Riding the Pyramid began as a family brain storming idea while we were stuck in our house during one of our many snow storms this year. The girls and I were trying to come up with a creative way to help families with their horse show expenses.
For our first project we have created six original acrylic paintings on canvas each one representing a level of the Dressage Pyramid of Training. Each of the horses will have a little Swarovski like BLING on their bridles!
Lendon Gray's Youth Dressage Festival and The United States Pony Club are two organizations that have greatly influenced the girls.
Our first goal is to create scholarships to help young equestrians who have the talent and dedication to qualify for the Youth Dressage Festival and USPC Nationals, but not always the financial means to get there.
We would love to hear from other young equestrians about organizations that have been influential in their riding or competitions they are striving to attend. If sales and donations are successful enough we plan to expand our scholarship program to include many youth competitions.
The SUCCESS of RIDING THE PYRAMID
depends on the sales of our artwork and donations.
To purchase your Riding the Pyramid artwork, make a donation
or apply for the scholarship please contact us at
Original 24x30 Acrylic on Canvas $700.00 each
The canvas is wrapped on a wooden stretcher frame ready for hanging. The stretcher frame is 1 1/4" thick.
Canvas comes with Certificate of Authenticity
and a little Swarovski like BLING on their bridles!
Signed and Numbered (#1-200) 20x14.25 Matted Print $250.00 each
Giclee printing on Somerset Velvet Paper a 100% cotton rag paper
Mounted on 2.5" Raven Black Rag Mat
Overall size 19 x 24.75
Print comes with Certificate of Authenticity
a little Swarovski like BLING on their bridles!
10x7.13 Matted Print (overall size 11.38 x 14.25) $70.00 each
16x11.38 Matted Print (overall size 16.63 x 20.25) $80.00 each
Giclee printing on Premium Archival Matte Paper
Mounted on 2.25" Raven Black Rag Mat
8x5.75 Print $30.00 each
12x8.50 Print $40.00 each
20x14.25 Print $50.00 each
Giclee printing on Premium Archival Matte Paper and include a 1" white border to allow for future matting and framing.
20x14.25 Canvas Wrapped Print $200.00 each
Giclee printing on Premier Matte Art Canvas and wrapped around a 1.5" wooden stretcher.
5x7 Greeting Card $6.00 each
set of six (one of each print) $30.00
Cards are printed on premium linen paper and come with an envelope. Premium linen paper is heavy weight 80# cover stock and has a subtle embossed finish that captures the rich texture and feel of natural fine linen.
5x7 Postcard $5.00 each
set of six (one of each print) $25.00
Postcards are printed on heavy weight 100# cover stock and come with an envelope.
3x4.5 Magnet $6.50 each.
set of six (one of each print) $30.00
Magnets are die-cut with rounded corners.
DEFINING THE PYRAMID PRINTS can be purchased as
5x7 Greeting Cards $5.00 each or set of six (one of each print) $25.00
5x7 Postcard $4.00 each or set of six (one of each print) $20.00
3x4.5 Magnet $6.50 each or set of six (one of each print) $30.00
RTP2010-1A DEFINING RHYTHMRTP2010-2A DEFINING RELAXATIONRTP2010-3A DEFINING CONNECTIONRTP2010-4A DEFINING IMPULSIONRTP2010-5A DEFINING STRAIGHTNESSRTP2010-6A DEFINING COLLECTIONShipping and Handling charges will be applied to order.
RTP2010-1 RIDING RHYTHM
RTP2010-6 RIDING COLLECTION
RTP2010-5 RIDING STRAIGHTNESS
RTP2010-4 RIDING IMPULSION
RTP2010-3 RIDING CONNECTION
RTP2010-2 RIDING RELAXATION
RIBBONS AND PRAYERS FOR COURTNEY
Please send cards to:
Courtney King Dye
Kessler Institute
1199 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
messages sent to comebackcourt@gmail.com will be read to Courtney
RIDING RHYTHM RTP2010-1 click on image to enlarge
Original 24x30 Acrylic on Canvas Painting
To purchase this print contact us at RIDINGTHEPYRAMID@aol.com
ABOUT US: I have loved horses my whole life. I had a room full of Breyer statues and my Dad would take me trail riding whenever he could afford it. I grasped every opportunity to be around horses and when I couldn't, I would draw them. In High School and College I worked at several barns cleaning stalls, grooming and tacking up horses, just to afford riding lessons. Marriage, family and a job transfer distracted me for about ten years. In 1996, my husband, Joe, brought horses into my life with the gift of riding lessons for my 30th birthday. Sometimes I think he dreads that gift, because it has been all about horses since then.
Chelsea began taking riding lessons in 1998, when she was six years old. In 2000, I purchased my first horse, Duncan, a sweet, yet spooky, chestnut Thoroughbred and began working at the farm where he was stabled - again, to help support the habit. Meghan began taking riding lessons that same year, when she was just five years old. I had been taking Meghan up to the barn with me since she was about three so she was desperate to start lessons before her sixth birthday. Super Trouper was the wonderful, tolerant Connemara Pony who safely taught the girls the basics of riding. Chelsea and Meghan have several other talented school horses - Abbey, Sam and Cookie - to thank for their continued riding education.
Ten years later, for my 40th birthday, we purchased our current horse, a bay Quarter Horse named Kirby. For the past three years the girls have both ridden Kirby in many successful competitions. In January, we added the newest member to our Dressage family - a Connemara pony named Finn. We are leasing him from a wonderful family we met through friendships made at Dressage4Kids. The girls are looking forward to continuing their riding education with our current mounts and wonderful trainers.
Horses have been a family event, allowed us the opportunity to meet many wonderful people and have made Chelsea and Meghan organized, disciplined, responsible and self-confident young ladies.
I wonder what I might get for my 50th birthday - hmmm - I have a few years yet :)
Thank you, in advance, for supporting this wonderful cause. Our goal is to help as many young equestrians as possible. To allow them to experience what we have through our involvement with Dressage4Kids and United States Pony Club.
Copyright © RIDING THE PYRAMID 2010
RIDING RELAXATION RTP2010-2 click on image to enlarge
Original 24x30 Acrylic on Canvas Painting
To purchase this print contact us at RIDINGTHEPYRAMID@aol.com
Giclee (zhee-klay) The French word giclee is noun that means a spray or a spurt of liquid.
The term "giclee print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-based paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.
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