Sandra Beaulieu Performs at Open House for Elysium Sport Ponies

We had such a wonderful day at Elysium Sport Ponies open house this past Sunday on June 15th. Elysium is owned by Laurie & Elisha Harvey in Atkinson, ME. The facility includes an indoor arena with attached stalls. It is well set-up and clean with a lot of natural light in the stalls and the arena. Douwe and Rovandio really liked the open stalls so they could visit with each other and see everything that was going on. The demos started in the afternoon followed by a wonderful bar-b-que later in the day.

Music Box

I rode Rovandio while Lydia Rose Spencer danced on the pedestal and with her veil. Photo taken by Alexandrea Lemon.

Elisha & Frodo

Elisha Harvey did her cowboy mounted shooting demo on her mustang Frodo. Love her costume! Photo taken by Laurie Harvey.

Wings of Isis

This was the first time that Douwe and I performed our routine without a bridle! Photo taken by Laurie Harvey.

Elisha & Finn

Elisha Harvey did a liberty routine with her young gelding Finishing Touch...aka "Finn". Photo taken by Alexandrea Lemon

Douwe & Rovandio

I rode Rovandio while Douwe was at liberty. They were very good and Douwe wanted to hog the pedestal the entire time! Photo taken by Laurie Harvey.

Emily & Mackayla

Emily Monahan and Mackayla Hamm rode Quigley and Thor in a pas de deux routine. Photo taken by Laurie Harvey.

Michelle & Artex

Michelle Zambrano rode her Lipizzan mare Artex in her Arabian dance routine. Photo taken by Laurie Harvey.

Kristy & Michelle

Kristy Nelson and Michelle Zambrano rode Artex and Leibchon (Lipizzan mares) in a classical pas de deux. Photo taken by Laurie Harvey.

Douwe's Fan Club

Douwe entertaining his fans with smiles and kisses. He loves young girls and their giggles!

Pony Rides

And of course there were pony rides! Here is Laurie Harvey giving a pony ride with their new miniature pony Tulip. Photo taken by Katie Landry

I rode Rovandio with Lydia Rose Spencer dancing and we did our "Music Box" routine. We added more color to our costumes and glitter to the pedestal to help it stand out more. Rovy was impatient to start but once the music began he was really focused. He loves to have a job! His flying changes were better today and he had a really high rear at the end.

Performing at Elysium Sport Ponies open house on June 15th, 2014. I am riding Rovandio, a 12 year old Andalusian/Lipizzan cross with my amazing friend Lydia Rose Spencer dancing. We had a great time at the open house and I also performed with my other horse Douwe, a 13 year old Friesian gelding.

For my final ride I rode Douwe in our "Wings of Isis" routine. Today was the first time I tried doing the routine without a bridle and he was fantastic! He even did his flying changes! Good boy! This was such a fun ride, he was with me the entire time, relaxed and enjoyed performing.

This video was filmed at Elysium Sport Ponies open house on June 15, 2014. I performed with my horse Douwe, a 13 year old Friesian gelding. This was our first time doing our "Wings of Isis" routine without a bridle and he was fantastic. He was relaxed and focused, it was such a wonderful feeling.

Rovandio and Douwe also did their "Liberty Dance" routine again and today Douwe really wanted to stay on the pedestal. At the Safe Haven demo he really wanted to roll and was distracted away from the pedestal but at Elysium that's all he wanted to do!! He is so funny!

You can see more photos from the event on the Elysium Sport Ponies Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ElysiumSportPonies

Video taken at the Elysium Sport Pony open house on June 15th, 2014. I am riding Rovandio, an Andalusian/Lipizzan gelding owned by Bethanne Ragaglia, with my Friesian gelding Douwe. We have had a lot of fun this winter with liberty training and it is a challenge to perform because Douwe has a mind of his own!