New purchasing opportunity!

If you have enjoyed Ellie's photography over the past few years - please take a moment and peruse the new Online Gallery! You can order everything from straight prints to coffee mugs, canvas prints and framed images!!! New images will be added daily as there is a decade's worth of photography to upload.

There have been recent instances of her work popping up on other people's sites, so if you are using an image, please be courteous and include a hyperlink back to either the Watermark Farm website or directly to SmugMug.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration! Happy Shopping!

A great start to the season!

Avebury WF and Ryan Wood (www.woodstockeventing.com) had a great start to their 2011 Eventing season! They had a super dressage test, clean show jumping and great cross country run to finish the day on their dressage score!! Congratulations Ryan!!!!

Photo links will be added shortly so we can all see the proofs...

Thanks to the staff of Red Oak Farm for all their hard work and to Ryan for doing such a wonderful job with our boy!!

Eventing Rocks!

The USEA (United States Eventing Association) is really on the ball! They have had online entries for several years - that store your horse/rider results and electronic signatures. Event Entries also has LIVE scoring for the competitions they accept entries from! No waiting days and days to see how a division turned out...like dressage. Now they have really stepped it up - the USEA now has all of their entry forms ONLINE!!! The system even stores your Coggins test, signatures...pretty much EVERYTHING! :) Color Watermark Farm happy to be able to avoid a special trip to the Post Office, all the wasted paper, ink...this is so much more efficient and secure!!!

When will the USDF get with the program????? *Rant Over*

So onto the real reason for mentioning how awesome the USEA is -

Live Scoring is up for Sporting Days Horse Trials! Avebury WF (our licensed stallion) is competing for the first time this season with Ryan Wood! Check the Open Training Division for how they're doing today!!

http://www.evententries.com/livescoring/index.php

HOY AWARDS!

Huge thanks go out to Dover Saddlery and Sox for Horses, Inc. for their generous support of the AWR Awards program!!! Our two eventing stars As You Wish WF and Avebury WF were Horse of the Year in their respective divisions! It is a real treat to open the mail and have lovely gifts and Award Certificates arrive in this slow time of year!

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

Having sponsors for the Awards Program is fantastic and it helps to make the hard work, sweat and effort a distant memory - it was all worth it! :)

Thank you Dover Saddlery! Thank you Sox for Horses, Inc!

Winter snow photos!

We've had quite a bit of snow in the past few days but do to a changeover in our computer department the images can only be viewed via Facebook. If you have a chance and want to see our 17" of fluffy white stuff - click HERE!

Happy shoveling everyone!

Happy owner checks in!

Here is a snippet of feedback from Ryann who has had homebred Wyncote WF for just 4 days at Amazing Grace Stables in VA -

"Hi Watermark Family:) I just wanted to let you know that Cody has been wonderful! He is soooo spoiled. We love him so much:) I know he has an amazing future ahead of him, and I feel blessed to be a part of It! Thank you both and hope you are doing well:)"

Just what we like to hear! A happy owner with their happy horse!

Just in from Aiken! New undersaddle footage of our Don William WF!

Ryan Wood is a peach! He has just sent a video clip of Don William WF jumping down at Red Oak Farm in Aiken, SC. So without more fuss, here's Liam with Ryan schooling today.

If you have just started following our blog and would like to learn more about Ryan, please click HERE and that should take you to his website.

Sublime happiness for all!

We have been very fortunate in our breeding endeavors over the years with multiple National Champions, numerous FEI horses, multi-generational Grand Prix horses and the joy of knowing that this fantastic animal that just performed such an outstanding test is one that you bred, raised and trained up the levels. Along with that rider/trainer/breeder satisfaction is the other super fantastic side of the breeder's coin - knowing that the animal you bred and raised has gone on to the best of homes with the perfect match for a rider.

We are so excited and proud of our Wyncote WF as he embarks on his new career with Ryann and the rest of the gang down at Amazing Grace Stables - it is very hard to be patient and wait to see what they do each day. If you would like to read about how "Cody" became part of their family, please read HERE. It is truly a match made in Heaven and we are so pleased about the bright future they have together!

Good luck to Ryann & Cody! We can't wait to see how your first show goes!

Good Luck! We're so happy for everyone!

It was cold and dark this morning as we loaded the trailer to send several of our horses on to new and exciting chapters in their lives. While we will miss their bright faces and distinct personalities quite a bit in our days here on the farm, it is gratifying to know they will be loved and cared for with their new people. So while we apologize for no photographs of the loading process, we will post photos of the horses in their new homes when those arrive. So the pressure is on their new owners - you HAVE to send us updates and photos of you & your new horse's success!! We love to hear about what you all are doing!!! So please share your triumphs - nothing is too small or too big - we'd love to be able to share with our extended "family" of horse friends!

First on the trailer was our seasoned FEI competitor Artesian WF (Again and Again x Aly Alice xx). Artie is one of the sweetest horses that has ever set hoof upon the planet and he was Emily's keeper of his foal year, so with a heavy heart we said our goodbyes to him this morning. He enjoys his one on one time with a single rider, so we are hoping that he'll thrive with his new person! Good luck Artie!

The next traveler was Artie's half sister by Waldaire - Wallace WF. Lacey has been a blast to bring along and we are quite excited about her future in the competition ring! As she is out of our first foal crop from Waldaire, we couldn't be happier that she will be out and about representing the breeding program and her sire! Good luck Lacey!

And the last of our travelers for today's adventure is none other than Wyncote WF (Waldaire x Southern Leigh WF). Cody has been blessed with the best of new situations and we couldn't be more excited for this talented young horse. Congratulations to Amazing Grace Stables on your purchase! We can't wait to hear about all of Cody's adventures and show ring triumphs. Good luck Ryann and Nardeen!!! If you want to learn about how 'right' the fit has been from the beginning with this horse and his new owners, please click HERE.