A Year in Horses always comes with excitement, growth and change. Our 2019 Sundance season was filled with each as we traveled from Mexico to Canada, showing in our favorite locations and enjoying the opportunity to spend time with one another as teammates and friends. At Sundance, showing is not only about the ribbons (although there are plenty of those!), but is a fantastic opportunity to support one another – cheering for the ups, and commiserating through the downs –always coming back to the concept of “team” that Sundance is so proud of.
I think you can see this spirit in abundance in our 2019 “year end” video below. Each year my husband Rory creates these and we debut them with our barn family at our annual holiday party. We’ve never shared them publicly before, but we think they show how much fun being a part of Sundance can be:
Also this year, Lizzie Wright-Richards graduated from Working Student to Assistant Trainer after deciding to pursue a career in horses. We are delighted to officially add her to our assistant trainer roster alongside Lily Phillips and Laurel Yruretagoyena. Everyone is truly enjoying her lessons.
We also said goodbye to Danika Green as she moved away from full time training to pursue other career goals. Danika started in our Working Student program when she was just 14 and has been with us ever since. Her energy and enthusiasm will be missed – though we expect to see some “Danika drive-bys” at the barn from time to time!
As Trainers, we are never more proud than when we see a group of “Sundance Equestrian blue jackets” gathered together, everyone talking and laughing about what happened that day. Riding is always about moving forward in our journey, and that is best done surrounded by a wonderful and supportive barn family.
Despite recent events, we are excited for the rest of 2020. We are keeping things sanitized and safe, and as always, look forward to seeing you at the barn! In the meantime, here are a few more “year end” Sundance videos you may enjoy:
A Year In Sundance: 2018
A Year In Sundance: 2017
A Year In Sundance: 2016