Julie Richards and Things To Ponder at Stable View. Photo by Christine Rhodes.
As eventers, all of our experiences during the past couple months of lockdown have been different. Some of us haven’t gotten to ride much at all, if any, due to Covid-19 restrictions. Others have been letting up on fitness but doubling down on their “homework,” making the most of the break to refocus on the basics. Irregardless, we’ve all got a bit of rust to scrape off as we gear up to make a return to our sport.
Stable View Farm in Aiken, SC, has endured a ruthless 2020 thus far. Between tornadoes ripping through the venue in February and the cancellation of much of its spring season due to Covid-19, including its hotly anticipated March FEI event, the venue has been in crisis management mode for much of the year. Yet, they’ve dazzled us with their ability to adapt and innovate, from their “Show Must Go On” mentality in the aftermath of the tornadoes to their creation of a Virtual Dressage Show series to keep riders motivated and improving in the absence of a spring show season .
Now, in recognition of our community’s need for opportunities to rev our engines in advance of recognized events, Stable View is offering yet another incredible resource: a series of late spring and summer shows, both schooling and recognized, to get you and your horse back in the swing of things. From dressage shows to Eventing Academy events, hunter/jumper rounds to cross country schooling days and even a hunter pace, Stable View’s calendar offers a number of avenues for tuned up in all three phases.
Yesterday, Stable View kicked off its reopening with a Schooling Dressage Show that was well supported. This weekend’s Eventing Academy has record entries. We expect the warm reception to continue. Stable View’s first recognized event, its Summer Horse Trial, takes place June 19-21 and will feature Beginner Novice through Advanced divisions.
Stable View is leading the way as an exemplary example of an event that is being conscientious of the current environment (view Stable View Farm’s social distancing guidelines here) and also sensitive to the plight of competitors in these uncertain times, generously offering a full refund should their June USEA horse trials get canceled for any reason.
“We’re on our way!” says Stable View owner Barry Olliff. Indeed. See below a roster of upcoming events from May through August 2020.
May 4-27
Stable View Virtual Dressage Show sponsored by Attwood Equestrian Surfaces
Entry Information
May 20
Stable View Schooling Dressage Show
Ride Times
Info & Entry Form
Enter Online Here
May 23 – NEW DATE
Stable View Eventing Academy Schooling Day
Information
Pre-Register for Open Schooling
May 24 – NEW DATE
Stable View Eventing Academy Show
Entry Status
Information & Entry Form
Enter Online
May 30
Schooling Hunter Jumper Show
Enter Online
June 6 – NEW!
Stable View Hunter Pace
Part of the Celebration Series
Info & Entry Form
Online Entries
June 13-14
USEF/USDF “Summer Solstice” Dressage Show
Prize List
June 19-21
USEF/USEA “Summer” Horse Trials
BN-A
Omnibus
June 27
Schooling Hunter Jumper Show
Enter Online
July 11-12
USEF/USDF “Only in America” Dressage Show
July 18
Stable View Eventing Academy Schooling Day
Information
July 19
Stable View Eventing Academy Show
Information & Entry Form
Enter Online
July 25
Schooling Hunter Jumper Show
Enter Online
August 8
Stable View Eventing Academy Schooling Day
Information
August 9
Stable View Eventing Academy Show
Information & Entry Form
Enter Online
August 12-13
USEF/USDF “Too Hot to Trot I” Dressage Show
August 15-16
USEF/USDF “Too Hot to Trot II” Dressage Show
August 29
Schooling Hunter Jumper Show
Enter Online
Learn more about Stable View Farm by visiting the website here.
