Haras Cup Archives - Chesna Klimek

Rainbows and Camals: Headed Home from Haras Cup

Written by Chesna on November 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment

What a show; what a trip! After all that rain in Texas we had some mud and flooding to contend with in order to leave. Would we be able to get out of the showgrounds?!? Thanks to 4-wheel drive and Julie’s expert driving skills, we got the empty horse trailer onto […]

Pip Wins Intermediate Working Equitation National Championship

Written by Chesna on October 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment

When we pulled in to Haras Cup in Magnolia, TX (and promptly got our truck stuck), I saw the magnificent Lusitanos and Andalusians with their picture-perfect Portugese riders executing flawless working equitation maneuvers (see right)… I felt a little bit like the unqualified pony girl sneaking in the back door at […]

Will It Ever Stop Raining at Haras Cup 2015?!

Written by Chesna on October 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment

If you’re from the Seattle area then at least once you’ve been the butt of jokes about “Bringing the rain with you” when you travel out of area. In my case, this seemed well-deserved. The weekend of Haras Cup saw many inches of nonstop rain in Magnolia, TX as well […]

Horse Roadtrip! On Our Way to the Haras Cup

Written by Chesna on October 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment

A few months ago I had no idea that I would leave my friends and family behind, take two weeks off work, and travel 2,700 miles one way from Tenino, Washington to Magnolia, Texas with relative strangers and my pony, Pippin, to compete in the Haras Cup Working Equitation National […]

Practicing, and Why It Matters More Than the Show

Written by Chesna on October 15, 2015 · 4 Comments

In preparation for a big competition, like our upcoming trip to the Haras Cup Working Equitation Championships, the only path to success that I can see lies in a routine of practice. The past few weeks, Pip and I have ridden at least five days a week, rain or shine, regardless […]

And Then the Hair Was Gone… [Pippin Pictures!]

Written by Chesna on October 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Later this month Pip and I will travel to the Haras Cup Working Equitation Championships in Magnolia, TX to compete in the Intermediate division. We’re in the midst of many preparations for this trip, including hair styling! Like most Haflingers (who were bred for generations to withstand the winter weather […]

Pip to Compete at the Haras Cup in Texas

Written by Chesna on October 6, 2015 · 5 Comments

In less than two weeks Pip and I will leave the familiarity of the Pacific Northwest and travel with a group of other horses and riders from our region to Magnolia, Texas to compete in the Intermediate division at Haras Cup Working Equitation Championships. Check it out: It’s safe to say […]