Alissa Monetti Performance Horses

05/14/2026

🥂BackInTheHighLife and Alissa Monetti🥂

3,3,4,6 in the green trail last weekend out of a deep class of 16! We are so proud and excited for this young gelding future with less then a year on the trail poles and only second time showing! “Virgil” is proudly owned and loved by Lori Cymerman!

05/10/2026

We are heading back from a great week at the NJQHA Dream show! A huge thank you to NJQHA and TNT events for a fantastic show. Another huge thank you to Cassie Monetti for all her hard work behind the scenes making sure we all make it up to the ring and look our best, and to all our Moms Happy Mother’s Day !!

🥂Lori Cymerman and BackInTheHighLife🥂
🏆level 1 am walk trot all around champion
🥇circuit champion level 1 am walk trot hms
🥇1,1,3,6 amateur aged geldings
🥇1,3,4,5 level 1 am walk trot trail
🥈2,2,3,7 all breed walk trot trail
Top 5 all breed walk trot hms
Top 5 level 1 am walk trot wp

With Alissa Monetti
🥉3,3,4,6 level 1 trail

😴Natalee Degroot and Sleepinwithpotential
🥇Circut champion level 1 youth hus
🥇Circut champion 14-18 hus
🥇1,2,2,2 youth performance halter mares
Reserve grand champion mare under 1 judge
🥇1,1 level 1 youth eq
🥈2,4,4,4 level 1 youth hms
Top 5 14-18 sms
Top 10 level 1 youth sms

😎Addie Holmes and Certainly She’s Cool😎
🥇1,1 youth walk trot eq
🥇1,1 youth walk trot hms
🥈2,2,2,2 youth aged mares
🥈2,2,2,2 youth walk trot hus
Top 5 all breed walk trot hus

👖Emily Slickmeyer and Tight Fit N Leeveyez 👖
Top 5 level 1 am walk trot hus
Top 10 all breed walk trot hus
Top 10 all breed sms

😴Charlotte Slickmeyer and Sleepinwithpotential😴
🏆Champion leadline

🥂Alissa Monetti and Natalee Degroot with BackInTheHighLife🥂
🥈 Second Place Pro/Non Pro challenge Thank you to Lori for letting us use Virgil!

Under the guidance of Julie Zalaskus and Alissa Monetti
🥓Patrice Salvatore and Shake An Bake🥓
🥇 Circuit champion all breed walk trot wp
🥇 Circuit champion level 1 am walk trot wp
Top 5 all breed and level 1 am walk trot trail
Top 10 all breed and level 1 am walk trot hms

🍫Desi Petonak and Zippos Mr Goodbody🍫
🥈2,3 small fry hse
🥉3,3 small fry hus
4,4 level 1 youth walk trot hms

Next stop 🛑 Region 5 championship show

05/05/2026

We are all set up and ready to show at the NJQHA Dream show this week! A huge thank you to Emily Slickmeyer for the amazing white board and banner, and to Easy Essentials for the stall bags! Good luck to everyone competing this week!!

😎Certainly Shes Cool and Addie Holmes😎
😴Sleepinwithpotential and Natalee Degroot😴
😴Sleepinwithpotential and Charlotte Slickmeyer😴
👖Tight Fit N Leeveyez and Emily Slickmeyer👖
🥂 Backinthehighlife and Lori Cymerman🥂
Under the combined guidance of Alissa Monetti and Julie Zalaskus
🥓Shake An Bake and Patrice Salvatore 🥓
🍫Zippos Mr Goodbody and Desi Petonak🍫

04/10/2026

👖Emily Slickmeyer and Tight Fit N Leeveyez👖
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🏆 Circuit Champion am w/t hus first time being shown under saddle!

04/04/2026

😴Natalee Degroot and Sleepinwithpotential😴
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🏆 circuit champion 14-18 hus- first time in the 14-18 division!

03/30/2026

😇Alyson Hill and He Best Be Good😇
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Circuit champion level 1 am hms first time out together and Alyson’s first time back in th show pen in 14 years !!

03/26/2026

🥂Lori Cymerman and Backinthehighlife🥂

03/22/2026

We had such a great time at our first show of the season! Although the weather was cold, we had so much fun! Thank you to NJQHA for a fantastic show! Congratulations to all!!

😴Natalee DeGroot and Sleepinwithpotential😴
🏆Circuit champion 14-18 hus
🥇1,1,2 level 1 youth hus
🥇1,2,3,4 level 1 youth eq
🥇1,2,2,3 youth performance halter mares
2 time grand champion youth mare
Top 10 level 1 youth sms

😇Alyson Hill and He Best Be Good 😇
In her debut with Bosco and first time showing in 14 years!!
🏆Circut champion level 1 am hms
🥇1,4,4,6 level 1 am sms
🥇1,1 all breed sms
Top 5 all breed hms

🥂Lori Cymerman and Backinthehighlife🥂
🥇1,2,2,3 walk trot hms
🥉3,3,4,8 amateur aged gelding
Top 5 all breed wt hms
Top 5 all breed wt trail
Top 5 am wt pleasure
Top 5 am wt trail

With Alissa
🥉3,4,4,7 Green trail in his first time showing!

👖Emily Slickmeyer and Tight Fit N Leeveyez 👖
In there undersaddle debut!!
🏆 Circut champion level 1 am walk trot hus
Top 5 all breed walk trot hus

🎼 Stephanie Zvanya and The Beat Goes On 🎼
🥇1,1 all breed wt pleasure
🥇1,2 amateur wt pleasure
Top 10 amateur performance halter mares

😎 Addie Holmes and Certainly Shes Cool 😎
🏆Unanimous Circut champion youth wt eq
🥈2,2,2,4 youth wt hus
🥈2,2,2,2 youth aged mares
Reserve grand champion mare under 1 judge
Top 10 level 1 youth sms

🌸 Desi Petonak and Zippos Mr Good Body 🌸
Top 5 small fry hms, wp, hus, and eq

😴Charlotte Slickmeyer and Sleepinwithpotential😴
🏆Champion leadline

03/09/2026

Our last youth highlight! Watch for Desi and Romeo in the small fry all around events under the guidance of Alissa Monetti Performance Horses and Julie Zalaskus! Thank you AQHYA Region Five !

Good luck New Jersey!

03/06/2026

Another great highlight of our youth! Watch for Natalee and “Tesla” in there first year of 14-18 in the all around events !

Welcome this vibrant team from New Jersey, under the guidance of Alissa Monetti Performance Horses

01/20/2026

Alissa Monetti Peromance Horses, training out of Golden Acres Equestrian Center in Frenchtown, NJ, is dedicated to developing honest, willing, and competitive performance horses with a strong foundation and clear partnership.

Alissa Monetti Performance Horses offers quality training and development for horses at every stage—from starting young prospects to fine-tuning seasoned horses. Whether your goal is the show pen or a reliable, well-rounded partner, each horse is trained with attention to detail, and long-term soundness in mind. Please follow along and inquire for any training needs!