RIP Squints aka Ms. Wise and Wonderful

Life has a funny way of reminding you what you should really be thankful for.  My reminder has come through the love and compassion of a feline animal named Squints.

Squints had watched over this farm for her many 20 some ++ years, she knew it better than any other.  She could tell when it was time for fun, when things were serious and most importantly yet she knew the how to deal with grief.

I have many Squints memories and am so thankful for having been allowed the opportunity to have enjoyed this amazing kitty.  One of my favorite memories was when she decided that having always been a barn cat she wanted to try the good life inside. At this point we had just lost our wonderful long companion Quigley and Clyde was a lonely sad puppy.  Squints could tell that Clyde, myself and my loving husband needed a pick me up.  Squints provided plenty of this- she even enjoyed being Clydes nap buddy.  During this time Bryce and I would take Clyde out for walks around the farm trying to get him out of his slump from losing his buddy (or perhaps to get us out of our slump!) - Squints decided she was one of the family and that she would join in on the walks to.  Clyde would dart back and forth and run as fast as he could and there was Squints, a little slow, but steadily following along to join in on the outing.

Squints was here at the farm when it was INSPO and she stayed here as it transitioned into Principia Stables- I think Squints has more stories and more friends than I even dare to try and comprehend.  Please on this beautiful Thanksgiving Day take the time to remember some fond moments you had with MS. Wise and Wonderful Squints.

With much thanks to everyone I am so lucky to have come across and those that I am so thankful to be surrounded with- all of you with your wisdom and kindness are true inspirations to me in so many ways.

Happy Hanukah and Happy Thanksgiving.

RIP Wise and Wonderful Squints.

Calendar is posted.... jealous? We still have room for 1 working student!

In a few days it'll be Thanksgiving.  That means we are less than a month away from Christmas and as soon as we get through New Years Eve its all about packing and prepping for an awesome 2014 Aiken  season!


If you're looking to get some ideas for what you can do in 2014 I have listed all the recognized events that we will be going to through Spring as well as many of the un-recognized.  As we get closer to our competitions we will also add in cross country schoolings to the calendar as well.

MK Equestrian has been heading south for 2 months the last 5 years and I think that 2014 could be one of the best seasons yet.  We have some stellar competitors in the group, some fun up and coming horses and as always super great girls to enjoy the process with.

Here is the link to my websites calendar- this is a provisional calendar, we may not be at all of these events.

http://www.mollyrosin.com/calendar/


We will be spending 8 weeks in Aiken.  If you'd like to join let us know!  Plenty of room for horse and human visitors.
Room for 1 additional working student so contact me soon if you're interested -
molly @mollyrosin.com

Working Student position available at MK Equestrian

Here at MK Equestrian we promise you one thing.

Adventure

As with most any working student position ours requires someone who's interested in LEARNING, sweating, working hard and most importantly someone who's dedicated to the well being of our horses.  I like to tailor the working student position to match the needs of the applicants (to the best of my ability).  We have the ability to house a horse and a rider, to offer lessons and or horse training.  To the right applicant a future full time job is definitely a possibility.

We have a long list of past (and present) working students and I'd like to think that each of them walked away with a better understanding of who they are, what they need and hopefully learned a little about riding and horse care in the process.

Our program is about producing happy and healthy horses and confident and relaxed riders.  From that I feel like we have been able to produce good matches in terms of horse sales and some pretty good results at competitions... always a plus!

We train out of Principia Stables in Kirkwood PA for most of the year. This facility, owned by the Hulmes; has 26 stalls, an indoor, outdoor, cross country schooling field, European Walker and access to the amazing Andrews Bridge Hunt land for hacking and fitness.  This facility runs year round but some of us travel south for 2 months to Aiken, SC.  This year we will be working out of the lovely Farmfield Plantation (see previous blog).  We have a group of horses in training, students and a few key mounts that I'm aiming at some upper level fun... this should keep us busy!

If you have interest in joining our team please contact me at molly@mollyrosin.com - send some information about yourself; your goals, your needs and a few fun facts about you and or your horse!

I'm super excited about my life, my job and OUR horses.... fun times ahead, want in?

AIKENaikenAiKenAIKENaiken .....AIKEN!!!!

Thats right, this time of year all anyone can talk about, think about, dream about and look forward to is AIKEN :)

Not that I don't thoroughly enjoy some low key fall/winter training but as a true eventer I'm already thinking about what great fun things could be in store for 2014.

MK Equestrian will be training out of Farmfield Plantation this year in Aiken.  We have worked out of a few places in Aiken and something tells me that this will be a facility that we'll be coming back to for many years.  Farmfield Plantation is just a few miles from Full Gallop, Paradise and Sporting Days.  Less than 15 minutes from downtown and it is very accessible to the main freeway to get to Gibbes Farm and Pine Top.

This year it'll be my head girl Hannah Metz with her two mounts Zhen and Mason as well as a new addition to our Aiken squad; Madee and her horse Highland.  I will be bringing Puttin on the Ritz, The Diesel Boy and Bristol Indian.  I hope to line up a good list of sales horses and horses to get ready for clients. This list is still in process so please call or email to put in your requests :)

I'm attaching a few photos of our Aiken training facility- we have access to 24 stalls, lots of turnout, heated wash stalls, 4+ bedrooms and a LOT of hacking!!

Looking forward to catching up with all of my students and owners to develop some short and long term goals for the up-coming seasons.
molly@mollyrosin.com

MK EQUESTRIAN, LLC --- breaking news

MK EQUESTRIAN LLC

A huge thank you to my web-master and husband Bryce Kinnamon, the website is up-dated! www.mkequestrian.com

You'll see some exciting new sales horses listed.  Many of these are fairly new to our program, but I know them all well enough to have a solid idea of what type of rider will work best for them.  As always please call or email as I'd love to help place you aboard your next horse, or help place the one you're currently trying to sell.

We have had a wonderful summer; we sold some fabulous horses to absolutely wonderful homes, had some great competitions, learned a lot and we acquired some new students to our program.  I feel lucky!  It's now time to look forward to where, what and how from here.

2014 is less than 2 months away, wow!  I never look forward to leaving home for 2 months, but I sure do look forward to being in Aiken.  This year is no exception as we will be calling Farmfield Plantation our home away from home.  http://www.farmfieldplantation.com This place has great pastures, riding areas and a HEATED wash stall :) :) :)  Located within minutes of our many Aiken XC schooling options and events- it's sure to be a great time.  We have room for a few more horses in training and a few more students so email soon for more information. molly@mollyrosin.com

For those of you that need/wish to stay in Pennsylvania for the winter- Principia Stables (our Kirkwood, PA training location) will stay open and will have available stalls for winter boarding.

Last but not least Havarah Equestrian has officially done a name change to MK EQUESTRIAN, LLC. "Havarah" has a lovely meaning and is of large importance to me- I have not lost faith that my business can be kept to working with people in my "havareim" .  However, I am very proud to be a Kinnamon (married for a whole year now!).

All the best and please be in touch for winter training and horse sales!
Molly Kinnamon

Keeping it real... Plantation Field Starter trials wrap up

Fall in Pennsylvania is about one of the most wonderful things a person can be part of in life.  The day we had at Plantation Field yesterday was one of the most perfect fall days I could've asked for.  We had great weather, beautiful scenery, many of our good friends and of course we can't forget some horses that were seriously GOOD!

I had the pleasure of competing The Zoominator --- I mean Zoomalong; his rider/owner Dr. Steve Berkowitz has needed to take a few weeks off so I gladly took over the ride.  Zoom and Steve have built an incredible partnership over the last year and Zoom is now a seriously great happy horse.  Zoom finished on his dressage score of 26.10 to lead his novice horse class.

My second ride is a new one at our place- Rissa.  This is a seriously talented horse that was in all the wrong sports for what she's got to offer.  Now she's landed into her element and whomever trains her up from here will have a lot of fun.  Rissa as well finished on her dressage score to lead her BN horse class (12.5!!!!) - This horse is for sale, priced very reasonably right now.

Beyond getting to ride two fantastic horses I also got to coach some lovely riders and their mounts they've worked very diligently with.  Robyn Weaver did a catch ride on Azrael (another horse we have for sale here), Betsy Weaver rode RIVEN... the magnificent black horse we all love so much, Jennifer Nunn aka the flying NUNN rode her OTTB Unwritten to some lovely jump rounds as did John Nunn with Beijing and Madeline Parisan with Lord Snowman.

Way to go team!

Next Sunday we'll take a few out at Unicorn Starter trials and after that it'll be paperchases, trail rides, off season training and most of all some holiday eating!

Enjoy some great pics taken from the one and only Steve B.

Check out our sales horses!

Just a reminder to contact me if you're looking for your next horse.  I take pride in helping riders and horses find the right partner.  We currently have in many quality horses and ponies.

Looking for a promising young horse to bring along?
Looking for a "HONEY" to help your child move from pony to horse?
Looking for a been there done that horse to let you enjoy your rides as you learn about eventing, jumping and dressage?
Looking for a well behaved, honest and kind horse to enjoy some trail rides?

We have horses that fit all of these categories!!

molly@mollyrosin.com

The Diesel Boy closes 2013 in a good way! :)

The Diesel Boy cantered around his last Prelim of 2013.  I'm very proud of this young horse.  He has gotten through what I think will be his most mentally challenging year of his life.  As we all know know young horses are like teenagers- there's always a year when its a little difficult to focus!

"Leto" and I have come to some agreements about when it's important to focus on your job and when it's ok to play.  He is so talented and I can't wait to see what we can do together next year.

Waredaca October 2013