Bellwether Stables

08/15/2024

Look at these beautiful photos from our summer show!

Photo collection by Alex Zhang Photography

08/10/2024

Here are our numbers for tomorrow:
Leadline- 1
Walk/trot- 5
Short/long stirrup- 6
Pleasures- 3
Pre-child eq- 6
Pre-child Hunter- 3
Baby- 3
Jr/low/am hunter- 3
Adult/child eq (combined)- 6

See you tomorrow!

06/03/2024

What a wonderful day of showing we had! Thank you to all the barns and riders who joined us on this beautiful day. Thank you to our judge, Aimee Boyer, our secretary, Matt Torra, our announcer, Morgan Zukowski and all our Bellwether and SJH Equestrian LLC family and friends who made the day run so smoothly!

06/01/2024

Here are our numbers for tomorrow. I am reposting because I forgot to put Pleasures on there.
Leadline- 1
Walk/trot- 6
Short/long stirrup- 10
Pleasures- 5
Pre-child eq- 6
Pre-child Hunter- 2 (will fill)
Baby Green- 4
Novice- 1
Jr/Am/Low/Adult Hunter- 5
Adult Eq- 3

04/10/2024

We have a couple of openings for new students! Come join us!

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from all of our (mostly) good boys and girls!

09/16/2023

We did it! Bellwether Stables is thrilled to announce that we have moved our program to SJH Equestrian LLC! It was a tremendous undertaking, but our move is finally complete! We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Sarah Torra and Matt Torra for all their help and support through our move and for making us feel SO welcome at their absolutely beautiful facility! We look forward to welcoming our customers as we begin teaching this week!

08/13/2023

We had a wonderful day at our annual Hunter Derby and Equitation Day! Thank you to all the barns who came out today and made the day such a huge success! Thank you to our families who pitched in and supported all our riders. And a HUGE thank you to Sarah and Matt at SJH Equestrian LLC for being so generous with their time and their beautiful facility! They really made us feel welcome, and for that we are hugely grateful.

08/12/2023

These are our numbers as of noon today. We still have some post entries coming in. We will combine divisions as necessary. We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow!

08/11/2023

We are so excited to see everyone at our 8th Annual Hunter Derby and Equitation Day featuring DOUBLE WNE-PHA medals!! Entries are due by end of day today! Get those entries in!

07/01/2023

Here are our numbers for tomorrow:

Leadline- 4
Walk/trot- 2 (will run)
Beginners- 5
Short/long- 5
Pleasures- 7
Prechild- 9
Ponies- 1
Novice- 4
Baby- 4
Children’s/adults/mod/Jr- 3

07/01/2023

We are looking for one Junior, Modified Junior, or Adult to fill a combined Junior/Mod/Adult division. We are also looking for 2 riders to fill the MHC Mini Medal- it can be an adult or a junior. Please let us know if you have a rider who can fill.

06/30/2023

We can’t wait to see everyone on Sunday for our summer horse show! Our prize list is available on www.bellwetherstable.com and entries can be made through this link:

https://forms.gle/oi7PqbKkm75EweBW9

We will post numbers at 1PM on Saturday.

Bellwether Stables in Richmond, MA is the premier horseback riding stable in the Berkshires, providing boarding, lessons, and other amenities for horse and rider.

06/05/2023

We had a great day of showing horses yesterday at Bellwether Stables! Congratulations to all our riders on great rides and great ribbons! Thank you to all the farms who came out and showed on a blustery day. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next show on Sunday, July 2nd!

06/03/2023

These are our current numbers for tomorrow’s show:
Leadline- 5
Walk/trot- 4
Beginners- 5
Short/Long- 12
Pleasures- 4
Pre-children’s- 6
Ponies- 1
Novice- 2
Jr/Am- 1
Children’s- 2
MHC- 1
Adults- 2
Mod Jr- 2
Jr- 1
NEHC- 1

We will combine mod jrs/ jrs and children’s and adults, so those divisions will run at the earlier time.

01/19/2023

Registration for our summer sessions is now open for our regular, year round students! Open registration begins March 1. Each session accepts 8 riders and they fill up quickly! Summer sessions are for riders who can walk and trot independently and are best suited for riders ages 8 to 15. Please contact us at [email protected] to register or with questions about summer sessions.

Week 1: July 3 to July 7
Week 2: July 10 to July 14
Week 3: July 24 to July 28
Week 4: July 31 to August 4
IEA Week: August 14 to August 18 (riders must commit to participating in the 2023/2024 IEA season to register for this week)

10/10/2022

We had a great day at WNE-PHA finals yesterday! A huge congratulations to Kendal and Jelly Bean and Anna and DeNiro on their great rides and great ribbons! These two good friends even TIED for 2nd in their equitation round. We are so proud of the hard work and dedication shown by these riders. What a great season!

09/10/2022

These are the numbers that we have so far. We will combine so that everything will fill.

09/10/2022

We are still getting post entries, so our numbers are constantly changing. At this point, it looks like our early divisions will be the biggest. It looks like all the medals will fill, but we may need to combine. We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow!

09/05/2022

We are less than a week away from our 7th Annual Hunter Derby and Equitation Day! This year we are thrilled to announce that in addition to running double WNE-PHA medals, we will also be running DOUBLE MHC medals! Our show is the last date to qualify for MHC. Entries close at 8PM on Friday, September 9th. Our prize list is available on our website: bellwetherstable.com

06/05/2022

We had a great first home show of the season! Congratulations to all our riders who worked so hard and did such an amazing job today. Thank you to all the barns that came out and helped make today a success. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next show on Sunday, July 3rd!

06/04/2022

Class counts for Sunday
Leadline- 2
Leadline- 2
Walk/trot- 4
Beginners- 2
SS/LS- 8, 9,10
Medal- 7
Pleasures- 3
NEHC pleasures- 0
Pre-child division/medal- 5
Ponies- 0
Novice hunter- 1
Baby greens- 4
Jr/Am- 4
Children’s division- 5
Medal- 4
MHC mini medal- 1
MHC adult mini medal- 0
Lows- 3
Adult eq division- 4
Pha adult medal- 6
MHC adult- 3
NEHC adult- 3
Adult hunters- 0
Mod jrs- 0
Jr eq div- 1 (can combine with adult eq at adult time)
JR eq PHA medal- 4
MHC junior- 5
NEHC junior- 5

06/02/2022

This weekend is looking beautiful for our first WNE-PHA, MHC, and NEHC rated show of the season! Please get your entries to us by 8PM on Friday, June 3rd. We will post class counts on Saturday afternoon. We can’t wait to see all our friends!

12/12/2021

Good luck to our IEA riders who are showing at Regionals today! We are so proud of all your hard work this season!

11/29/2021

Just a reminder that today is the last day to place your clothing order!

11/17/2021

We are putting together a Bellwether clothing order for the end of the year! Get your Bellwether gear! All order forms and payment are due to Bellwether by November 30th.

09/12/2021

Here are our updated numbers:
Walk/trot- 7
S/S L/S division- 11
S/S L/S medals- 8
NEHC pleasure- 2
Pre Child division- 12
Pre Child medals-9
Children's division- 9
Children's medal- 6
Adult division- 3
Adult PHA- 4
Combined Mini medal- 4
Mod/junior/Junior combined division- 5
Mod junior/Junior combined PHA medal- 5
MHC Adult/Junior combined medal- 2
NEHC Adult/Junior combined medal-2
We will accept late/day of entries from riders who are planning to do either of these medals.

DERBY
18" Classic- 4
18" Handy- 4
18" Team- 3 teams
2' Classic- 13 (wow!)
2' Handy- 13
2' Team- 5 teams
2'6" Classic- 4
2'6" Handy- 4
2'6" Team- 3.5 teams (?)

We are looking forward to a beautiful day and a great show. Please remember that we will be pre loading the ring all day. Check in with Julia at the ingate for an order of go, and bring your riders to the ring ready to go in. See you in the morning!

09/11/2021

We have a HUGE show in store for tomorrow. As of 5PM, entries are closed. We will not be accepting any further entries. We will be pre loading the ring all day long. Please plan on having your riders at the ring and ready to ride for their classes. We will not be able to hold the ring. We can't wait to see you all tomorrow.