United States Eventing Association

For the first time in a number of years, the USEA Area III Championships returned to Poplar Place Farm in Hamilton, Georgia, taking place on the first weekend in June. Competitors from all over the Southeast sighed with relief when unseasonably hot weather broke, and the days were met with little humidity and a refreshing breeze!

The Poplar Place Horse Trials are held four times yearly in Hamilton, Georgia (Area III) in March, May, June, and September, offering Introductory through Intermediate levels. Poplar Place is also the host of the Area III Championships at their June event. Poplar Place is a full-service boarding facility that hosts schooling shows in addition to their USEA recognized events.

The University of Georgia (UGA) has snapped up yet another intercollegiate win, this weekend at the Poplar Place Farm March Horse Trials. 

With the start of the spring season comes the resurgence of USEA Intercollegiate Program competitions in 2016. The first of these took place at the Poplar Place Farm March H.T. in Hamilton, Ga. last weekend.

It is with great sadness that we announce that the horse Visionary Patriarch, owned and ridden by Jacel Galloway of Covington, Georgia, was euthanized today following a fall on the preliminary cross-country course at Poplar Place Farm November Horse Trials. The event veterinarian attended the horse immediately but determined there was irreparable damage to the leg.

While the Northeast is buried under snow, the Southern states are soaked to the bone after weeks of cold rain. At the Poplar Place Farm February HT in Hamilton, GA, the unexpected cold tested the stamina and toughness of horse and human. I looked like a walking marshmallow myself, shuffling around the grounds hiding under a hood, and frequently digging through my little Honda for more clothing.

“You and Toby should come to Poplar with me” my friend Lynne proposed while we were watch dressage at Feather Creek HT. My Hubby kindly said he would look after my two other horse plus the rest of our pets, and I was able to get the time off from my job as an architect. So, I was off to Poplar with Lynne, Heather, Joni, two juniors Alexa and Rowdie and their parents.

It's the Monday after, and I am happy to report a safe and successful show ran at Poplar Place this weekend in Hamilton, GA.

I’ve turned into a real nerd these days, and according to a dear friend I was in dire need of a trip to “the barn.” It didn’t matter which barn, just a barn. So, I grabbed my boots long awaiting a trip through horse poo, bid the boyfriend farewell, and I drove four hours to Poplar Place for the March Horse Trials.