Interscholastic Equestrian Association High School Team

Submitted by Allison Campbell

Bellroy Stables proudly offered the opportunity for student equestrians (grades 9-12) to participate on an Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) high school team for the first time over the 2022 – 2023 school year.

The mission of the IEA is to promote lifelong involvement in equestrian athletics through various organized competitions and educational opportunities in a team environment. The most unique aspect of IEA is that students do not need to own their own horse or tack, which allows for greater participation. The Bellroy Stables IEA team is part of an incredibly competitive region and zone with over 14 different schools participating from a variety of states. After qualifying as a team for regionals, we are proud to share that we finished third in the region with only five riders – McKenzie Morgan, Maddie Morgan, Hannah Keisling, Skylar Hagen, and Briana Weathersbee – with Skylar Hagen qualifying for Zones as an individual rider!

On March 18th, the Bellroy Stables IEA Team traveled to the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA for Zone 4 Finals. Bellroy Stables was represented by Skylar, who has had a perfect season so far with first place finishes at each regular season show and Regionals. After a very chilly start to the morning, Skylar competed against the other individual finalists from different regions in the Junior Varsity Walk/Trot division. Despite the competitive class Skylar placed 1st, qualifying her for IEA Nationals in Tryon, NC at the end of April. We are so excited for her and congratulate her, along with our full team, on an incredible first year in the IEA! We would also like to say a heartfelt farewell to McKenzie Morgan, as she is graduating and heading off to college this year!

We are planning to hold try-outs midsummer for the 2023-2024 season. Riders in grades 4th-12th are eligible. For more information please email sarah@rosehillequestriancenter.com