Ride times(and updated status report) are HERE!! Click here for a pdf
NEW this year, a link to google maps http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=113076952379685697796.000445d28344a419d9158&z=10>
Click here for the omnibus info / Stabling form / Entry form / YEH entry form / schedule letter
Click here xc maps beg. novice / novice / training / preliminary
Click here for YEH OTTB schedule/times / YEH jumping map
Click here for directions to Hillcrest Arena / Morris Farm / Finding Your Way Around SGF / SGF Farm map / to Huffman's (xc) / local area map / stabling map
CLICK HERE to view STATUS REPORT for entries received as of April 28th.
All complete entries will be able to do Express Check-in. Any incomplete entries may have to wait awhile to get their packets. It would be appreciated that any incomplete entries be completed BEFORE coming to the event if at all possible.
Click here for a tentative schedule
Note from Jackie
WOw, I can't believe how time has gotten away from me; it must have been the lingering winter. Now that spring has finally arrived (I Hope) I thought I bertter update you on what's going on at Stone Gate Farm, especially since some of the regular dates have been changed. First of all, Lucinda Green is back for the 13th year! Because she is coming in April before the Winona Horse Trials, the clinic will take place all at Stone GAte Farm. Not to worry, I will have a bunch of portables to play with not to mention both water jumps and bank complexes. It should be great fun as usual and get the season off to a good start. Speaking of the event, we still have some on grounds stalls available so if you're interested in coming to the event and will need a stall, get your entries in soon.
The popular Dressage show & Test Clinic has also changed due to a conflict with the combined test at South Farm. For those of you who have never done this clinic before, it is a very low key way to get both you & your horse experience at a show with assistance if you so choose.
I realize that the Lucinda & Dressage Clinics both fall during Rolex and that many of you may have plans to go to Rolex. That brings me to my next request. Area VIII has a bag check booth at Rolex right next to the USEA booth. It is used as a fundraiser for the Adult Rider & Young Rider Programs as well as Area VIII. If anyone would have an hour or so to spare we really could use some help. It's a great way to meet a lot of people and you could even check your bag for free :) If you're interested you can e-mail me at YoungRiders@usea8.org as we need to put together a schedule.
SInce I mentioned Young Riders, please look for the e-bay (yes, the real ebay) event entry auction coming up next week as well as some Rolex tickets. I have also posted the dates for the Young Rider camp which will be held at the Hoosier Horse park this year. This camp is always a great opportunity to ride with some great instructors. I'm also organizing a clinic and camp for the upper level members of the Tri-State Region Pony Club. Again we have a great line up of instructors. With the exception on Pan Am Dressage Team Gold medalist Kate Poulin-Neff, all of the instructors are USEA ICP certified instructors! If by chance we have space available we may offer a spot(s) where available even if it is only for one or two lessons. Email me if you are interested.
Now that I have mentioned ICP, I suppose now is a good time to mention, although I don't have a date set just yet, is that I plan on hosting another ICP Workshhop in Aug. It is my intention to try to get Pony Club instructors to participate, but certainly it will be open to any interested instructors. I also will need demo riders for the workshop which is a great way to get free lessons and hear all that is going on during the Wrokshop. Please let me know if you are interested in participating in the workshop as either an instructor or demo rider. Details will be posted on the website as they become available.
Finally, my p lea for volunteers. There is a complete list of jobs that need to be done before, during and after the events. Since lucinda is going to be here 2 weeks before the event it is going to put us a little behind schedule in hauling the portable jumps over to Huffman's so anything that we can get done ahead of time would be helpful. I recently wheeled all of the courses and there are plenty of down limbs that need picking up. Work weekends are April 5-6, April 26-27 and May 3-4 or any time that you are available just email volunteers@stonegatefarm.org
I guess that's it for now. So check out the updated schedule and I hope to see you at our farm sometime this year!
Jackie
