Cranbery Knoll Arabians & NSH is located at Haskins Farm in beautiful Berkley, MA. It is a full service equestrian facility located on 40 acres with convenient access to all major highways in southeastern MA.   Haskins Farm boasts multiple outdoor rings and a large indoor arena for year round riding.

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Farm News

2009 U.S. Arabian Nationals
The Cranberry Knoll Arabians & NSH Trip to Tulsa was more than eventful.    Our goal was to go show them know what a REAL NOR'EASTER is like!   This show was bittersweet in so many ways for us.   Remembering back to where my mount, Symphony was 2 years prior, almost to the date when she arrived at our home.....in a sad state!   With lots of TLC we have brought her back to show condition.    I for one, feel very fortunate to have been able to obtain her with the help of some dear friends, Kim & Bob Selig!

US Nationals 2009 Cheryl & Symphony RB HA/AA Show Hack Finals U.S. Nationals, 2009
Cheryl Lane-Caron & Symphony RB
Top 5 HA/AA Native Costume
During my competitions in Tulsa, I planned to have a piece of my Mom, Sandy who unfortunately was not be able to see me show at the Nationals.   Sadly, we had to place her in a Memory Care Facility the week of the Hudson Valley Show this past May.    I wore an Alzheimer's Awareness pendent in her honor on my show hack lapel and on my costume!   One of her dreams was to go back to watch the Nationals again and to see me show Symphony at the Nationals.   She had said: "That mare is something and with you riding her, REALLY SOMETHING and your going to go places with her!"   "You will go all the way with that mare".    My mom owned Fairlane Farm in CT and loved, bred and showed Arabians most of her life as her 1st Arabian was Gartarde from Black Watch Farms.   She owned some of the famous National level show horses as the top ten park mare, Glenayre Katrinka, Lewisfield Lulu++, the imported dam of LuLu, *Michelia who was also the dam of Lewisfield Magic+/.   The imported mare, *Cheran also gave us a Multi-Regional Champion foal and that was, SL Count Anthony+/.   The crabbett lineage was her passion.

US Nationals 2009 Cheryl & Symphony RB HA/AA Show Hack Finals U.S. Nationals, 2009
Cheryl Lane-Caron & Symphony RB
HA/AA Show Hack Finals
In addition, I had a piece of my Aunt Barbara (Sandy's sister) with me as I was wearing her "Live, Love & Laugh" pendent (Famous slogan of Dr. Bernie Siegal who assisted with my aunt's care at Yale) that my uncle gave to me after her passing from her battle with cancer.   I was fortunate to have competed only one other time in 1988 at the Nationals as one really needs a near perfect team to compete at that level.    I had trained, qualified and showed my aunt and uncles Arabian stallion, SL Count Anthony+/.   We traveled to Louisville, KY together (Cheryl, Sandy, Barbara & Uncle Ron) even though my aunt was very ill from chemotherapy, she said she wouldn't miss it for the world to see her horse that she bred, raised and trained by her niece compete at that level.   She made the trip but passed very shortly after (3 months later).

US Nationals 2009 Cheryl & Symphony RB HA/AA Show Hack Finals U.S. Nationals, 2009
Cheryl Lane-Caron & Symphony RB
This show is not only for my own personal achievement but also for my Mom & Aunt Barbara, two of the most influential people who guided me in the wonderful world of arabian horses!   

Naturally, I couldn't have done any of this (especially the driving) without the support of my wonderful husband John (who rarely sees me...I am always in the barn), Uncle Ron who has been like a father to me, my brother, Jon, sister, Karen, all of my great friends and all of my students who make this all worth while!

Our plan was to give it our best shot and show them what we are really made of here in the Northeast! Boston may have the Patriots, the Red Sox, the Celtics, the Bruins, the Pops but best of all.....they have Symphony RB!   As my slogan says; "it's all about the fun"!   We did just that came home with a US Top Ten in The Open Costume Class, made it all the way through to the Finals in the ever so grueling Open Show Hack, got the ever popular "must have" bomber award jacket from the Hat Lady and had FUN, FUN, FUN!

2009 Region 16 Championships Cranberry Knoll once again made a big statement in Syracuse, NY at the 2009 Region 16 Championships!   Moonshine Malachi once again made his mark in the sport horse arena with Cheryl & Kelsey Selig.   Our little man brought home Top 5 in Open HA/AA Sport Horse Geldings in hand with Cheryl as well as Top 5 in the HA/AA Junior Sport Horse Under Saddle.   Junior rider, Kelsey Selig rode junior horse, Malachi to Top 5 in the HA/AA Sport Horse Under Saddle for the juniors to ride.    Quite a feat! Up in the in the main coliseum, Symphony RB once again trotted away with Top 5 in the HA/AA Show Hack Open Division and galloped away with the Reserve Championship in HA/AA Open Native Costume.   Next stop, US Arabian Nationals in Tulsa!


Region 16, 2009 Cheryl & Symphony RB HA/AA Show Hack Reserve Champion Region 16 Championships, 2009
Cheryl Lane-Caron & Symphony RB
Reserve Champion HA/AA Show Hack Open
Photography By Jim Wright Of Wright Photography
Region 16, 2009 Kelsey Selig & Moonshine Malachi Top 5 HA/AA Sport Horse Under Saddle JTR Region 16 Championships, 2009
Kelsey Selig & Moonshine Malachi RB
Top 5 HA/AA Sport Horse Under Saddle JTR
Beland Farm Dressage Show (June 7, 2009)
What a successful and sunny day in Lakeville, MA! Vanessa Jones and her lovely mount, Slim Cat (aka, Romeo) took home the 1st place ribbon in a field of 15 riders with the second highest score of the show, 69.130 in her Training Level Test 1 and came home with the 2nd place ribbon in the Training Level Test 2!   Katie Servis with Fury IGF took 4th place in their Pre-Training Test 1 and then 3rd place in Pre-Training Test 2.

Hudson Valley All Arabian Show News (May 8-10, 2009)
Moonshine Malachi took 1st place in the HA/AA Sport Horse Geldings in Hand with Cheryl with an impressive score of 80.8!   Malachi also made his transition over the winter from western to hunt seat and made his debut.   He brought home 2nd in HA Hunter Pleasure Junior Horse with Cheryl and numerous other placing in Sport Horse Under Saddle with Cheryl & junior rider, Lauren Valcourt.

Symphony RB & Cheryl brought home a 1st in Open HA Show Hack, 1st in HA Country English Pleasure Open and the Reserve Champion in the Open Championship!

AHCC All Arabian Show News (May 23-25, 2009)
Alexis Almeida of North Dighton, MA made her Class “A” debut aboard the HA hunter mare, Laced With Brogaant.   Alexis & “Leggs” brought home 2nd in the Walk trot 11 & Over qualifier and captured the Championship on Sunday!   Congratulations to Alexis & her mom, Michele!
AHCC 2009, Alexis Almeida and Leggs Alexis Almeida and Laced With Brogaant
Lauren Valcourt rode Laced With Brogaant to 1st place in the National Show Horse Hunter Pleasure class and took home the Reserve Championship!   Leggs 4 year old son, Moonshine Malachi, took 1st place in the National Show Horse Western Pleasure Class and 3rd place in the National Show Horse Hunter Pleasure Class with Cheryl.   As well as 3rd in the HA Hunter Pleasure Junior Horse.   Last but not least, Symphony RB with Cheryl took home 1st place in the National Show Horse Country English Pleasure Open class, 1st in the NSH Show Hack, 1st and Champion in the HA Open Native Costume!   Quite an impressive show!!!   Lauren aboard Malachi & Alexis aboard Leggs both competed in the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Benefit Class and came home with beautiful garlands, bracelets and pink AHCC Breast Cancer T-shirts!

AHCC 2009, Susan B. Komen Benefit Class Lauren Valcourt with Moonshine Malachi
Kelsey Selig with Almost Fameous
Bristol County Open 4-H Show News (May-31, 2009)
Cranberry Knoll Crew not only competes in Arabian shows with Arabians but also open shows with various other breeds.   The entire CK team had a fabulous day with each rider having brought home either a championship or reserve in their respective day end championship and all received at least one 1st place ribbon!   Way to go girls!

Bristol County 4-H Show, Katrina Aman with Luke and Katie Lincoln with Sylvin Katrina Aman with Luke and Katie Lincoln with Sylvin
Bristol County 4-H Show, Emily Burks w/ Contess Amara Emily Burks w/ Contess Amara

Katrina Aman with her quarter horse, Luke made the leap to the open division this year and came home with reserve champion for the day!   Victoria Todd on the gorgeous palomino advanced from the walk-trot division to cantering.   Victoria & Beauty took the championship in the Beginner walk-trot canter division with new to the show string, Madeline Ludwig-Leone aboard Rock Star capturing the reserve championship. Katie Lincoln aboard her appaloosa mare, Stylin took the reserve championship in the Walk-trot Senior division.   Alexis Almeida aboard Laced With Brogaant took the championship in Walk-trot junior.   After a sabbatical from continuous riding and the only rider not competing for a day end championship was Emily Burks aboard her Arabian mare, Countess Amara who captured the blue ribbon in Walk-trot junior pleasure in a field of 11 riders!   What a spectacular day!!   Congratulations!!

Beland Farm Dressage Show (April 26, 2009)
Katie Servis and Vanessa Jones competed at the Beland Farm Dressage Show on April 26th.    Katie showed her Friesian mare Fury IGF to a 3rd and 4th place finish in Intro Dressage.    Vanessa Jones competed on her Thoroughbred Slim Cat, affectionately referred to as 'Romeo'.    Vanessa camed home with a 2nd and 3rd in Training Level Test A & B.

Congratulations to both on a job well done!
Katie Servis & Fury IGF Katie Servis & Fury IGF
Intro Dressage
Katie Servis & Fury IGF Vanessa Jones & Slim Cat
Katie Servis & Fury IGF Katie Servis & Fury IGF show the sitting trot
Katie Servis & Fury IGF Vanessa Jones & Slim Cat
Training Level Dressage