Fuse Equestrian

04/26/2025

04/18/2025

“If you’re entering the ring on a horse you love, you’ve already won”

04/18/2025

Spring has officially sprung at Fuse Equestrian! We are so excited for warmer weather and all of the events we’re planning to host so keep an eye on our page forr updates!

Especially excited for our schooling show coming up on April 27th! Entries close soon, sign up while you can via StriderPro!

https://www.striderpro.com/a/mDz_7TDNo06fnCyxRQ8Q3g

04/15/2025

A reminder for the week ahead - ps: it’s not just about equestrian sports. It’s about life. Have a great week, horse girls 🖤🐴

04/08/2025

It was a weekend with some lows but also a lot of highs! Phoebe and Bluey competed in their first rated show of the season showing all of the hard work put in over the winter! And congratulations to the Lane family on their purchase of Ladybug! Cannot wait to see all this pony has to teach Charlotte!

04/01/2025

Tuesday jump days for the girls and their mares!

03/28/2025

Warm spring days like today call for hacking out around the farm!

03/24/2025

Updates from one of our OG Fuse Equestrian peeps attending her first horse show since moving out of state last year! Congratulations Celeste Sis Lynn and excited to cheer you on from afar!

03/23/2025

Congratulations to Sienna and Pete! It was a tough road, but a rewarding one. Great Job! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1URCzjFiUd/

👏 Congratulations Sienna Laughman and Starship Aramis!!

🏆 Intro level junior award and Junior baby beginner novice Champion

“In the beginning of 2024 I started a new journey with a new partner, Pete! Pete came into my life by chance, and I am so glad! He is an 8yo OTTB, Starship Aramis, who seems to have finally found his stride. Pete and I did many clinics to better our riding and partnership. This year held many firsts for the both of us. I took Pete through his first dressage show and we earned a 62% in the intro A and B tests. Later on we did two clinics with the international trainer Alfredo Hernandez. Alfredo helped us understand the timing of aids and how to properly lift through the horse’s stomach muscles. We also participated in a clinic with Kim Kobryn who helped introduce Pete to lateral work. On September 8th Pete and I entered the Highland Series at Loch Moy, we placed fourth and had a blast on our first cross country course. The second horse trials we went to was also at Loch Moy Farms, where we rocked the dressage arena. The last event we did for the year of 2024 was the Eventing for the Cure in Berryville on November 16th, we placed third and found that eventing was our love. I wouldn’t be able to do this without all my supporters, my trainer Katie Dodson, my mom Veronica Laughman, and the ‘fuse fam’ from Fuse Equestrian.”

📸: SDH Photography

03/21/2025

Belated congratulations to Avery on her new horse, Charm. It’s a match made in heaven and we’re so excited to watch them together in the show ring this season!

03/16/2025

Congrats Allie and Melody! Can’t wait to see these two move up this season!

👏 Congratulations Junior Rider Alexandra Moore and Melody!

🏆 Dressage – Junior Intro – 2024 Fourth Place!

"I began riding one year ago and have learned a lot since then! I am proud of the progress I have made and all that I have learned. I am excited to show in 2025!

While I have only been riding for a year, one of my best horses has been Melody. Melody has always been a good horse no matter if I am doing dressage, jumping, or even showing. Melody is sweet, silly, and my favorite horse!"

📸: Courtesy of Rider

03/16/2025

Congratulations to our very own Veronica Laughman on her Training Level placing with Darwin starting so late in the season! Darwin is such a staple in our program thanks to her consistency and hard work, can’t wait to see what they bring home this year!

👏 Congratulations Veronica Laughman and Sweet Surrender!

🏆 Dressage - 2024 Senior Training Level - Eighth Place!

"What can I say?... I Love this horse!! His sweet personality won me over at the start. Super sweet, with no brakes and no steering. It has been a long road, and I am so proud of how far he has come. My Dad always says, "Not every flower in the garden blooms at the same time." Well this gorgeous soul has been worth the wait, and the work. We still have so much ahead of us and I cannot wait to see how far he can go. Thank you to Katie Dodson for your patience and guidance as we continue to bloom."

📸: Equine Photography

03/16/2025

👏 Congratulations Caitlin Fields and Cowboy!

🏆 Dressage – Junior Training Level - Reserve Champion 2024

"Cowboy is a very talented and adorable little pony. I am lucky to have teamed up with Cowboy late this past year. We kicked off our show season together with a dressage clinic to form a solid foundation. We then started going to dressage shows and with each show our scores improved. I’m so glad that my trainers, Laughman and Katie Dodson, encouraged me to give this pony a try. I couldn’t have asked for a better teammate in Cowboy. Thank you to Katie Dodson for sharing your gifted pony with me. I love having the opportunity to ride down centerline on Cowboy, and I can’t wait to see our partnership grow in the new year!"

📸: Courtesy of Rider

03/11/2025

Dressage is a journey of patience and persistence. Not every ride will go as planned, but progress isn’t always linear. Even setbacks are stepping stones. Celebrate small wins, no matter how minor. Reframe challenges as lessons—they’re shaping you into a better rider. Trust the process; every top rider has faced struggles, but their persistence set them apart. If you feel stuck, mix things up with a hack, pole work, or groundwork to refresh your mindset. Most importantly, remember why you started. Bad days don’t define you—keep going, keep believing, and enjoy the ride.

03/11/2025

Congratulations to Avery and Melody on their late season partnership and achievements!

👏 Congratulations Junior Rider Avery Moore and Melody!

🏆Dressage – Junior Intro – Fifth

“I have only been riding for one year and have learned to canter and jump. I really enjoy spending time
with the horses and riding them.

Melody has helped me learn how to control a speedy horse. She is always very patient when I am having
a bad day and need to ride her. I have had some good and bad rides on her, but overall she is a good
girl.”

📸: Courtesy of Rider

03/09/2025

Congrats to one of our spunkiest junior riders on getting Intro Level Junior Reserve Champion!

👏 Congratulations Junior Rider Alexandra Moore and Brock!

🏆Dressage – Junior Intro – Reserve Champion

“I got to ride Brock during dressage shows and during lessons before I got my own horse. He is a big guy
but very gentle and I really enjoyed showing him. Even though he is slow and lazy, he is a sweet guy
most of the time.”

📸: Courtesy of Rider

03/08/2025

Huge congratulations to Fuse Equestrian’s very own Hannah Hobbs on joining us later in the show season and coming out the other end with CHAMPION in their division! Can’t wait for all your success this coming year!

👏 Congratulations Hannah Hobbs-Collier and Maximus!!

🏆Dressage – Intro Senior – Champion!!

“While Maximus (Mac for short) has not been in the show arena for years, he returned this year ready to show off. Mac is a gentle giant, but can also be a force to be reckoned with. In the four years I have owned him, I have been begging my trainers to show him and they would always say, “No, he’s too old”. Well, this year we moved to Fuse Equestrian, and under the leadership and training of Katie Dodson and Veronica Laughman, Mac and I were given the opportunity to show. Not only did Mac excel but he has found a new lease on life and was in his element. He enjoyed every moment of it as did I. This reminds me that nothing should be counted out because of age. Mac has always made me proud, but I can’t help but grin when I see how showing again for the first time in a while has put an extra pep in his step. Mac is and will always be a winner in my eyes!”