Trail Riding Near Macon and Mercer University
If
you are interested in going on a trail ride, Roosevelt Park in Pine Mountain,
GA has
1-3 hour group trail rides on rental horses for $35/hour & up.
Roosevelt Stables
Phone (706) 663-4852.
Locally here in Macon, Hearts and Hooves offers
group trail
rides for $25/hour. Phone (478) 960-8410.
Grab a few friends and go watch a
show or competition at:
Perry - GA National
Fairgrounds Horse Shows - Breed Shows & Rodeos
Conyers - Georgia Int'l Horse Park - Hunt Seat, Jumping, Dressage &
Rodeo
Club Equestrian at USEF - Find Area Events
Club News
Club Officers for 2008-2009
Club and Area Events
Contact Lindsey Adams for more details
Prospective team riders should contact Coach
Burrowbridge by email at burrowbrid_c@mercer.edu before the start
of Fall Semester 2009 if at all possible. Team riding lessons and team
meetings will start in August. The Hunt Seat Equitation Team
will be riding at Burr Oak Farm in Byron. If interest
warrants, a newly formed Western Horsemanship Team will be riding with
Manita McKool in Forsyth.
Officer Nominations for 2009 are now being accepted.
Contact Aili Reed. Nominations will be open until the election held
early in Fall 2009
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on Facebook for Updates!
About Mercer Equestrian Club
The Mercer University Equestrian Club is a recognized club sport
within the Department of Recreational Sports and Wellness.
Newly formed in 2006, the club is open to all full-time Mercer students,
faculty and staff regardless of previous riding experience. The
club lessons are provided by several local stables located within 30
minutes of the main campus in Macon that offer hunt seat, dressage and
western riding lessons for all levels of experience. Host stables
include Heart and Hooves in Macon and Burr Oak Farm in Byron. Both
stables have experienced instructors and school horses.
Club meetings are held at least once a month on the Macon campus and
once a month at a stable or show.
Whether you are an experienced rider who would like to be able to
continue to ride while in school or a someone who has never ridden
before and would like to learn how to ride, we invite you to join the
club. Non-riders who would just like to learn more are also
welcome. The club coordinates events (both equestrian and
non-horsey) and lessons for club members. Club members are
not required to ride but will have an opportunity to learn about horse
care and competitions. For 2008-2009, Club dues are $25 per year.
All members who volunteer one hour will receive a club t-shirt. Individual
non-club lessons are always available through the host stables, but may
be priced differently than club lessons. Lessons typically cost
from $30 - $45 per hour depending on the stable, discipline, level and
whether private or semi-private. A limited number of partial lesson scholarships will be
available to help offset the cost of riding for club members
whether hunt seat or western and for all skill levels. Contact the
club advisor, Carole Burrowbridge, early each semester if you
are interested in a scholarship.
Local host stables will provide horses and hunt seat, dressage and
western saddlery. All club riders must have a signed liability release
on file with both the club and farm before riding. Safety helmets
and paddock, roper or tall boots
with a low heel are required of all riders. Stables usually have
safety helmets available for those who don't have their own helmets.
The club has a few pairs of boots to loan short-term. Riders who
plan to take more than one or two lessons should buy their own helmets. Boots and helmets and may be purchased locally
or from online tack shops such as Dover Saddlery or Stateline Tack. Jeans or breeches should be worn for riding. Chaps or half
chaps are ok. Riders will need to
provide their own transportation to and from the host stables in located
in Byron, Lizella and Gray.
Club members who are interested in competitive riding may have
opportunities to ride in local competitions and/or intercollegiate
competitions. Competitive riders will be responsible for attending
additional coaching lessons and may incur additional costs for coaching,
show clothes, entry fees, and transportation to shows. Club members who would like to bring their horse with them, may
contact the advisor for a list of local boarding stables and the contact
information for the club's host stables.
2006 Cluster
Article from Fall 2006
Need Free Hunt Seat Competition Clothes?
The
Rider's Closet - Recycled Show Apparel
Email Club Advisor/Coach Carole
Burrowbridge
Website last updated 3/25/09
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Intercollegiate Team
2008-2009 Zone 5 Region 3 IHSA
Competition Dates
CONGRATULATIONS MERCER EQUESTRIANS ON YOUR WINNING
EQUITATION AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN!
Mercer IHSA Team
Informational Brochure
At Georgia Southern, Annie Barnes tied for Highpoint Rider of the Show
after winning blue ribbons in both her Intermediate On The Flat class
and her Novice Over Fences class! She also brought home the
reserve highpoint tri-color after a very competitive ride-off against
one of the more experienced Open Level Riders. Katie Hobbs brought
home a red ribbon for her second place ride against 10 other riders in
the Beginner Walk-Trot-Canter class!
GO BEARS!!
We would like to thank all of those who have
generously supported the creation and growth of the IHSA Team:
Maureen Jackson and Triangle Pond Farm of Eastman
made a cash donation that will help the competition team in
'08-'09.
Gigi Thompson and Bleu Horse Ventures donated
embroidered windbreakers to competition team riders and coach.
Sue Hendricks of Savannah and Suzie Anderson
of Macon have donated saddles, bridles, tall boots, saddle pads, show jackets.
Suzie Anderson and Hunt Seat Coach Carole Burrowbridge are
providing lesson horses for the hunt seat equitation team riders.
Charles Owen has donated a ratcatcher and show
helmet.
The Rider's Closet has donated show clothes to IHSA
Team riders.
Your support is appreciated!! Please contact
the Club Advisor or the Advancement Office if you would
like to make a donation to the club !!
About Mercer Equestrian Team
IHSA
Hunt Seat Competition Video
- If you have taken riding lessons in the past or have previous
horse show experience and are interested in IHSA
Hunt
Seat Equitation, contact the club advisor. It is highly
recommended that you ride at least weekly over the summer if you
plan to compete in during Fall Term or start weekly lessons in the
fall to compete in the Spring Term shows. Intercollegiate IHSA competition is available from beginner
(walk-trot only) to those who have won national equitation medal classes at
recognized USEF shows.
Under IHSA rules, each team rider competes in one flat class and
qualified riders may compete in one additional over fences class at
each show. We Contact Coach Carole Burrowbridge if you are
interested in riding on the IHSA Hunt Seat Team.
- Mercer competes in Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
competions in IHSA Zone 5- Region 3. Competitions
consist of 8 divisions of Hunt Seat Equitation classes. Our Z5-R3
teams include Georgia Southern, Wesleyan, SCAD, College of Charleston, FSU,
U of Central Florida, U of Miami, and U of Florida!! Regional,
Zone and National level competitions are held each spring.
- All competition team members must be able to commit to one
lesson a week, riding at
least twice a week and either own or
borrow show clothes. Horses and tack are included in the cost
of lessons and provided at the shows. Team lessons are usually
7:30-9:30 AM or 5:30-7:30 PM and Saturday morning.
Please plan your class, work and extracurricular schedules accordingly. There
will be opportunities to work off the cost of the second weekly ride
in an effort keep down the costs incurred by riders. The club pays all
fees associated with the competitions such as IHSA membership costs and entry
fees at IHSA competitions. Riders must maintain a 2.0 gpa and
should budget for personal competition expenses such as
transportation and food. Lodging at competitions will be paid
for by the club as the budget allows.
- On April 18-20th 2008, The University of the South in
Tennessee hosted the 31st Annual
ANRC National
Collegiate Championships.
- AQHA judge, Manita McKool of Forsyth, has offered
to be the instructor for a students interested in competing on a
2009-2010 IHSA Western Horsemanship and Reining Team.
Students interested in being on the team need to contact the Club
Advisor.
- For riders with their own horses who wish to continue competing
at "A" Circuit hunter-jumper shows while attending Mercer, High
Ridge Show Stables and trainer Susie Fried are located just 20
minutes from campus.
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