USEF/USEA AIKEN OPENER
HORSE TRIALS
January 22&23, 2022
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Dear friends, This event has been a tough one! We’re down to the wire. Supply side issues have meant that the GGT for the new Stadium warm up arena was delayed. After a smooth start, the Attwood guys went home on Friday a week ago because they had completed their job apart from mixing, laying and lazer-ing the footing. Fortunately they were back on Tuesday once the GGT had been delivered. They worked very long hours so that we can use the newest arena you have to warm up in this weekend. Then there’s the weather. Which do you believe? The American model of weather predictions - we have a chance - or the European model … absolutely no chance. Being good Americans we stuck with the home team and at the time of this writing, we are hopeful that we’ll be running. 330 entries, closing early, many new riders, horses, and rigs ... the turnout will be fantastic. This on the heels of great attendance at last weekend's Winter Combined Test, where 50 of 150 riders were new to Stable View. Amazing! As always, thank you for your support. Let’s hope for warmer weather and in the meantime, thaw out and socialize at our Graze and Gaze on Friday and Saturday evenings at 5pm in the Pavilion Pub, Ollie's Inn. With best wishes, The Stable View Team
OFFICIALS Event Hosts Cross Country Builder Barry and Cyndy Olliff ETB Equine Construction
Organizer Cross Country Announcer Molly Bull Charles Pinnell
President of Ground Jury Cross Country Control Nancy Guyotte Rachel Thompson
Technical Delegate Dressage Judges Sue Smithson Nancy Guyotte
Kate Hutchings Stadium Designer Amy McElroy Michel Vaillancourt
Scorer Stadium Announcer & Cindy Wood Judge
Melissa Warden Farrier
Chris McElyea Cross Country Designer
Mogie Bearden-Muller Photographer
GRC Photo
EVENT SCHEDULE
Stable View Aiken Opener Horse Trials FRIDAY, January 21 Show Office Hours Covered Arena Open for Schooling Cross Country Open for Walk Graze and Gaze in Ollie's Inn Pub
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, January 22 Show Office Hours Covered Arena - Dressage Warm Up Covered Arena - Schooling Graze and Gaze in Ollie's Inn Pub
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
SUNDAY, January 23 Show Office Hours Covered Arena Open for Dressage WU
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
2022 EVENTING CALENDAR JANUARY
JULY
FEBRUARY
AUGUST
22-23 || USEF/USEA "Aiken Opener" Horse Trials
19-20 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
MARCH
11-12 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
APRIL
1-3 || Spring FEI CCI-S 2/3/4* & USEF/USEA Horse Trials 30-May 1 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
MAY
14-15 || USEA Summer Horse Trials 21-22 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
JUNE
24-26 || USEF/USEA Mid-Summer Horse Trials & Area III Championships
9-10 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
13-14 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
SEPTEMBER
23-25 || "Oktoberfest" FEI CCI-S 2/3/4* & USEF/USEA Horse Trials
OCTOBER
15-16 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
NOVEMBER
19-20 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
A BIRDER'S PARADISE
FREE TO BEE Having started in early spring with five nucleus colonies (also known as "nucs") from a local bee supplier, Stable View's bees have grown to eleven, almost twelve, hives with healthy queens. Over the summer, we have supported the bees' efforts to build up and prepare for winter. Our goal is to contribute to healthy pollinators in our area, and share the sweet fruits of their labor!
This time last year, Stable View had one resident Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Today, we have ten (six adults and four juveniles)! Additionally, by increasing our number of nest boxes we have helped many of our feathered friends thrive: this year, we have fledged 200+ Eastern Bluebirds (an increase of 50% compared to last year); a pair of Eastern Screech Owls fledged two young; and the American Kestrels fledged all five nestlings from the same nest box as in previous years. According to our expert, Mark Pavlosky of MPJ Wildlife, we expect to observe many migrant species working their way South early this fall. We look forward to hosting bird watchers who wish to view native, rare, or endangered species on their lists!
HISTORICALLY, "A GATHERING PLACE" Set out afoot–or ahoof–on our 15 miles of marked trails, each named in honor of local Native American tribes, where you may see evidence of our prescribed fires, which increase plant diversity, perpetuate endangered species, allow wildlife easier access to food sources, restore nutrients back into the soil, and reduce the risk of wildfires.
2022 STABLE VIEW CALENDAR
* Dates pending USEF approval
JANUARY
JULY
5 || Schooling Jumpers 12 || Schooling Dressage 15 || Winter Combined Test 22-23 || USEF/USEA "Aiken Opener" Horse Trials
7 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling Day 9-10 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials 16-17 || USEF/USDF "Only In America" Dressage
FEBRUARY
4-7 || USEF/USHJA $50,000 A-Rated H/J Fall Classic I * 11 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling 13-14 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials 17-18 || USEF/USDF "Too Hot To Trot I" Dressage 19-21 || USEF/USDF "Too Hot To Trot II" Dressage
2 || Schooling Jumpers 12-13 || USEF/USDF "I LOVE Dressage" 16 || Young Event Horse Qualifier 17 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling Day 19-20 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
MARCH 5-6 || USEF/USDF "Southern Comfort" Dressage 9 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling Day 11-12 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials 18-20 || USEF/USHJA $50,000 A-Rated H/J Winter Classic *
APRIL 1-3 || Spring FEI CCI-S 2/3/4* & $60,000 USEF/USEA Horse Trials 9-10 || USEF/USDF "Spring Fever" Dressage 14-17 || USEF/USHJA $50,000 A-Rated H/J Spring Classic * 30 || Spring Hunter Pace
MAY 4 || Schooling Jumpers 7 || Aiken Symphony - Horses and Harmony III 11 || Schooling Dressage 14-15 || USEF/USEA Summer Horse Trials 21-22 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
JUNE 2-5 || USEF/USHJA $50,000 A-Rated H/J Summer Classic I * 18-19 || USEF/USDF "Summer Solstice" Dressage 24-26 || USEF/USEA Mid-Summer Horse Trials & Area III Championships 30-July 3 || USEF/USHJA $50,000 A-Rated H/J Summer Classic II *
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
14 || Schooling Dressage 15 || USEF/USDF "Fall Frenzy" Dressage 23-25 || "Oktoberfest" FEI CCI-S 2/3/4* & USEF/USEA Horse Trials 29-Oct 2 || USEF/USHJA $50,000 A-Rated H/J Fall Classic II Finale * (plus $100,000 Challenge Series)
OCTOBER
5 || Schooling Jumpers 7-9 || T.I.P Championships 12 || Schooling Dressage 13 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling 15-16 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
NOVEMBER
2 || Schooling Jumpers 5 || Fall Hunter Pace 9 || Schooling Dressage 17 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling 19-20 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
DECEMBER
7 || Schooling Hunter/Jumper 10-11 || USEF/USDF "Winter Wonderland" Dressage 15 || Eventing Academy XC Schooling 17-18 || Eventing Academy Schooling Horse Trials
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