Meridian Farm

Some of our favorite photos from the last two weeks 🫶🏼 thank you Viola Mitchell Photography for the shots!!

Halfway through week 2 and this view is pretty special. The ribbons are fun, the placings are the icing on the cake, but what it represents is so much more. The work these riders have put in, the growth every pair has demonstrated, the new partnerships already developing so beautifully, the not-always-linear journey full of ups and downs. It represents their dedication, tenacity, passion, diligence, and above all, their undying love of the horse. 💕

We as trainers could not be more proud of our crew - not just for the results in the show ring, but for every step of the journey along the way. Thanks for letting us be a part of it. 🫶🏼

More photos to come, but week two is off to a great start!
*Apollo - Baby Greens Champion
*Petey - 1, 2, 2 in his step-up to the .90s
*Polo - 2’3” Hunters Reserve Champion
*not pictured - Selah came off a squirrelly schooling day to have some lovely rounds getting our ducks back in a row; a little more schooling than competitive rounds but essential and we are so proud of Allison for her stellar piloting on this young mare! Grace also took Edison in the hunter ring for the first time and had some lovely rounds with just a few navigational errors but excellent riding otherwise. Emma and Pimpy took on their first Cascade jumper tracks and laid down some beautiful clear rounds, just out of the ribbons on time but a superb start to their week!

Derby field is mowed and ready to begin clean-up!! Young rider Evelyn on her boy Polaroid gave the ground a test run today and gave it the seal of approval 🐴 this field has a whole host of good memories and we’re excited to bring it back to life (and add some more fun stuff too!)

After a VERY long search, we are finally able to wish Allison a HUGE congratulations on her purchase of Selah VDE! Selah is an 8 year old Belgian Warmblood mare with a solid resume and an even better temperament. We’re so excited to see these two flourish together!

This past weekend, the Meridian team had a wonderful first show to kick off the 2026 season! Evelyn and Polo dominated in their first show together; Gia rode youngster Apollo who exceeded ALL expectations for a wonderful first show; Grace competed for the first time EVER with Edison, and Addie and Ed stepped out into the 3’ hunters with some excellent rounds; Avery piloted Polo around the 2’6” hunters for a clean sweep (her second time riding him ever!) and Margie and Emma each rode Pimlico into the top ribbons both days!

Whew! I think that’s everyone… with a slew of champion and reserve ribbons across the board, and a WHOLE lot of excellent learning moments in EVERY pair, we could not be more proud of these ladies and more excited for the season to come!! Thank you to the whole Meadow View team and all involved with Columbia Hunter Jumper Association for a great first outing for the season! And huge thanks to Hannah with Szendre Photography for these great shots!!

Jumps are set and ready for our first lessons in the new facility! We are beyond excited to begin this new chapter at Westar Ranch - both Kelsey and Robin have been at this farm in years past, and the opportunity to “come home” is sure a happy one. Hard to beat this indoor - exciting stuff!

It was a big weekend at Meridian Farm… first horse show of the season, followed immediately with a NEW home base! More information to come but we are a) SO PROUD of our amazing riders and b) SO excited to continue growing the MF team!

Not to worry - the move is all on good terms! We love our NSEC crew and have been so grateful for the last year there, but as our program grows we needed more space and the perfect opportunity arose. We are thrilled to be able to offer haul-in lessons, more stall space for new additions, and a whole lot of fun stuff in the works! (Derby field, anyone?👀)

Stay tuned, and if you’re interested in joining the MF team while we still have space, send us a message!

*we currently do not have lesson horses available, but we are always happy to help horse-shop for purchase or lease options. Let us know how we can help!