La Vie Equestrienne & Worldly Dog

2011 Leather Horse Halters and Leads are Here!

2011-02-11T16:50:00.000-05:00

You can see pictures and details on our Facebook page!

Special Thanks: Colleen of Equine Kneads Massage & Certification in Warren County, NJ. www.EquineKneadsLLC.com. "Learn a New Languagewith Horses thru Massage." The photoshoot for these halters took place at her farm, "Foxbrook Farm."

Dog Collars and Leashes!

2011-02-11T16:27:00.002-05:00

LVE has expanded into the canine world with "Worldly Dog" dog collars and leashes! We offer custom nylon and leather ensembles. You can find pictures on our Facebook page.

The New LVE Brochure is Now Available

2010-08-12T23:15:00.002-04:00

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Follow us on Twitter!

2010-08-11T11:59:00.002-04:00

http://twitter.com/LVEquestrienne

FaceBook

2010-08-11T11:39:00.000-04:00

Hello Everyone,

We have a new La Vie Equestrienne Facebook Business page, check it out!

We have pictures of our fine horse halters & leads in the photo albums.

Thank you,

~Sara

AETA International 2010 Summer Trade Show August 14, 15 & 16, 2010 Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, PA

2010-08-11T11:22:00.001-04:00

Saturday 8/14/10 - UPDATE: Eric and I are having a wonderful time at the AETA Expo, we have posted pictures of our first day to our Facebook local business page here, click on the link to view them, Come visit us at booth #1245 Enjoy! : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23040&id=144604838902403&saved#!/album.php?aid=23040&id=144604838902403 ~Sara

We are Getting ready for the AETA Exposition in King of Prussia, PA August Saturday 14th, Sunday 15th & Monday 16th. Our booth No. is 1245, one row away from the Champagne Lounge.

Volunteers welcome for La Vie Equestrienne AETA Expo Booth August 14th, 15th & 16th. 8 am- 6 pm. Booth# 1245 E-mail Sara if interested in volunteering at one of the largest Equestrian trade shows in the USA. Come check it out!

Thank you to everyone who has been apart of the setup for the booth.

~Sara L Kellner, Owner

Dressage at Saratoga

2010-05-24T15:58:00.000-04:00

Dressage at Saratoga will feature our very own halters as prizes at the show!

Dressage at Saratoga
Memorial Day Weekend 2010
May 29th-30th 2010
Saratoga Springs, NY

La Vie Equestrienne Sponsors the University of Southern California's Equestrian Team

2010-04-07T11:55:00.000-04:00

La Vie Equestrienne officially sponsors the USC Equestrian Team! We are so proud to support this amazing team. Sara Kellner, owner of La Vie Equestrienne, traveled to Los Angeles, CA to tour their facility where they train, meet their horses and some team members. LVE donated halters to the USC school horses and will donate a halter and logo tote to the silent auction at the April fundraiser event on 4/18/10 at 12pm at the Saddle and Sirloin Club adjacent to the Paddock Riding Club where they train.

To View Information about their April Fundraiser click here.

To go to the USC Equestrian Team's Website click here.

Special thanks to Lisa Collins of the USC Equestrian Team for coordinating the sponsorship!

La Vie Equestrienne Supports the UMASS Equestrian Team

2010-04-07T10:11:00.000-04:00

Hello Everyone!

La Vie Equestrienne recently donated a halter and LVE logo tote to the silent auction held by the UMASS Amherst Equestrian Team at their February horse show in which many other college equestrian teams attended. Below are pictures of the UMASS Equestrian team and a writeup from the team. LVE wants to raise awareness to the recent budget cuts to the equestrian program - please be generous donate to their equestrian team!

Special thanks to Lauren Kolodzinski for coordinating the donation to the auction!

Thank you, Sara Kellner, Owner of La Vie Equestrienne

"After placing second in their region this year, the UMass Equestrian Team had a successful run at the regional horse show this past weekend with individual riders who qualified. UMass has six riders looking forward to competing at Zones on April 10th, hosted by the No. 1 team, Mt. Holyoke.

The Equestrian team came into the 2010 season behind Mt. Holyoke, competing first at a horse show hosted at the UMass farm in Hadley. UMass finished second that day, only losing by two points. Mt. Holyoke hosted the next show where another second place was earned, followed by the final regular season show hosted in Connecticut where Mt. Holyoke officially qualified to go to Nationals in Kentucky as a team. UMass qualified for Nationals two years ago in 2008, where they traveled to California and placed fourth.

However, UMass still had 17 competitive riders “point out” of their divisions, meaning they received enough points and won enough ribbons in their divisions to meet the requirements for moving onto Regionals as individual riders. For the walk-trot division, Sara Collins, Michelle Dewar and Kimberly Montague moved on, along with Jennifer Sears, Catheline Froehlich, Sarah Dickstein and Erica Seidenberg for the walk-trot-canter division. In the novice division, co-captain Molly Bettencourt, Lauren Kolodzinski (over fences), Catherine Adams and Meghan Laprade represented UMass. Amy Donahue, Lauren Kolodzinski, Kristen McDermott, Elena Serkin and Stephanie Van der Kaiij competed in the intermediate division, while co-captain Kate Lawrence and Amanda D’entremont showed in the open division. UMass had the most riders out of any team qualify for Regionals.

At Regionals, the qualified riders had a strong showing and placed high in all divisions. In order to move on to Zones, the final step before Nationals, a rider must place 1st or 2nd in their division. UMass had six riders do so; Jennifer Sears for walk-trot-canter, Catherine Adams for novice flat, Elena Serkin (fences) Lauren Kolodzinski, and Stefanie Van der Kaiij for intermediate flat, and Amanda D’entremont for open. UMass also had a number of riders extremely close to moving onto zones who placed 3rd in their division, such as Molly Bettencourt, Michelle Dewar, Erica Seidenberg, Amy Donahue and Kate Lawrence.

UMass would like to greatly thank those who donated to the program and the raffles held at horse shows. At the home shows this year, a lot of success has come from silent auctions, raffles and 50/50 raffles, which are vital to keeping the Equestrian team alive. At our last regular season home show held on February 27th, 38 donations were made and, combined with a food booth, UMass was able to raise an impressive $1,400 dollars that will greatly help the riders moving onto Zones and Nationals, as well as the entire program.

At Regionals this weekend, the UMass team also held a 50/50 raffle to raise money to offset the costs of the surgery that will be incurred by the program for one of our school horses Dawson. Dawson is a rescued PMU foal who was donated by her former family to the UMass Equine Program at the Hadley Farm. Now a beloved member of the program at ten years young needs surgery to remove a large tumor in her reproductive tract. The team raised several hundred dollars to contribute, but if anyone is interested in making further contributions you can contact our co-captain Molly Bettencourt at mollybettencourt@gmail.com."

Picture Descriptions:

1. The 2007-2008 Team

2. The 2007-2008 team after they won the region and qualified for Zones and Nationals
3. The team that competed at Nationals in Burbank, CA. Right to Left: Our coach Jerry, Stefanie van der Kaaij (intermediate flat), Elena Serkin (intermediate fences), Kate Lawrence (open flat and fences), Molly Bettencourt (novice flat and fences), Ariel Spuzzillo (walk trot canter), Hannah Deutsch (walk trot), Assistant Coach Tracy, Bob Cacchione
4. Photo taken at College of the Holy Cross show on March 27th, posing with Catheline Froehlich and her blue ribbon. Photo courtosy of Steve Maxwell via campusequestrian.com
5. Jill Bourne posing with Denny one of the UMass school horses before warm-up riding at Regionals on April 3rd
6. Preparations at Regionals
7. Lauren Kolodzinski and Stefanie van der Kaaij, placing first and second in Intermediate flat at Regionals qualifying for Zones on April 10th

8. UMASS Equestrian Team horse "Dawson."

Equine Affaire 2009 W. Springfield, MA

2009-11-16T09:30:00.000-05:00

This was a fantastic year at the Equine Affaire! New friends and connections were made and we all went home with new memories and plenty of shopping bags. This was the second year in a row that La Vie Equestrienne has offered its horse halters at the Equixotics booth in the Breed Pavilion. The halters will soon be sold on the Equixotics website. When they are up we will be sure to make an announcement.

Picture 1: Sara Kellner, owner of La Vie Equestrienne, posing with her Signature and Economy halters sold at the Equixotics booth (wearing an Equixotics sweatshirt and Dragons Fly Designs jewelry). Picture 2: LVE halters. Picture 3: The women of the Equixotics booth! From left to right: Elizabeth Creamer owner of Ambleside Designs, Dianne Dakowicz owner of Equixotics, Susan Werner owner of Dragons Fly Designs and Sara Kellner, owner of La Vie Equestrienne. Picture 4: Nicki Velozo founder of New England Cheval Candian and owner of Bella Cavalli Canadians and Sara Kellner at the New Hampshire Horse Council and New Hampshire Quarter Horse Association Booth. Sara volunteered this year at the booth and was a director on the NHHC when she lived in NH but has since relocated to MA; she still stays involved as a business member.

The winner of the NH Horse Council raffle winner to be announced, stay tuned...

I will update this posting more soon!

LVE at Five Stars Farm in Brentwood, NH July 24th by appointment only!

2009-07-12T00:07:00.000-04:00

Hello Everyone!

I will be at Five Stars Farm in Brentwood, NH Sunday, July 12th by appointment only in the afternoon.

I will have my Signature and Economy halters in Full and Cob sizes.

Prices are as follows:

~Signature halter $79.95
black w/ black padding, full-grain leather, f/s, c/s

~Economy halter $36
brown w/ brown padding
f/s, c/s

Call (978) 265-6402 or e-mail slkellner@gmail.com

Sign up for our "tweets" on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LVEquestrienne

Click Here to Subscribe to our Newsletter!

Sincerely,

Sara Kellner
Owner of La Vie Equestrienne

Lipizzaner Mare for Lease

2009-07-11T19:42:00.000-04:00

Lipizzaner mare available for 1/4 - 1/2 lease at Five Stars Farm
www.fivestarsfarm.com in Brentwood, NH.

This is a great opportunity for someone to get quality experience on a well-schooled
dressage horse. She is safe for beginners, but is trained through
second level and is responsive and fun for a more advanced rider. She is
comfortable to ride and has great ground manners.

For more information contact Mary Howard:

Ph.(603)686-0189
e-mail: happydresshorse@aol.com

Support Stephanie Carroll on her Avon Walk for Breast Cancer!

2009-04-26T01:05:00.000-04:00

A good friend of mine and fellow animal lover, Stephanie Carroll, is walking in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. She is raising money for a very good cause. Here are some facts:

-Every THREE minutes someone in the US is diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
-1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with Breast
Cancer.

I encourage you to visit page, hear her story and donate to this cause:

http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2009/Boston?px=4533610&pg=personal&fr_id=1770

Thank you,

~Sara

LVE Signature halter to be Auctioned

2009-03-16T20:42:00.000-04:00

A La Vie Equestrienne Signature halter will be auctioned off at the The 3rd Annual Dinner and Silent Auction to Benefit the UNH Therapeutic Riding Program.

"The 3rd Annual Dinner and Silent Auction to Benefit the
UNH Therapeutic Riding Program will be held on Saturday,
April 4th, 2009 at the Huddleston Ballroom on the UNH
Campus in Durham. The fun starts at 5pm, tickets are
$25.00 and must be purchased in advance.
Dinner is a casual Italian buffet. Many door prizes!
Here is a partial list of items being auctioned off
check www.trp.unh.edu often for updates."

If you would like more information about this event, please call 603-862-0131 and leave your name, address, telephone number and whether you are calling for volunteer or client information. You may also email the information to cindy.burke@unh.edu
http://www.trp.unh.edu/

NHHC Equine Affaire La Vie Equestrienne Raffle Winner!

2009-02-25T21:59:00.000-05:00

Jessica Stygles is the New Hampshire Horse Council Equine Affaire La Vie Equestrienne Raffle Winner 2008!

Here she is pictured with her horse. Congratulations Jessica! Enjoy your Signature halter! Click here to view the Signature halter.

LVE Update February

2009-02-25T20:50:00.000-05:00

As of 2/25/2009, La Vie Equestrienne has a new mailing address, please inquire.

Other La Vie Equestrienne Websites

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We have more than one website apart from our Main website that we just want to make you aware of.

We have an active store on EBay.com where we have our halters, consignment items and other misc. items:

LVE on EBay.com:

http://myworld.ebay.com/lavieequestrienne

LVE Logo wear on CafePress.com:

http://www.cafepress.com/LVE

We just are getting set up on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/LVEquestrienne

We are just setting up on Amazon.com - we will keep you posted on this.
LVE on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/about-seller.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceSeller=0&seller=A3TR77X0OC9PIG

2nd-Level Lipizzan Mare for Half-Lease in Brentwood, NH

2009-01-11T01:35:00.001-05:00

Beautiful mare, great personality, very sweet. Would be willing to allow her to show if all goes well. She's had show experience in New England and Florida.

Instruction with Mary Howard would be encouraged.

Location: Five Stars Farm, Brentwood, NH

Website: www.FiveStarsFarm.com

Please call Mary Howard:

Cell: 603-686-0189
Home: 603-580-5691
Or e-mail: happydresshorse@aol.com

New Swatches Available on our website!

2009-01-01T22:47:00.000-05:00

We have posted our leather swatches for our Exotic Custom Halters on our Swatches page on the Website. Click the below link to take you there!

http://www.equestriennecompany.com/swatches.htm

New Hampshire Horse Council at the Equine Affaire!

2008-11-09T22:41:00.001-05:00

Update 11.18.08:

Thanks to all who volunteered for the NHHC! Your hard work was greatly appreciated! ~Sara

Pictures of the 2008 booth are at this link: http://nhhorsecouncil.ning.com/profiles/blogs/nhhc-booth-2008-equine-affaire

New Hampshire Horse Council calls for volunteers for our booth at the Equine Affaire! Get involved with the NHHC! For more information about the New Hampshire Horse Council please visit our social networking site http://nhhorsecouncil.ning.com/ or our Main site http://nhhorsecouncil.com/ Visit here for more information about this event: http://nhhorsecouncil.ning.com/events/equine-affaire
If you would like to get involved, please email Sara Kellner at slkellner@gmail.com or Nicki Velozo at info@bccanadians.com

If you are attending the Equine Affaire in W. Springfield, MA Nov. 13th-15th then please come by the New Hampshire Horse Council Booth in the Breed Pavilion! We can't wait to see you there!

Visit our NEW NHHC store page on the La Vie Equestrienne online store! 100% of profits go to benefit the NHHC.

http://www.equestriennecompany.com/apps/webstore/products/category/99702

LVE at the EQUINE AFFAIRE-West Springfield, MA

2008-11-07T17:57:00.000-05:00

EQUINE AFFAIRE^®

The Nation's Premiere Equine Exposition & Equestrian Gathering

W. Springfield, Massachusetts

November 13-16, 2008

La Vie Equestrienne is a business member of the New Hampshire Horse Council. We will have a display showing a selection of our halters at the NHHC booth in the Breed Pavilion (2007 NHHC booth pictured above). Come check out the halters! All new members that sign up at the Equine Affaire will be entered into a drawing for a Black Full Size Signature Halter!

Click here to visit the NHHC Main website or the NING NHHC Social Networking Site

Pictured above is our 1 page color ad which will run in the November (p. 32) and December Equine Journal issues that will be distributed at the Equine Affaire.

La Vie Equestrienne and Equine Journal are teaming up! 4 Black Full Size Signature Halters will be raffle items at their booth at the Equine Affaire. Equine Journal is offering a spin of the wheel with every subscription or renewal. One year gets one spin, two years two and so on.....then pick the prize you like best, everyone sign up!

Click here For more information about the Equine Affaire

Click here to be redirected to our store

THE BIG FALL SALE at the Linda Zang Clinic Oct. 18th-19th Five Stars Farm

2008-10-12T22:39:00.000-04:00

For Attendees of the Linda Zang Clinic AND ON OUR WEBSITE!

Click here for our Sale Page

THE BIG FALL SALE
UP TO 50% OFF!

We are doing a Fall Sale for all La Vie Equestrienne items at our booth at the Linda Zang Clinic at Five Stars Farm, Brentwood, NH October 18th-19th. Last La Vie Equestrienne booth of the 2008 show season!

We will have all of our booth merchandise including our Signature and Economy halters on sale at 50% off.

For information about the clinic and directions: www.fivestarsfarm.com

2008 La Vie Equestrienne Events

2008-09-27T21:39:00.000-04:00

Pictured above, the La Vie Equestrienne booth at the Fidelity Jumper Classic 2008, Hampton Falls, NH

Hello Everyone!

Look for our banner at these next events!

The following events where I will be retailing my own LVE brand as well as the collections of equestrian brands in my online boutique and catalogue on the 2008 calendar:

» Red Scarf Equestrian will be promoting our Signature and Economy halters at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, CA which runs from Nov. 7th - 16th.

»November 11th-14th - We will have a display of my halter designs at the New Hampshire Horse Council's booth in the Breed Pavilion next to the NEDA booth at the Equine Affaire in W. Springfield, MA. A drawing will be made and someone will win one of my halters if they sign up to become a NHHC member at the Equine Affaire! I will be at the EA all four days and I look forward to meeting you there!

»We have contributed a LVE "Signature" halter to the UNH Therapeutic Riding
Equine Center spring dinner and silent auction will be held in the Huddleston Ballroom (on the UNH campus) Saturday, April 4th from 5-9pm.

I will update this when we add more events to the calendar. I look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Sara Kellner, owner of La Vie Equestrienne

past 2008 events:

Northeast Friesian Club Classic Horse Show, Topsfield, MA - Our first booth of the show season! - June 27th-29th - http://www.nefhc.com/classicshow.html

MRF Dressage Schooling Show, MRF Dressage, 180 Mitchell Road, Nottingham, NH - Come to our LVE booth! Sunday, July 20th http://mrfdressage.com/showsandevents.htm

CN North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) - Championships are the only FEI championships held in this country and our 'Signature' halter will be given as a prize at this show! July 29th-August 3rd - www.youngriders.org

We will have a booth at the Linda Zang clinic at Mary Howard's Five Stars Farm in Brentwood, NH - http://www.fivestarsfarm.com/

The Fidelity Jumper Classic, Hampton Falls, NH
Come to our LVE booth! - September 3rd-7th www.jumperclassic.com/

New England Dressage Association Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY
We are a 'Silver' Sponsor of the Fall Festival and LVE 'Signature' halters will be given as prizes to NEDA class winners; we can't wait to see you there!
September 10th-14th
www.neda.org

»We are Sponsors of The Autumn Classic at Black River Farm in Ringoes, NJ, Sept. 24th-28th 2008: http://blackriverfarm.org/autumnclassic/sponsors.asp

»Sunday, October 5, 2008 - Booth at the the Bear Spot Foundation will host Freestyle 2008 at Bear Spot Farm in Concord, MA. We are contributing 2 Signature halters to the City to Saddle fundraiser right after the CADI competition. The CADI will start mid morning on Friday and the City to Saddle Fundraiser begins at 4PM Friday, October, 3rd, 2008. http://www.bearspotfoundation.org/freestyle2008.html

»October २५th - We are donating a LVE "Signature" halter the 2008 NHSPCA 14thAnnual Auction for the Animals this October - Silent Auction Reception at 5:30 , Dinner & Live Auction at 7:30 pm - hosted by Celebrity Auctioneer/EmceeBilly Costa

"The Path of the Horse" dvd from Stormy May Productions!

2008-09-27T21:37:00.000-04:00

Stormy May Productions, "The Path of the Horse."
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Exotique halter by Sara Kellner ~ New Item by La Vie Equestrienne

2008-09-27T21:29:00.000-04:00

Exotique halter

**New Item by La Vie Equestrienne!

All the same great qualities of our Signature^TM halter with unique and exotic flair. Designed by Sara Kellner of La Vie Equestrienne.

Black leather with black padding. Color options: Faux Burgundy Crocodile, Faux Black Crocodile, Faux Black and White Python and Real Red Python. Listed in order below.

Please inquire for wholesale pricing available for dealers.

model: Conversano Marimba, Lipizzan mare

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