AQHA Merits Available for AQHA Horses
Over 5,000.00 in Prizes to be given away throughout the 2015 Event Series of competitions.
Year End High Point Prizes 2015!
Masters Division
Intermediate Division
Training/Youth Divisions will recieve Trophy Headstall.
Weekend Event Fees:
2 Day Trail Horse Clinic both days (Thur & Fri) $200.00
Trail Horse Clinic Thursday only $125.00
Trail Horse Clinic Friday only $125.00
3 Classes available: $35.00 per class.
RV Hookup (electric) $25.00 per night
Stalls $25.00 per night
Primitive Camping with horse at Trailer $15.00 per night with horse in stall $10.00 per night.
Trail Horse Classes:
1. In-Hand Obstacle-Horse is led through the course by rider.
2. Trail Course Obstacle-on the trail (3-5 miles of trail )with 6-8 obstacles
3. Trail Pleasure includes patterns & obtacles in arena.
Weekend Schedule:
Thursday:
3pm-6pm-Trail Horse Clinic Part 1
7PM-Meet & Greet Social in barn
Friday:
10am-4pm-Trail Horse Clinic Part 2
Saturday:
9am -Riders Meeting & posting of obstacle Course/Map
10am: In-Hand Class begins
1pm: Trail Course with Obstacles begins
Sunday
9am-Cowboy Church
10am- Trail Pleasure Class w/obstacles begins.
Sunday 2pm: Awards Presentation
Concessions available from breakfast, lunch & dinner by Lone Hickory Arena.
Private Lessons with Clinicians are also available. Pre-Registration required for private sessions.Some trails will be available to ride for pleasure & addiitonal trails will open Saturday evening.
No membership required to participate
Thursday: The fun starts with a Trail Horse Clinic Part 1 with Perfect Partners Equine Clinicians from 3PM-6PM. Join our clinicians to gain knowledge on conquering obstacles and developing a better trail horse. Thursday will start with Ground Skills & Liberty. All good trail horses need to have good ground manners and ground work also develops confidence in horse and rider.
Friday: Trail Horse Clinic Part 2 with Perfect Partners Equine from 10AM-4PM. Work with Clinicians on teaching your horse to be more confident in the saddle. Develop better body control and gain tools and skills to have more fun on the trail. For all levels of horse & rider. With multiple Clinicians our event offers participants more one on one coaching.
Saturday & Sunday:
3 Trail Horse Classes:
1. In-Hand Obstacle Class -Saturday 10am
2. Trail Course Obstacle Class -Saturday 1pm
3. Trail Pleasure Obstacle Class-Sunday 10am
Divisions: All Breed Youth, All Breed Adult, *AQHA Youth & *AQHA Adult (youth 6-18 yrs). (*AQHA Divisions only available for Class #2 Trail Course)
3 Levels: Training, Intermediate & Masters
Level 1 -Training Level: This is considered a new partnership. The rider and horse may not have established trust or are unsure about each member's ability to negotiate simple obstacles. Obstacles should be easy to explain to the team: basic maneuver or technique needed to complete the obstacle.
Level 2-Intermediate Level: This is considered an established Partnership. The rider and Horse are familiar with one another, exhibit trust when negotiating obsacles are conditioned to ride a longer course.
Level 3 -Masters Level: This is considered a Partnership where Horse and rider have established trust, can negotiate difficult obstacles and are conditioned for a longer course.
You may show in 1 class or all 3. One horse/One rider in Trail Course. A rider may show multiple horses in both the In-Hand & Trail Pleasure Classes only. Riders may ride up in Levels on same horse as "Exhibition Run "only.
At a Perfect Partners Equine Event you will have the opportunity to participate in equine demonstrations, lecture events & spend time riding & working with your own horse with the coaching & guidance of our professionals at a top equine facility. You do not have to compete to participate in clinic.
Riders can arrive anytime at the Lone Hickory Arena on Thursday after 12 noon.
Camping/Stall Fees:
RV Hookups-$25.00 per night- Stalls $25.00 per night Primitive Camping $15.00 per night with your horse at your own trailer all of these are available to reserve upon Registration.
Water Acces available on grounds.
Addtional Challenges & Clinics to be held throughout VA & NC for 2015.
-March 19th-22nd So 8ths Farm, Chesterfield VA
-May 28th-31st-Lone Hickory Yadkinville NC
-August 13th-16th New River Ivanhoe VA
-September 10th-13th, 2015 -Lone Hickory Arena in Yadkinville NC
-October (tbd) So 8ths, Chesterfield, SC
Equine Excursions 2015
June 22nd-July 19th TN-SD Summer Equine Excursion
September 26-October 17th TN-TX Fall Equine Excursion