Merritt Sport Horses

06/09/2022

Impossible ii jumping incredible in the 50k Brownland Farm Horse Shows Grand Prix!

05/17/2022

After a super busy winter of finding wonderful homes for our sales horses we currently have a few opening for sales horses, showing clients and lessons! Give us a call to find out how we can help you achieve your goals!

05/13/2022

Long overdue congratulations for our sales horses on finding there new homes! Big thank you to Jen Alfano, Morgane Qualls, Leah Curtis, Ehrin Rittmueller and Linda Mancini for allowing us to provide the perfect partner for your clients! 🎉🍾🎊

05/11/2022

05/11/2022

Wow with the last few months being so busy with showing and sales we’ve definitely neglected to post all about it!

After a week getting to know some of the new horses at hits we headed to Gulfport with Fe Smokey Water FBW, Pilatus Van de Kwade Heyde, Quilmes Cae and Lucinda. Week one was a success with Pilatus jumping his first ever Grand Prix at 7 years old with only 4 faults. Smokey Water also jumped his first Grand Prix coming home with 8 fault. Q and Lucinda jumped great in the amateur classes with Danni Farley. Week 2 proved to be even better with Pilatus jumping to 6th place out of a field of 30 in only his 2nd Grand Prix. Lucinda jumped super with a really unfortunate 4 faults in the classic jump off. Q reinforced his unicorn status winning the Power and Speed along with the Classic on Sunday with Danni in the irons. Our long term client, Joanna and Sarah Gray, also joined us from Oklahoma with their long term partner Cosmic Quantum Ray who jumped super all week improving everyday finalizing in a 5th place in the Classic.

After 2 weeks of rest, we went on to the Florida Horse Park with a great group of horses. Pilatus again jumped the Grand Prix gaining valuable experience that will serve him well in the rest of his career. Danni and Lucinda had a great showing in the 1.15’s growing as a partnership proving to be highly competitive. It was also our first show with our new sales horse Impossible II lovingly known as Nemo. He improved daily gaining confidence and really impressing us with his scope and ability. Laura Szeremi joined us and had great results with her two horses Nanouche and Quatar Z. Jumping clean both weeks finalizing it with incredible clears in the 1.15 and 1.25 classic with both horses showing in my favorite thing, a halter! Andrew Palmer also joined us with two of his lovely eventing stallions who also both jumped great both weeks really working hard to improving their show jumping culminating in two clear rounds on the final day!

Then it was onto Venice for 2 weeks with Lucinda, Impossible II and Pilatus. Lucinda had a great show really proving she still has what it takes jumping amazing in the 1.15 under the guidance of Danni. Impossible really stepped up and again impressed by jumping clean in the 1.25 classic on the final day. Pilatus spent the first week jumping in smaller classes to make sure he was still confident being that he’s only 7 years old it was important to make sure we don’t over face him. He then jumped incredible in the Grand Prix. A green mistake and a little lack of experience being the only thing keeping him out of the ribbons but so many valuable lessons learned.

None of this is possible without the incredible team of people we have behind us. To the owners, vets, farriers and grooms thank you!

Now a quiet couple of weeks at home and then onto Brownland!!

06/04/2021

Back home after a unbelievable 2 weeks in Venice Fox Lea Farm.

Fizz really stepped up to the plate jumping a unbelievable clear round in the Grand Prix to finish 9th in some incredible company. Just 1.4 seconds over the time keeping her out of the jump off in what is only her 3rd Grand Prix.

Cinco de maya msh was on winning form again jumping clear winning rounds both weeks in the 1.15 and 1.20.

Laura has a super show on all 4 of her horses. Quatar Z officially attained unicorn status jumping clear in his and Laura’s first 1.25.

Nanouche van het Guents Z also stepped up jumping super in the 1.15’s.

Fe Smokey water really proved he’s on track to becoming a super horse getting better everyday culminating in a really nice smooth round in the high adults.

Lazer, Laura’s adorable home bred 4 year old gelding had his horse show debut in the 2”6 hunters winning champion in the division at his first show!!!

Olivia joined us for week 2 and rode Michelle Warro’s wonderful upper level event horse Artyon Senna. Navigating her around the child 2”6 hunters after only riding her a handful of times at what was senna’s first time in the hunter ring! With some super ribbons finishing 3rd in a super competitive division.

Brooke also joined us for week two with Lune De Miel her long time partner. After only being with us for a matter of weeks the improvement in her riding and rounds was huge. Jumping a really class round in the $7500 1.25m Prix for 4 faults.

Taylers super little horse voladora really impressed showing just how far she has come in her development. Jumping multiple clear rounds in the low A/O’s and also jumping the $7500 1.25m Prix for 4 faults.

As always a huge thank you to our super clients and owners for making another super 2 weeks of showing so enjoyable. Also a massive thank you to CWD Coopersridge and KNC Equine Therapy for their continued support.

A quiet week of rest at home before heading to World Equestrian Center - Ocala!!!!!

05/03/2021

After a amazing super busy circuit with some amazing results we decided to take a few weeks off from showing to let this horses have some chill out time for a few weeks. So went to Fox Lea Farm to get them all going again after their little holiday.

Cinco de maya had a super week in the 1.15’s placing everyday and winning 2 classes.

Voladora had a great week also in the 1.15 with Taylor. For only just turning 6 years old she is really coming on and learning the game!

Laura Szeremi had a really incredible week with her 3 horses.
Zima jumped absolutely incredible and truest earned unicorn status not touching a rail all week. Rounding of the week with a super clear round in the 1.25
Smokey jumped some great rounds getting better everyday culminating in a really lovely smooth clear round in the high adults he’s going to be a super cool one!
Felisha was awesome the partnership Laura and her are devolving is going to be a force to be reckoned with. She jumped a really great fast clear round also in the high adults!
Bambino the baby horse was dragged along for the experience playing around in the ticket and learning what show horse life is all about hacking around the show.

Fizz was a absolute super star. She started the week with a great double clear in the 1.30 to come 2nd. Then jumped the 1.35 against some serious competition and manage to win!! She then made us all super proud jumping around her first legit Grand Prix at 1.45 with a few at 1.50.

For those who don’t know fizz was originally a event horse who decided she didn’t actually like eventing all that much. She then successfully played in the high adults with Laura who then graciously let us purchase her. A incredible man by the name of Charles Kibert had the belief in fizz and I enough to purchase her for me. He then tragically passed away and was not able to see her reach her full potential. But i will forever be in his debt for the opportunity and belief he put in fizz and I. Fizz was definitely a risk as I don’t think many people truly thought she would ever do what she did this past weekend but Charles believed, for that I will always be in his debt and eternally grateful.

11/29/2020

Incredible opportunity for someone needing a horse for winter circuit! Big Nickel is available for in barn lease! 16.2h 11 year old with tons of experience. Has shown all year with incredible results. Took a junior from a pony jumping 2”6 to winning high child adult classes in less than a year aswell as winning the take 2 junior award. Super competitive, fast and very careful. Always tries 110% for whoever is riding him, quiet enough for the most timid rider and can turn it on for someone wanting to win. Super Usef record, fit and ready to go. Can be tried in Ocala Florida for more information call 3869655012

11/23/2020

Fizz feeling like the real deal today!

11/17/2020

Wow what a super busy last few months we have had. 2 weeks spent in Kentucky for thoroughbred jumper finals where Vivienne and big nickel had a super show finishing the number 1 junior in the country!
After that it was onto Wellington for another week with the superstar big nickel and Vivienne, Laura Szeremi with her 3 wonderful horses who all jumped super rounds and placed in all of there classes with great results!
Then it was Venice with our usual set of show horses and a few new ones! Vivienne had a incredible week winning both thouroughbred classes, the high child adult and zone 4 thoroughbred jumper. The year vivi has had has been nothing short of incredible her development and maturity in the ring keeps astounding us. From coming off a pony doing the 2”6 18 months ago to winning in good company regularly, the partnership between her and her wonderful horse nick has grown into a beautiful thing! Laura had a great week on her awesome new horse Smokey who has come on so much in the short time Laura has owned him. Getting smoother and more comfortable every time they go in the ring. She also rode her trusty partner Zima around the low child adult for his first show back after a little holiday it’s safe to say he was very excited to be showing again but settled down to jump a really nice clear round! The two young horses also had a great week learning about horse show life gaining great valuable experience schooling in the multiple rings Venice has to offer. Now we are home for a couple of weeks to work on a couple of new ones that have just come in and then off to Tampa at the beginning of December! Thank you to our wonderful clients who make all this time on the road so fun. Also a big thank you to our sponsors CWD, Coopersridge and KNC Equine Therapy for all they do for us!

08/27/2020

Finally recovered from the horse show hangover after a super week in Wellington!

Cinco de maya stepped up jumping the 1.30 out on the grass and in the indoor. Jumping incredible and feeling super confident before she has a little break from showing.

Kasteel jumped the 95cm at his first real show ever and handled it like an old pro. Jumping around quietly like he had done it his whole life! He really is going to be a superstar one day.

Big nickel was a superstar for vivi with two 1st place and two 2nd place results. They also jumped their first high child together jumping a super clear round to come in 2nd place in a class with very good company.

Something about mike and Alina had a good week in the adults with some great results against some seriously tough competition placing in his division.

Laura Szeremi had a interesting start to the week with a involuntary dismount but pulled it out the bag on Sunday in the classic. Producing a 2nd place result with her super mare fizz, Aswell as 4th on her unicorn Zima! Karisma also had a great round in the low adults jumping a super clear round in a atmosphere very different from her usual eventing!

Another super week with even better clients. Thank you as always to CWD and Coopersridge for there continued support. Now a quiet week at the farm before heading to Kentucky for the thoroughbred finals for 2 weeks!

08/05/2020

Back home after a fantastic 2 weeks showing at Fox Lea Farm.
Cinco de maya jumped great all circuit winning circuit champion in the 1.25.
Big nickel and Vivian Heider has a super circuit with amazing results in the thoroughbred jumpers winning champion multiple weeks.
Black spike and Amy Arzonico also had a super circuit stepping up to the 1.10 and winning champion in the thoroughbred division week 8.
Jennifer Rivera’s wonderful horse Cristallo had a great first experience of showing in the US jumping super in the 1.25 and then jumping a great clear round on the last day with Gabi Thompson in the low child adult.
Jennifer’s adorable hunter best kept secret had a a great introduction to horse showing after a few baby moments showing everyone his class and quality. Proving he is going to be one to look out for in the future!
Alina Kibert’s hard work is really paying of with all about mike who has turned into a adorable hunter in what is only his 3rd horse show! From being a wild off the track race horse to a sweet quiet hunter in such a short amount of time. Winning multiple over fences classes during circuit.
Laura Szeremi had a great show winning the high child adult on her super horse Zima and placing well on fizz in the same class. Karisma had a super productive circuit gaining in confidence and showing what a top horse she really is. For someone who only does the jumpers part time and events at the FEI level primarily Laura is definetly giving the jumpers a run for there money!
Matty O’Rourke’s lovely young horse Kasteel came along for the adventure at his first ever horse show. Hacking around like a pro and gaining some great life experience. It hasn’t been the easiest road with him but kasteel is now really showing what a super horse he is going to be and will show for the first time in a couple of weeks in Wellington.

I have to give a huge shout out to fox lea farm. During this crazy time of corona virus they worked tirelessly in order to create a safe show environment in order for us to work in. With stewards reminding people about masks and gloves when touching warm up jumps to answering any questions anyone may have they really proved horse showing in the time of uncertainty is definitely possible with 100% professionalism and hard work. Fox lea farm really is a class act!

A huge thank you to my amazing clients and staff who made the 2 weeks enjoyable and fun. Now a couple of weeks rest at home before we go to Wellington!!