PLEASE CHECK BPC FACEBOOK PAGE REGULARLY FOR MOST DAY TO DAY UPDATES ON HAPPENINGS & SCHEDULE!
Also see our FB page for info about our new STUDY GROUP to prep for Quiz Rally - Harwich Brooks Free Libary - see Nicole for details!
Note on Scholarships - each active member is eligible to use $120 toward attending approved clinics this season. To redeem your scholarship monies please contact Kay Slater or Colleen Cuomo. Members are responsible for keeping track of your monies used (we will too, don't worry).
Most Sundays 1-3pm. MOUNTED MEETINGS at True North Farm, 339 Queen Anne Road, Harwich, MA 02645. Kay@truenortheventing.com if you are coming. $20 to TNF, $35 if you need a school horse (limited availability). RSVP required so we can plan lessons and sets. All horses coming must have current coggins. Armbands REQUIRED or you will not be able to ride. Stay tuned to the BPC Facebook page for weekly updates on schedule or contact Kay with questions.
Feb 5th - Physiology of Performance (Part 1) - Unmounted Meeting. Mann Farm. Head of the Bay Road, Buzzards Bay, MA. 10 am - 1pm.
Feb 12 - Physiology of Performance (Part 2) - unmounted meeting - Dreamfield Farm. 2-5 pm.
Feb 13th - Tom Davis Clinic (USEA ICP Level II Eventing Coach) at True North Farm, Harwich, MA. $70 per ride - flat, jump or do one of each. Kay@truenortheventing.com to sign up.
Feb 13-14 Michelle Lacasse Clinic (USEA ICP Level II Eventing Coach) at Valinor Farm, Plymouth, MA. Please contact Robyn at www.valinorfarm.com to sign up! $60 for private 1 hour or $40 for semiprivate 1 hour.
Feb 19-20 - Joe Forest Clinic at True North Farm, Harwich, MA. $125 for one day or $200 for both (most people are doing both - gymnastics day 1, courses day 2). kay@truenortheventing.com to sign up.
Feb 19-20 - Sue Renfrew Clinic at Valinor Farm. Plymouth, MA. Cost and details to follow. Contact Robyn at Valinor for more info!
Feb 26-27 Michelle Lacasse Clinic (USEA ICP Level II Eventing Coach)- Valinor Farm, Plymouth, MA - Please contact Robyn at Valinor Farm for more info!
March 5 - Nutrition - Unmounted Meeting. Mann Farm. Buzzards Bay. 10 am - 1pm.
March 5th - Meredith Scarlet Jump Sets (USEA ICP Level I Eventing Coach) at True North Farm. Focus on bio-mechanics (position)! $70 per ride. Kay@truenortheventing.com to sign up.
March 13th - QUIZ RALLY. 9 am. Chatham High School, Chatham, MA. Set up will be Saturday so please be prepared to come and help us make things shine! We need sign makers, table movers, and all sorts of other talents! Kay@truenortheventing.com if you have questions.
March 19 - Parasites - Unmounted Meeting. Mann Farm. Buzzards Bay. 10 -1pm
March 20 - Tom Davis Clinic (USEA ICP Level II Eventing Coach) at True North Farm, Harwich, MA. Flat, jump or do one of each if space permits! $70 per ride. Kay@truenortheventing.com
March 26-27 Joe Forest Clinic at True North Farm, Harwich, MA. Gymnastics, courses, young horse sets and more! $125 for one day or $200 for both. kay@truenortheventing.com
March 27 - Flatlands Equestrian Center Ride-Review-Ride Dressage Show. Rehoboth, MA. Super chance to practice that dressage test that you'll be opening the season with and get a short lesson from the judge then ride the test again later. Always a great start to the season! Contact Joan or Lindsey at Flatlands for more info (508)222-5856. www.flatlands-equestrian.com
April 2 - True North Farm Schooling Dressage Show. Harwich, MA. Intro thru 1st level. Musical Freestyles too - great practice before dressage rally! $50 includes ride - review - ride format (short lesson with the judge after your 1st test, then later ride your test again trying to improve with the lesson!). Ribbons/awards to 6th place in each division! kay@truenortheventing.com for entry info.
April 10 - Tom Davis Clinic (USEA ICP Level II Eventing Coach) at True North Farm, Harwich, MA. Jump or Flat sets available. $70 per ride. kay@truenortheventing.com
April 17th - Valinor Farm Schooling Combined Event & Dressage Show - Great way to kick off the season! If you aren't riding, be sure to sign up to help in the BPC food booth! Contact Valinor Farm for more info or check out their website for full calendar of events! www.valinorfarm.com.
Robyn often opens her XC course for schooling after this show (to those who entered), as long as you are under the supervision of a well qualified coach and pay the additional fee. Ask your coach for details if you are interested as this is a really great chance to school over lovely terrain, with great footing and super jumps pre-season!
April 23-24 Joe Forest Clinic at True North Farm, Harwich, MA. Gymanstics, courses, green horse sets and more! kay@truenortheventing.com
May 1 - Flatlands Equestrian Center Schooling Combined Event and Dressage Show. Rehoboth, MA. Another great schooling opportunity to start the season off right! (508)222-5856 or www.flatlands-equestrian.com Amazing year end awards for the FEC show series too!
May - Tom Davis Clinic at True North Farm
May 22nd - DRESSAGE RALLY. Johnson & Wales Equestrian Center. Rehoboth, MA
May 29th - True North Farm Schooling Combined Event & Dressage Show. Harwich, MA. $50 for 2 dressage tests or $60 for combined event. Ribbons and awards to 6th place in each division. kay@truenortheventing.com for entry info.
May 30th - USEA Area 1 Eventing - Safe XC Riding Seminar. UNH. Durham, NH. Safety on XC? I think so. Really great clinic recommended for any who are beginning or actively eventing. Has both unmounted and mounted component and you get to school over UNH's nice XC jumps! Contact Joan for more info at (508)222-5856.
June 11-12th - Valinor Farm Spring Horse Trials. USEA Recognized. If you aren't competing be sure to sign up at to volunteer (or help supply food and goodies) for the BPC food booth!
June - Tom Davis Clinic at True North Farm
June 26 - July 8th - GMHA Youth Horsemanship Clinic. South Woodstock, VT. Great opportunity to get an intensive bit of real quality coaching (the Gornalls are an amazing team!) and time with your pony at a truly remarkable venue (Kay's favorite place on earth). www.gmhainc.org for more info! Sign ups are going on now! Scholarships are available via GMHA!
July 22-24 FITCHES Corners Horse Trials - Area 1 Eventing Championships! Millbrook, NY. Be sure to come and watch even if you aren't competing this year! Several of our BPC members will be, so it'd be great to come and groom for them! This is designed to be a smaller version of the AEC (American Eventing Championships) just for our region and should be pretty amazing with great prizes, vendor tents and beautiful courses! You will see the best riders from across New England coming together - what a great opportunity to learn! I bet they'd love a whole gaggle of BPC Volunteers to help out too! (hint, hint).
July 3 - Flatlands Schooling Mix and Match Dressage, Combined Event & Horse Trials! www.flatlands-equestrian.com for more info!
July - Tom Davis Clinic at True North Farm
July - SHOW JUMP RALLY
July 31 - True North Farm Combined Event & Dressage Show. www.truenortheventing.com for more info!
August 7 - Flatlands Schooling Mix & Match Dressage, Combined Event & Horse Trials.
August - EVENTING RALLY
Aug - Tom Davis Clinic at True North Farm
Aug 27-28th Valinor Farm Summer Horse Trials. USEA Recognized. BPC FOOD BOOTH NEEDS VOLUNTEERS IF YOU AREN'T COMPETING!! Volunteer for Robyn at Valinor too!!
Sept 25 - Flatlands Schooling Mix & Match Dressage, Combined Event & Horse Trials. www.flatlands-equestrian.com
Sept - Tom Davis Clinic at True North Farm
Oct 11th - Valinor Farm Schooling Horse Trials and Dressage Show. Fun way to end the year! Pre-elementary and up!
Oct 16th - Groton Pony Club Schooling Horse Trials. Super fun, itty bitty event! www.ponyclub.org/GPC I think for details - or google Groton Pony Club.
Oct - Tom Davis Clinic at True North Farm.