Maui Jim Eventing Derby
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The response to the Maui Jim Eventing Derby, July 9-11, has been double what the
organizers had hoped for. The unrecognized, informal competition which will take place entirely on the grounds of Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois presents a unique opportunity both for riders to enjoy a weekend of fun with their horses and friends as well as the opportunity to win some attractive prizes. Several local vendors have
donated prizes, USEF Technical Delegate Seema Sonnad has donated a spectacular award for the best placed Master Amateur rider on an off the track Thoroughbred, and the competition's name sponsor, Maui Jim Inc., offers both cash awards to the winners as well as certificates for the wildly popular Maui Jim sunglasses. The Illinois Dressage and Combined Training Association is the presenter of the event.
When it became evident late last year that the Maui Jim Horse Trials were destined to become a thing of the past, Mike Dalton, the CEO of Maui Jim, Inc., asked what could be done to keep up the tradition of the event within its new constraints. He generously agreed to continue his company's support of a competition designed to include both
experienced riders and riders new to the sport.
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Mission Valley Pony Club Announces XC Schooling Dates at Longview
| Mission Valley Pony Club offer several opportunities to school the cross-country courses at Longview Horse Park in Grandview, Missouri.
Dates:
July 10-11: 7am-2pm
August 15: 8am - 4pm
September 12: 8am-4pm
October 3: 8am - 4pm
October 9-10: 8am-4pm
Fees:
$40 per horse and rider. Additional horses with same rider: $30 per horse.
Non-refundable pre-payments received by MVPC prior to the date
- special rate - $30 per horse.
Make checks payable to: MVPC, 12020 Mission Road, Leawood KS 66209
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Catalpa Corner Horse Trials Accepting Entries
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 Entries Close July 13th
It's become an Area IV tradition--Catalpa Corner Charity Horse Trials (CCCHT) on the first weekend of August. This year the fun is so big it has to start in the last days of July!
Susan and Jim and all the many volunteers have been working hard to continue to improve our facility and fun event. New this year: additional land has been devoted to dressage rings, larger warm up areas and wider galloping lanes.
New courses have been developed by Ana Schravesande. The courses include more open galloping at preliminary, longer course length at training level and reversed courses for beginner novice and novice levels with extended length. New jumps have been added at all levels. The cross country course, dressage and show jumping rings are aerovated to support your horse's long-term soundness.
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Hunter Oaks Horse Trials Offers New Courses
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July 24-25th Hunter Oaks Horse Trials
Entries Close July 6th
Starter, BN, N, T, P, IP
All new courses! BN - IP designed by John Williams.
Prizes and ribbons thru 8th
place.
Lowpoint awards (ribbon and
$100 cash) to overall low scoring Area IV Young Rider, Area IV Adult Rider,
IDCTA, and USPC competitors.
Dutchess Trophy (sponsored by
Kim Connolly) to most senior horse to complete event.
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Adventures at an ICP Workshop
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by Kathy Kerns, Area IV Adult Rider Coordinator
My adventure at the ICP workshops!
Okay, so Missouri doesn't exactly come to mind when one thinks of eventing meccas, but New Spring Farm in Columbia, MO, was the my destination. For the uninitiated, it is the home of one of our Athens Olympics superstars, Windfall. So it isn't the backwoods, although Tim and Cheryl Holecamps' house is nestled in their woods.
My adventure started early Tuesday morning - arrival time was 7:30 am, and didn't end until well into Friday afternoon. And I never got back to my hotel room earlier than 8:00 any evening. The four days were packed, exhausting, but absolutely a great time!
The 4 days were actually 2 two-day workshops, one on Dressage, the other on Jumping. Another Olympian, of the human kind, Phyllis Dawson, was our teacher for both workshops. I wish I could say I sucked her brain dry, but although I tried, I was only able to assimilate a tiny portion of the vast body of knowledge Phyllis possesses. Her eye for seeing what was wrong was phenomenal, and her kindness in coaching us to see it was also incredible. I'm sure we tried her patience multiple times as we fumbled through our
lessons.
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Area IV Young Rider & Adult Rider Camp: July 14-17
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 Please join us at this years AREA IV YOUNG RIDER'S
Adult and Young Rider Camp at LAMPLIGHT EQUESTRIAN CENTER, Wayne Illinois with Jonathan Holling, Allison Springer, Sinead Halpin, Yvonne Barteau, Natalie Varcoe-Cocks, & Dr. Katie Chiles DVM
Four FULL days of eventing experience with TOP riders and professionals. Pack
your bags, load your trailer and come join us at this very unique opportunity to
improve your riding skills, enjoy good food, and good company all at one of the
finest equestrian facilities in the country!
Stabling included and food provided by PLEASURES creperie.Daily lunch will be your choice of Salad or Fresh Fruit Crepe or Hamburger made to order plus beverage and chips.
Please sign up early to help us better organize this event. Space is limited.
Refunds provided if space can be filled from wait list.
Camp Details & Registration
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Mary D'Arcy Presents the Basics of the Long Format
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Greenwood Farm of
Weatherford will host a Mary D'Arcy
Clinic July 23-25th which will include a dressage test
critique, stadium course
work,& cross-country instruction including speeds & distances
and
condensed practice of all phases of a 3-day.
"Mary's a first-class instructor with a tremendous depth of
knowledge," says farm owner Christie Tull, "and she has an
incredible following." Christie was especially impressed by the
improvement in each horse and rider at similar clinics Mary has
held at
Greenwood Farm.
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Mary D'Arcy enrolled in
a local riding school at the age of 10 and became an active participant
in
Pony Club. She studied
for and obtained her equestrian teaching
qualifications, then began a successful competitive career in
show
jumping, eventing and dressage. To further her education, she studied
with
top-level trainers in Germany,
Italy, Switzerland
and Great Britain.
For more than 20 years she has coached riders for such
competitions as the Atlanta,
Sydney and Athens Olympics, World and
European
Championships, and major horse trials all over the world. She
coached five European medalists, including the gold-medal winning team
at
the 1995 European Young Riders Three-Day Event Championships in
Germany.
Mary currently lives in Fort
Worth with her husband Daniel O'Connell and
their six-year-old son, Brendan.
Clinic Fees: $275 per horse
Contact
Christie Tull: (817) 599-8159
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