassment to all
Who look down on me.
They've not yet found the peace in being free
To love a horse as a friend,
A friend who waits at midnight hour
With nuzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be
When I am Old.
Author Unknown
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