 Sharon Lewis is the daughter of SendonWay's owners Bob and Bernie and is Nancy Lewis-Stanton's sister. After a 12-year hiatus from the horse world, Sharon took up the reins again when she purchased Ghardener as a weanling in July 2005 from Rolling Stone Farm.
Sharon got her first horse Illusion when she was 10. She trained Illusion, a small Quarter Horse Thoroughbred, through Third Level and even competed in a few cross country events.
In 1988, Sharon’s parents bought her a beautiful 5-year-old Hanoverian she named Wred Wrum. She successfully trained Wred through Intermediare 1, and in early 1993, the two spent the winter competing in Florida and qualifying for Region 2’s Young Rider Team. This particular Young Rider Team was dubbed the “Dream Team” by trainer/clinician Conrad Schumacher, and Sharon and her teammates went on to win the Team Gold Medal. Over the years, Sharon and Wred won Regional Championships, year-end awards and were listed on the Albert E. Hart trophy for the highest-scoring Junior Young Rider in the U.S.
In 1991, before Wred was ready for Young Riders, Sharon qualified for her first Young Rider Team aboard Jerry Schwartz’s horse Piconne. All summer, Sharon worked at Schwartz’s Evergreen Farm, Beecher, Ill., in return for lessons. While it appeared uncertain whether Sharon and Piconne would receive the necessary scores to qualify, soon the pair “clicked” and they secured a seat on Region 2’s Young Rider Team. Sharon helped lead the team to victory -- Region 2 won the Team Gold Medal and Sharon and Piconne won the Individual Gold Medal.
Sharon has earned her USDF Bronze and Silver Medals. In 2011 Sharon and Ghardener won the Region 2 Dressage Championships, Batavia, OH, Second Level Freestyle Championship. In 2010, they won the Region 8 Dressage Championships, Saugerties, NY, First Level Adult Amateur and placed third in the Second Level Freestyle Championship.
2011 Region 2 Championships
Second Level Freestyle Champion
2010 Region 8 Championships
First Level Adult Amateur Champion
Videos of Sharon aboard Ghardener:
First Place: Region 8 Dressage Championships 2010, First Level Adult Amateur Championship: View video
Third Place: Region 8 Dressage Championships 2010, Second Level Freestyle Championship: View video
April 1-3, 2011 Lake Erie College Prix de Ville, Concord, OH: Second Level Test 1 and Second Level Test 2
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