Gallop Track w/ Sleeping Fox Farm’s Arsinoe
The Maryland Horse Trials will be using this new system for online entries.
Rider Janelle Stewart riding High Resolution Photo credit: Maya Kuntze
2021 Loch Moy Farm Greatest Holiday Spirit Award
Pixel (High Resolution) is a 2008 OTTB. He's Jockey Club registered as Formidable Image and raced 7 times with a grand total earnings of $2,120. He placed 3rd once but had no real desire or talent for racing, and usually finished at the back of the pack. A friend of a friend got him right off the track so he wouldn't go to auction or questionable places and mostly trail rode him until I purchased him in 2015. Since then we have played in local hunter & jumper shows and have been eventing at Beginner Novice. He is part leased to an adult amateur at our farm and last winter we used him to tow us around on a sled when we had enough snow, among all his other adventures.
Pixel will do almost anything for treats and most of all is willing to put up with my habit of dressing him up for the holidays- he was a very good sport about being the Peppermint Pony for the Donation Derby! I think he genuinely enjoys the attention & was paid well in carrots for all his efforts.
October 10-16
Intro and Starter jumps will be on the competition course as well!
To sign up, please TEXT only (no email requests).
Text 301-514-0111 with your preferred date and time, and the names of all riders. Then wait for your confirmation to come from us with instructions. Thank you!
The clinic is open to horses that are 3 and 4 years of age and are currently competing in the USEA Future Event Horse (FEH) series.
This Clinic is intended to be an introduction for young horses to practice free-jumping in a jump chute. The setup will be similar to the chute that will be used in USEAEast Coast Future Event Horse Championship being held at Loch Moy Farm September 16 - 17, 2022.
Something new this year. We will have 2 different options for the jump chute.
Option 1 - Jump Chute Familiarization - 15 minute slot ($40). Includes 2 in-hand through the jump chute as well as 2 jump rounds through the chute. For the horse that has done some jump chute clinics but just needs to be familiar with the jump chute that will be used for the FEH East Coast Championship.
Option 2 - Full Training - 30 minute slot ($80). Horse will practice trot, canter and free jumping through the chute. For the horse that has not done a jump chute clinic or it has been a while.
Free-jumping is a wonderful way to evaluate the potential of a young horse over fences. It is also an effective and positive way to introduce a young horse to jumping without the guidance or distraction of a rider. Not only is free-jumping good for young horses, it is also beneficial for mature horses to keep them quick on their feet and to remind them how to take care of themselves when needed.
Please upload a VALID coggins and LMF waiver on the UPLOAD COGGINS/SIGN WAIVER links on the home page of www.themarylandhorsetrials.com. This waiver will be valid for all of the competition year and coggins will be good until it expires.
Want to Audit? Anyone may audit for $25. This is a great learning experience!
ATTENTION! The January XDerby is CANCELED. Refunds less the $10 office fee will be issued.
XDerby Refunds: Through late closing day - refund less a $10 office fee. After late closing - no refunds, credits or transfers. If there is a wait list, full refunds will be issued to any scratch whose spot can be filled off the wait list.
Show Date | Closing Date | Online Entry |
January 8-9/15-16, 2022 |
12/31/2021 | CANCELED |
March 5-6, 2022 | 2/25/2022 | ONLINE ENTRY |
Description of MDHT Cross XDerby courses: All rings will have cross country obstacles you would find on a typical competition course with show jump obstacles mixed in. The objective is to establish a rhythm over solid jumps in reliable consistent footing. Optimum times will be posted on day of XDerby. Logs/xrails through Modified. Schooling session before each division to school over the competition jumps beforehand. We will be starting with Logs/xrails and moving up so as to allow competitors to "move up" if desired. $105/round (includes schooling session) $35 for Logs/xrails (March only)
Level | Jumping Efforts | Course Length (appx) | Speed* |
Logs / Small Cross Rails*** | 10 - 12** | TBA | 250 mpm (can be led) |
Elementary (2' - 2'3") | 12 - 15** | TBA | 300 mpm |
Beginner Novice (2'7" max) | 15 - 18** | TBA | 325 mpm* |
Novice (2'11" max) | 20 - 22** | TBA | 350 mpm* |
Training (3'3" max) | 22+** | TBA | 375 mpm* |
Modified (3'5" max) | 23+** | TBA | 400 mpm* |
*The XDerby speeds are slightly higher than regular SJ to incorporate a better flow over the cross country jumps.
** Subject to change
The MDHT XDerby will follow USEF rules for Cross Country dress and tack. All Riders must wear ASTM/SEI approved helmet, protective vests, and medical armband. Willful delay will be enforced. Competitors may enter more than one level but would be expected not to enter their horses less than one level below which they are currently competing. No coaching during competition, but highly encouraged in our schooling sessions.
There will be an audible signal to start. Fall of horse or rider during jumping phase is immediate elimination and you must leave the course.
Time Penalties Table | |
1 to 10 seconds under OPT – 1 point/sec | 1 to 10 seconds over OPT – 2 points/sec |
11 to 20 seconds under OPT – 2 points/sec | 11 to 20 seconds over OPT – 4 points/sec |
21 or more seconds under OPT – 3 points/sec | 21 or more seconds over OPT – 6 points/sec |
Please note - unsportsmanlike conduct directed towards anyone at any time will result in removal from the competition and show grounds. This applies to competitors, parents/guardians, and coaches.
In the interest of horse and rider welfare and safety, the weather forecast will be taken into account at or after the closing date. A sufficiently unfavorable forecast will cancel the event. If Loch Moy Farm cancels the event, a full refund will be given through Compete Easy.
The top 3 riders with the least accumulated points will win special prizes at the end of the series (December 5-6, January 8-9, March 5-6).
Loch Moy Farm is open for schooling of all disciplines! We have a derby course (open from November through March), a grass cross country course, a stadium course, and two dressage arenas (standard and small), a gallop track and riding trails as well as indoor schooling.
https://www.themarylandhorsetrials.com/upload-waiver
https://www.themarylandhorsetrials.com/upload-coggins
Payment and sign up can be made through:
1) Venmo @carolyn-mackintosh
OR
2) PayPal (add $5.00 to all fees) on https://www.themarylandhorsetrials.com/pay AND text 301-514-0111 with the schooling options you would like:
PRICING
* Gallop Track included in XC fee
** River Trail/Hacking included in all fees
Payment must be made before coming on property. Text 301-514-0111 if you’d like to use a schooling pass or voucher for payment.
We will be tracking everyone entering the facility. Again, you MUST text 301-514-0111 to make an appointment. Absolutely no unannounced arrivals will be tolerated.
If you are still with us... THANK YOU FOR READING ALL OF THIS!!!! We appreciate your ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Loch Moy Farm
Dressage tests $35 each and Fix-a-Test rounds are $50 each.
Loch Moy Farm is offering schooling dressage shows that afford competitors the chance to ride any test at any available time of day. Riders use an online form to select their tests, their ride times, and to submit paperwork and payment. The earlier one signs up, the more likely that preferred time slots are still open. Entry forms are now available!
Pay Online for XC Schooling $65 ($85 for Competition Course WHEN OPEN) plus $5
Pay Online for Misc Fees or Logo Wear (add $5)
Venmo also accepted!
@carolyn-mackintosh