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Ride, Learn, Watch or Volunteer
If
you are interested in going on a trail ride with family or friends, Roosevelt
State 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.
Youth/4-H Horse Clubs
Near Macon and Mercer
Contact your County Agricultural
Extension Agent to find the local 4H Horse Program/Club in your area.
UGA Cooperative
Extension - County Offices
Competitions
Near Macon and Mercer University
(Admission is usually free)
Perry - GA National
Fairgrounds - Breed Shows & Rodeos
Conyers - Georgia Int'l Horse Park
- Hunter/Jumpers & Dressage
Therapeutic Riding Programs
Hearts and Hooves Stables - Thomaston
Rd, Macon
(478) 474-9979
The Georgia Special Olympics Show is
held at the GA National Fairgrounds in Perry each November
Mercer Equestrian Club News
Club Officers and Team Roster
for 2009-2010
Club and Area Events
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Sept 14th - Club Meeting and Officer Election -
Duncan Lounge 10am
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Sept 28th - Team Meeting - Duncan Lounge 10 AM
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Oct 24th IHSA Hunt Seat Competition at Georgia
Southern
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Oct 31st IHSA Hunt Seat at Savannah College of
Art & Design
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Nov 8th Club Meeting at Burr Oak Farm 1:30-3:00
PM
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Nov 16th IHSA Team Meeting 10:00 AM
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Nov 21st IHSA Hunt Seat at College of Charleston
Prospective team riders should contact Coach
Burrowbridge by email at burrowbrid_c@mercer.edu or at (478) 301-2778
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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. Club dues are $25 per year. All members who volunteer one hour will receive a club t-shirt.
Lessons are available through the local and host stables, but may
be priced differently than "club" or "team" lessons. Lessons
typically cost from $35 - $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 club members each
semester. Contact the club advisor, Carole Burrowbridge, 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.
Boots and Helmets are required - 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 Forsyth.
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.
Email: Club Advisor - Rachel May
1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon, GA 31207-0001
Website last updated 11/3/09
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Intercollegiate Team
Junior Annie Barnes in Novice Over Fences
CONGRATULATIONS MERCER EQUESTRIANS ON YOUR WINNING
EQUITATION IN 2008-2009!!
Mercer IHSA Team
Informational Brochure
GO BEARS!!
Mercer Equestrian Team would like to thank all of those who have
generously supported the creation and growth of the IHSA Team:
Your support is appreciated!! Please contact
the Club Advisor, the Team Coach or the Advancement Office if you would
like to make a donation to the club or team !!
Mercer IHSA Team Riders Audit Clinic with
Olympic Jumping Coach George Morris
Members of the Mercer Hunt Seat Team
benefited from the wisdom of George Morris when they had an opportunity
to audit a recent clinic with the coach of the 2008 Gold Medal Jumping
Team. George Morris was also recently recognized by France's Cadre
Noir for his contributions to classical equitation.
"Riding requires discipline and hard
work, and you only get out of riding what you put into it"
- George H. Morris
About Mercer Equestrian Team
IHSA Zone 5
Region 3 Competition Information
IHSA
Hunt Seat Competition Video
- Mercer competes in Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
competitions in IHSA Zone 5- Region 3. Competitions
consist of 8 divisions of Hunt Seat Equitation classes ranging from
Walk-Trot Equitation to Open Equitation on the Flat and Open
Equitation Over Fences with 2'6" jumps. 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 take one
equitation lesson a week, commit to a minimum of one additional ride
and an hour barn chores each week and either own or borrow show clothes. Horses and
tack are included in the cost of lessons and are provided at the
shows. 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 food. Lodging at competitions
will be paid for by the club. Shows are always Saturday and/or
Sunday with approximately 4 Hunt Seat and 2 Western per semester
Mercer's Hunt Seat Team
- Intercollegiate IHSA
competition divisions range from the Beginner Walk-Trot to
the Open Division for riders who have won in the 3'6" 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. Contact Coach Carole Burrowbridge if you are
interested in more information about riding on the IHSA Team.
- Team lessons are usually 5:00-7:30 PM and weekends.
Please plan your class, work and extracurricular schedules accordingly.
There will be opportunities to work off the cost of the second or
additional
weekly rides in an effort keep down the costs of lessons.
- 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.
The Mercer IHSA Hunt Seat is coached by
Carole Burrowbridge at Burr Oak Farm in Byron, GA just 30 minutes
southwest of campus. Carole has been training and teaching
riding for 30 years is currently pursuing her
Trainer's Certification from the United States Hunter Jumper
Association (USHJA).
Need Free Hunt Seat Competition Clothes?
The
Rider's Closet - Recycled Hunt Seat Equitation Show Apparel
Mercer's Western Team
- Mercer's Western Horsemanship IHSA Team will debut in Spring
2010
- 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 Team.
- Students interested in being on either the hunt seat or western team need to contact Carole Burrowbridge.
Email: Carole
Burrowbridge
Intercollegiate
Horse Show Association (IHSA)
Campus Equestrian: Zone 5 (GA, FL, SC, TN, AL.MS,KY) |
