AUGUST

 

5 – Canine Advocates of Newtown will present the Keep On Truckin’ on Sunday, August 5, from 12 noon to 5 pm, at Fairfield Hills. It’s a Touch a Truck, Car Show and more. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. There will be police cars, the DARE car, a police motorcycle and K-9 car, a fire truck, ambulance, Underwater Search & Rescue vehicle, Army trucks, dump trucks, a backhoe, tractor and more. There will also be a Police Crime Prevention & Safety Booth with information table on Chip (Child ID Program). A demonstration by Newtown K-9 dog, Baro, will be featured and attendees can meet Joanna Hehir’s Service Dogs, Lucy & Gandollff from 3 to 5 pm. There will be various vendors, air brushing by Robert Lee Harris, massage therapy & Reiki by Ellen Adriani, photography by Michelle Belknap and John Tucci, face painting by Sally Lynn MacDonald, a tattoo booth, inflatable bouncing station, and Military style ID Dog Tags for your pet or child or luggage. All proceeds benefit the Canine Advocate Building Fund for a new pound for Newtown. Call Virginia 203-426-5327 or go to www.canineadvocates.org for more information.

5 – The Old Chatham Hunt Mix and Max Three-Phase Schooling Event will be held Sunday, August 5, at the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company on Shaker Museum Road in Old Chatham. Contact Sue Smith at 518-225-2024 or email freling2@aol.com for further information.

5 – The Schooling Show series at Lion Hill Farm on Sport Hill Road in Easton will continue on Sunday, August 5. There will be many divisions from beginner jumpers and micro equitation to Low Hunter Under Saddle and High Hunter Fences. Call 203-268-0089 for further information. Fax entries to 203-459-8122. The show will begin at 8 am.

5 – An Ox Ridge Horse Show will be held Sunday, August 5, in Darien. Call 203-650-3148.

8 – The Fairfield County Hunt Club Hunter Jumper show will be held Wednesday, August 8, in Westport. Call 203-259-7783.

12 – Brushy Hill Farm in Southbury will hold a Schooling Show on Sunday, August 12. Divisions will include Micro, Walk/Trot, Short Stirrup, Green Hunter, Low Hunter, Suitable Hunter, Equitation, Adult and Pleasure. For further information and prize list, call Ev at 203-262-6466. Advanced entries are appreciated and encouraged. For more info on other Brushy Hill Farm events, visit www.brushyhillfarm.com.

18 – A CHJA, CHSA, M&S, NEHC recognized horse show will be held Saturday, August 18, at Rivers Edge in Bethany. Call 203-393-9259.

21 – The Ridgefield Equestrian Center Horse Show will be held Tuesday, August 21, in Ridgefield. Call 203-650-3148.

24 to 26 – A Fairfield County Hunt Club Hunter Jumper Show will be held Friday, August 24, through Sunday, August 26, in Westport. Call 203-259-7783.

26 – The Golden Bridge’s Hounds Pace will be held Sunday, August 26, at MeriMac Farm in Amenia, New York. Contact Peter Moritz at 203-438-8008 or email info@goldenbridgehounds.org for further information.

28 – Stepping Stone Farm in Ridgefield will hold a horse show on Tuesday, August 28. Call 203-650-3148.

29 – The Ridgefield Equestrian Center Horse Show will be held Wednesday, August 29. Call 203-650-3148.

SEPTEMBER

 

2 – The Putnam Horse Council Family Hunter Pace will be Sunday, September 2, from 9 am to 12 noon, at Putnam County Park on Gipsy Trail Road in Carmel, New York. Bring a picnic lunch. For more info, call Jean Arledge at 845-628-3853.

9 – The Bedford Riding Lanes Association Fall Pace will be held Sunday, September 9, 7:30 to 11:30 am, at the John Jay Homestead state historic site on Route 22 in Katonah, New York. Lunch will be from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Limit 130 teams. The pace is part of the Associated Bridle Trails Fall Pace series, and ribbons will be awarded in four divisions: Hunt, Pleasure, Junior, and Western. For further information or entry forms, visit www.bedfordridinglanes.com.

9 – The Schooling Show series at Lion Hill Farm on Sport Hill Road in Easton will continue on Sunday, September 9. There will be many divisions from beginner jumpers and micro equitation to Low Hunter Under Saddle and High Hunter Fences. Call 203-268-0089 for further information. Fax entries to 203-459-8122. The show will begin at 8 am.

9 – A CHJA, CHSA, M&S, NEHC recognized horse show will be held Sunday, September 9, at Rivers Edge, Bethany. Call 203-393-9259.

16 – River’s Edge Farm in Bethany will hold a Schooling Show on Sunday, September 16. Casll 203-393-9259.

23 – The Golden’s Bridge Hounds Hunter Trials will be held Sunday, September 23, in New Canaan. Call 914-669-6063

30 – The Lewisboro Horseman’s Association Fall Country Pace will be held Sunday, September 30, at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, New York. Start times will be between 8 am and 12 noon. The pace is part of the Associated Bridle Trails Fall Pace series, and ribbons will be awarded in four divisions: Hunt, Pleasure, Junior, and Western. Buffet lunch will be from 11 am to 2 pm. Pre-registration and payment required for a start time. For further information, contact LHATrails@verizon.net or www.LHATrails.org.

OCTOBER

 

7 – The Greenwich Riding & Trails Association Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 7, from 8 am to 12 noon, at June Hill Farm in Greenwich. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm and ribbons will be awarded when all riders are in. The pace is part of the Associated Bridle Trails Fall Pace series, and ribbons will be awarded in four divisions: Hunt, Pleasure, Junior, and Western. Entry forms can be found at www.thegrta.org. To register, call or email Claire Reed at 203-324-0434 and clrreed@yahoo.com.

14 – The Schooling Show series at Lion Hill Farm on Sport Hill Road in Easton will continue on Sunday, October 14. There will be divisions from beginner jumpers and micro equitation to Low Hunter Under Saddle and High Hunter Fences. Call 203-268-0089 for further information. Fax entries to 203-459-8122. The show will begin at 8 am.

14 – The Middlebury Bridle Land Association will be holding its annual Fall Hunter Pace on Sunday,  October 14, at Larkin’s Farm, South Street, Middlebury. The ride is open to all riders, and helmets and negative coggins are required. All jumps have go-arounds. The pace is part of the Associated Bridle Trails Fall Pace series, and ribbons will be awarded in four divisions: Hunt, Pleasure, Junior, and Western. Lunch for riders is included, and non-riders are welcome to purchase lunch. For more info, call ShawnaLee Kwashnak at (203) 598-0065.

28 – The Newtown Bridle Lands Association will hold its Frost On The Pumpkin pace will be held Sunday, October 28, from 8 am to 12 noon, on Mount Nebo Road. Entries will close October 24 or when full. Early registration is encouraged. All riders are encouraged to ride in costume as prizes will be award for best costumed team, the oldest hors & rider combination, and the youngest rider (for the “Peanut” award). Fees are $70 for NBLA members and $75 for non-members; $5 for NBLA junior members and $50 for junior non-members. Payment is quired in advance. Any payments still outstanding on pace day will have a $10 charge added per rider. For registration forms or for more information, call the NBLA contact line at 203-791-4853 or visit www.nblact.com. This pace is the final pace in the Associated Bridle Trails series.

NOVEMBER

 

11 – The Schooling Show series at Lion Hill Farm on Sport Hill Road in Easton will continue on Sunday, November 11. There will be many divisions from beginner jumpers and micro equitation to Low Hunter Under Saddle and High Hunter Fences. Call 203-268-0089 for further information. Fax entries to 203-459-8122. The show will begin at 8 am.