March 10-11: Cobblestone Farm in Dexter, Michigan will be hosting a clinic with Young Rider Coach Dorothy Crowell. There is special support for young riders attending this clinic so they will be able to attend at a reduced rate. See the...
Mary King
by
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
For those of us that live in the grey, wet, cold, north-central part of the country, (otherwise known as Anywhere But Ocala) mid-January is the eventing doldrums. The holidays are past, spring remains out of...
Mary is a British Olympic equestrian sportswoman who has represented Great Britain at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008, winning one silver and one bronze medal in the team eventing. She has won two gold and one silver medal in the World...
Educational Speaker: William Micklem presenting
"The Go! Rules" and "The Three Great Riding Illusions"
Come listen to William Micklem, one of the most innovative equestrian thinkers, as well as speaker,...
Wow, there must have been a lot of people praying to the 'weather gods' because we were suppose to have some rain all weekend long but ended up only having rain on Fri which watered the rings and made for perfect footing for cross country. ...
The Stone Gate Farm Horse Trials opens on Aug 9th and is offering an early bird discount to those competitors whose entries are post marked by Aug 23rd. In addition to the $20 discount, the closing date for withdrawing and receiving a full...
The Area VIII Young Rider Program is proposing a new activity for this year. It will be called “Team with a Trainer”. This will involve building teams for the Haygard-Midsouth Team Challenge in October. The plan is to build teams at as many...
Helmet Safety Topics to be Discussed by Leading Equestrians and Representatives from Equestrian Organizations and Corporations.
Lexington, KY (July 11th, 2011)—The popular helmet awareness campaign Riders4Helmets will be hosting the 2nd...
West Grove, PA - May 31, 2011 - This morning's barn fire has affected the lives of so many people at Boyd Martin's barn and True Prospect Farm. From horses tragically lost, to the loss of equipment and personal belongings, as well as one of True...
http://www.horseworldgivesback.com/
Horse World Gives Back is bringing the horse world together in a fund raising drive to benefit the people and horses affected by the recent flooding and tornadoes all throughout the country. Let’s show the world...
The following information is from the Kentucky Office of the State Veterinarian, Robert Stout, DVM. Unfortunately there are a great many rumors and unverified information circulating about the current outbreak of EHV-1. The information...
Hi All,
We had biblical rains this weekend which made for an interesting event with no cross country ;( Here's a link to our blog
with pics http://stonegatefarmeventing.blogspot.com/2011/05/winona-washout.html if you're interested.
I'm...
Registration is open for this year's Area VIII Young Rider Camp. Posted on the young rider page, you will find a flier attached which you can share with others, the registration form as well as appropriate release forms. Camp is available to all...
Winona Horse Trials Closing Date is Tues April 26th: Although entries are suppose to be in the secretary’s hand BY closing date; if they are postmarked by closing date they will not be assessed the late fee. However if you want on...
*****IMPORTANT REMINDER*****
If you intend to apply for the North American Young Rider Championships application must be made by May 16, 2011. Application can be made online by clicking USEF LOGIN at the top right hand side of the USEF home page at www....
The Indiana Eventing Association will be hosting its annual Horse Trials on June 2 - 5. We are looking forward to the addition of a Novice level 3-day eventing test and an FEH class to our Classic Training 3-day event and regular horse trial divisions....
Area VIII looses a familiar face: Terry Kennedy, a long time cross country starter at many events in Area VIII died Sat night as "his COPD got the upper hand and his lungs just gave out". Arrangements are pending and no...
Preliminary and Training Area 8 Championships will be held at Penny Oaks HT on August 6-7. The qualifying period will be August 4, 2010 to July 19, 2011.
Beginner Novice and Novice Area 8 Championships will be held at Stone Gate HT on September 24-...
Wed, 2011-07-27 (All day) - Sun, 2011-07-31 (All day)1. Requirements for Championships as of February 7, 2011 (more information after Feb.22):
March 1, 2011 Declaration of Area requests due. Rider’s with conflicting addresses must...
If you are aware of any activities in your area which would be appropriate for young riders, please let us know so we can share them with the entire group. Please contact us Liz at lizbethestes@comcast.net or Nanette at youngoak@...
Tue, 2011-06-28 (All day) - Fri, 2011-07-01 (All day)Young Rider Camp programs will be designed for all riders aspiring to excellence in eventing. Aside from three days of intensive training in all phases of our sport, emphasis will be on preparing...