Sandy River Equestrian Center was established in 1990 as a boarding, training, and lesson facility with an emphasis on eventing. In our program, we emphasize safety, soundness, and responsibility.
All students are required not only to groom and care for their horses, but are responsible for the conditioning and maintenance of their horse. Students are prepared for the appropriate level of competition by competing at various disciplines: dressage, show jumping, and cross country. Not only are we a competition barn but we also have a facility to accommodate those who want to just learn to ride, trail ride, or be in a lesson program.
Our training program has various levels, fitting the needs of the horse, be it ground work, tuning-up, or polishing for a competition. The program is designed to create happy and confident horses.
Our facility provides full care board. We are very aware that each horse has individual needs regarding their diet, be it water and hay, special feed, and/or special supplements.
Our farrier has many years of expertise in shoeing horses with problem feet and unusual settings. We also have two equine vets within 45 minutes of our facility, and are within 2.5 hours of two major teaching facilities: North Carolina State University and Virginia Tech.
The staff at Sandy River has an excellent reputation in the eventing world and continues to be active in the horse community and in local associations. The staff has a goal of working to provide a safe and fun environment for all of our clients and students.
Sandy River Equestrian Center is pleased to offer an outstanding event clinic with David O’Connor! David consistently ranked as one of the top three day event riders in the world by the FEI. In 2004, David retired from competition to focus on other aspects of the sport taking on administrative and coaching roles. O’Connor Equestrian is dedicated to the production of event horses and development of riders from novice to Olympic level. After decades of international competition they are committed to producing the next generation of equestrian athletes.
The clinic begins on Friday morning and concludes Sunday afternoon. Clinic participants should plan to arrive in advance of their Friday ride time. It will be held at Sandy River Equestrian Center in Axton, Virginia. Breakfast and lunch will be offered daily and dinner will be served on Friday. Hotels, located in Danville, are a mere 20 minute drive from the farm.
Registration is easy! Credit cards, and personal checks are accepted. Download and complete the registration form , then scan and email it to vicky@eqmtc.com or mail the form to Sandy River Equestrian Center; P. O. Box 37, Axton, VA 24054 with your payment.
Riding: $775
Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner on Friday evening and SWAG.
Stabling: $20 per night
Auditing: $75 daily
Pre-register to receive all meals and SWAG.
SWAG: “Stuff We All Get” may include products from Dover, Higher Standards Leather Care, County, O’Connor Equestrian, Professional’s Choice, Devacoux, Equine Management Training Center, and more!
Sandy River Equestrian Center is pleased to offer an outstanding two day clinic with Erik Duvander! Erik is an accomplished and highly regarded High Performance Eventing Team Leader and Coach, with over 30 years experience working within a High Performance environment. This began as an athlete with Erik representing Sweden at Worlds and Olympic level winning European Team Gold in 1993. Since transitioning from rider to coach Erik has led teams from Japan, Sweden and New Zealand to the Olympic and World Games. He has coached at 4 Olympic Games, 5 World Championships and hundreds of top end International Events around the World.
He has become renown for putting together World class Eventing programs for both individuals and teams. Drawing on his vast experience of coaching and competing Erik transmits his learnings to his riders in a balanced and expert manner. The first day of this clinic will concentrate on show jumping with the second day focused on cross country. The cost for this top notch clinic is $450 and includes dinner on Thursday evening along with an "Ask the Pro Question and Answer" session. Stabling is available for $20 per night. Download the registration form here or email Vicky Williams. Registration is also available at Blue Horse Entries.
Sandy River Equestrian Center is proud to host its Summer Day Camp series. The dates for these day camps are:
The June 5-9 camp is for beginners only! The June 19 - 23 camp is for riders with some experience. The July 24-28 camp is ‘Granny’ Camp and is for grandchildren visiting their Grandparents! Day campers must be 8 years of age or older, overnight campers must be 12 or older. All campers need to be pre-registered with fees and release forms included to attend!
Day camp will begin at 9 AM and will end at 3 PM. Campers should arrive at Sandy River promptly at 9:00 and you should come dressed to ride, wearing the appropriate riding pants and boots. If you are running late or you will not be able to come, please call Suzanne Lacy 276-252-2503! Campers will ride in the morning then have lunch. Supervised swimming is scheduled for after lunch then campers will come back to the barn for afternoon barn chores. Pick up is at 3 PM. Campers will need to bring their lunch, a change of clothes and their bathing suit and towel. Flip-flops are fine for the pool, but not in the barn areas, tennis shoes are fine around the barn.
Registration form, SREC Release form and SREC Medical Release form can be found by clicking here.
For any questions, please contact Franz-Hahr Phillips at 276-252-3888 or email at franzhahrphillips@gmail.com
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