10/23/2026
Morgan Grand Nationals 2026 was one that will forever be etched in my heart as beautifully Bel Amour. A family coming together to make dreams come true. Hard work, growing with it, trust, true grit, determination, and some of the best horsemanship all in it together completing one amazing puzzle.
Our Everlee and Cascada had less then nine weeks to melt together as a team while I trained a horse to be a show horse and it was a challenge in every turn. Everlee took every word of guidance and applied it to her daily life, her riding, and her ground skills. She developed into one of the best young horse gals I know. She has worked endlessly for the past five years bouncing from one horse to the next horse refining her abilities, crying thru struggles, giving all of her try, growing and thriving!
When Emily allowed us to pair her and Cascada together I knew this match would be incredibly stunning but man we had a very rapid speed journey ahead! We made it to one show to qualify and then the real work started at home! Emily herself is a gift full of kindness and love embracing Bel Amour in every way I imagined years ago. These partnerships allow dreams to come true. Magical.
Everlee had just four classes at Morgan Grand Nationals…two Equitation and two Pleasure walk trot hunt seat. She entered day one a ball of overwhelming nerves and excitement but she held that nervous powerhouse of a horse with her and they were breathtaking. She maintained a smile and came out ready to correct and do better. To grow with it. Her second class was amazing! Her and Cece made some small changes that made huge impacts on their ride and they gracefully belonged in THAT arena! It was well earned. Third and fourth classes they just got better and better!
When they called for attendants to enter the ring with their riders I couldn’t get to her fast enough to give her the heart sign we always share. It’s a things we have…I sign I love you in our own way and then to scratch her Cece and somehow she always knows my crazy sign language that I make up in the moment.
As I stood in front of her and Cascada my heart was so full of grace and joy because they epitomized the years of my why. They are a symbol of what Bel Amour is and will always be…Everlee grabbed the impossible and made it her own. I sure had a couple tears roll down my face. So much to be thankful for in each and every moment. Not a single one taken for granted.
Then to hear her name called in the Top Five in her National Championship (with a first place vote I might add) and Top Ten in her World Class was the moment my heart skipped a beat knowing Everlee had set a goal to get just one Top Ten and crushed that goal! She earned it. As she trotted out of that arena with her ribbon I couldn’t even keep up with her as I just had to find my breathe in what her little heart was feeling after so many tough rides and so many tears…to know she had and always will reach her goals in life with hard work and grit and with grace.
And the Team! Oh the whole heart of Bel Amour will get its very own post but in this moment we couldn’t have achieved anything without them. Everlee’s entire family, Heather Seahorn Droelle (Evie’s mom), my Leyla, Ryann, Kat, Emma, and so many more! Our farrier Lane Koller (you are amazing!!) and our amazing Veternarian’s at Judson Road Animal Clinic, you guys keep these horses healthy and happy and that is so incredibly important and we are grateful for you in every way!
This place is a huge heartbeat of many combined into one and it truly is amazing.
Growth is happening on both sides of the lead rope.
-Sarah Dickey
Owner and Trainer
Bel Amour Farm
*Keep an eye out for the next emotional post about my own Leyla and Victoria! It’s coming!
