Mother & Daugther Team! Sheryl & Kristal D'Uva

Kristal's goals are going to be: trying to make it to the State Fair this year with Girlfriend,  and  to have fun helping me get some more of our Curly's under saddle and promoted in our area.  We have a long hard road ahead as people in our area are AQHA/Paint/Appy people.  They are pretty close minded to other breeds. 

Photo of Sheryl coming soon!

Severine helps us (Sheila & Rick above) with the horses but rides also for pleasure off the clock and would like to participate in RAC.  She is from Germany. She is also going to help me do the Smarter, Calmer, Braver Obstacle Course with our horses and have a get-together here at the farm for local riders to do the course too.

"I would like to be riding more and taking care of fewer chores.  Well, maybe I can settle for just riding more.  I would also love to start entering Dressage competitions.  I have set up a project called The Wanuskewin Project.  Native American children come to meet my curly horses and hear their incredible story.  We should have a group scheduled every week between April and June.  I would like to expand these events and give more children the opportunity to live their history.  It gives them such a sense of pride."

My goal in the RAC is to help promote this wonderful breed! I have 5 wonderful Curlies of my own, and also train a number of Curlies for others. I invite anyone interested in keeping up with the goings on with my participation in the RAC to check out my website and blog regularly. I have 3 youngsters to start this year and they will be making the front page!

I own 2 curlies both of whom were born at Betsy Lirakis' Top 'O The Hill Farm. My chestnut mare,Pyewacket, came directly from Betsy. She has a curly coat, a magical disposition and is a solid and fun trail horse. My other curly, Delphy, is a straight coat paint mare who also originated at Betsy's. She is young and still learning about the wonders of being out in the world. I'm lucky enough to live in a part of NH with lots of trails and dirt roads with easy access from my home. Trail riding is what I do with the curlies - I no longer do any showing. This year I hope to join a group that does organized trail and carriage ride/drives and participate in a couple of those. My goal at this point in life is to have a horse/s I can enjoy on the trail whether I'm out on my own or with others. Both my curlies have wonderful personalities and bring me tremendous happiness whether I'm riding them or just working with them around the barn. I'm entering RAC as an incentive for me to ride more and participate in some of the overnight ride/drives in the area. It will also be a way to connect with other curly owners and share experiences. It is a joy to take these horses out particularly with people who don't know about curlies - people are intrigued by their unusual coats and impressed by their steady way of going and personable dispositions. I've owned horses and ridden since I was 8 years old- in my 45 years of horse experience the curlies are the most entertaining, people oriented and sensible trail horses that I have worked with.