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Sunset schooling, October 2018
Posted by Rylee
October 23, 2018, an evening ride in the jump arena as the light went orange. Fall in Northern Kentucky is the best riding weather of the year and it lasts about three weeks.
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Two heads are better than one
Posted by Rylee
July 13, 2019 in Richmond, Kentucky: Sonny and Carrie Virginia both hauled to the same show, and both wanted to be in the photo. Western hat day.
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A purple ribbon in Paris
Posted by Rylee
July 20, 2019 in Paris, Kentucky: SiSi and I with a purple ribbon under a big Bluegrass sky. A summer show weekend in Bourbon County, two weeks after the state 4-H show.
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Sonny, dressed as a football
Posted by Rylee
October 19, 2018: homecoming week, so Sonny got laces painted on and I got a jersey. He took the whole thing with the dignity of a horse who has seen a lot of ideas come and go.
· Photo
Waiting on spring
Posted by Sonny
February 27, 2019. Still shaggy, still waiting for the grass to come back, still checking whether anyone walking up the drive has brought a treat. (They had not.)
· Photo
February sun at home
Posted by Rylee
February 3, 2019 at the home arena: a rare warm, bright afternoon in the middle of winter, so SiSi and I went out and schooled in it. Frozen ground in the shade, dust in the sun.
· Photo
Burrito, hunt seat, Frankfort
Posted by Kaleb
June 1, 2019, Lakeview Park, Frankfort: I'm A Burrito and I between hunt seat classes. A month later we would win Cross Rails at the state show. He knew before I did.
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SiSi collecting ribbons in Frankfort
Posted by Rylee
June 1, 2019 at Lakeview Park in Frankfort: SiSi (Si'Vous Plait) with a fistful of ribbons after the hunt seat classes. Braids by me, patience by her.
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Western day at Lakeview Park
Posted by Kaleb
June 2, 2019 at Lakeview Park in Frankfort, Kentucky. Black shirt, black hat, and a black-and-white walking horse for the western classes. The pinto did the work; I mostly tried to look the part.
· Photo
Two shows, one weekend
Posted by Rylee
Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Brodhead, Kentucky: Sonny with a red ribbon on his bridle, before we hauled north for Winton Woods the next morning. Show season does not believe in weekends off.
· Photo
A championship plate at Morehead
Posted by Rylee
Memorial Day weekend 2019 at the Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Morehead State University. Sonny and I took home a championship plate and a tricolor from the Appalachian horse show, saddle seat in the lavender coat.
· Photo
Morning in the barn aisle, Shelbyville
Posted by Sonny
Early on July 24, 2019 on the Celebration grounds in Shelbyville. Braided, tacked, and waiting on my rider. Walking horse country.
· Photo
Sonny at the Celebration grounds, July 2019
Posted by Rylee
Shelbyville, Tennessee, July 24, 2019: Sonny and me with a red ribbon on the Celebration grounds. That was the week we came home Reserve High Point Youth at the TWHBEA World Versatility Show.
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A tricolor for Carrie at Winton Woods
Posted by Rylee
May 19, 2019 at the Winton Woods Riding Center in Cincinnati: Carrie Virginia and I came out of the show with a tricolor. The easygoing palomino who does whatever she wants also, it turns out, wins.
· Photo
Carrie dressed for the Fourth
Posted by Rylee
Independence Day at the State 4-H show, 2019. Carrie Virginia tolerated the pinwheels in her stall at Broadbent Arena, which is more than most horses would do.
· Photo
Burrito and me, Cross Rails champions
Posted by Kaleb
July 4, 2019, Broadbent Arena, Louisville: I'm A Burrito and I won Cross Rails Hunt/Pleasure at the Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show. First state-show blue, on the best pony in the barn.
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SiSi in her ribbons on the Fourth of July
Posted by Rylee
July 4, 2019 at the Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show: SiSi (Si'Vous Plait) in a blue ribbon and a championship rosette in front of the State Fair sign. Hunt seat day, and she was foot-perfect.
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Throwback: Sonny's blue-ribbon night at State 4-H
Posted by Rylee
Throwback to July 2, 2019 at the Kentucky State 4-H Horse Show, Broadbent Arena in Louisville. Sonny (He's Armed & Charmed) and I finished the night with two blue ribbons and a medal, and he stood for photos like the professional he is.
· Photo
Snow day with the herd
Posted by Rylee
Snow-day throwback with Kaleb -- when the arena freezes you ride bareback in the paddock instead. The horses loved it more than we did.
· Show Result
John Wick top ten at The International
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Top ten at The International! John Wick and Rylee placed 10th in All Day Pleasure Amateur/Youth at WHOA's International Grand Championship -- the premier flat-shod walking horse show in the country.
John Wick· Memorial
Remembering Burrito
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Remembering I'm A Burrito: 2020 KHJA year-end Champion in the Pre/Intermediate Children's/Adult Jumper with Kaleb Alden in the irons. Some horses never leave the barn.
Kaleb· Photo
Throwback: SiSi's champion day
Posted by Rylee
Found this one going through old photos -- SiSi in her champion ribbons after our KHJA weekend. This mare taught me what a heart horse is.
· Show Result
Arthur jumps to a championship at Hathaway Hill
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Arthur (show name Waterfall des Negres) was Novice Children's/Adult Jumper Champion at the Hathaway Hill Summer Show with Rylee — proof that hunters, jumpers, and gaited horses all have a home at Horse Commons.
Arthur· Barn Update
Horse spotlight: Sonny, 3x Region 3 High-Point Champion
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Meet Sonny (show name He's Armed & Charmed) — a foundation horse of Setting Sun and a three-time TWHBEA Region 3 High-Point Champion. Every horse on Horse Commons gets a page like his.
Sonny· Show Result
Reserve Champion at the 2025 TWH National Celebration
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Reserve at the Celebration 🥈 Rylee earned Reserve in the Auxiliary Equitation Youth Medal Championship at the 2025 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration — one more highlight in a season spanning gaited, hunter/jumper, and eventing.
Rylee· Community Update
Kentucky 4-H NATRC award update
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
From the Kentucky 4-H Horse Program public Facebook feed: NATRC award nominations were tallied, with the Rising to the Challenge and Team Spirit awards announced. Horse Commons can pull public 4-H community updates into the local horse-show conversation without exposing private member posts.
Setting Sun EquestrianService: Show Prep, Braiding & Photography
· Show Result
Straight from 4-H State to Shelbyville
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Minutes after rolling in from 4-H State, Ry was back in the ring at Shelbyville. Great rides and patterns all around — exactly the kind of busy show-family weekend Horse Commons was built to capture.
Setting Sun EquestrianService: Show Prep, Braiding & Photography
· Show Result
State 4-H: buckles, high points, and barn crew grit
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
Rylee and the Setting Sun crew made it through State 4-H after a marathon travel week: 8 belt buckles, 2 high-point awards, and several ribbons. The Campbell County crew made it fun, and SiSi, John, and Sonny were perfect all week.
Setting Sun EquestrianRyleeSiSiJohn WickSonny📍 Kentucky Exposition CenterService: Show Prep, Braiding & Photography
· Reshare
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
So proud of this girl 💙 — resharing Rylee and SiSi's blue-ribbon weekend.
↻ Reshared from SiSi
SiSi takes the blue SiSi won the blue in the walking pleasure division this weekend. Very proud of this mare.
· Service Need
Farrier reset needed
Posted by Kennie
Kennie needs a farrier reset before the next show-schooling week.
Kennie· Show Result
Team win at KHP
Posted by Setting Sun Trainer
Kentucky Gentleman, Rylee, and Setting Sun had a strong outing at the Kentucky Horse Park.
· Training
Cross-country school with Arthur
Posted by Rylee
Schooled Waterfall des Negres over the bank complex today — he is coming along beautifully.
Arthur· Photo
Snowflake's new show clip
Posted by Snowflake
Fresh clip done ahead of the hunter derby. Always happy to recommend our show photographer.
· Barn Update
Group farrier day Thursday
Posted by Setting Sun Equestrian
We have a group farrier visit Thursday — message the barn to get your horse on the list.
· Show Result
SiSi takes the blue
Posted by SiSi
SiSi won the blue in the walking pleasure division this weekend. Very proud of this mare.
· Training
Gridwork with John Wick
Posted by Setting Sun Trainer
John Wick is jumping through grids confidently and is ready to step up a height.
· Care Note
Carrie's spring vaccines done
Posted by Carrie Virginia
Carrie is up to date on spring shots and her Coggins is current for the season.
Carrie Virginia· Memorial
Remembering Poppy
Posted by Rylee
Still missing our princess every day. Forever the heart of Setting Sun.
Princess Poppy· Show Result
Kennie's eventing debut at May-Daze
Posted by Kennie
Kennie is officially an event horse! USEA Novice debut at the Kentucky May-Daze Horse Trials with a 36.7 dressage test for Rylee. Cross-country said 'not today' -- we'll be back.
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