"View of the River"                   
          photo by Cobi Wilbers
                                                                    
  photos by DZ

  
On the left, mares and foals in our pasture; on the right, Liam (Bridon Beale Street) and Connie, Twin Rivers April 2009 (courtesy Tass Photography)

 

    
Connie Arthur is level II instructor, certified by USEA.  
Vista del Rio and Lone Tree Farm, located in Waterford, California, is a 100 acre cross country course and equestrian training center located in a tree lined grassy basin next to the Tuolumne River. The course at Vista del Rio was designed and built by Bill Burton, noted national course designer and organizer of the Ram Tap Horse Trials. Vista del Rio has full courses, ranging from elementary through Training level, with over 125 cross country jumps. We have many Preliminary and some Intermediate efforts for schooling! Schooling this year is still only $25!

    With over thirty years of experience training and competing through the levels of Preliminary (eventing) and Intermediare (dressage), Connie Arthur has been instructing horsemanship since 1973.  She founded, owned and operated Lone Tree Farm in Oakdale, California from 1977 through 1997. Now both Lone Tree Farm and Vista del Rio can be found together near Waterford, California.

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Liam and I have been invited by the IDHSNA to do exhibition rides at the WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES 2010 held in Lexington KY!  SEE YOU THERE!  WHOO HOO!

For more photos of our babies CLICK HERE: to see our lovely farm and surrounding area, go to our Photos page.

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A special Thank You to Shirley Kahlert and Stoneleigh Farm Irish Draughts, Liam's co-owner.  Check out her brand new website:  http://stoneleighrishdraughts.com/home.

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NEXT HUNTER PACE & IRISH OPEN HOUSE
 IS MARCH 21st -- DON'T MISS IT!

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Galway (October 2009) was a total blast!!

Here's Liam on his FIRST ever real steeplechase....FUN!
The video is here! Go to STALLIONS page and click on the first youtube link. 
Of course Liam was a star, and finished clean and strong!
 

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THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF LIAM'S 2008 FOALS LEFT, BUT THE NEW FOALS ARE HERE FROM 2009!  SEE "STALLIONS" or "SALES" PAGE FOR INFO & PICS

BRIDON BEALE STREET, R.I.D. (aka "Liam")

  
            Liam and Connie at Twin Rivers, Paso Robles, April 2009  

Liam is here and working exceptionally well.  So far, after 19 events, he has never had a cross country jump penalty!!  He has the best disposition of any stallion I have ever worked with, and he is so much fun to jump!  Watch for him at shows and other activities. Consider making your next horse an Irish sporthorse!   Check out the "STALLIONS" page for Liam's DVD.
Our fee for 2010: $1200.  Booking fee (incl) $250.  (Incentives may be available.)
More breeding information available on the "STALLIONS" page.  Baby photos are here!

If you are interested in bidding on a breeding fee, go to the IDHSNA webpage and go for it!  Bidding starts 1/21/2010.

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For more photos of our babies CLICK HERE
 to see our lovely farm and surrounding area, go to

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CENTERED RIDING was WONDERFUL!

LONE TREE FARM IS HOSTED A CENTERED RIDING CLINIC WITH WORLD FAMOUS CLINICIAN SUSAN E. HARRIS, Author of "Grooming to Win" January 22 - 26, 2010.  The clinic went well, despite the unceasing rain.  All the participants learned a lot and I don't think anyone came away disappointed.  Thank you to Saudra O'Reilly (organizer) and Susan Harris -- you girls ROCK!

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If you missed last year's ADULT CAMP, be sure and sign up early next year!
Go to our EVENTS page to sign up.

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the West Coast dates for the Future Event Horse classes for 2010 are tentatively:

May 1 or 2, Ram Tap, Fresno
May 29, Woodside Horse Park*
June 26, Shepherd Ranch, Santa Ynez
July 10, Twin Rivers, Paso Robles
August 14, Woodside Horse Park*
Sept 25, Twin Rivers, Paso Robles
Championships:  Oct 23, Ram Tap, Fresno

* = not confirmed yet

Be sure and bring your young event prospects out, or come and cheer us on!

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For pictures from all of our 2009 Hunter Paces, please go to Debbie Dasker's webpage:  www.daskerphoto.com   For additional photos (from last year), go to her assistant's webpage: http://www.elzz.org/main.php?g2_itemId=409&amp

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To download a general release for activities at Lone Tree Farm, click here.
We now take credit cards! (Visa, MC, AmEx and Disc)

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In Memoriam:  Sun Whisper, 1981 - 2007
for a story and pictures, click here
 

 Do you like the new look of our website?  Well, the clutter is mine, not the webmaster's.  Our webmaster, www.digitalthumbprint.com can help you too.  Kim is fun, easy to work with, efficient, and will be cost effective for YOUR business.  Give her a try!  Call me for enthusiastic testimonials!

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The Future Event Horse Series is here in Area VI!! The first show was at Twin Rivers Horse Trials and was held September 26th, and the second and Championship show was at Ram Tap on October 16.  For more information, email me, or go to the USEA website, www.useventing.com.  For entries, click below!  We expect to have several venues in California next year!
Future Event Horse Entries: click here

February 04, 2010
 

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