Hi Kristy! 

Blue's First Show! What a great line!  Are there more full siblings, or younger half siblings?  Can't wait to see the baby pix! Blue is registered with USEF, but I need to add your farm prefix.  I will definitely get that done ASAP.  He did the Childrens Pony at this show (greens didn't fill.) We'll finish this year in the Childrens or Greens, and then hopefully move up to the  rated ponies next show year. Rachel Jansen

Thanks so much for getting back to me!  I'm excited to hear about her parents and siblings!  I've also got Picturesque Little Boy Blue, who I adore as well would love to hear more about him as well! Give me a call, when you get a chance.  I'm in Arizona.  Rachel

I recently purchased a pony that you bred, Picturesque Confetti.  She's doing well, and we're about to start showing her in the green ponies.  I would love to have more information about her sire and dam, as I'm eventually interested in breeding her, and it will make it easier to find a suitable stallion if I know more about the breed and size of her sire and dam.  I'd appreciate any info you can provide me with. Rachel Jansen

 Hi,
Just wanted to update you on Desi (Sweet Design). She is absolutely perfect in every way.  We take her over for a lesson weekly with Emily and Ken at Ashland.  They love her and really want her to do the medium green  ponies at WEF this year.  Whatever we ask, she does.  Most importantly, Mackenzie finally has a pony that she can ride alone at  home.  She takes her on the trails and even rides her bareback in a  halter.  She has quickly become the love of our life. Thanks for this very special pony.  Will update you as we continue. Take Care,  Beth

Kristy, I attached a picture of Spanky (Zachary) from the Children's Hunters 3' division, and also a recent video clip of him jumping 4'6!  I will make sure to send more pictures as the show season is starting very soon!! Thank you very much for all your help trying to find his birthday!  Katie

Hi Kristy,
It's Katie S. I bought Zachary from you almost 6 years ago, I had changed his name to Spanky and he's doing wonderful. We showed the Childrens Hunters last year and did very well. I know it's a longshot, but I was wondering if by any chance you had his birthdate? I believe you had told my dad sometime in june/july, but I was wondering if you had the exact date? I hope all is well, all of your horses look fantastic! I know where i'll be looking for my next :)!   Katie
 

 Hi,  I recently got in a few ponies for training for BicAlla Farms in Cave Creek, Arizona.  One of them is a gray Med/Lg gelding who was called Whiskers when he was with you, as I understand, but now is called Little Boy Blue.  He is about 5 years old and a fantastic jumper, but has not shown as yet.  Could you tell me what he did when he was with you, and how long you had him.  The pony on your website looks exactly like him, and I understand may be the brother of this one.  Also, do you have any photos of this pony while he was with you? He is a very talented pony!  Thank you, Sherry Templin  www.sherrytemplinstables.com
 

 Hey Kristy!  Thanks for getting me that info, so we could keep his registries up to date.  Vinny is doing GREAT, he settled right in, and is very happy in his little routine, his first night in the stall, he was a mess pot, but now he is very tidy and loves his stall as much as he loves going out.  Sarah has only
ridden a few times due to the extreme cold we have had, frozen ground, frozen kid, aren't a recipe for success, so we are having to be patient, but
we should get in a few rides this weekend, it is suppose to warm up. :-)
I was just looking over my calendar, and we are going to miss the VPBA benefit show, as I will be judging down in SC that whole weekend, it was a
tough choice but I had to take the judging engagement.  We look forward to pursuing the VPBA u/s this year.I think Vinny is going to really enjoy
showing, he loves the pampering and being the center of attention. :-)
Enjoy the pic, as soon as the weather improves and he starts to shed out, we will get some more of her riding him and hopefully with some good show news
as well.  I am not really up for showing unless it is going to be above 50 for the day. :-)  I am a wuss when it comes to the cold.
Take Care and Best Wishes to everyone at PF!!  Dani  Brydelle Farm (www.brydellefarm.com)  Glenns, VA
 

 Kristi:
My name is Amy Brumbach.  I spoke with you last week about a horse that we bought from you in March 2007 named Rhapsody.  
Rhapsody was bought from you by my boss, Toney Massinople, and the re-sold to a former student of ours.  At the time this student was taking lessons with us and we told her mother that Rhapsody needed to stay in training with us for at least 6 months.  Well, they decided to take Rhapsody out of training and things went downhill between him and this student.  Rhapsody is a fabulous horse with tons of talent, but he is a TB and needs a confident rider that IS NOT tight. Anyway, they moved Rhapsody to another facility and to make a very long story short, we now have him back. I was wondering if you could tell me how long you had Rhapsody?  I am trying to get some foal photos of him and his racing record.
I am absolutely in love with this horse.  I can't wait to start working with him again.  We are giving him a mental break for the month of December, but I will start him with dressage work in January. Again, any help would be greatly appreciated and thank you for selling us such an AWESOME horse.!  Thanks again!  Amy Brumbach                                                   Program Director / Asst. Instructor Equestrian Arts Institute 919-563-2551 www.equestrianartsinstitute.com

  Hi Kristy,     I thought I would drop you a line regarding Bob's first hunt season. Bob and I have been out almost every weekend with Bull Run Hunt. Even
though Bob and I are riding in the third field I want him to learn the proper way to hunt and he is doing very well. We do have a few "green
hunter" issues but we are working on them. Perhaps my proudest moment this hunt season was the joint meet with Keswick Hunt on the Saturday
after Thanksgiving. Behind two great packs of hounds and two wonderful huntsman we flew.  We trotted under a train track, down the main street
of the town of Rapdian and across the bridge over the Rapidan River. Bob did not put a hoof wrong, he was going to keep up and that was that.
There comes a time in the hunt field when the rider trust her horse to take care of her.  I trusted Bob and he did not let me down - he
galloped across the field and did not even try to buck.  We even took out first fence in the hunt field - a 2 foot post and rail - but every
hunt horse has to have a first fence.  Bob trotted up to it and popped over without a second glance.  I am sidelined this weekend due to a bad
cold but hopefully next Saturday, Bob and I will be out hunting.  Happy Holidays and Tally Ho!  Marianne Sobchak and Bob (PS I ordered photos of
Bob and me at Opening Hunt but I don't have access to the equipment to e-mail for the web site - sorry.)

   Picturesque Spin the Bottle "Kiss", at her new home in Warrenton, VA.  Thanks for the pictures Feroline!!

 Hey there.   You beat me to the punch, but checking in with everyone at Picturesque Farm was on my list for this week.   Willy has settled in just fine.  He likes his
big fields, and his new best friend is a 12.2 black welsh pony named Bobbi Sox.. I've been riding him 2-3 times a week, and he's been very good.   As you know, for
me that means slow and quiet!  We've wandered around our property and the neighbor's a few times and will take him further out in the next few weeks if the weather holds up.   Hopefully we can get
some pictures done over Thanksgiving.   He will be the one that looks like a large fuzzy bear.  Thanks again for all your help.   Hope you have a good Thanksgiving.
All the best, Torie Clarke
 

Hi Kristy,  I just acquired My Windsong..  She has a snip half way down her face and 2 back socks.  I have ridden her twice and she is absolutely lovely.  She has done everything I have asked.  I just can'ttell you how much I love her.  We had purchased her for a client we thought she might do for but I enjoy her so much that on Saturday I decided to keep her for myself.  Thanks for any help you can give,  Katie H. of Oak Tree Farm, Westminster, MD
 

Hey Kristy,   Sweet Colby.   Just shooting my email address over to you, just in case.  Thanks again!  He was great!  He was everything you said he was, thank you.  Just email me his info when you get a moment.  Anyhow, he is such a sweet guy!  Thanks again!  Wendy S.
 

Dear Kristy,
I just wanted to touch base and let you both MOCHA arrived safely in Virgin Gorda. He left Miami via plane late morning and arrived in Tortola, British Virgin Islands at 4 PM. He was extremely calm on both the plane and barge journey from Tortola to Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (no sedation necessary). I just checked on him 11.30 PM and he seems to be settling in well to his new surroundings.  I will follow up with photos over the next couple of days.  Best regards, Lucy B.
 

 Congratulations my friend,  Saw that Gus (Picturesque Bit Of Blue) has a new baby brother. Does he look like Gus and Elvis?  Still haven't gotten a great picture of the two boys, but they are really in love. Scream scream scream if one comes out without the other. Uh oh.  Gus watches the house and calls out when he sees me. It's adorable. And time to get him started, little by little.  When you have pics of the baby please send them. And  one of Elvis if it's gettable.   I still have NO idea what color this Oz=like Pony Of A Different Color will end up. Right now he's lightish greyish with redish mane and tail and very much white=ish legs and blaze. What a cutie.   Hope you're happy with your new crop. I have a crush on "Mason."   
Love, Jane, Gus and Grolsch

HI Kristy,  This is Lynn, Happy's owner.  Things are going great with Happy.  She got REALLY sick this Spring and had to go to a lay up facility (Always there Horse Care) for a month but now she is fine and  Bella will be back showing her soon.  I am looking for a  healthy, quiet, inexpensive, calm horse around 15.1/15.2 to determine if I should retire Cosmo.  Of course, I went to your web site first!    Why go anywhere else.  By the way, we will be selling Happy after pony  finals in 2009, so keep that in mind and Bella will need an amazing  horse.  Anyway, are you around?  Could I try out Colby if you think he  would be a good fit next weekend?  Lynn

Picturesque Farm, Jayme Mathews had a wonderful time with her first horse experience at your camp.  You have a first class set-up. The girls Catlin, Krista & Katrina were wonderful and then even put up with me the doting grandmother. Jayme would love to take lessons at your farm. Do you give lessons on the weekends?  She is with her Dad who lives here every other weekend. How flexiable are the times and what is the cost?  Thank you.  Jennifer Simpson

Hi Kristy,  Just wanted to touch base with you to let you know what a wonderful week Miranda had at camp. She learned so much with Kristen and enjoyed riding so many different ponies. She’d love to do next week’s show. Please let me know what time she should arrive. Also, in regards to lessons this fall, please let us know where you think she best fits and with whom. The only day we definitely can’t do is Tuesday. If we ended up doing more than one lesson a week, we’d probably prefer one weekday and either Sat or Sun, if feasible.   Have a great weekend.  Wendy

Kristy and Traci:  I wanted to drop a quick note to tell you how happy we were to come to your show yesterday with Johnny.  It was a perfect opportunity to give him the nudge to move up a division and feel comfortable in doing so.  You've got a great set-up and good people around you  We were really pleased.  Thanks so much!   Tanja Heather

Hi Kristy,
   It has been a year since I purchased Bob from you so I thought I would drop you a line on our continuing life together.  Bob and I managed to hunt  (regular season and capping) seven times last season with Bull Run Hunt, Casanova Hunt and Rappahannock Hunt.  This season I have renewed my hunt single riding membership with Bull Run so Bob will start his career as a field hunter in earnest.  We did manage to attend a horse show where we placed 6th in a walk-trot pleasure division class. Bob's first horse show and I have not shown in over eight years and he handle himself with style - however he did look at the banners on the side of the ring advertising the show sponsors but it was a first for him.   We even  tackled  the area of dressage. Bob and I went to the Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club Dressage And Combine Test Show in July and rode the Intro Test B.  Bob's score of 65% was good enought to place 4th out of 14 rides.  Not bad for a green horse and an rider who has not ridden a dressage test in over eight years.  So with hunt trail rides and working with Renee Carter, Bob and I are working toward the fall and the hunt season.  With a little luck, we may even attend one of  your Wednesday night shows. Who knows?  Bob also loaned me his shoulder to cry on when I put my wonderful field hunter and partner of fifteen years, Henry, to sleep last May. So Bob knows he has big hooves to fill but in his own way he is showing that he is an individual himself. So take care and Best Wishes - Marianne Sobchak and Bob
 Kristy, I am going to try and send you some new picture's of Duchess.  This may not work for me, but I will try.  Let me know if this works. Stacey Taylor

  Kristy,I don't know if you remember me, but I bought a horse named Red (half Percheron, half TB) from you earlier this year. (I've renamed him Jackson because we already have a Blue.) I just wanted to let you know that I'm absolutely thrilled with Jackson. He is an utter joy on both the hunt and in the ring, and he has made me a better rider. I want to thank you for bringing that guy into my life.  With best wishes and gratitude, Jeannette

 Kristy,  I know I have bragged before about Sleepy but I can' tell you what an awesome pony he turned out to be-all heart, no natural ability but the biggest heart on earth.  He will never leave here.  He is going to games rally this weekend and then pony club camp.  He has won the 30 mile ride 2x and he events, rides with the huntsman, my son can rope off him.  He would ride a bike if we asked him!  So, just find us another one like that in a big size and we will come buy it! You have a great eye for horses! Good luck with the babies.  Spring is an exhausting time when you are foaling out! Sounds like you are almost there!  We are ready to buy.  Please let us know. Thanks Kristy.  Pam French Windemere Farm
 
 

Kristy, thanks again for all of your help, in both my buying and selling horses. I, of course, would recommend your services highly on both ends. I did get your message today and understand what you are saying. The reasons you gave ARE the reasons we sent Taz to you. Katie just had no time for him, I'm hoping he got a great home.....Kathy

Hi Kristy,  Just wanted to let you know that Gus arrived yesterday afternoon. He is doing great and Lusa (his new mom) absolutely loves him. He wasn't phased by his travels cross country, eating and drinking really well. Thanks for everything, it was a pleasure working with you and Traci. Thanks again,  Mandy Schaub
These responses have been taken from the Chronicle Forums around Mar. 12, 2008:

lovemytbs: I am interesting in a horse this farm is bringing to the sale and was wondering if anyone here had any experiences with these people? Please PM me with your positive or negative thoughts. Thank you. Kristy seems really nice and I'd love to hear some feedback!
Janet schoolmaster: Picturesque is (or at least used to be) an acitve member here. I've never bought a horse form Kristy, but all my interactions with her in other respects have been helpful and straightforward.  Janet  chief feeder and mucker for Music, Spy, Belle, and Chief. Someone else is now feeding and mucking for Brain

Windswept Stables: I have not purchased anything from them, but I think Kristy has a good reputation in the horse world. Have never heard anything bad.  Windswept Stables -Specializing in Ponies Sales, Training, Showing and Stud Service  www.EmpiresPower.com
 
Keepthelegend: Kristy is wonderful and great to deal with. I would buy anything from her. I have broken a few horses and ponies for her and seen them on the website later on and she described them perfectly. The whole family are great and very knowledgable. I just bought a broodmare from her sister the other month.

Pinkme: I have done business with her, and she is great. Seems honest, wants what's best for the horse...Some of her horses she sells are great, some are lesson-y horses, but she doesn't try to misrepresent what they are.

Karizma1: We visited Picturesque Farm a little over a year ago when we were pony shopping. All the ponies looked like they were well started the right way and went around nicely for the kids. Kristy was very professional and was nice to deal with too.
 
Abbydp: I pm'd you. Just wanted to post as well. I dealt with Kristy a while ago. She was very straight-forward, honest, and seemed to really care about her horses and where they were going. I have my horse of a lifetime because of her! So Kristy - thank you again!!

SpingOakFarm: I have looked at horses at Picturesque...but didn't purchase. Nice horses, nice facility, and Kristy is very honest. I have also observed her and riders from her barn at shows. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a horse brought to the auction by them.

REH:  I've known Kristy for years....she does a great job and is honest and easy to deal with. I wouldn't hesitate to send people her way and i have tried horses of hers before and know several lovely horses that came from her.

Thanks to everyone for their kind words...Kristy

Kristy, I just wanted to say thank you so much for Ellie. She is a hard working mare with a huge heart. Every time we try something new, she puts her whole heart into it. She may possibly one of the best mares I have ever ridden and I've only had her a week. She tries incredibly hard and I couldn't ask anything more of her. Thank you again, for letting my instructor, Denise, and I own your mare. She is lovely.  Nicole B.