Fox River Valley Pony Club Camp 2019 – Instructor Line Up! Local All Stars!!! June 9 -14 Barrington Hills Riding Center We have an exciting line up for FRVPC Camp this year! Inspired by riders and trainers re-defining the competition locally, nationally, and internationally!!!
Team Bellis We are privileged to have Team Bellis instruct our campers in show jumping Monday and Tuesday
Steve Schaefer - Bellis Head Trainer: Steve has shown in both the Hunter, Jumper and equitation rings, with numerous Grand Prix wins to note. His success stories can be found in riders showing short stirrup to the Grand Prix and Equitation rings. “Schaefer is also known to be one of Chicago’s fastest jump off riders and is always game to put the pedal to the metal. Schaefer will bring his 11-year-old, Zarkava, off of a winter season at WEF in the 1.40m Jumpers. Schaefer has plenty of grand prix victories under his belt with numerous mounts and brings serious experience to the ring as well as speed”. Marketing 4 Equestrians Bellis Show Jumping
Heidi Schaefer: Graduate “A” FRVPC Pony Clubber, avid fox hunter and “A” Circuit Hunter Jumper Champion. Marketing 4 Equestrians April Pick of the Month - Circuit Champions WEF 2019! https://www.facebook.com/Bellis-Show-Jumping-301647136660624/
Caelinn Leahy: Caelinn, a young talent, won her first Grand Prix at age 14. She competes successfully all year round across the country on the “A” Circuit while finishing high school, she is 17 and is also an avid fox Hunter. “Leahy is a young junior rider with two new mounts, Happiness and Dymendy, headed for big accomplishments. Leahy won a series award at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) for being the Leading Rider in the Developing Young Jumpers – 7-year-olds with Happiness. She also placed second in the $25,000 CP Grand Prix in the derby field at WEF on Dymendy. Leahy is a very competitive rider and learned how to be fast in the jump off from trainer Steve Schaefer. Watch for Leahy in the top ribbons now that she’s warmed up and ready to go!” Marketing 4 Equestrians Caelinn Leahy Receives Series Award at Winter Equestrian Festival https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/chasing-hounds-and-crossing-timers
Rosie Simoes Grand Prix Dressage FEI Champion under age 25. Rosie has been coaching at the prestigious Dressageforkids.org in Wellington this past winter and comes to us highly recommended by, Lendon Gray, their renowned program director. Rosie is an exceptional instructor committed to sharing competitive dressage with juniors.
Rosie Julian-Simoes has been riding since a very young age, under the watchful eye of her mother and FEI trainer, Julie Julian. Now 23, Rosie is a Grand Prix competitor and an active member of the competitive dressage community. She and her mother work out of Flying Dutchman farm in Barrington Hills, Illinois, where Rosie continues to train horses to the top levels. Rosie spends her winters in Wellington FL competing, training and teaching. This past winter Rosie has been in training with US dressage Team coach Debbie McDonald and attends clinics regularly with US young horse coach Christine Traurig.
Rosie is a USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist and has won multiple regional championships, along with other placings and year-end awards through USDF and local organization, IDCTA. Rosie has competed at the North American Championships 3 times total, as a junior (ages 14-18) and a young rider (ages 16-21). At her last NAYC in 2014, she finished 7th individually and 5th in the freestyle. In 2015 Rosie was 1 of 4 chosen to participate in the Dressage Foundation's International Dream Program, traveling to Aachen, Germany to watch the European Dressage Championships. This unique opportunity allowed participants to speak to the top riders, judges, and trainers of the sport while being spectating some of the best the sport has to offer at the highest level. Additionally, in 2016, Rosie was 1 of 2 dressage riders chosen to participate in the Hannoveraner Verband's Rider Exchange Program. This allowed Rosie to spend 2 months riding and preparing young horses for the Verden Auction in Verden, Germany as an assistant rider. During this time she was able to develop as a rider and trainer while working at the Verband. Along with competing, Rosie loves participating in educational programs and clinics with her horses. She is a long-time participant in Lendon Grey’s Dressage4Kids programs and has spent the last two winters donating her time as an instructor at the D4K Winter Intensive Program in Wellington, Florida.
In 2017 Rosie began riding Rankrado, a Grand Prix horse purchase by a group of investors for her to continue her competitive career. Since then the two have won a USDF/GAIG Regional Championship at I-1 in a field of 30 horses, competed in a US Dressage Finals, and competed at the 2018 invitational Festival of Champions in the Under 25 Grand Prix, finishing 9th nationally. The pair continue to strengthen as they compete in international CDI competitions and have goals to compete in the 2019 Festival of Champions.
Major Accomplishments: USDF (US Dressage Foundation) Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist, Multiple Regional Championships/Reserve Championships and USDF & IDCTA (Illinois Dressage and Combine Training Association) Year End Awards Won
(Most notable awards listed below) 2011 North American Youth Championship Region 2 Junior Anchor Rider 2012 GAIG/USDF Fourth Level Jr/YR Region 4 Champion 68.625% 2012 GAIG/USDF FEI Young Rider Region 4 Champion 67.895% 2013 Invitational Festival of Champions in Young Rider Division, 4th overall 2013, 2014 NAYC Region 2 Young Rider Anchor Rider (Top 10 Placings) 2014 USDF Preliminary Year End Award, FEI PSG Jr/Yr 4th Place Nationally 69.149% 2017 USDF/GAIG FEI I-1 Open Region 2 Champion with 70.329%, a class of over 30 2017 Invited to US Dressage Finals in FEI I-1 Open Championship 2018 Invitational Festival of Champions in U-25 Grand Prix, 9th overall Nationally
Articles written by Rosie: https://heelsdownmag.com/author/rosie-simoes/ Dressage4kids.org https://dressage4kids.org/
Tony Leahy, MFA
Tony Leahy the Huntsman and Master of the Massbach and Fox River Valley Hounds will bring the MH/FRVH world class Fox Hounds from their kennels in Elizabeth, IL for a discussion on fox hunting and hound breeding. Campers will walk out with the fox Hounds. Tony Leahy, MFA is the current President of the USA Master of Fox Hounds Association and travels the world on behalf of the MFHA sharing his expertise on Fox Hunting and Hound lineage. http://www.frvh-mh.com/home More information on the history of the Fox River Valley Hounds in Barrington link: http://www.qbarrington.com/pdf/nd17-feature-Hounds-and-Horses-Jans150.pdf
Grace and Nathan Zachar
“Siblings Grace and Nathan Zachar competed in the Youth World Championship for the Modern Pentathlon in Prague, Czech Republic, and in the Juniors World Championship in Hungary in 2017. Grace was the highest scoring American girl in both competitions, while Nathan also did well. Following Europe, Nathan competed in Mexico for the Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. He finished second among the American men and is looking forward to his next opportunity to try to qualify for the games. This will be the next youth world championships in Portugal. Both Brace and Nathan have their Hunt colors and have been riding with the Hunt, Pony Club, Polo Club, and the Riding Club of Barrington Hills while growing up. The Hunt has been instrumental in not only teaching them how to ride, but in building the confidence needed to take performance horses you have never ridden before and having them to perform for you. Riding in Modern Pentathlon is supposed to be a test of bravery, so they stack the odds against you. They put you on an unfamiliar course with an unfamiliar horse and aggressive course times. They want to see if you have what it takes. It is a fast-paced adrenaline-packed adventure”. From: Quintessential Barrington Nov. 2017
Recent updates: Nathan is currently a Senior at Barrington High School, In 2018: “Nathan Zachar won the USAP National Qualifier #3 with 1,350 points. Nathan won the fencing event and tied for first with a perfect score in the riding event”. https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Modern-Pentathlon/Features/2018/January/15/Nathan-Zachar- Wins-National-Qualifier-3
Grace Zachar is currently a pre-med student at University of Chicago and competes the Universities womans fencing team successfully competing on the national stage.
More links on the Zachars adventures: https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Modern-Pentathlon/Features/2016/September/09/Junior-World- Championship-Team-Heads-to-Cairo https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Modern-Pentathlon/Features/2017/February/12/2017-UIPM-Los- Angeles-World-Cup-TEAM-USA https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Modern-Pentathlon/Features/2018/May/01/TEAM-USA-AT- THE-WORLD-CUP-IN-LOS-ANGELES
The Dirt Devils
The Dirt Devils supported by the Midwest MidWest Renegades Equestrian Drill Team will perform mid-week at camp for our campers their families and the Barrington Hills Equestrian Community.
Lacie Hamil a FRVPC alumnus is now a riding marvel with the Dirt Devils. After last years outstanding performance we have asked them to spend a day heping our campers design and perfect their drill team performances to be performed at the 2019 Polo Match.
Link: The Dirt Devils | MidWest Renegades Equestrian Drill Team
Any questions about FRVPC Camp 2019 contact: Deb Nestrud Gallagher [email protected] Cell: 847 848 3578