Shane Sweetnam wins the $35,000 1.50 Championshipon his new mount Buckle Up recently purchased by the Blue Buckle Group. Really nice story here: http://www.proequest.com/news/2016/02/06/shane-sweetnam-and-buckle-up-win-35000-suncast-150m-championship-jumper-classic

Main Road owned by Sweet Oak Farm and Seabrook LLC wins the 1.40 class. 

Spy Coast Farm's Cyklon was 3rd in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45 Classic (only 8/10ths behind the winner) and 4th in the $35,000 1.45 Class. Cornwall owned by Siboney Ranch is 6th in the $6,000 1.40m Class. 

Ergast Van't Kiezelhof was 9th in the $216,000 Ariat CSI 4* Grand Prix out of 60 entries. Sweet Oak has a number of really nice jumpers for sale. Check here: Horse For Sale

Olivia is one of the cutest of them all on Love Bug showing in the Sm/Medium Children's Hunters, 2nd in the Under Saddle class this week.

Monika Preston has top placings this week in the Low Adult Hunter 2'6" division on both Wagner Park and Central Park. This is a very big and competitive division at WEF this year.  

Lindsey Tomeu was in the money in the Adults Jumper Classic (7th) on Bonapart. She had the time in the jump-off, just a single rail kept them from the win.

Lacey Gilbertson was 3rd (out of 105) in the $10,000 Medium A/O Classic on Easy Money.

Brett Burlington won the WIHS Equitation Hunter Phase and was 3rd Overall on Jefferson. And had a paycheck in the $10,000 SJHOF High Jr. Jumper Classic on Bluf and on Darero (4th) in the Medium Jumper Classic.

Anna Beth Athey got a piece of the Low Junior Jumpers on Landia II taking home some prize money.

Tracey Gorin-Byrne got a piece of the Adult Jumpers on Quiloa and Skylar Rogalny got a piece of the Children's Modified Jumpers on Mr. Lopez.

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." ~ Peter Pan

Days of pouring rain, tornado warnings, leads to two days of cancelled classes. But the sun finally came out on Friday and Sweet Oak did a lot of shining.

Party On is Champion in the Sm/Medium Children's Division with Christina Rogalny at WEF 3!! How incredibly cute is this pony. Watch this winning round.
https://pbiec.coth.com/…/106038/t/525a386a33e853bc83273ff38…

In her FIRST $35,000 WEF CHALLENGE CUP Lacey Gilbertson on Echo D is Double Clear landing her in 3rd place in a class with 72 other entries. We are so excited for Lacey!!!

Anna Beth Athey took away top prizes in the Low Junior Jumpers on Serena and Landia II. And Shane was clear and fast on Eregast Van't Kiezelhof landing 3rd in the $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45 Classic.
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Sweet Oak ends the last day at WEF II with two more great jumper results. Lindsey Tomeu was 2nd in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Classic. and Lacey Gilberson was10th on Easy Money in the $10,000 Medium A/O Jumper Classic!! Watch Lindsey's incredibly speedy jump-off round here. 
https://pbiec.coth.com/…/100098/t/33b04640e9f299f05e9128b15…

A BIG Congratulations to Kaely Tomeu and Belle Bleu Winner of the $10,000 Low AO Jumper Classic today AND fastest jumpoff time out of 112 entries at WEF II AND CHAMPION in the Low AO Jumper division!! That all deserves some serious clapping!! Thank you Michael Delfiandra for an awesome job training this pair. And always a thank you to Milton for taking such great care of this horse! Belle Bleu S is clearly a "mudder". Double Clear and 3rd out of 60 in the Low Am. OwnerJumper Class swimming through the mud - watch here:
https://pbiec.coth.com/…/97573/t/ee625421169fbd41ef9d650c09…

More...Anna Beth Athey was 2nd out of 95 in the $10,000 Low Jr. Jumper Classic on Serena and Tracey Gorin-Byrne was 2nd on Quiloa in the Adult Jumpers! Lots of other great jumper results and top ribbons from Sweet Oakers this week - Claire Blakewell on Solo Des Forets in the Adult Am Modified Jumpers, Anna Beth Athey on Balizo Z in the Medium Jr. Jumpers. and on Ecuador 3rd in the Medium Jr. Jumper class.

Anna Beth Athey Is 3rd and 3rd on her Ecuador and 5th on Landia II in the Low Junior Jumpers. Lacey Gilbertson is 6th in the High Amateur Owner jumpers and 8th in the SJHOF High A/O Class on Bijzonder with 40 in the class. Brett Burlington takes away 5th in the Medium Jr. Jumpers on Esquina Van Klapscheut. Jumping fools all these girls!!

Check out Anna Beth on Ecuador in the jumpoff https://pbiec.coth.com/…/92036/t/ea6cfe82c14c4dcb2b6b8176b2…
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Check out Kaely on Cornwall: https://pbiec.coth.com/…/91748/t/d0c226d55a9830b9edc97813ff…
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​Sweet Oak wins the Trainers Award at the SFHJA Charity Horse Show for the most Championships throughout the horse show which is why this post is so long!!! Congratulations to everyone for such a phenomenal horse show and a great start to the season.

CHAMPIONS:
- Lindsey Tomeu on her new horse Can Do in the Adult Amateur Jumpers
- Kaely Tomeu on Belle Bleu in the Low Amateur Owner Jumper (winning two classes including the Classic)
- Christina Rogalny on Olivia Sweetnam’s new pony Party On in the Children’s Pony Hunters
- Tracey Gorin-Byrne in the Adult Amateur Equitation 
- Brett Burlington in the Equitation 15-17 division. Brett also won THE MEDAL, THE MACLAY and THE WIHS Equitation class on Diorado VDL and is named Best Child Rider on a Horse (3'6")
- Shane was Champion with Cantero Da Lagoa and Beluga in the Level 6 Jumpers

RESERVE CHAMPIONS:
- Tracey Gorin-Byrne on Wagner Park in Adult Amateur Hunter winning two of the classes and was ALSO named Best Amateur Rider.
- Allison Coleman on Bayfiew Hi Hope in the Cross Rail Hunter and Strawberry Shortcake in the Cross Rail Equitation (winning a class in both divisions)
- Brett Burlington on Due West in the Junior Working Hunters and Bluff in the High Junior/A/O Jumpers. Bluf won the $10,000 High Junior/AO Jumper Classic.
- Elliana Schulties on Sweet Oak Farm's Love Bug in the Modified Hunters. Elliana also received top ribbons in the small pony hunters.

CLASS WINS:
- Olivia Sweetnam on Love Bug for her DEBUT in the Children’s Pony Hunter. First and second - taking a step up into this division.
- Lacey Gilbertson on Easy Money in the High Junior/AO Jumpers
- Ava Hoffman on Quigley in the Children’s Hunter 14 and under
- Noel Barry won the $5,000 Low Junior Jumper Classic on Mr. Lopez and was 5th in the $10,000 High Junior/AO Jumper Classic on Clapton. Noel is herein the U.S. having won a 4 week stipend to go ride with Sweet Oak Farm for her performance in two big shows in Ireland. How exciting for Noel!

SPECIAL CLASSES:
- Lindsey Tomeu won the Adult Medal on Bonapart AND the Sportsmanship Trophy donated by the Women’s Cancer Association. The award was voted on by ALL the in-gate crew and staff at the horse show.
- Shane Sweetnam wins the Grand Prix on Eregast Van't Kiezelhof
- Skylar Roglany was in the money in the Low Junior Jumpers on Quiloa
- Christina Rogalny has stepped up to the horse division on Beaverwood’s Monarch taking away top ribbons in all classes.
- Lorcan Gallagher was in the money on Solo Des Forets and Claire Blakewell had top placings on Solo Des Forets in the Low Amateur Owner Jumpers.

What an amazing week for the Sweet Oak Farm team…from riders, to trainers, to grooms, to friends, family and supporters. It was one of those weeks where so much goes the right way…which we know in the horse show world that isn’t always the case.

SHANE SWEETNAM WINS ALI SWEETNAM A LONGINES WATCH
Shane had an amazing week ending it with the Leading Rider Award and $30,000 check from Longines and a beautiful new Longines watch. 

So this is how he won – early in the week Shane was winner on Spy Coast Farm’s Venturo 9 

http://www.hamptonclassic.com/media/sweetnam-continues-irish-winning-streak-at-hampton-classic

As the week progressed he kept on rolling – the only rider to have two clear in the $50,000 Grand Prix qualifier. Chaqui Z finished 2nd and then 7th on Sweet Oak Farm’s recent import Easy Contact Humlan. The points kept racking up -  3rd on Main Road (Seabrook LLC) in the $10,000 Open Jumper class, 4th on another recent Sweet Oak import, Special Line H in the Merrill Lynch Speed Derby, and Spy Coast Farm’s Beluga took away several top ribbons. Then to top off the week and put the Longines Rider Challenge to bed Chaqui Z was brilliant in the $250,000 Grand Prix finishing 6th. In the end it wasn’t even close – Shane finished with 355 points, Todd Minikus was second with 170 points, and Paul O’Shea third with 165 points.

LORCAN GALLAGHER TAKES A BIG WIN
Lorcan Gallagher took the win in the $20,000 Royalton Farms Jumper Challenge on Alexander DeVries’ Esquina Van Klapscheut. Listen to Lorcan talk about that exciting win:
https://www.facebook.com/HamptonClassic/videos/10152938318816739/?fref=nf

And here is a great write-up by the Hampton Classic Horse Show:
http://www.hamptonclassic.com/media/gallagher-grabs-20-000-royalton-farms-jumper-challenge-at-hampton-classic

THE AMATEURS ARE EQUALLY ON FIRE
The Tomeu sisters were amazing, awesome, brilliant and Champions – Lindsey Tomeu was Champion on Bonapart in the Adult Jumper division, winning two classes and finishing 7th in the Adult Jumper Classic. Kaely Tomeu was Champion in the High Amateur Owner Jumper division on Fidalgo Van Het Leliehof. Kaely finished 2nd in the $25,000 Campbell Stables Jumping Derby. Only 4 qualified in the final jump-off and Kaely went 3rd giving it her all going double clear. Only the last rider was able to catch her. Kaely also had success on Capitol in the Rose Hill Amateur Jumper 1.40 class.

Another winner – Lacey Gilbertson on her own All Star De L’Aube!! Lacey won the $2,500 Amateur-Owner Jumper class with 55 entries. An awesome effort. She also took away a top place finish on Echo D in the 1.4m Amateur Jumpers. 

THE SWEET OAK VILLAGE
We say all the time it takes a village to have weeks like this. It’s worth repeating!! Thanks to Lorcan, the customers, the fantastic horses, and all the grooms who work all hours of the day and night to get everyone to peak performance…thank you Santos, Juan, Tolo, Ricky, Lilly and Alex!!! It couldn't be done without you.

Just like last week there were numerous wins and top placings by everyone – Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation - Juniors, Amateurs and Professionals! Such a well-rounded group of riders!! Special thanks to Michael DelFiandra for all his help training and Lorcan for pitching in too.

Professionals:
Main Road, owned by Sweet Oak Farm and Seabrook LLC, was 1st, 2nd and 5th in the 7 Year Old Jumpers. This horse is going to be one to watch for sure. USA D’Horset was right behind the win on Main Road with a 2nd, both horses were ridden by Shane Sweetnam.  Eregast Van’t Kiezelhof was double clear landing 2nd in the Hagyard Lexington Classic. Lorcan Gallagher wasn’t far behind on Casper taking 5th in the same class. Lorcan was in the money as well on Caphur in the 1.40. A number of these horses are for sale.

Equitation: 
Tracey Gorin-Byrne won the Ariat National Adult Equitation (again). Brett Burlington was 2nd in both the USEF Talent Search and the Medal Class on Diorado VDL.

Hunters:
Lindsey Tomeu on Holiday and Tracey on Wagner Park took away top placings in the Adult Amateurs 18-35 and Caraway with Brett Burlington did the same in the Large Junior Hunters <15.

Ponies:
Mr. Magoo as reported on earlier was Champion and Halisko with Christina Rogalny in the stirrups received top ribbons in almost every class in the highly competitive Medium Pony Hunters. Everyone is in Kentucky for Pony Finals. And Olivia Sweetnam competing against 18 in the short-stirrup division took away TEN great top ribbon placings in both the hunters AND equitation divisions on Smartie and Berry.

On to the Jumpers:
Besides Lindsey Tomeu being Champion on Bonapart (two class wins) and 2nd in the Adult Jumper Classic and Logan Marksbury winning the NAL/WIHS Adult Jumper Classic everyone got something! Lacey Gilbertson took away ribbons on Modern Music, Easy Money and All Star De L’Aube. Lacey just missed being in the money in the Kentucky Summer Grand Prix on Echo D. It was a great effort and out of 40 in the class they ended up 13th . Skylar Rogalny on Quiloa was in ribbons in the Low Juniors, Kaely Tomeu was 2nd on Fidalgo in the High Jr./AO Jumpers, Brett Burlington was 3rd on Anders Wictor L. In the SJHF Jr. Jumper Classic Brett took away 7th on Anders Wictor L and 8th on Bluf. The Amateurs were just as good in the SJHF AO Jumper Classic – Kaely Tomeu was 7th on Capitol, Lacey was 8th on Easy Money and 10th on All Star De L’Aube