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Aug 07, 2019
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club Cross-Country Schooling Days at FENCE
Please join us for two days of cross-country schooling at FENCE!
Come familiarize yourself and your horse with the cross-country course (including at least three new jumps and a full water complex) ahead of our official Horse Trials in October.
Date: September 21-22, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., both days
Fee: $40 (includes one water complex time slot)
Location: Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, 3381 Hunting Country Road, Tryon, NC 28782
The water complex will be available by reservation for 20-minute slots. Contact Colleen at [email protected] to reserve a time slot.
Riders can take to the course any time between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on either or both days. Please bring your entry fee, signed release forms, and coggins to FENCE when you school. Click to print both the TRHC release form and USEA release form which must be filled out. Copies will be also available on site.
Jul 05, 2020
Safety
Key Steps to Safe Cross-Country Riding, Part Two: Horse and Rider Contract and Going Faster
Any riding exercise is about the art of the possible. This is especially true with jumping exercises, when a step too far will compromise safety. Exercises and a method should be developed progressively that build confidence and competence for both horse and rider, and in particular also allows room for error.
Jul 04, 2020
Rules
Rule Refresher: Show Jumping Time and Faults
In the show jumping phase, where a ribbon can be won or lost based on a fraction of a second, it is important to understand the rules that determine how time is kept. After reviewing the rules concerning time and other show jumping penalties, one should also examine the rules that outline the faults incurred for each of the different types of penalties.
Jul 03, 2020
Eventing News
Bromont CCI and FEI Eventing Nations Cup August Dates Set To Change
Sue Ockendon, organizer of the MARS Bromont CCI Three-Day Event and the FEI Eventing Nations Cup announced today that the event has decided to consider dates further along the calendar. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for Bromont to confirm that it would be possible for competitors to travel on August 15-18.
Jul 03, 2020
Association News
USEA Horse of the Month: Zydeco Nights
There were 14 USEA recognized events that took place in June, the first month back from the suspension of the eventing calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While no one finished with a score in the teens, Erin Walker and Zydeco Nights came very close. By finishing on a score of 20.0, Walker and Zydeco Nights won the Novice Rider division at the Chattahoochee Hills H.T. on Sunday, June 28.
