Metropolitan Horsemen's Association
Western/English Schooling Show: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Sequoia Arena, 10060 Skyline Blvd., Oakland; Inside the beautiful Joaquin Miller Park
Short but sweet is what the show was all about on that day. The heat and high gas prices kept most riders away, but we had a great little show! The arena is in a beautiful location and is so quiet and serene, you can't help but feel relaxed out there! Those who did attend definitely got their money's worth, riding in many classes and taking home lots of ribbons! I was very proud of those who rode my "natural" trail course! Western and English riders! It was the perfect area to ride around trees and over logs, and it was all in the Shade!! Stay tuned... there may be another MHA Western/English show in October!
Classes in Halter, Showmanship, Western, Trail, and English flat
2008 Summer English Silver Buckle Show SeriesThis year is a 5-show series with points cumulating towards series-end awards! Mark your calendars for June 8th, July 13th, August 10th and September 21st!
These are all English shows: English flat classes including Pleasure, Hunters Under Saddle, and Equitation, Hunters over Fences, Hunter Hack and Jumpers.
Again, the heat (and gas prices?) kept some riders away, but it was a fun show, as always! Skylark shows are a great venue to bring your beginner rider or green horse. The atmosphere is calm and the classes are very mixed with experience.
2007 brought a 3-show series (7/29, 8/26, 9/30) with classes in Lead Line 8 yrs. and under, Walk/Trot and Walk/Trot/Canter flat classes with obstacles, Equitation, Hunter Hack and Horsemanship, Hunters starting at 2' and going up to 2'9" and Jumpers starting at 2' and going up to 3'9".
Congratulations to the 2007 Series' Silver Buckle Winners!!
www.skylarkequestrian.com Check out the forums on their website for more information from the riders at Skylark shows!
1151 Bear Creek Road, Briones, CA No English Show Series for 2008
My friend recommended me to Hetty Dutra to help manage the 2006 Summer Buckle Show Series at Hossmoor. We had a three-show series of Halter, English and Western classes, with Buckles for the series end awards. Sadly, the Western division didn’t have as good a turn out as we’d hoped, but the English division did prosper. So we did two more English shows with Hunters, Equitation over fences and Hunter Hack classes added. The Back-to-School September 30, 2006 show was a huge success and the Halloween show on October 28th was fun too. Hetty and her barn crew did a wonderful job painting the jump standards to match the themes of the shows.
In 2007, Hossmoor celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary with a 5-show series (5/12, 6/16, 7/14, 8/18, 9/15) and a Year-End Awards ceremony on November 10th. Sadly, we had to cut the series short due to unfortunate circumstances, but the 3 shows that we did hold were great fun!
Hossmoor shows are famous for the signature wine glasses that are given out with the Blue ribbons and the curiously and cute painted jump standards. They are also a great place for your first English show or to compete against those in your same division. (Green, Novice, Limited, or Amateur). You could also school your horse in any class.
