BEACON-LEWIS TEAM
(August 2010 - November 2013)

Read about the wonderful team of Balmullo's Beacon and Avery Lewis, below.

Click here to see their complete competition results.

2013

Yesterday was the Atlanta Youth Dressage Challenge. Lendon Grey (former Olympic Dressage rider) and Gwen Poulin, a big time dressage rider and Olympic hopeful sponsored it. They have these Competitions in several other locations, notably New York. The Competition has three phases, and is open to riders under 21. The event pulled in riders from the area, and several surrounding states. The first phase is a written test, based upon rider competency questions from the Pony Club manual. Avery scored the highest score of all riders at all levels in the competition on that (98). The second phase was a dressage test. Avery and Beacon rode Training Level, Test 2. Again, their score was the highest of anyone in the competition, regardless of level (74). Gewn Poulin tracked them down after watching their test and spent a lot of time praising them and giving pointers. She really loved Beacon!!! The final phase was a Equitation Class, and Avery and Beacon took second place there. They won the Overall Championship for the show, with the highest combined score, as well as winning the high written test award for the show, and the highest dressage test score for the show. They basically won everything!!! They won a beautiful engraved silver platter as the overall show winners. Jeff L

Sept 16 2013 Avery Lewis had a great weekend riding Balmullo’s Beacon at the Good Horseman Dressage. They rode two tests a day, Training 3 and 1st Level 3. Both training level tests were great, 71.4 and 70.6. They won Junior Reserve Champion for the Show for the first score. Both tests were beautiful to watch. Their 1st level tests were also very good, and both qualified them for the USDF Regional Championships, the weekend of Oct 12-13th!

A Blue Ribbon Day

Hi Vanessa,Avery and Beacon competed at the Goodhorseman Dressage Show this weekend at the Georgia Horsepark (April 2013). Adam was there coaching, and was quite pleased with their results. I list their scores below. Note that they entered two first level tests, and did quite well on the second day. Their 1st Level Test 2 was magical, and would have been better if they did not lose 2 points for going off course.

Her second Training Test #3 (73.2) won them high Junior score for the show!! Lots of prizes. As you know, 1st Level is a whole new ball game, with half passes, etc. they really did well, and Adam was happy. They did qualify for the Regional Championships on October 12-13th at Training Level. We are going to try and qualify for 1st level also. If they come in first or second at Regionals in either class, they will qualify for Nationals in Kentucky November 9th and 10th. This is the first Dressage nationals in many years, so it would be quite cool. (You have to dream!). Jeff

Sat Training Test 3 66.8 1st Place
1st Level Test 1 66.2
3rd Place

Sun Training Test 3 66.216 1st Place
1st Level Test 2 73.2
1st Place

2013 ACPS Region IV Show

Jumper Champion!


Pine Top Horse Trials - March 2013

2012

<<USEA Horse of the Year Connemara Awards: 3rd place Eventing, 5th place dressage

Congratulations to Avery Lewis on acheiving the USEA Gold Medal and USEA Blue Ribbon in Novice Eventing,riding Balmullo's Beacon.

Avery Lewis on Balmullo's Beacon won the JR/YR division (all levels) and the Training level division (all divisions), of the 2012 year-end awards from the Goodhorseman Dressage Foundation.



Congratulations to Avery Lewis on acheiving the USEA Gold Medal for Novice Eventing in 2012, riding Balmullo's Beacon. (Jan 2013)

Avery Lewis on Balmullo's Beacon won several 2012 year-end awards from the Goodhorseman Dressage Foundation. They won:
The JR/YR division (all levels),
The Training level division (all divisions),
and won a "Good Horseman 75% Metal" for their scord of 75.357% (covers all levels and divisions).

Avery Lewis chased the win on Balumllo's Beacon at the 11/10-11/11/12 Poplar Place Horse Trials, finishing just 0.1 point behind the blue.
The pair earned
2nd place, in a field of 12 starters, on their dressage score of 29.1, with double-clear jumping rounds in stadium and cross-country.
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I just got word that Beacon and Avery swept the Goodhorseman Foundation Dressage awards for the year 2012. They won the JR/YR division (all levels), they won the Training level division (all divisions), and they got one of 7 medals for getting 75% or above (covers all levels and divisions). You can check it out at www.goodhorseman.org/awards. Quite a sweep!!! Regards,Jeff (Nov 2012)


We had a really good weekend at Poplar, winning
2nd place. Her dressage was really nice (29.1), putting her in second place (of 12) behind a really good rider riding a prelim horse on loan. Her stadium round was perfect, without chips or any bobbles. Cross Country was the same, a prefect round right on the time. It was a tough course, with two water crossings. This past week we had a breakthrough with Lellie in lessons, and finally Avery is getting the leg thing. Beacon responds really well, and is a more alert, forward horse as a result. We were really proud of her second place, only .1 behind the leader. Beacon was, as always, a star. We had many visitors to the stall to meet him, and marvel about his abilities. He continues to amaze us! Regards, Jeff (Nov 2012)

We had a ball on Saturday at the Hunter Pace. Very large turnout. Team Lewis took second in the fastest group of the Hunter Pace. We were 14 seconds too fast to win!!! We just had to gallop in!!! Avery and Beacon rode the jump course twice, jumping the biggest jumps (3’3”), and was under the time each time. There was a guy there taking pics, and I will try and get one for you. We ninjas looked really fierce!

We are having fun bragging about Beacon’s Hall of Fame status. Like traveling with a rock star! Jeff (10/29/12)


This coming weekend not much competing. On Saturday we are riding in a costumed Hunter Pace at Ashland Farm. We will all be Ninjas, with Beacon wearing his black hoodie and black leg wraps. Sunday we plan a long hack. The weekend after that is also a free weekend, with Poplar HT the weekend after that. We are taking it easy on Beacon, trying not to overwork him. By the way, he was sensational in their win this weekend. Not so much as a rub in either Stadium or Cross Country. Hall of Famer at his best! Jeff 10/22/12


Another win for Avery Lewis!
Riding Balmullo's Beacon, she won the
Paradise Farm Fall Horse Trials on her dressage score of 29.5 in the Novice-B division of 15 entries (10/20-21/12)

10/5/12 USDF Regional Dressage Championships, Fairburn, GA, Chattahoochee Hills

Avery Lewis on Balmullo's Beacon competed in the Jr/YR Training Championships, earning a 6th place ribbon out of 24! A couple hours later, they did Training Test 3, which they won!

Hi Vanessa, Great seeing you last Friday. What a great day! I attach pics of Avery and Beacon with their 6th place ribbon, as well as a pic of them with Adam Lastowka. Their Training Level 3 test later in the afternoon was even better than the one that you saw, although the judge rated it about the same. We relaxed this weekend and did two long hacks on Saturday and Sunday. Beacon seems relaxed and happy. I will be out of town for a few days at a business conference. We are both showing next weekend (Oct 20-21) at the Paradise Farm HT. Best regards, Jeff

ACPS Region IV Annual Show, Highfields, Aiken, SC held 9/29-9/30/12: Avery earned Connemara Jumper Champion for the show, on Beacon and also did a wonderful job competing in her first training level CT. She jumped clean, but missed number 6. It was a lot to remember all those jumper courses!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVbdklcgSNk&feature=plcp

Avery has done it again! Riding Balmullo's Beacon, she won the Jr. High Score Championship at The USDF Good Horsemans Dressage Show (9/15-9/16/12). She rode in four (4) Training Level classes (tests T1, T2, T3 & T3), earning first place in all 4 classes! Avery earned the 2nd highest score of the show with a 75.3, earning a Good Horseman medal for scores above 75.

Little Avery Lewis faced a huge division of 81 contenders in her first championship horse trials. A bit of nerves interferred with the first half of her dressage test, then she settled into the task, earning a very respectable score of 34.8. This put the pair in 30th to begin the weekend. Beacon rocketed around the cross-country course and incurred 9.2 speeding tickets, knocking out all chances for a ribbon. However, none of that mattered in light of the excellent cross-country jumping, followed by a double clean stadium round! It was a fabulous experience for a tiny little girl on her super 20-yr old Connemara pony, Balmullo's Beacon.

Avery and Beacon ran in the Jr BN division of the American Eventing Championships at Chattahoochee Hills in Fairburn, GA, the weekend of 9/7-9/9/12. The were 30th out of 84 entries in the dressage but fell to 60-something after a too-speedy cross-country round. Beacon jumped clean, but the time penalties really dropped their score, but Avery was thrilled with the round, because of how much fun she had. The completed stadium with a double-clear round.

7/12-7/12/12 Good Horsemen Annual Dressage Show (USDF rated) at the Georgia International Horse Park.

Avery and Beacon competed in another Good Horseman Dressage show this past weekend. They rode Training Level Tests 1, 2 and 3 (rode 3 two times, on Sat and Sun). They won Reserve Champion for Junior High Score for the show, as well as winning three of four classes They have now qualified for Regional Dressage Champs in October. There are no National Champs for Dressage, so the Regionals are a big deal.

Training Level Test 1 67.2%
Training Level Test 2 67.143%
Training Level Test 3Q 69.0%
Training Level Test 3Q 69.0%

Avery Lewis continued her successful partnership with Balmullo's Beacon, owned by Vanessa Morgan, in 2012. After participating in several Horse Trials at the Beginner Novice level, they moved up to Novice at the River Glen HT in April, held in New Market, TN. With Vanessa there to cheer them on, they scored a 27 in Dressage, and went on to go double clear in both Stadium and Cross Country, taking first place in the event. Needless to say, Vanessa and proud parents were bursting with price.
On May 5th and 6th, they won the Southeastern Regional Championships in the Junior Beginner Novice division with a dressage score of 27.6 and double clears in both Stadium and Cross Country. They have qualified for and plan to attend the American Eventing Championships at Chatahoochee Hills in Fairburn, GA in September.
On June 9th & 10th, they entered The Goodhorseman Summer Dressage Show at the Georgia Horsepark in Conyers, GA. The show is a qualifier for the USDF Regional Championships. Balmullo's Beacon was his usual unflappable self, and they took first place in all four Training Level classes that they entered, also winning high score award for the show in the Junior category (74.58). They are close to their goal of qualifying for the USDF Regional Championships in October.
The pair of Beacon (Bubba) and Avery have charmed audiences wherever they have ridden. At 20, Beacon is beating horses half his age, and enjoying it. He and Avery (10), are old pros now, having competed together for two years. Our family is very proud of them both.

Jeff Lewis, Proud Father (July ACPS Region IV Newsletter)

Hi Vanessa, What a great weekend! We are really proud of both Beacon and Avery. We attended the Good Horsemen Annual Dressage Show (USDF rated) at the Georgia International Horse Park. There were about 200 rides over the two day weekend. Avery and Beacon won all four of their classes, and won the prize for highest Junior score of the show (they were three places away from winning high score for the entire show). There were a lot of juniors, although Avery was the only one under the age of 16. For the high score, she won a huge neck ribbon for Beacon, as well as saddle pad, gift certificate, cash, and other goodies. The weather was nice but hot on Saturday, but very rainy on Sunday. They rode their last test in a steady drizzle. The rain did not bother either horse or rider, although both were covered with mud at the completion of the test (not sure we will ever get those white breeches clean!).

The scores were as follows:
Sat: 6/9 Training Level Test 1 74.58
Sat: 6/9 Training Level Test 3 72.8
Sun: 6/10 Training Level Test 2 68.39
Sun: 6/10 Training Level Test 3 69.8

Our goal for the show was to gain experience, but now that they have half of their qualification for the US Dressage Federation Regional Championships in October, we are going to go to another show in July to see if we can qualify. Great experience, as the judges at dressage shows are tougher than the ones at Horse Trials.
Beacon was his usual wonderful self. He got a lot of carrots, but was not much interested in the rest of the loot. Best regards, Jeff

What an awesome month for Avery Lewis and Balmullo's Beacon: First, the won their Novice division at the River Glen Horse Trails on her dressage score of 27.0, then they won the BN Championships at Poplar Place with a 27.5!!

4/7-4/8/12 Chattahoochee USEA Horse Trials at NR: Avery's First-ever Novice Horse Trials

Hi Vanessa, Well, it was a really interestiung weekend at Chatt Hills.When we arrived on Friday, we had a steady stream of visitors at the stall wishing Avery and Beacon well at Novice. Everyone seemed to know. We went out to walk the Xcty course and they had some huge jumps. Apparently they threw in several Training jumps to separate things out some. In particular, they had a combination with a one stride 90 degree angle to the next jump. Many refusals there sat. Also, a huge up and down bank, with a jump three strides after it.

Finally, a training trakaner (sp?) with a huge ditch after it. That jump created havoc on sat, with lots of refusals and one rider off. We told Avery to ride carefully but no refusals.

 

 

 

 

They rode dressage first on sat, and a combination of a tough judge and nerves, they blew it and got a 40 (her worst score ever!).
On Xcty, they rode the course beautifully, with no mistakes. They did have some time penalties, but we told her to ignore the time and ride correctly. The tough jumps (banks and trackaner were both in front of the finish crowds, and everyone was cheering loudly as they jumped each hard jump. Really thrilling to see the following that they are gathering. Sunday's Stadium was perfect.

They rode a faultless course, while half of the 16 in her class (mixed ages, adults and older teens) took at least one rail. More time faults, but again we told her to ignore the clock and do a perfect run.

So, we took 9th, but we feel like we did what we needed to do. Everyone at the show were fascinated with a 10 year old riding Novice, and she did great. We are quite optimistic about her future prospects, and only need to speed up to be in the time. (As you may recall, she got a speeding ticket at Pine Top 4 weeks ago, so speed is not a problem). They are riding Novice again in two weeks at River Glen.

We had a big Birthday party for Beacon on Saturday, celebrating his 20th. There were a number of his fans there, and he really tore in to his carrot and clover pie.

He is happy and healthy, and his uusual great self.

Feb 11, 2012: Avery took the blue ribbon in her first competition of the new year in the Novice division of the Malone Farms combined test.
Avery and Beacon left the others in her dust with the best in show dressage score of 22! They had the best lowest dressage score of the show!

We went fox hunting with Shakerag last Thursday and all had fun. It was a beautiful day, and Beacon seemed to enjoy himself. We had several hacks this New Year’s weekend. The weather was quite nice. Happy New Year! Jeff (2012)

2011

Congratulations to Avery Lewis who recieved the 3rd place Year-End award at the GDCTA banquet for the 2011 BN Division.


Avery and Beacon will resume competion in the spring of 2012.
In the meanwhile, they will remain busy with foxhunting, dressage lessons and trail rides.


12/3/11 Malone Farms Combined Test -
2nd place Novice Division. This was Avery's first go at the Novice level. They earned the second-best dressage score (30.8) of the entire show. Nice start!

Hi Vanessa, I thought I would give you a longer version of this weekend’s fun (Pine Top HT on 11/26-26). Beacon was his usual business like self. Throughout the weekend he was calm and focused. He and Avery have a routine that seems to work for both of the...her class had 12 (entries) because they had only two juniors and so combined them with the adults. Dressage was fine, (31.5). Stadium was flawless. They really burned it on the cross country, which was good, as the time was tight for all. Second place was nice. The lady that won was a fifty something that told us that she usually rode Novice but decided to have some fun riding Beginner Novice with no stress over Thanksgiving. In eight shows we have four 2nds, a third, a fifth, a seventh and an eighth. If my math is right, they are ranked 11th in the nation right now (USEA).
The two horses next to us were owned by young ladies in their 20’s in Avery’s class. Their Mom came up to us halfway through the competition and asked if Jill Mooney had ridden Beacon. We told her the story of Bubba’s history, and she said 'Oh great! Ten years ago that horse always beat me, and now he is beating my daughters! What luck!'
All in all, a great weekend. Beacon was truly great, as usual. He really is unflappable. Jeff (Nov 2011)

...you would be so proud of your little guy this weekend (11/12-11/13/11 at Poplar Place). He just went about his business. Their dressage was very nice, a 30.0, and everyone was complaining that the judge was too tough! Stadium jumping and cross country went off without even the slightest problem. Second place overall. Beacon never blinked, just did his thing. They were a bit fast on cross country, but Avery said they were both having so much fun that they didn’t care. Still under the time limit, but only 15 sec under. We sure do love that pony!!!

Avery received her USEA Gold Medal yesterday. That is for three shows with dressage below 35 and all clear cross country. She can wear the medal pin on her jacket when she competes. Beacon seemed to prefer carrots, which he got a lot of.

11/5/11: Hunted with the Shakerag Hounds.

Avery Lewis had another fabulous weekend eventing on Balmullo's Beacon at the Pine Top Horse Trials (10/8-10/9/11). She rode two double clear jumping rounds, finishing on her dressage score of 30.0, earning her the 2nd place prize.

Avery Lewis had three terrific rides on Balmullo's Beacon at at the 9/24-9/25/11 Poplar Place USEA Horse Trials, securing the 3rd place ribbon. They wrapped up the weekend with double clear cross-country and stadium rounds, after earning great dressage score of 30.5 ppts.

"We could not be more proud of your guy this weekend! They took 3rd at the Poplar HT. They did their best dressage ever, 30.5...Both Cross country and stadium were perfect. I can’t say enough about Beacon! He was just perfect. He was in a spunky mood this weekend (good spunky) and was obviously enjoying himself. He really loves cross country! On both jumping phases they made it look very easy. We love your guy!!!

You can access the Poplar show pics as follows:
Go to
www.poplarplacefarm.com
Click on Horse Trials on the left
Click Show Photographer under the show Sept 23-25
Click on Poplar Place HT Sept 23-25
Click on #295 Balmullo’s Beacon

Avery and Beacon had an active weekend. Saturday they had a local dressage show and did OK. They won all three classes (Training 1,2&3). Sunday was a Pony Club meeting featuring show jumping. They did very well there. Next weekend we have a Pony Club clinic at Chattahoochee Hills on Saturday, and then a C1 Pony Club prep on Sunday, taught by national examiners. Both should be good. We have one dressage lesson with Adam on Wednesday, and Avery and Beacon are schooling cross country at Ashland farm on Tuesday. Focus is on the HT at Poplar on the 24th. We continue to hack often, which Beacon seems to like the best. He is happy and healthy. (9/12/11)

9/3-9/4/11 Labor's Reward Highfields USEF/USDF Dressage Show, Aiken, SC:

We had a very interesting weekend in Aiken at the Dressage Show. This was really the big time! (USEF/USDF) Over 100 competitors, many in the very high levels. Avery was the only one under the age of 16. I think they did quite well, much better than when you saw them in Florida, much more on the bit. Everyone that saw them raved about Beacon. He really won the hearts at the show.
1st place USDF Intro C
1st place Training Level Test 1
1st place USDF Intro C
1st place Training Level Test 1

You would have been quite proud of Beacon. He really was a trooper! What a wonderful guy! Everyone commented about him.

6/25-6/25/11 ACPS Region IV Connemara Show at Canterbury Showplace in Newberry, FL


Avery and Beacon won two Championship Awards at the 2011 ACPS Region IV Connemara Show at Canterbury Showplace in Newberry, FL in June 2011: They were both the Connemara Jumper Champion and the Combined Training Champion


Pictures of Avery Lewis on Balmullo's Beacon at the May 2011 Chattahoochee Hills May 2011 Horse Trials. You can view and order them here:

http://www.hoofclix.com/Chattahoochee/2011-05-22-USEA-HTCIC/AveryLewisonBalmullos/17137050_tDxdtb#1302927222_9mHG9FQ

I thought I would piggyback the attached message with a pick of Avery and Beacon from this weekend.
They finished seventh, which was somewhat of a disappointment. We had hoped for a fifth or higher to qualify them for the AEC's in September, but it was not to be. They did what I thought was a very nice dressage, but the judge did not agree. The other 13 competitors were all ladies in their 20's riding 16 hand thoroughbreds, and we feel that the judge did not think Avery and Beacon fit in. Our trainer was there, and she felt the same way.
They got a 41, which was their worst score ever, putting them in 12th. To Avery's credit, she took it as a challenge, and went double clear on cross country and clear on show jumping, with a few time faults (the course was really convoluted, and everyone had time faults). In the end, they worked their way up to 7th, only half a point out of 6th. There were no juniors competing this weekend, which might have been part of the problem. Since this was a high end CCI show, there were a lot of top riders there eying Rolex, etc. The ladies in Avery's class all had fancy trainers that had numerous riders competing, and big fancy setups. Little team Lewis had three folding chairs and a cooler.
Beacon was his usual perfect self. If it is possible, he was better than usual. Just casual about the whole thing, doing his job. He is such a wonderful pony!!!

I was standing near the show jumping arena just before Avery's time to go, and a lady came up and asked me who was jumping. I showed her the schedule, and she got all excited when she saw Balmullo's Beacon on the list. I told her that he was yours, and that my daughter was riding him. I thought she was going to have a coronary, she was so excited. Her granddaughter had 'Beacon's Little Tike', a Bubba Baby. She called her son (owner of little Tike)in Florida to tell him about Beacon being there, and then took lots of pictures. She was so pleased to see Beacon competing again. She knew all about him, and assumed he was past his competition
days. It was fun to see her reaction. As a matter of fact, a number of
people came up to us at the show recognizing Beacon from his former life.
It is a bit like traveling with a rock star.
We are debating taking one more crack at qualifying for the AEC's at the July HT at Chattahoochee Hills. It will be very hot, but it was in the 90's this past weekend and we survived. Our big concern is for Beacon, who doesn't seem to mind the heat. Walking the Cross Country course four times nearly killed us in that heat!! We are thinking about moving to a higher end trainer for dressage. It is our major missing link. Avery and Beacon rule on the cross country course, as well in show jumping.

 

We were down at Poplar Place all weekend at the Pony Club Show Jumping Rally. I don’t know how much you know about Pony Club, but Rallies are a unique thing. There were 14 four person teams from all over the Southeast Region. The parents drop off the kids and the horses at the barn, and are not allowed to speak with them or interact with them or the horses during the day for Saturday and Sunday. This is hard for Helen and me, as we are used to being very much involved. I was the announcer, so for both days I was in the tower announcing. Helen did the refreshments for the Judges and officials, so she baked for days prior to the meeting.

Avery and Beacon went clear on all three jump rides, jumping 2’9” on some pretty complicated courses. Avery also won the jump off after her final ride. Beacon was so perfect that you would have thought he was mechanical. He really is a dream horse! It was a bit boring for him, but Avery grazed him on a lead line a lot of the time, which he likes a lot. Although these Rallies are exhausting, we think they are good for Avery, teaching her to be more self reliant, and to be very much responsible for Beacon, all of the time.

Next weekend we are going to the HT at Chattahoochee. Has Beacon ever competed there? We feel pretty confident on the show jumping and the cross country, but really need to concentrate on the Dressage. That will make or break us. If we can get another top five finish, we are qualified for the AEC (American Eventing Champs) being held at Chattahoochee this September. It may seem like a stretch, but the fact that it is being held in Georgia seems like a once in a lifetime chance. Next year will probably be in California or New York, which are both out of the question. We’ll see. Avery is so new at this that mistakes are quite possible, which will squash our chances. Of course, Beacon could win with his eyes closed, but must depend on Avery to do her part.

Well, we have come down from our high from the Poplar HT and are focusing on the next few weeks. This coming weekend we are going back to Poplar for a Pony Club Show Jumping Rally. Avery is on a good team, and should do well. They ride three jumping rounds, which should be good practice for both Avery and Beacon (highest jumps 2’9”). The next weekend we are going to an HT at Chattahoochee Hills here in Atlanta. Avery enjoyed Poplar so much that we decided to try another HT before it got too hot.

5/6-5/8/11 Poplar Place USEA Horse Trials at BN - 2nd/14 w/35.0 ppts

 

Poplar Place USEA Recognized Horse Trails - 2nd place

Avery Lewis rode Balmullo’s Beacon to a 2nd place finish at the Poplar Place Horse Trails the weekend of May 7-8. This is 9 yr old Avery’s 2nd event. She competed with 14 other entries in the BN division and finished on her dressage score with double-clear cross-country/stadium jumping rounds.

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The following weekend they returned to Poplar Place, this time for the Pony Club Show Jumping Rally. Father and groom, Jeff Lewis, writes “I don’t know how much you know about Pony Club, but Rallies are a unique thing. There were 14 four person teams from all over the Southeast Region. The parents drop off the kids and the horses at the barn, and are not allowed to speak with them or interact with them or the horses during the day for Saturday and Sunday. This is hard for Helen and me, as we are used to being very much involved. I was the announcer, so for both days I was in the tower announcing. Helen did the refreshments for the Judges and officials, so she baked for days prior to the meeting.

Avery and Beacon went clear on all three jump rides, jumping 2’9” on some pretty complicated courses. Avery also won the jump off after her final ride. Beacon was so perfect that you would have thought he was mechanical. He really is a dream horse! It was a bit boring for him, but Avery grazed him on a lead line a lot of the time, which he likes a lot. Although these Rallies are exhausting, we think they are good for Avery, teaching her to be more self reliant, and to be very much responsible for Beacon, all of the time. “

Beacon’s owner, Vanessa Morgan, is very proud of Avery and feels extremely blessed that the Lewis family is enjoying and caring for Beacon. She had a feeling that Beacon and Avery would be a perfect fit for each other. So far, “Team Lewis” is proving that gut feeling to be spot on! Next on the Team Lewis agenda was the Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials. Avery was the only Junior rider and put in a very good run with another double-clear ride.

Vanessa writes, “ I am so looking forward to seeing Avery and Beacon together at the Region 4 Connemara Show next month at Canterberry Show Place in FL!!”


Hilltoppers Pony Club's album "Cross Country Meeting 4.17.11".

4/16/11 Newton County Horse Show
Low Hunter (2') - 5th/16
Equitation OF (2') - 1st/14
Hunter Hack - 4/20

Newton County Horse Show was a mob scene. Their classes ranged from 17 to 24 riders. A big storm came through Friday night, so the arena was a swamp, and the wind was blowing a lot. Riders were coming off and horses were refusing right and left.

Avery and Beaky (mostly Avery) were tentative in their first class, Low Hinter (2’), and took 5th of 17.

The second class, Equitation over fences (2’), they got after it and won, out of sixteen riders. ( By the way, all riders were in their mid teens except Avery. Most had many shows at these heights under their belts.)

In the Hunter hack, with a huge field of 24, they placed fourth. We were thrilled with that one.

Yesterday the pony club had a cross country meeting. Not many in the pony club had seen Avery and Beacon doing cross country, so many were blown away. As a finale, Avery chose a 10 jump course and they jumped it flawlessly. She has so much confidence in him, that they are joyful as they go around the course.

Avery Lewis recently competed in her first EVER horse trials at Pine Top Farm on March 19-20, 2011, on Balmullo's Beacon.

Watch this video and turn the volume up; what fun she's having!:-)
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I think she is now hooked on eventing:-)

 



Watch this video and turn the volume up; what fun she's having!:-)
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I think she is now hooked on eventing:-)

3/19-3/20/11 Pine Top USEA Spring Horse Trials at BN - 8th/15 w/ 40.5 ppts

Read about it in Eventing USA - April 2011 issue

Avery rides with the Hilltop Pony Club.

2010:
In 2010, under Avery Lewis, Beacon earned a Certificate of Achievement in Hunters and a Certificate of Achievement in Pony Club from the ACPS.

 

Avery rode int the HJ Fox Hunter Classic in late October at The Georgia International Horse Park, and won 4th, 5th or 6th in the six Short Stirrup classes she entered.

Also, in late November she entered the HTPC Combined Training Show in Conyers, GA, and took 2nd in the Tadpole class and 1st in the Beginner Novice class.

Avery Lewis (9) from Oxford, Georgia leased Balmullo’s Beacon (Bubba) from Vanessa Morgan in August of this year (2010). Since then, the pair have done quite well in the show arena. In September and October they entered two local dressage shows and entered 4 classes at the Intro Level and one at Training Level (dressage score 67%) and won all five, winning overall champion honors for the two combined shows. They also entered the HJ Fox Hunter Classic in late October at The Georgia International Horse Park, and won 4th, 5th or 6th in the six Short Stirrup classes that they entered. Lastly, in late November they entered the HTPC Combined Training Show in Conyers, GA, and took 2nd in the Tadpole class and 1st in the Beginner Novice class. In late November Avery progressed to her D3 Pony Club rating, and is working toward her C1 rating in 2011.

Avery has come, in the short time that she has ridden Beacon (Bubba), to develop a great deal of trust and confidence in her Connemara friend. Beacon has become a favorite on our family farm, moving to the top of the horse hierarchy. He truly is a wonderhorse, and we look for many more great performances from the pair in the coming year.

I can't get over how well Avery is doing with Bubba (or Beacon as they call him). I was blown away when they won the BN CT at our Pony Club's fundraiser - she was riding against kids twice her age. Bubba is a true gentleman, and has done wonders for Avery's confidence. (December 2010 - Jennifer)

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Beacon and Avery are now D3’s in Pony Club. Saturday went flawlessly. There were three girls being tested, and Avery and Beacon were the only ones that passed. The cross country part was really fun to watch. They negotiated a 2’ 6’ course as if it were cross rails. Avery was thrilled!!

Sunday’s Mock Hunt was great... They had a blast, and as usual, Beacon was a perfect gentleman. Jeff Nov-10

below: Avery Lewis on Beacon (October 2010)

Our Pony Club held its annual mock hunt last weekend and Bubba was a star. He is so good for Avery and exactly what she needed to boost her confidence and help her enjoy riding again. So you've made two riders in Georgia very happy! Jennifer

After each nightly ride at our farm, Avery takes him for a ½ hour cool down walk along the trails where we live. Inevitably deer pop out of the woods in a frenzy to get away. Every other pony that she has ridden freaks each time it happens. Bubba/Beacon just looks calmly. He is the greatest!!! Jeff 9/10

On Sept 25, Beacon and Avery competed in their first 2 dressage classes together and earned two blue ribbons with scores in the high 60's; they moved up to Training Test 1 at a GDCTA recognized show and earned at 67.0 and won Champion of the 2-show series in her walk/trot classes.

Balmullo's Beacon is the new pony club mount for 9 yr old Avery Lewis in Georgia. (August 2010)

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