StoryBook Sport Horses

06/18/2025

Victory for Con Sorpresa H!
🥇 Summer in the Rockies 1.25m Classic

Con Sorpresa H bred by:
HALCYON HILL LCC
(Contempo x Galoubet A)

05/28/2025

Con Sorpresa H, ridden by Gianna Aycock, took first place in the $5,000 1.25M Marshall & Sterling Jumper Classic at the Southwest Classic in Tyler last week!

Con Sorpresa H bred by:
HALCYON HILL LCC
(Contempo x Galoubet A)

* Photos courtesy of Jerry Mohme Photography

05/16/2025

We're thrilled to announce a fantastic victory for Con Sorpresa H and Gianna Aycock last Friday! They took first place in the $5,000 1.25M Jumper Classic at the Great Southwest Fiesta Classic in Katy!

Con Sorpresa H bred by:
HALCYON HILL LCC
(Contempo x Galoubet A)

* Photos courtesy of Jerry Mohme Photography

04/28/2025

From first ride to first win StoryBook is dedicated to bringing tomorrow’s super stars up through the ranks in our Young Horse Development Program

Touché Munny - 6yr old
Wins the 1m Open Stake

Bred by Muny Sunk Stables, Inc
(Toulon x Darco x Zandor)

04/24/2025

Congratulations to Gianna Aycock and Con Sorpresa H for their outstanding victories at the Texas Rose Spring Festival!

We can look forward to witnessing more exceptional performances and triumphant moments from Storybook Sport Horses in upcoming shows.

Con Sorpresa H bred by:
HALCYON HILL LCC
(Contempo x Galoubet A)

08/16/2024

Congratulation Gianna and Colby! - Gianna makes the finish line in a group 6th place!

Mongol Derby 2024 Day 9 – Sharing the spoils

Read the article - https://equestrianists.com/updates/mongol-derby-2024-day-9-sharing-the-spoils/

08/15/2024

08/15/2024

Day 8 of the 2024 Mongol Derby, and she’s done it. The exceptional Missy Morgan (MMO) has crossed the finish...

08/14/2024

Day's Kick-Off Briefing: Race Day 9

🌡️ Weather: Cloudy, winds N at 9mph, humidity 70%
High Temp: 26C°/ 63F°
Low Temp: 13C°/ 50F°

🌍 Terrain
The Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape covers a large area of grassland, 121,967 hectares, on both sides of the Orkhon River. Located at an average height of 1350-2300 meters above sea level, it offers a broad, shallow river valley that has historically provided water and shelter for nomadic pastoral societies, as well as larger settled administrative and commercial centers.

📜 Historical Significance of the Area
The Orkhon River Valley, one of Mongolia's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is the birthplace of nomadic empires in Central Asia. Throughout Mongolian history, the Orkhon Valley has always been the center of nomadic life. This area is rich in history, with ruins of several capital cities from the previous empires, before Chinggis Khan. The site also includes the ruins of Kharkhorum, the global hub during the 13th and 14th centuries.

Photo credit: Feelings by Tulgaa Skizz

Өглөөний тойм мэдээ:
🌡️Цаг агаар: Үүлэрхэг, салхи минутанд 15км/ц, чийгшил 70%
Өдөртөө: 17C°
Шөнөдөө: 10C°
🌍 Газарзүйн онцлог: Орхоны хөндийн соёлын дурсгалт газар нь Орхон голын хоёр талыг оруулаад нийт 121,967 га газар нутгийг хамардаг. Дунджаар далайн төвшнөөс дээш 1350-2300 метрт оршдог. Эртний нүүдэлчдийн болон худалдааны гол төв болох хот суурин газруудын усны ундарга болсон гол мөрөн, томоохон хөндийнүүдтэй газар юм.

📜 Бүс нутгийн түүхэн ач холбогдол: Орхоны хөндий бол Монгол үндэстний өлгий болсон нутаг бөгөөд ЮНЭСКО-н соёлын өвд бүртгэгдсэн газар юм. Нүүдэлчдийн бүхий л түүхийн явцад Орхоны хөндий үргэлж төв нь байсаар иржээ. Энэ нутаг нь түүхийн эд өлгийн зүйлсээр баялаг ба Чингис хаан Их Монгол улсыг байгуулахаас өмнө оршин тогтнож байсан нүүдэлчдийн байгуулсан бүх улсын нийслэл энд байсан хэмээн үздэг. Мөн Орхоны хөндийн хамгийн том үнэт зүйл бол 13-14р зуунд дэлхийн нийслэл байсан Хархорум хотын туурь юм.

08/14/2024

Featuring Gianna and Colby!

In episode 6 we ride with Margret and Josh Dales who partner up for the ride. Like all things on the Mongol Derby it doesn't quite go according to plan. We a...