SHOWCASE TRAINING STABLES  

28311 Live Oak Canyon Road
Redlands,CA 92373  (909) 798-9479
info@showcasetrainingstables.com

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  Redlands Premiere Equestrian Center:
Training and Boarding at Affordable Prices
  

    Welcome to Showcase Training Stables, a full-service training and boarding facility nestled in beautiful San Timoteo Canyon, between Redlands and Moreno Valley. Established in 1994 by Gretchen and Dennis Clark, Showcase is known throughout Southern California as the Inland Empire’s premier hunter and jumper training facility.      
    Owner-trainer Gretchen Clark has 40 years of experience as a professional trainer. Her training programs are geared to children and adults of all riding levels. Well-trained school horses are available for those riders who don’t own a horse. For the serious rider who wishes to advance his/her riding skills more rapidly and compete in A and B rated horse shows, Showcase offers expert training programs designed to help the competitive rider achieve his or her goals.  These programs are designed for the non-horse owner as well as the horse owner. Leasing programs also are available.
 


Barn News  

          Showcase Horse Show Series 
 
    Mark your calendars for September 19th, the final show of the year for Showcase's Horse Show Series. Awards for year-end division high point and reserve high point will be presented at this show. The show starts at 8:30 a.m. For further information:
Horse Show Series  

For the most current winners: July 11th show 
For a list of SHSS Division Point Standings  

                     SHSS VIP Tent
 

Trainer Kris Keeler and her riders enjoy SHSS's VIP Tent. For the second straight show Keeler brought in the most horses, which earned her and her riders a ringside view of the events. The VIP Tent will be featured at our September 19th show. The winning trainer who brings in the most horses to our next event will get to sit under the tent, which comes with chairs and tables and a ring-side view of events.  Photo courtesy of Kari Krysta 

   
    Summer Horsemanship Activities
         

    Interested in learning more about horses this summer? Sign up for Showcase's Summer Horsemanship Activities to learn all about horsemanship skills such as grooming, tacking, bathing, feeding, wrapping, lunging, and much, much more!!! There also will be riding--games on horseback, bareback, and trail rides. 
    Each week Showcase will host a day where participants can come and learn the horsemanship skills they need most, whether it's grooming for beginners or taking a horse's temperature for more advanced students. 
    The cost is $50 a day, but if you pay for all 10 sessions upfront you will receive a 15% discount or if you pay for 5 sessions upfront you will receive a 10% discount (No refunds). Call today to reserve your spot: 909-798-9479. 
    Here are the dates: 
            Wednesday, July 28th 
            Thursday, August 5th
            Friday, August 13th 
            Tuesday, August 17th
            Wednesday, August 25th
All sessions start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m.
Click  for a copy of the flyer of the activities: Showcase Summer Activities 

         IEHJA Saddle Raffle Tickets on 
       Sale at Showcase Training Stables

    
Showcase is selling IEHJA raffle tickets. The winner receives a new HDR A-O English Saddle (winner gets to pick size). Tickets are $10 for one or 5 for $40. The winner will be announced at the IEHJA Year-End Banquet, but the winner does not have to be present. For tickets or further information call 909-798-9479. 
 
            Showcase Riders Take Top Honor
                at 2009 IEHJA Year-End Awards 
 
    Showcase riders clinched champion and reserve champion in numerous year-end divisions at Inland Empire Hunter Jumper Association's annual banquet. Among the honors were four champion awards and seven reserve champions. Click here to see the list of winners. Congratulations to all our winners!  

                Despite Rain, Showcase's 
            Annual Christmas Party Shines   

    More than 70 of our barn family turned out for the annual Christmas Party, all of us cozily tucked into the main barn to shield us from the pouring rain. We enjoyed delicious food (foot-long sandwiches provided by Gretchen and Dennis and an array of potluck goodies from our barn family), drinks, and cheered our annual winners of the barn awards. This was the 15th year Gretchen, husband Dennis, and their son Justin have hosted the festivities. Click here to check out the list of annual rider award winners and photos of our family.

 

Gretchen Clark  
Gretchen Clark has more than 39 years of professional horse training and riding experience. Her expert knowledge has earned her trainer of the year awards, and she's trained champions on the A and B hunter and jumper circuit.

 

Lesson and Rider Training Programs
Showcase offers a variety of lesson and riding programs provided by expert instructors. Showcase also provides the  leased horses, summer camp, working student program, and general horsemanship classes.

 

Barn and Facilities
Set in the San Timoteo Canyon foothills, Showcase Training Stables’ 17-acre ranch offers a wide range of boarding accommodations and training services to suit individual needs at affordable prices. The ranch includes a variety of stalls and corrals and access to miles of horse trails in the nearby foothills. There is around-the-clock care of horses 365 days a year.

  


Showcase Horse Show Series
Showcase is proud to be a part of the Inland Empire Hunter Jumper Association, which sanctions shows at a variety of venues in the Inland Empire.
The Showcase Horse Show Series offers local riders the opportunity to compete in more than 50 classes in 13 divisions at each competition. Show dates are July 26 and September 20th.

  


Contact & Horses for Sale
Showcase is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m .to 5 p.m. Morning and evening lessons are available. A variety of green and more advanced hunter and equitation horses  are available for sale.


Showcase 2009 IEHJA Year-End Winners


Showcase's winners at the 2009 IEHJA banquet ceremonies. From left are: Rachel Tolber,
Gretchen Clark, Alexis Godlewski, Alyssa Monell, Jessica Abbot, and Jennifer Schick.


Cross-Rails Reserve Champion Jennifer Schick on Painted Prince
Green Rider Reserve Champion
Green  Rider 3rd Place
Jessica Abbott on Born to Please
Kalie Guillen on Almost Illegal
Long Stirrup Champion
Long Stirrup Reserve Champion
Jessica Abbott on Born to Please
Kalie Guillen on Almost Illegal
Baby Green Reserve Champion Kailie Guillen on Almost Illegal
Low Jr/AM Division Reserve Champion
Low Jr/AM 3rd Place
  
Alyssa Monell on Like Clockwork
Alexis Godlewski on Grand Illusion
 
Jr/AM Division Champion
Jr/AM Division Reserve Champion
Alyssa Monell on Like Clockwork
Alexis Godlewski on Grand Illusion
Modified Jumpers Champion Rachel Tolber 
IEHJA Flat Medal Finals Winner
IEHJA 2'6" Medals Final Reserve 
Champion
Alyssa Monell on Like Clockwork
Alexis Godlewski on Grand Illusion

                      2009 Barn Awards
          Presented at Christmas Party
  Showcase's annual rider awards were presented at this year's Christmas Party. Taking home the Fall Off Award, given to the rider who fell off the most, was Anthony Van Horn, owner of Oakley.

   Dale Bailey won the Grooming award for 2009. The Outstanding Junior Student was Mallory Sagebiel and the Outstanding Adult Student was Ruth Torres. These two winners take lessons at the barn but do not own a horse.

  Alyssa Monell won the Outstanding Junior Rider and Sylvette Del Llano received the Outstanding Adult Rider Award. Both of these awards go to horse owners. The winner of the Bill Campbell Memorial Horsemanship Award was Janet Sellheim.
 
 Christmas Party Photo Page


Kathleen Campbell, left, and Janet Sellheim


Justin, Gretchen, and Dennis


Dale Bailey and Cyndi McCracken
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