Northern Ridge Stables

Great job Sadie

Sadie Berkhout, a junior at Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School, was awarded at the Hampton Classic the prestigious Long Island Sportsmanship Award this summer. The board of education presented Sadie with a certificate of commendation during the Sept. 13 public meeting.
Sadie rides at Northern Ridge Stables in Water Mill under the direction of trainer Merry Harding. Harding’s horse Tully has served as the perfect riding partner for Sadie and has taken her to the top of her sport.
Sadie has been riding for 13 years and in that time has clinched some impressive titles, such as 2021 Zone 3 champion (three-foot fences) in the younger children’s hunter division and the 2022 Zone 2 champion in the junior hunter division (three-foot, three-inch fences). This past winter, Sadie was also circuit champion in the older junior division at the Winter Equestrian Festival with Tully, a grey Dutch Warmblood, and competed at the Hampton Classic with Tully and two other client horses.
Sadie plans on competing this fall in the upcoming Capitol Challenge in Maryland, the nationals in Pennsylvania and the Washington International Horse Show. During the winter months, Sadie trains in Palm Beach, Florida, for nine weeks, where she attends a tutoring academy to keep up with her schoolwork.
In addition to riding, Sadie is an avid lacrosse player and takes Advanced Placement courses at the junior-senior high school. Her plans for the future include the continuation of her sport and possibly applying to one of the nation’s colleges that offer an equine studies program.

To the kid that makes all of our worlds go round. Sadie you are the most naturally talented, hardest working, most loving girl out there. Not only is the NRS family in awe of you everyday but you have so many supporters out there in our little horse community that are always trying to let you live your dream! Thank you to everyone for supporting Sadie and making her dreams come true too! Next stop ZONES! ._berkhout 🦄❤️

So proud of all the kids this weekend!!! Everyone rode so well and had top placings in all their classes!! The very best part of the week was seeing the support these kids have for one another!! better than any ribbon!!! ❤️🦄 ._berkhout

It wouldn’t be fall without a trip around the derby field!! Everyone had so much fun competing out in the big ring for derby day!! 🍂 ._berkhout

as the summer comes to a close and the Hampton Classic is over, we are onto OSF then off to Florida for the winter!! til next year HC!! 💙 ._berkhout

A perfect end to a perfect summer with the best kids🥰❤️ ._berkhout .anthony.haim

So lucky to have such perfect unicorns!! 🦄❤️

The grey babies take on with style!! 🥇🥈🥉 ._berkhout

Some behind the scenes of a successful show day with the best team!!! Huge thank you to for all the perfect pics!! 🦄💖🥰 ._berkhout

Fantastic time at yesterday!! Next stop➡️ !! 🦄❤️ ._berkhout

Matchy matchy! ****ck ._berkhout