Along for the Ride!
Fair Hill International Newsletter
It’s a Family Affair!
The Duke Family, April Recognized Horse Trials We value all our volunteers, but at our April 22 Recognized Horse Trials, we had to give a shout-out to The Duke Family. Aislinn Duke arrived to XC judge at Fence 15 with her mom, Linda and her dad, Randy. This family...
First year Volunteer but Already a Regular
Kristina Jerrell, May Recognized Horse Trials Kristina lives in Oxford, PA and is a familiar face at Plantation and now at Fair Hill. She is an experienced rider on her “perfect unicorn,” Lucky Limbo, a 17 hand Danish Warmblood, whose owner is kind enough to allow her...
Eventing Dad Turns into the Best Eventing Volunteer!
Fred Vosbury, May Starter Trials Fred travels from Downingtown, PA and seems to show up for most every event. He started taking his daughter to Radnor to watch the two-star (equivalent now to a three-star level) international three day event. Then, he started...
Behind the Breeder’s Brand: Welcome Here Farm
Reprinted with permission from the US Eventing Association. See original post HERE. Nina and Tim Gardner are longtime supporters of the sport of eventing. The couple has participated in the sport as owners, volunteers, and breeders for more than 25 years, receiving...
Fair Hill International Begins New Developments For the Popular Horse Trials Series for 2023
Exciting things are happening at Fair Hill! Assisted by grants for specific use, Fair Hill International (FHI) is starting on a multi-year plan to upgrade the cross country courses, improve footing, add a new level of competition and broaden our reach to potential...
Spring Fling Saturday, April 22
A Horse Playland – Pony Rides Included! Bring the family and all your friends to our Spring Fling Saturday, April 22 from 11-3 pm. Being held in conjunction with our Recognized Horse Trials, we are reinventing some of the family fun from our previous October Festivals...
Volunteers of All Backgrounds
How a “Non-horse” Guy Became Our Latest Volunteer! In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, David Garland (like many other local residents) was taking full advantage of the beautiful hiking trails across the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area. Unlike many...
Foxcatcher Endurance Ride: Through All Kinds of Weather
Amid intermittent blue skies, lightning, darkness, teeming rain, sunshine, and finished off by a near tornado, a group of dedicated volunteers and determined riders with their crews from several states pulled off another annual successful Foxcatcher Endurance Ride on...
The New Modified Level
Modified level added to Fair Hill offerings! It’s a challenging dilemma for riders - they are fairly successful at the Training level and thinking about moving up. But there’s still some fear that the Preliminary level will be too fast, too high, or just generally too...