The Stone Gate Farm Horse Trials (September 14-15) in Hanoverton, Ohio will be accepting post entries through September 3, 2019. Any entries made after closing date (August 27) must be made and paid for via Xentry and will be assessed a $25 late fee. On-grounds stalls are still available.
Due to lack of entries, the USEA Young Event Horse and New Event Horse classes have been canceled. The USEA Future Event Horse classes (yearlings to 4-year-olds) will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 14. Remember if you are using this as a qualifier for the FEH Championships, you must enter the Championships which closes before this competition. If you do not receive a qualifying score you will receive a full refund for the Championships.
Show Jumping schooling rounds begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 14. Online sign-up is available on the SGF website.
All horse trials divisions (Starter through Preliminary) will take place on Sunday, September 15.
Tentative Schedule:
Volunteers NEEDED
For more information go to www.stonegatefarm.org
The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is proud to announce the first class of USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) Judges have completed their certifications through the YEH New Judge Education Program, which was led by YEH faculty member, Marilyn Payne.
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Today, we pause to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on the powerful moment in 1963 when he stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his vision for a better future. Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech was more than just words; it was a call to action that transcended time, culture, and boundaries—a beacon of hope that continues to inspire.
We’ve all been there—on the horse who pokes his way around the warm-up ring, needs leg, leg, leg coming into the combination, or brings up the rear on every trail ride. None of us wants each and every ride to be a lower-body squeezefest, nor do we wish to do anything with our crop except maybe wave it at that annoying deerfly. In this excerpt from his book The Sport Horse Problem Solver, former international eventer Eric Smiley explains the essential quality of forwardness and how to prepare the horse to expect you to look for it in all that you do together.