07/12/2026
Thank you all who came out to our Combined Test co-hosted by Twisted Pine Ranch yesterday, we loved having you!
Massive thank you to Jess Murray for opening her farm to all of us to enjoy and for her hard work putting everything together!
We are both very grateful for the volunteers that made this Combined Test a success ❤️ We couldn’t have done it without you!
We’d love to hear your feedback so that we can make the next one even better- please feel free to reach out to Jess or I- my contact information is:
Phone: (970)744-9118
Email: [email protected]
We hear you about not having the wavy planks as jump number one!
Jessica Smolenske took photos- they can all be viewed and downloaded at no cost via this link. However, if you wish to make a donation to cover her time and expertise, her Venmo is below. Thank you, Jess!! 📸
Photos link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CDuy2wL2rsmg8okP7
Jess's Venmo:
-Smolenske
I was having trouble picking a couple favorite photos for this post so here are a couple more than a couple 😆
07/11/2026
Apollo Equestrian July Calendar 🗓️
11: Combined Test @ Twisted Pine Ranch, co-hosted by Apollo Equestrian
15: Show Jump School @ Twisted Pine Ranch - priority to participants in the CT and volunteers as a thank you!
17: XC Schooling @ TBD
18: Show Jump School @ Twisted Pine Ranch - priority to participants in the CT and volunteers as a thank you!
19: XC Schooling @ TBD
22: XC Schooling @ TBD
25: Redefined Mini Trial @ Redefined Equestrian
28 morning: Vicki Baker Clinic @ GreenAcres Mulberry- auditors welcome!
07/05/2026
Sunday Funday means a morning hack with my main man, rather than showing at Mile High today. The FOMO is real… but we will see you all soon! 👑
06/30/2026
Hello family and friends!
As many of you know, Rawnee was hospitalized for about 24 hours following an acute colic episode. She had a right dorsal displacement, which is when the pelvic flexure moves between the cecum and the body wall and gets stuck. This is a very serious problem in horses, and had this not been promptly recognized, diagnosed and treated, this story could have had a very sad ending.
Thankfully, our staff did immediately recognize that there was a problem, and Rawnee was transported to CSU and hospitalized. She responded well to hospitalization and not further interventions were necessary. She's a lucky pony!
It is very expensive to provide this level of care for a horse. Rawnee had vets from CSU Field Service come and initially support her at the farm, then was transported and hospitalized at CSU, and is still receiving additional, specialized care at the farm. Rawnee's owner Rhiannon is a recent CSU grad and works incredibly hard to be able to provide the best for her horse. These expenses are a lot for her, so, on her behalf, I am asking for your help.
We all know Rawnee is a very important member of the Apollo Equestrian Team, and I am so incredibly fortunate that she is shared with us. What only long-time Apollo Equestrian-ers remember is that when I had knee surgery in 2021 and was out of commission for a long time, Rhiannon really stepped up and helped ride and exercise horses, feed, clean, doctor horses who of course got hurt at the same time I did, and essentially helped keep my business afloat. I hope I can help repay the favor, and keep her afloat right now!
Please consider helping out in any way you can. Here’s how you can support:
Choose from Support Registry options - you can contribute money or gift cards.
'Share' to Spread the Word to family and friends.
'Follow' Updates to stay informed on the situation.
Support Rawnee & Rhiannon
Hello family and friends!As many of you know, Rawnee was hospitalized for about 24 hours following an acute colic episode. She had a right dorsal displacement, which is when the pelvic flexure moves between the cecum and the body wall and gets stuck. This is a very serious problem in horses, and had
06/24/2026
Missing this sweet and sassy girl extra today ❤️🩹
I’m very grateful to have so many people who love my horses- many of my lesson horses feel like “our horses” more so than mine. But. Huge shoutout to for loving this fierce mare so fiercely, and being a wonderful partner for her.
06/23/2026
And because I was lucky enough to ride not one but two special chestnut thoroughbreds at ’s mini trial earlier in June, here are some adorable Copper photos 🤩
Copper has a lot of good training under his belt, but has had inconsistent work the past several year and we’ve been working hard on his fitness since he joined Apollo Equestrian. He had just started jumping but I wanted to take him to Sunrise for practice in a show environment, and he crushed the “log and cross rail Olympics!”
He’s a “lesson horse in training” and I have no doubt students will LOVE him. I literally can’t help but smile riding this horse- seriously look at my face 🤣
Thank you for the photos !📸
06/21/2026
One trailer spot is still available! 👀
06/21/2026
Arc might have felt impressed by the BN jumps is stadium at Sunrise earlier this month… but he still made them look small 🤣
Thank you for the wings, best friend.
Thank you for the photos, 📸