Sunday, August 29 – The Golden Bridge Hounds pace will be held Sunday, August 29, at Merimac Farm in Amenia, New York. Contact Lisa Amtower at 1-914-234-7920.

Sunday, September 5 – The Putnam Horse Council Family Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 5, from 9 am to 12 noon, at Putnam County Park on Gipsy Trail Road in Carmel, New York. Bring a picnic lunch. Call Jean Arledge at 1-845-628-3853 for further info.

Sunday, September 12 – The Bedford Riding Lanes Association Fall Pace will be held Sunday, September 12, from 8 am to 12 noon, at the John Jay Homestead Historic Site in Katonah, New York. Lunch will follow from 12 noon to 2 pm. Limit 130 teams. Visit www.bedfordridinglanes.com for further information.

Sunday, September 12 – The Millbrook Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 12, at Fraleigh Hill Road in Millbrook, New York. Contact Laurie Niles at 1-212-899-1531 or email Laurie.Niles@JPMorgan.com for further information.

Sunday, September 19 – The Old Chatham Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 19, at the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company on Shaker Museum Road in Old Chatham, New York. Contact Freling Smith at 1-518-733-6926 or emailFhsmith@taconic.net for further information.

Sunday, September 26 – The Middlebury Bridle Land Association Fall Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 26, at Larkin Farm on South Street in Middlebury. To register, call Shawnalee Kwashnak at 1-203-598-0065.

Sunday, September 26 – The Golden Bridge Hunter Trials will be held Sunday, September 26, at The Race Track on Baxter Road in North Salem, New York. Contact Nina Selmayr at 1-914-232-7838.

Sunday, September 26 – The Millbrook Hunt Hunter Trials will be held Sunday, September 26, at Homestead Farm on Route 63 in Pine Plains, New York. Contact Donna Berrili at 1-845-677-9689 or email dvfoxden@aol.com for further information.

Sunday, October 3 – The Lewisboro Horsemen’s Association Fall Country Pace will be held Sunday, October 3, from 8 am to 12 noon, at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, New York. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm. Contact 1-914-0763-6967 or email LHATrails@verizon.net for further information.

Sunday, October 10 – The Greenwich Riding & Trails Association Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 12, from 8 am to 12 noon, at June Hill Farm in Greenwich. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm. To register, call Claire Reed at 1-203-324-0434 after September 13.

Sunday, October 17 – The Rombout Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 17, at Gone Away Farm on Browning Road in Hyde Park, New York. Contact Brad Sullivan at 1-914-528-4482 or email BPSFarrierinc@aol.com for further information.

Sunday, October 24 – The Windy Hollow Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 24, at Coal Tree Farm in Westtown, New York. Contact Dorrie Roberts at 1-212-620-0427 or Lindie Scorsone at 1-845-351-2515.

Sunday, October 31 – The Fairfield County Hounds Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 31, at Curtis Road in Bridgewater. Contact Gigi Haber at 1-203-255-2522 for further information.

Sunday, October 31 – The Newtown Bridle Lands Association will host its annual Frost on the Pumpkin Hunter Pace on Sunday, October 31, from 8 am to 12 noon. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm. Entries closes October 22 or when full. All riders are encouraged to ride in costume as special prizes will be given to best costumed team, the oldest horse and rider combination, and the “Peanut” award to the youngest rider. For further information, call 1-203-791-4853.

Sunday, November 7 – The Smithtown Hunt Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, November 7, at SUNY University in Old Westbury, New York. Contact Alan Fairbairn at 1-631-912-0204 or emailafairbai@optonline.net for further information.

Sunday, November 14 – The Golden’s Bridge Hounds Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, November 14, at Baxter Road in North Salem, New York. Contact Anita Zanders at 1-914-277-8070 for further information.

HORSE SHOWS

 

Sunday, August 29 to Sunday, September 5 – The 29th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show will be held Sunday, August 29, through Sunday, September 5, in Bridgehampton, New York. The Classic, which benefits the Southampton Hospital, hosts exciting hunter/jumper competition from junior levels up to the pinnacle of the sport, grand prix show jumping, and features the $150,000 Prudential Financial Grand Prix. For further information, visit www.hamptonclassic.com on the web.

Sunday, September 19 – The Fairfield County 4-H Horse Committee will hold its Nutmeg Benefit Horse Show on Sunday, September 19, at the Agricultural Extension Center on Stony Hill Road in bethel. Classes will include English Equitation, Western Riding, Trail, and Hunt. Grand champions and reserve champions will be awarded in each division. All proceeds from the show benefit 4-H youth and adult educational programs. Call 1-203-207-8440 for a prize list.

Saturday, September 25 – The Crickerbrook Farm CHJA/CHSA Show will be held on Saturday, September 25, at Crickerbrook Farm in Monroe. Classes will include Walk-Trot, Short Stirrup, Pleasure, Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation. For info and prize list, call 268-6676.

Thursday, November 11 to Sunday, November 14 – The seventh annual Equine Affaire will be held Thursday, November 11, through Sunday, November 14, at the Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts. There will be 200 clinics, seminars and demonstrations in six venues throughout the four-day events. More than 400 of the nation’s finest equine-ralted retailers and manufacturers will be on hand. For further information, call 1-740-845-0085 or visit www.equineaffaire.com on the web.

OPEN HOUSES

 

Sunday, August 15 – The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard will hold an Open House on Sunday, August 15, complete with public tours, performances, demonstrations, pony rides for kids as well as recruit enlistment information for fall recruit classes. Open to all. Contact Second Lieutenant Heather Heyburn at 1-203-757-4419.

SPECIAL EVENTS

 

Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22 – The U.S. Department of the Interior will hold a Wild Horse and Burro adoption on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Hours will be from 8 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 8 am to 12 noon on Sunday. A preview will be held on Friday, August 20, from 1 to 5 pm. Adoption fee will be determined by competitive bid (with a minimum bid of $125). More than 80 horses (mostly yearlings to five years of age, with a variety of colors) and burros will be available. Call 1-800-293-1781 for further information.

Sunday, November 7 – The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard will hold its annual Benefit Trail Ride for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital on Sunday, November 7. Contact Sergeant Karen deFriesse at 426-9046.

EDUCATION

Saturday, August 14 – An introductory seminar in “Equine Communication through Body Language and the Use of the Round Pen” will be held in Bethany. This will be followed on Saturday, August 21, with an intermediate level session that addresses teaching the mental and emotional components of the horse and a third Seminar on August 28 that deals with how the rider can ask the horse for desired behaviors. If your horse fidgets, crowds you, is excitable, or just confuses you with his/her behavior, consider attending these seminars to learn about horse communication and how you can use it to smooth your relationship with your horse(s). The format for each Seminar is an explanation with a take-home handout, a demonstration, and a ‘Hands On’ period for participants.  Auditors are welcome, too. Each session is a prerequisite to the next level because of the in-depth theory that is presented.  (Attendance at previous Round Pen Technique Seminars meets the prerequisite). Seminars begin at 10 am and run about three hours. It is $65 to participate and $45 to audit. Attendees are asked to bring chairs, insecticide, sunscreen, clipboard and pencil/pen, sun/rain protection, warm jacket, etc. The dates for heavy rain are Sundays, August 15th, 22, and 29. Registration is required as space is limited. Please contact Judith@EssnJay.com or (203) 393-1590 with questions and to register.