The Maryland Horse Trials

09/29/2025

🙏🏻 VOLUNTEERS we need you this weekend for our MDHT3/Area II Championships!! Here is the current list, please like, share, repost etc. Because without volunteers we don’t have a horse show!!

Need for Friday:
XC control
6 jump judges
Dressage Bit check
1 Dressage scribe
1 Dressage warm up

Saturday:
Crossing guard
Dressage Bit Check

Sunday:
5 XC jump judges
Dressage Bit Check
Dressage Steward
2 Dressage Warm up
1 SJ crew
SJ scribe
SJ Timer
1 shuttle driver

Dressage volunteers get a free entry into the Pick Your Time/Pick Your Test Dressage on October 25

All volunteers get a schooling pass (good for competition course or schooling course) and a free audit to Lucinda Green’s 2 day clinic October 14/15

Head to EventingVolunteers to sign up! Thank you!!

09/28/2025

🚨🦆 THIS is your Early Bird Closing Date alert for our October 11/12 Dover Saddlery Highland Series HT presented by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services!! Enter TODAY (Sun Sept 28) to save the late fees!

➡ Enter today at Compete Easy

➡ Please VOLUNTEER if you're not riding! Volunteers get a FREE AUDIT to our Lucinda Green XC Masterclass AND a free schooling pass to come school our XC competition courses valued at $85! Head to EventingVolunteers to sign up.

➡ Cross Country schooling on our competition courses starts October 13. This is extremely limited and exclusive so don't miss the chance to school the competition XC! Head to our website for all the details.

09/27/2025

09/23/2025

📣📣📣 LAST CALL for our ANDREW HEFFERNAN XC CLINIC and for MDHT 3 / AREA II Championships!

➡ For this Saturday's (9/27) XC clinic with Olympic rider, team coach & our XC CD Andrew Heffernan register on Strider

➡ For the MDHT 3 / Area II Championships (late entries close 9/23) register on Event Entries

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09/21/2025

💔 In Loving Memory of Joe Renehan, Master Builder at Loch Moy Farm.

It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to Joe Renehan, the master builder behind every ring, every mound, every water jump and ditch here at Loch Moy Farm.

Joe quite literally shaped the ground beneath our feet. With tireless dedication, he moved every inch of dirt, building the courses and features that have challenged and inspired countless riders over the years.

Rest in peace, Joe.

09/19/2025

📆 Autumn/Fall is SO busy here at Loch Moy Farm 🥰 Here's the rundown of what's coming up, and what's still open, taking late entries, and closing soon. Save it, share it, spread the word, but make sure you don't MISS a minute of it!!

➡➡ ALL of this info is on our website, with links to the omnibus/entries/forms you need etc. https://themarylandhorsetrials.com/calendar/

🍂🍁 SEPTEMBER

27 - Pick your Test/Pick your Time Dressage & Blue Ribbon SJ Rounds
Entries are OPEN, early closing Sept 21, late closing Sept 24

Totally geared to YOU and your day! Feedback offered for Fix-A-Test, pick your jumping time window... it's all about YOU. Easy breezy fun. Enter through COMPETE EASY.

27 - Cross-Country Clinic with Olympic Rider, Elite Coach and OUR CCI4* XC Course Designer, Andrew Heffernan.

Limited entries still available for this exclusive opportunity, two riders per lesson. Suitable for Starter through Prelim. Whether you’re preparing for a move-up or fine-tuning for fall, this clinic delivers real-world insights you can take straight into competition. Registration will close on the 21st unless we fill up first. Book through STRIDER.

🍂🍁 OCTOBER

3-5 LAND ROVER WEST COLUMBIA MDHT III & AREA II CHAMPIONSHIPS
ACCEPTING LATE ENTRIES UNTIL 09/23 at MIDNIGHT EST.
Enter through EVENT ENTRIES.

🛻🛻🛻 We're looking for a charitable partner to help manage our gate/parking for Oct 3-5 as well as Sunday Oct 12. We would need at least 6 assertive adults to help direct the parking as well as at least 1 adult (kids welcome to join, but not on their own) at the front entrance. Bring a pop-up tent, table, chairs, brochures or a handout on what your group is involved in and something to collect donations. The day usually runs about 6:30am-2pm. If this sounds great for your group, reach out to Carolyn at 301-514-0111.

11-12 Dover Saddlery Highland Series Presented by Taylor Harris Insurance
Early bird closing is September 28 with late entries until Oct 5. Entries through COMPETE EASY.

13-19 XC SCHOOLING ON THE COMPETITION COURSES
Head to our Schooling page on the website for all the details & how to book.
https://themarylandhorsetrials.com/schooling-at-loch-moy-farm/

Land Rover West Columbia Dover Saddlery Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

09/17/2025

⏳ Don't Miss the Registration Cutoff for next in our lineup of amazing educational opportunities here at Loch Moy Farm! We're excited to host Olympic rider, elite coach, and newly appointed Bramham course designer Andrew Heffernan for a powerful cross-country clinic focused on how to ride safer, smarter, and more competitively. (And if that name sounds familiar, it's because he's also OUR OWN MDHT XC COURSE DESIGNER!!)

With over two decades of top-level experience spanning Badminton, Burghley, and global team championships, Andrew brings a unique perspective as both a high-performance athlete and international 4* course designer, coach of the Dutch team, and yes, Maryland International, MDHT II & III XC course designer as well.

🔹 Learn how course design influences your decision-making
🔹 Sharpen your instinct for safer lines and smarter gallops
🔹 Build the skills that help horses stay confident through technical questions

Whether you’re preparing for a move-up or fine-tuning for fall, this clinic delivers real-world insights you can take straight into competition. Levels Preliminary through Starter.

For more information on Andrew Heffernan, go to https://aheventing.co.uk/about/

📍 Loch Moy Farm Schooling Course (new jumps and combinations to be set up!) Schooling fee is included in cost. Two riders per lesson.

📅 Saturday, September 27, 2025
🎯 This clinic will be hosted on Loch Moy Farm's schooling course, with excellent opportunities to school some XC questions.

➡ Head over to Strider for more details and to get your clinic entry in!!
https://www.striderpro.com/a/7CdlrzD2t025qGJMdiE28g

09/16/2025

🥰 We're still in a post-horse-show glow from last weekend's Bred to Event final qualifier and Championships! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to get here and for all our sponsors and volunteers, judges, officials... and to everyone who is so committed and dedicated to raising the next generation of Event horses. Here are a few of our photos, and please make sure you head over to Make It Right Photography for all of Zenya's official photos from the weekend!

https://www.makeitrightphoto.com/

Team 3 Diamonds Farm
Logan Nolan, April Shaver, and Greer Kelly with Polly T and Sequin.
Revuelta Rose with Emily Spraker
3 yo Champion, Halston with Kristi McKinley , Horse Sport Maryland sponsor, Kim Egan, judges Phyllis Dawson and Stephen Bradley

09/15/2025

🚨 TOMORROW (Tues Sept 16) is early bird closing for our Land Rover West Columbia MDHT III and Area II Championships!! Save yourself the late fees and get your entries in!! Giddy UP!

➡ INFO & VIP Tickets on our website https://themarylandhorsetrials.com/mdht-3/
➡ ENTER on Event Entries https://evententries.com/ ==

USEA Area II Young Rider Program USEA Area II Jaguar Land Rover West Columbia Jaguar Land Rover West Columbia Land Rover West Columbia

09/10/2025

⏳ Hey y'all we need your entries for MDHT3 & the Area II Champs!! Please don't wait to enter!

Entries close Tuesday, September 16, for the Land Rover West Columbia Maryland Horse Trials III + Area II Championship on October 3-5.

Noteworthy News!

Area II Championship Prize Money

We're thrilled to share that the Area II Championship includes prize money for top-placing competitors - thanks to a generous donation from longtime Loch Moy Farm supporter - Witherspoon Analytics and Jim Newman! Jim is a true champion of the sport.

Land Rover West Columbia Hospitality Tent

Throughout the weekend join us in the Land Rover West Columbia Hospitality Tent for complimentary light bites and beverages. Land Rover West Columbia will have Defenders on site to check out while enjoying 360-degree views from the Berm of XC, dressage, & show jumping!

Support the Gallop for Life fundraiser at the Highland Tower

We are proud to partner with Gallop for Life, a nonprofit supporting women in our equestrian community battling cancer for this exclusive VIP experience. Tickets are limited. Your $225 VIP ticket includes:

• Premium brunch with beer/wine + mimosa bar (21+)
• Reserved Highland Tower seating with panoramic XC, dressage, & show jumping views
• Raffle prizes from generous partners
• VIP shuttle service

Every ticket supports Gallop for Life – making a direct impact on women facing cancer. Learn more at www.gallopforlife.org. Get your ticket asap!

USEA Area II USEA Area II Young Rider Program United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA)

09/10/2025

🚨 We need your support! We are $3,500 short of being able to give 3 travel grants to help bring top horse & riders to compete at the MARS Maryland CCI5* this October. EVERY bit helps! If 35 people give $100, or 100 people give just $35, every dollar donated will help.

The Maryland International Equestrian Foundation (MIEF) has a unique opportunity to elevate 5* eventing, showcase world-class talent and bring attention to the sport here in the US. Every dollar raised will go directly to offsetting travel costs for grant recipients. ANY donation made will make a meaningful difference!

MIEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

➡ DONATE NOW here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/250996670274165
➡ Learn more here: https://themarylandhorsetrials.com/.../mief.../

Thank you for your support!

🚨 We need your support! We are $3,500 short of being able to give 3 travel grants to help bring top horse & riders to compete at the MARS Maryland CCI5* this October. EVERY bit helps! If 35 people give $100, or 100 people give just $35, every dollar donated will help.

The Maryland International Equestrian Foundation (MIEF) has a unique opportunity to elevate 5* eventing, showcase world-class talent and bring attention to the sport here in the US. Every dollar raised will go directly to offsetting travel costs for grant recipients. ANY donation made will make a meaningful difference!

MIEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

➡ DONATE NOW here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/250996670274165
➡ Learn more here: https://themarylandhorsetrials.com/maryland-international-equestrian-foundation/mief-international-travel-grant/

Thank you for your support!