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Events & Show Services

Upcoming Events at FarmHill
It is our pleasure to host special events to expand the training options for boarders and other equestrians in our local area.  

Dressage Schooling Shows at FarmHill
Our schooling show in September was a great success. Congratulations to our competitors and a big round of applause to our wonderful judge, Tracey Erway, our amazing show manager, Lisa Kolke, our superb show photographer, Mary Cornelius, our excellent show videographer, Keelan Belle and, of course, our outstanding volunteers, without whom no show could function. We hope that you had fun and can join us in 2019!

Working Equitation Clinics at FarmHill
Cari Schwartz comes to FarmHill for regular Working Equitation Clinics. We are continuing to outfit the south end of the large outdoor arena with a variety of obstacles to support our WE riders. The clinic is open to all FarmHill boarders and riders. Contact us here if you would like to sign up for the next clinic.
 

Horse show ribbons

Show Services
The following show support services are available to all riders and students at FarmHill. Please remember that there is no obligation for you to use any of these services, even if you are attending a show as part of a FarmHill group.  We fully respect and support the fact that some of you may prefer the do-it-yourself approach with any or all elements of showing.   We offer these services only because we have them available at FarmHill, and we want to make every FarmHill rider’s show experience as enjoyable as possible!

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”  

- Theodore Roosevelt

Please note that all of these show service providers are working as independent contractors, employed directly by the individuals who wish to contract for their services.  Additional services that are not listed below may also be arranged by you directly with the provider. Contact any of the listed providers directly if you are interested in obtaining a specific service for a show that you will be attending:

Introductory Preparation for Showing: 
Service provided by Rebecca

  1. Oversee/verify your show entry forms
  2. Oversee/verify your show tack
  3. Oversee/verify your show apparel
  4. Oversee/verify your show equipment

(NOTE:  For additional help with assembling your show equipment, please see the U.S. Eventing Association's Event Checklist.  It is far more comprehensive than most of us need, but it will give you a good place to start, and you can simply delete, with your trainer’s help, the equipment you don’t need.)


Sue Fahrbach and Clairvoyant

Tack Cleaning Service (for show-ready tack): 
Service provided by Rebecca, Miguel

Show Grooming Package: 
Service provided by Rebecca, Miguel

  1. Show-clipping your horse before the show (note that this does not mean a full clip, but rather whiskers, bridle path, ears, etc…to be arranged with provider)
  2. Bathing your horse before the show
  3. Basic grooming of your horse at the show (not including braiding)

Equine Treatments at the Show (wrapping, ice boots, etc):
Service provided by Rebecca, Miguel


Show Braiding Services: 
Service provided by Rebecca, Miguel

  1. Placement and stripping of a full set of button or hunt braids
  2. Placement and stripping of a French braid woven with yarn
  3. Placement and stripping of a tail braid (jump shows only)

Marcia Hobbs and Henry Half 'n Half


Mary Cornelius Photography

Show Hauling (round trip with load):
Service provided by Miguel, Rebecca

Show Stall Services: 
Service provided by Miguel

  1. Tack stall included at the show
  2. Hauling hay and stall equipment (buckets and hooks) to the show
  3. Setting up your horse’s stall at the show
  4. Cleaning your horse’s stall at the show
  5. Feeding/watering your horse at the show
  6. Blanketing your horse at the show
  7. Early and late stall checks at the show

(Please note that most shows require you to buy any extra bedding you will need, and this will not be included in our fee because each horse uses a different amount of bedding, and owners tend to want different amounts of bedding for shows.)


Show Coaching Services at the Showground: 
Service provided by Suzan, Rebecca

  1. Coaching all of your warm-up rides
  2. Reading all of your dressage tests (unless your coach is coaching another rider’s warm-up, in which case a substitute reader will be found ahead of time)
  3. Debriefing with you after each of your rides


Show Acclimation for your Horse (calming, walking, lunging, etc.):
Service provided by Miguel, Rebecca


Show Rides (includes warm-up, but you tack up and down):
Service provided by Rebecca

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