A Guide to Riding at School
Horses can teach students many valuable lessons. And participating in a riding program, whether an organized team or a lesson program, while in school can help create well-rounded students. Many students are already proving that they can excel both in the classroom and in the riding arena and many schools right here in Maryland and Washington, D.C. provide equestrian teams and/or riding programs. T e following is a list of local associations and the middle schools, high schools and colleges that par- ticipate in these leagues. Some of these schools off er riding programs outside of competitive teams. Please visit
equiery.com for contact information for each school or see their ad in this issue. If your school has a program and is not listed here, please let us know by e-mailing
editor@equiery.com.
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association The following Maryland area colleges and
universities compete as members of the In- tercollegiate Horse Show Association. Some schools off er both Hunter Equitation and Western teams. For more information about the IHSA, visit their offi cial website at www.
ihsainc.com. All Maryland and D.C. schools, except Washington College, compete in Zone 4 Region 1. Washington College competes in Zone 3 Region 2.
American University – Washington, D.C. Georgetown University – Washington, D.C. George Washington University – Washington, D.C........25 Goucher College – Towson Hood College – Frederick Mount St. Mary’s University – Emmitsburg Salisbury University - Salisbury St. Mary’s College of Maryland – St. Mary’s City Towson University – Baltimore United States Naval Academy – Annapolis University of Maryland – College Park ....................24 University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Baltimore Washington College – Chestertown
Inter-School Horse Show Series The following schools participated in the
Inter-School Horse Show series (ISHS) for the 2010-2011 season. All middle and high school teams are welcome to join. These are Hunter Equitation horse shows that off er classes from walk/trot up through 2’6’’ Medal classes. For more information, visit their website at www.
interschoolhorseshow.org/index.html.
Academy of the Holy Cross – Kensington ................24 Annapolis High School - Annapolis Archbishop Spalding – Severn Arundel High School – Gambrills Barrie School – Silver Spring Broadneck High School - Annapolis Connelly School of the Holy Child – Potomac Dulaney School - Timonium Eleanor Roosevelt High School – Greenbelt Elizabeth Seton - Bladensburg Gaithersburg High School – Gaithersburg Glenelg High School – Glenelg Gunston Day School – Centreville Holten-Arms – Bethesda
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Indian Creek – Crownsville Key School – Annapolis .........................................32 Magruder High School – Rockville Meade – Ft. Meade Middletown High School - Middletown Montgomery Blair High School – Silver Spring Montrose Christian School – Rockville Nora School – Silver Spring Northwest High School – Germantown Northwood – Silver Spring Oakdale Middle/High School – Frederick Old Mill High School - Millersville Paint Branch High School – Burtonsville Poolesville Middle/High School – Poolesville Quince Orchard - Gaithersburg Richard Montgomery High School – Rockville River Hill High School – Clarksville Rockville High School - Rockville Severna Park Schools – Severna Park Sherwood High School – Sandy Spring South River High School – Edgewater St. Andrews Middle/High School – Potomac St. John’s College High School – Washington, D.C. St. John MS/HS - Westminster Stone Ridge High School – Bethesda T.S. Wootton High School – Rockville Urbana High School – Ijamsville Walt Whitman High School – Bethesda Walter Johnson High School – Bethesda Washington Christian Academy - Olney Winston Churchill High School – Potomac
Interscholastic Equestrian Association This association off ers both Hunt Seat Equita- tion and Western competitions and is a nation- ally recognized organization. It is open to both middle and high schools. Maryland schools compete in Zone 3. Teams may be made based on schools or barns. The list below is only the schools that participate in IEA. For more infor- mation, and a complete list of participating barns and schools, visit their website at www.
rideiea.com.
Garrison Forest School – Owings Mills Oldfi elds School – Glencoe St. Timothy’s School - Stevenson ............................32 The John Carroll School – Bel Air
Middle & High Schools with Riding Programs The following Maryland schools off er equine riding programs outside of competitive teams. Students are not required to participate on a team in order to participate in the program.
Barrie School – Silver Spring Butler School – Darnestown Garrison Forest School – Owings Mills McDonogh School – Owings Mills Oldfi elds School – Glencoe St. Timothy’s School – Stevenson ...........................32
Maryland Schools with Equine Studies Programs The following are Maryland colleges and
universities that off er Equine Studies as part of their curriculum.
Allegany College of Maryland Off ers online continuing education classes. Students earn a certifi cate but not a degree.
Cecil County College ................................19 Off ers certifi cates in Equine Studies and Equine Studies Management as well as an As- sociate of Applied Science degree.
Prince George’s Community College Off ers online and continuing education classes. Students earn a certifi cate but not a degree.
University of Maryland ...........................32 Off ers Equine Studies and Animal Science degrees.
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech is just one campus of the Virgin- ia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Off ers various degrees in Equine Studies and Animal Science as well as degrees and doctorates in Veterinary Medicine.
Go to
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