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               Update, June 22, 2005

Stephanie and Paolo will be on vacation starting June 27.  Lessons will resume July 14th.

Dateline, Houston, May 5, 2005

Open Letter to Clients and Boarders from Paolo and Stephanie Tropia

There are some new and exciting changes that are taking place at Clear Round Show Jumpers.  The first major news item, one that many of you already know, is that Paolo and I are expecting a new addition to the Tropia family.  Our baby will be born some time in early November and we can't wait until the date arrives!

Due to this change is was necessary to expand Clear Round Show Jumpers.  Brian and Adrianne Thompson, owners of Elite Sporthorse, will be joining our team as of June 1st, 2005.  Paolo and I had the pleasure of meeting Brian and Adrianne two years ago.  Since then, they have proven to be good friends, fair business partners and trustworthy associates.

Paolo and I have asked Brian and Adrianne to take over the boarding aspect of Clear Round Show Jumpers.  Please note that we trust Brian and Adrianne completely and our horses will be staying here.  As before, we are still offering the same services and Adrianne will provide similar services.  We foresee the only tangible change being that the boarding payments will be sent to Adrianne and Brian.

Should you have any questions, please contact us.

Stephanie and Paolo Tropia.    

 


Open Letter to Clients and Boarders from Adrianne and Brian Thompson

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves.  Brian and I are both 28 years old and were born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas.  I have ridden and been around horses my whole life and have been running a successful hunter/jumper barn in Wichita Falls for the last eight years.  I graduated from Midwestern State University with a degree in Business Marketing.  Brian is a very skilled workman who has had a lot of experience in a wide variety of areas including operational oversight of our business.  We have been married for six years and do not have any children.

We met Paolo and Stephanie two years ago and immediately formed a mutual business and personal relationship. Our goal is to to strive to continue to offer the same high-quality services to which you've grown accustomed.  Another goal is to make many new improvements that will benefit all our clients and boarders. 

Elite Sporthorse and Clear Round Show Jumpers will also offer lessons and clients will have a choice of trainers: Stephanie Tropia, Adrianne Thompson or Carolyn Guscott.  The three of us will continue to work closely with each other and with our clients to provide high quality training for our riders and horses.

The new change will go into effect June 1st, 2005.  New boarding agreements have already been distributed and we appreciate your completing the information and waivers and returning it to us as early as possible.  Please make all future boarding checks payable to Elite Sporthorse.  We have also provided you with current rate sheets for both Clear Round Show Jumpers and Elite Sporthorse and will be posting this information on our web site in the near future.   

Brian and I are very excited about this new join venture and hope that it will be a positive endeavor for all involved.

We look forward to seeing you around the barn!

Adrianne and Brian Thompson