Mount Holyoke Equestrian Center

10/25/2024

Come join us for a weekend in the life of an MHC equestrian athlete! 💙🤠💙

10/18/2024

We are so excited to watch our very own Leah Drew ride in the NEDA Symposium this weekend!

For our next demo rider, welcome back Leah!
Leah Drew is an 18-year-old FEI Young Rider from Lincoln, Massachusetts, and a freshman on the dressage team at Mount Holyoke College. Leah has been working with Hope Cooper and Jane Karol at Bear Spot Farm in Concord Massachusetts since 2021. She competes two horses, Jazz Beat and Damons Davian, at the young rider level. In 2022, she was ranked #1 in the country at the FEI Junior level on Jazz Beat, and in 2023, she was ranked in the top 5 on both horses, also at the FEI Junior level. She has competed at USA Dressage Festival of Champions and the North American Youth Championships, taking a bronze medal in each in 2023. This season, she stepped up to the FEI Young Rider level, qualifying both horses for the USA Dressage Festival of Champions, while finishing her last semester of high school. Leah works full time at Bear Spot in the summers and winters, and is in the process of obtaining her Massachusetts Riding Instructor License. Leah’s goals are to become a professional dressage rider and trainer and aspires to one day represent the United States in the Olympics.
Damons Davian (Dezi) in a 2011 Westphalian gelding (Damons Hill x Nubile 13 x Newcastle). Leah began working with Dezi in the fall of 2022, competing at the FEI Junior level and qualified for the 2023 North American Youth Championships, taking 3rd in the team test and anchoring team region 8 to a bronze medal. They then placed 5th in the FEI Juniors at the US Dressage Festival. In 2024, they moved up to the FEI Young Rider division, qualifying for the 2024 USA Dressage Festival of Champions. In training, they are schooling the I-1 and U-25 levels. Their goals for next season are to compete the CDIYs, earn a spot on the USA Dressage Young Rider European Tour, and make their small tour debut.

10/18/2024

💥Drumroll please….🥁….we out-raised our goal!!

THANK YOU to all who donated, shared and spread the word for our big day of giving! Your generosity will help us to keep growing into the future! We LOVE you MHC EC family 💙💙💙

10/18/2024

💥WE MADE IT!! Not only did we HIT our goal…we even tipped the scale! 🎉 Should we KEEP GOING?! We have had 85 donors so far, can we get 10 more before midnight? Whether you donate $1 or $100, every ounce counts towards much needed facility and herd donations!

With a few hours left let’s Go! Fight! Win!

Cappy even wore his party hat today!

Link👇

https://www.givecampus.com/schools/MountHolyokeCollege/2024-athletics-day-of-giving/pages/equestrian-special-fund/?a=1148650

10/17/2024

💥Check out the link to see how close we are to our goal! 💙

https://www.givecampus.com/schools/MountHolyokeCollege/2024-athletics-day-of-giving/pages/equestrian-special-fund/?a=1148650

10/17/2024

📣 Calling all lovers of the MHC EC! TODAY is our annual Day of Giving and it is the one time a year when 100% of your donation goes directly to the Equestrian Allocation of your choosing!

💥 It’s easy just copy the link 👇 any amount helps!

https://www.givecampus.com/schools/MountHolyokeCollege/2024-athletics-day-of-giving/pages/equestrian-special-fund/?a=1148650

Two donations funds are available:

💙 Hunter Seat Varsity

💙 Special Equestrian Fund (includes facility, horse care/purchase, tack, equipment, and our two club teams Western and Dressage)

Join me and make a gift to help MHC athletes today.

10/14/2024

We are only a few short days away from hosting the NEDA Symposium with Gareth Hughes!

⭐️Updated 2024 Absorbine/NEDA symposium demo riders! ⭐️
October 19-20 2024
Mount Holyoke College
Equestrian Center
South Hadley MA
We are thrilled to announce the horse and rider pairs selected for this year’s Symposium with Gareth Hughes!
Congratulations to the combinations selected, we can’t wait to learn from you!

Devon Pomeroy on Fuerst Dream FOD
Geena S. Martin on Tip Top
Cassandra Martin on Stella M
Allison Mathy on Legendario dos Diamantes
Rosa Murphy on Hotstuff
Leah Drew on Damon’s Davian
Maia Barnes on Jamaica B
Lauren Sammis on Heilines Oh Land

NEDA is pleased to welcome the premiere equestrian brand PS of Sweden as the clothing and saddle pad sponsor for all the demonstration riders and horses. Their new fall collection will be featured and items will be available from Misty View Equestrian at the event.

Thank you to everyone who applied, and if you are still looking to buy tickets you can get them here:

https://neda.org/page/2024Symposium

10/14/2024

📣 Calling all lovers of the MHC EC! Our annual Day of Giving is right around the corner October 17th and it is the one time a year when 100% of your donation goes directly to the Equestrian Allocation of your choosing!

💥 Ways to give:
Click the link and give EARLY 🤩 or wait until the official DoG October 17th

Two donations funds are available:

💙 Hunter Seat Varsity

💙 Special Equestrian Fund (includes facility, horse care/purchase, tack, equipment, and our two club teams Western and Dressage)

It’s easy just copy the link 👇any amount helps!

https://www.givecampus.com/wbq6qk

09/03/2024

Come join us for a week of first year clinics, returning rider clinics, and try-outs for all THREE EQUESTRIAN TEAMS!! 💙🥳💙🤩💙
Check out the insta/FB pages of:

💙 Mount Holyoke Hunt Seat Riding Team

💙 Mount Holyoke Dressage Team

💙 Mount Holyoke College IHSA Western Riding Team

08/26/2024

Come play in the sandbox! 🎩

Who’s ready to dance their way down the centerline?! 🐎

Check out the link in our insta post!

08/26/2024

Interested in trying out for the Varsity Hunt Seat Team? Info meeting Tuesday September 3rd at 5:30!

08/26/2024

Hey first years! Check out the chance to ride with the legendary CJ Law!

Hey firsties! Want to brush up on your equitation before tryouts? Want to see what a riding at Mount Holyoke is like? Then sign up for a first-year clinic! (If you’re a transfer student of any year, this includes you too!)

This is a great opportunity to get acquainted with some of our school horses that you will be riding in tryouts, as well as receive helpful pointers and instruction from CJ to prepare!

You must have prior experience to ride in a clinic. Returning riders are welcome in the Thursday 6:30 AM session.

08/25/2024

Calling all First Year students!

And..... it's here!!

Get excited for our first year clinics happening Wednesday, September 4 at the Equestrian Center!!. And what is a first year clinic; you might ask? These clinics are with our coaches on some of our very wonderful lesson horses to help you get more familiar with our style of riding, our program, and how your semester on the team will look like! They are meant to be educational and help encourage first years and new team members to get a glimpse of what they will learn while on our team!!

These lessons will be in two hour-long sessions at 7 AM and 8 AM.

If you are interested, please fill out the google form:
https://forms.gle/5SL9rpJuruPsqqjc8

And contact coach Kelli Wainscott with any questions ([email protected])!!

We hope to see you there :)

07/18/2024

It is with mixed emotions that I write to let the Mount Holyoke Equestrian Center cyberverse know of my decision to step down as the Director of the Equestrian Center. Some of you know this news, but I know that others do not. I have had 20 wonderful years running a world class facility, more importantly with a truly world class management team. I am so proud of them and all that they have achieved. I am not moving on to anything specific, taking some time for myself and my family, and, of course, to ride. To all of you whom I have met while holding this position, it was a pleasure and an honor. Thank you! I look forward to participating on the MHC EC team in a different way in the fall, teaching occasionally. Please spread the word far and wide and let's find someone amazing to take the helm of this magical place! All the best! Paula Pierce

06/25/2024

All spruced up and ready to rock!