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We had a great weekend at the Flying Fox Schooling Show this weekend! Vivian Lurk and Bambino were Reserve Champion 🎉in the Ground pole hunters. Nora Lurk and Gabi got great ribbons in the Crossrail Hunters! Ashley Lanzotti and Squid were Champion 🏆in the Crossrail Equitation Division. Kaitlyn Crawford and Helo were Reserve Champion in the Intermediate Adult Division. Stacy Thompson and Stitch were class winners 🥇in the Intermediate Adult Division. Abby Arnette-Miller and Mason were consistently in the ribbons in the Intermediate Children’s Division. Thank you to all of our families and friends for coming out to support us this weekend! We are looking forward [email protected] next Flying Fox show in February! 😊😊

Congratulations to Camryn Merlo and Twist on their 4th place finish in the Low Children’s Jumper Classic today at the WEF Premiere Horse Show!! 🎉🎉

Thank you for making 2022 a fantastic year! We can’t wait for an even better 2023! Happy New Year from all of us to all of you🎊🍾🎊

From our family to yours, wishing you a very Merry Christmas🎄🎁

Our first load of horses is safely on its way to Wellington. Thank you to for taking care of our precious cargo!

Looking for a ride for 1 pony from Wildwood, MO to Boca Raton, FL. Please let me know if anyone is heading that way with room.

Wishing a very Happy Thanksgiving to all of our family, friends and clients.

Just a reminder the Baskin Farm store is open until November 18th if you want to order anything before Christmas!!!

Just a reminder it’s daylight savings time tonight! Turn your clocks back an hour!!

We had a fantastic day for the Baskin Farm Academy Show last weekend despite the weather! We always look forward to our Academy riders showing us what they have learned in the past year! Of course, we always love to see the creativity of the costume class at the end of the day! Congratulations to everyone who came to show, and thank all of their family and friends for the support. A HUGE thank you goes out to each and everyone who helped the day go smoothly, we couldn’t have done it without you all!

The Baskin Farm logo wear shop is open to do your fall shopping! Please take a look at the online store and get your orders in!

Best of luck to all riders today in the Dover Saddlery USEF Medal Finals!! The first 40 of 230 have already completed their first rounds. Please take some time out of your day to watch the practice and dedication it takes to make it to one of the National Equitation Finals. Here is the link to watch live all day today. https://www.usef.org/network/coverage/2022usefmedal/

We had a Spectacular Weekend at WEC Ohio!!
Camryn Merlo and Twist continued their hot streak to be Champion🏆in the Low Children’s jumpers with a 🥈in the Classic. Maddie Tull and Tannin also added another Championship 🏆 to their resume in the Novice Children’s jumpers, with a 🥈in their Classic!! Haley Hacala and Cassie could not have been any more consistent in their results in the Low Adult jumpers with 5th and 6th place finishes and a 4th in the Classic!
Nora Huels and Yahoo teamed up to “knock the dust off” as they prepared for the NHS Finals with several solid rounds in the 3’3” Junior Hunters and Equitation. Nora won 🥇 the 3’3” Hunt Seat Medal. We would like to give a HUGE shout out to Ali McCool and Sarah Mechlin for sharing Yahoo with us. Thank you! You helped make the weekend a success!!

Congratulations to our 2022 graduating seniors! Best of luck as you head off to college!

It’s that time of year for the St Louis National Charity! Please get your entries in😊

Entries are open for the St Louis National Charity Horse show! Hit the link here to get you entries in! We can’t wait to see you there!

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We couldn’t be more proud of Becca Slater and Sabina Holtzman’s Happy Dance as they wrapped up the second round of the USHJA Incentive Championships. Calvin finished in the top half out of 135 horses. We cannot wait to see this promising young horse continue to shine🤩

We had a great weekend at The Kirkwood Show! Winter Fanetti and Talulah were Champion in the Short Stirrup Division🏆. Mary Campbell and Dante were Reserve Champion in the Academy Horse Division with a class win in the Equitation on the Flat🥇. Nora Lurk and Gabi were Champion in the Crossrail Hunter Division🏆. Vivian Lurk had great results with Bambino in the Ground Pole Division. Becca Slater and Alex Nunley’s Mosby were Reserve Champion in the Baby Green Division. Becca and Sabina Holtzman’s Chiclet won both Low 2’6 Hunter classes. A huge thank you goes out to Kaitlyn Crawford for her help all weekend. As always, thank you to all who made this show such a success. 😊😊

Good luck to our first time Pony Finals competitor, Caitlyn Calijan with Rollingwoods Lemony Sticket!🤩They will be showing in the Small Pony Division which starts on Wednesday morning with the model and under saddle! Have a great time and good luck from the Baskin Farm Team! 😊

We had a great weekend at the Happenstance Horse Show! Congratulations to all Baskin riders on their hard work😊. Libby and Stitch had great results on Saturday in the 2’3 Schooling Hunter division finishing with a 3rd place in the Classic. Sunday they moved up to the Limit Rider Hunter and finished with a class win to be Reserve Champion🏆. They also brought home a 4th place finish in the Classic. Kaitlyn and Melman started off great with a Reserve Champion finish in the 2’ Schooling Hunter division on Saturday and an 8th place Derby finish. Sunday they moved up to the 2’3 Schooling Hunters with great results including a class win and a 5th place Derby finish. Abby and Mason had very solid placings in the Academy Horse division on Saturday and Sunday! 😊 Whren and Goose also had great results in the Academy Horse division finishing with a 2nd place in the over fences on Sunday. Mary and Dante also showed in the Academy Horse division with great results as well! Theo and Bodie had 2 solid days in the Long Stirrup division with a few class wins as well🥇. They were also 7th place finishers in the Derby on Saturday afternoon. A big thank you goes out to all of our friends and family who came out to support us this weekend. As always, thank you to Ellen, Kate and the entire Happenstance crew who made this weekend so much fun! 😊

GLEF 3 is a wrap for the Baskin Farm Team. Some highlights include: Maddie Tull and Tannin were the .85 Ch/Ad Jumper classic winners and Champion 🏆in the .85 Ch/Ad. Camryn Merlo and Twist were Champion 🏆in the Low Child Jumper division. Ann Buck and Dimples sped to the top of the .85 Ch/Ad classes. Sam Mueller and Jolene were 2nd in the Low Adult Jumper Classic. Lauren Hempstead and Flora were 6th in the Low Adult Jumper Classic. McKenzie Graves and Stan were class winners 🥇in the Low Childrens Hunter Division. Lindsey Graves and Ethan were class winners 🥇in the Low Adult Equitation division. Sabina Holtzman and Cash had great rounds in the Low Adult Hunters. Caitlin Calijan and Lolli were 2nd in the Pony Equitation. Margot Epstein and Simba had great results in the Childrens 15-17 Hunter division. Winter Fanetti and Talulah made their debut together over the past 2 weeks coming home with a class win 🥇in the Short Stirrup division. Riley Ritter and Hampton had great results in the Adult Hunters. Becca Slater and Calvin came home with a Reserve Champion in the 6 year old Young Hunters. Katy Hinkley and Hoody were 6th in the Adult Jumper Classic. We have had an amazing 3 weeks in Michigan!! A big thank you goes out to Tyler and Emelia for all of their hard work and beautiful turnout of all of the horses! We look forward to all of you joining us for next summer! 😃

Thank you to the Graves Family for hosting a great day at their Michigan home. Lots of water sports, smiles and fun was had by all!!

We’ve had a great 2 weeks in Traverse City with great ribbons and results from everyone. The weather couldn’t be any better! 😊 A big thank you goes out to the entire team for making everything run so smoothly! Stay tuned for more pictures from week 3 before we head home!

Good Morning! Due to the extreme heat we have made the decision to move the Happenstance show to next week, July 29-31. The schedule will remain the same, and any online entries already completed will “roll over”. Please update Kate or Ellen with your stall counts. Thank you!

Congratulations to Nora Huels on a great week at Lamplight! Batman was 2nd in the Low Children’s Jumper Classic. Alabama and Nora were 1st in the NHS 3’3” Medal along with many other great ribbons! Thank you to Mara and Perfecta Farm for your hospitality. Best of luck next week🎉

Our second load is on its way to Traverse City! A big thank you to everyone at the farm for getting them safely on their way!

All set up in Traverse City and ready to go! It’s a beautiful 70 degrees here! Can’t wait to have everyone join us!😊

Next stop Traverse City!

We had a very successful 2 weeks at the Split Rock Horse Shows, with great ribbons and results from all. A huge thank you goes out to the entire team on their hard work during the long and hot days. We couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you. Stay tuned as we head up to Traverse City this weekend for 3 great weeks!

It was another great show for Team Baskin at Lamplight Spring in Chicago! Camryn Merlo and Twist continued to have another great show. They were Reserve Champion 🏆 in the Modified Children/Adult Jumpers and won 🥇the Modified Ch/Ad Classic. Sam Mueller made her debut in the Low child/Adult jumpers with Jolene with great ribbons in the Division and 3rd in the
classic. Maddie Tull made her jumper ring debut with Tannin in the Puddle Jumpers. They were class winners during the week and 2nd in the Puddle Jumper Classic🎉🎉. Lauren Link and Cy made their debut together in the Puddle Jumpers with great results during the week and 4th in the Puddle Jumper Classic✨. Becca Slater and Calvin were Champion 🏆 in the 3” Green Division and were 4th in the Green Incentive. Amelia Stange and Fergie made their debut together in the Childrens Hunter Pony Division with good results. Paola Stange and Ethan were class winners in the Pre-Childrens/Adult Division. Kendall George and King ended up with great ribbons in a very competitive Junior Hunter Division. A special thank you goes out to Victoria and Kendall for coming out to the show to ride and show. 💕💕

We had a great time at the Happenstance Farm Horse Show last weekend! Martha and Goose made their show ring debut with great ribbons Saturday in the Ground Pole Hunters, and Champion on Sunday in the Ground Poles🏆🏆. Alex and Mosby made their show ring debut together with great ribbons Saturday in the Schooling Hunters!✨✨ Winter and Talulah made their show ring debut with great ribbons in the Crossrail Hunters on Saturday, and Reserve Champion in the Crossrails on Sunday🏆. Abby and Mason were unbeatable in the Academy Horse Division bringing home the Championship on Saturday and Sunday!🏆🏆🥇 Hallie and Scotty brought home the Reserve Championship in the Intermediate Childrens Hunters on Saturday. Sunday the pair brought home a blue ribbon in the Intermediate Childrens as well. Stacy and Stitch came home with Reserve Champion in the Intermediate Adult Hunters on Saturday and had great results on Sunday. Theo and Bodie were Champion in Saturday’s Crossrail division 🏆🏆 Sunday they moved up to the Beginner Rider Division with great results!! Congratulations to all Baskin riders on a great weekend! As always a huge thank you goes out to all of the families who came to give support and to the team at Happenstance for a great weekend!

We had a fantastic time at the Happenstance Spring Horse show! 🎉Despite the snow❄️ on Friday, it was a beautiful weekend☀️. Kid Stuff and Winter Fanetti made their horse showing debut. They were Champion in the Crossrail Hunters on Saturday and Reserve Champion on Sunday🏆. Katie and At Ease had a great day on Saturday in the Intermediate Ch/Ad Hunters and ended up 4th in the Happenstance Hunter Classic. Mary Coopman and No Fly Zone had a great Saturday winning a class in the Beginner Rider Division. They moved up to the Intermediate Ch/Ad Hunter Division on Sunday with great results. Alex Nunley and Mosby made their showing debut with a class win 🥇 in the Intermediate Hunter under saddle and many other great placings in the Schooling and Intermediate Ch/Ad divisions. Greta Wimmer and Surfin’ USA were class winners 🥇 in the Intermediate Ch/Ad Hunters and 3rd in the Happenstance Hunter Classic on Saturday. Sunday the pair moved up to the Schooling Hunter Division with more great results including a class win🥇. Mary Campbell joined us on Sunday. She and At Ease were class winners in the Crossrail Hunters and 3rd in the Classic. Thank you to Ellen, Kate and everyone at Happenstance for a great weekend. A huge thank you to Katie and Alex for all of their help over the weekend. Finally, thank you to all of the parents for their continued support, and off course bringing all of the snacks and drinks! 😊

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What a great start to WEF! Haley Hacala and Castelina were Reserve Champion in the 18-35 Low Adult Jumpers during week 8! They were 3rd in their first class Saturday and finished up with a 3rd place finish in the classic today! Congratulations Haley and Cassie!

Safe travels to our second load heading to WEF! Thank you again to Emelia, Julie and for getting our precious cargo here safe and sound!!

The first load is well on their way to Florida! A huge thank you goes out to Julie Vorthman, Riley Ritter, Amy Dodds and Holly Huels for helping get them safely on their way this morning. Of course we also need to thank Tony and Tim with for getting the horses to Florida safe and sound! Stay tuned for updates from WEF over the next 5 weeks!

“You need look no farther than your heart to find me.”
It is with extremely heavy hearts that all of us at Baskin Farm inform you that we made the decision to say goodbye to Liberace today😢💔. He was a huge favorite in the lesson string! Liberace had a heart of gold, and gave everyone who rode him the confidence to do anything! He was the ultimate teacher, even with one eye, and always did his job with a smile on his face. He has enjoyed roaming the farm for the last several years as all of the great schoolies before him have done. As the health of our older schoolies always comes first, his was deteriorating and we couldn’t make him suffer. Libby, may you Rest In Peace and join all of the great ones running free. You have touched so many of our lives and will be greatly missed!💔💔💔