2016-17Maclay Equestrian Club
IEA Team Coaches:
Upper School Team: Janet Cawley & Amy Center, Cavallo Farms
Middle School Team: Alice Buford, Coventry Farms
Faculty Liason: Mrs. Johnston
Purpose/Goals:
- To promote horsemanship, sportsmanship, and academics in the equestrian world for Maclay students in all divisions.
- To encourage recognition for all Maclayriders and horse enthusiasts, no matter their level of participation and/or competition.
- To assist students in earning their USEF JV and Varsity letters for riding and competing, in grades 5-12.
- To establish IEA competition teams for both middle and upper school students that will compete at state, regional, and national levels.
- To encourage and foster teamwork, cooperation, fellowship, and sportsmanship among all IEA competition teams.
Membership Types:
Option A/Equestrian Club General Membership:
General membership is open to all students in grades K-12. You are not required to try out and/or compete on the school’s IEA team. You don’t have to own or horse or, if you do, you can ride, train, and/or compete at any equine facility in the area. All you have to do is love horses and want to learn more and promote the sport.
The Maclay Equestrian Club offers the following opportunities for general members:
- Earn your USEF JV or Varsity letter. You must ride and compete at horse shows and events, logging at least 100 hours and competing in at least 3 competitions. The season runs from June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. Mrs. Johnston will guide and assist students and their parents on applying for the USEF letter.
- Purchase and wear with pride the Maclay Equestrian Club apparel and team jackets. Use of official logos and sportswear comes from Tiny Tulip at
- Earn participation hours for end-of-year award medals by attending horse clinics, seminars, shows, and club meetings, and end-of-year high points for competing. You don’t need to ride/compete to earn these awards!
Option B/Competitive IEA Team Riders
1.In 2016, Maclay will field both a middle and upper school IEA hunter-jumper team. Plans are underway for a future western team in coming years!
2.Team members can purchase and wear with pride the Maclay Equestrian Club apparel and team jackets. Use of official logos and sportswear comes from Tiny Tulip at Team jackets must follow both IEA and club guidelines.
3.There is no need to own your own horse. Classes are offered for beginner, novice, intermediate, and open riders. Beginners are welcome but may not be able to compete their first year. All club members who have been in riding lessons for one year or more are eligible to compete at IEA Competitions for 2016-17.
4.Tryouts for teams will take place if interest warrants. Tryouts for the middle or upper school team will be held at the respective coach’s facilities.
5.Competition team members who compete are required to have a tan pair of britches, a long sleeve white riding shirt, a dark colored hunt coat, a pair of tall riding boots, black gloves and an ASTM/SEI approved helmet.
6.All team members are required to join the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) by August 1st. Membership forms are available at the
7.All team members are required to assist with hosting one IEA show at per year.
8.Team Lessons: All team members are required to participate in at least two team lessons per month if they are in regular weekly riding lessons with a trainer. Team members are required to participate in at least four team lessons per month if they are not in regular riding lessons. Individual team coaches may encourage, but not require, additional lessons. Team lessons are $45 each and riders must sign up in advance for each lesson due to horses available. Riders who do not give at least 48 hours notice of cancellation, will be charged $20 for each missed lesson.
9.Each rider is only eligible to compete in five regular competition shows per competition year. Riders must qualify for both Zone Finals and Nationals.
10. Middle & Upper School IEA Teams: We are excited to announce that in 2016 we will host 2 competitive IEA teams! Students may elect to compete with our Upper School team at Cavallo or our Middle School team at Coventry. The club supports the endeavors of both teams and will encourage community events for riders from both teams at the different riding facilities throughout the season.
11.It is important that the rules of sportsmanship and teamwork be encourage between both teams, no matter where they ride or what team the elect to compete with.The club will seek the assistance of a team parent from both teams and set up one Maclay Equestrian Club tent at the shows for both teams to use. With the help of both teams, snacks will be provided at the tent.
12.Maclay School does not encourage or support riders switching from barn-to-barn, although it is common for riders to change trainers during the course of their riding careers.
13.Maclay School's rich tradition of success gives our athletes the opportunity to experience a high-level of competition while learning the importance of sportsmanship, character building, and leadership.
SPORTSMANSHIP: CHARACTER IN ACTION
Sportsmanship is an often-used word, yet no definitive explanation is readily available. However, it definitely includes some key concepts:
- Integrity
- Respect for Opponents and Officials
- Fair Play
- Understanding the Rules
- Appreciation for all Performances
- Personal and Institutional Pride
- Gracious Acceptance of Results
- High Moral Character
All these concepts fall into the definition of sportsmanship. They all represent the standards which athletics can teach our students, coaches, and spectators. Citizenship is a companion of sportsmanship, reaching out beyond the playing field and stadium into the community. Citizenship can be described as the way an individual participates in the community, with particular emphasis on self-respect, personal responsibility, and respect for others. Good sportsmanship and citizenship are key to the public's perception of interscholastic athletics and its role in the educational system. Athletic programs show a positive and productive part of the total education program offered by a school, and exhibit the justification for the financial expenditures necessary to run these programs.
End-of-Year Awards:
Horsemanship Medals: All club members in grades K-12 are eligible to earn these awards, even those who currently aren’t riding! Horsemanship medals will be awarded based on the hours of participation in meetings, training, show, attending clinics & seminars, participating or spectating at local horse shows, and service to the horse community.
Humanitarian Trophy: The member who earn this trophy will have voluntarily participated and help with local horse rescue services or special rider programs for the handicapped or underprivileged in Leon County.
Lawson Mayfield Sportsmanship Award: To earn the sportsmanship medal, a member must show the highest level of fairness, courtesy, and graciousness whether they win or lose. They should always respect their horse and his safety/care over winning ribbons and awards. They should respect the sport, their competitors and teammates, and coaches, judges, ring stewards, etc.. Any member who rides and competes is eligible for this award. Members must submit a letter of recommendation if they ride with trainers other than the team coaches. For the IEA competitive team, the coaches will select the winner of this medal.
IEA Team awards: All IEA Team riders will be recognized at the end-of-year awards banquet.
High Point awards: The club will award end-of-season high point awards for any member who competes locally, to include awards for dressage, hunt seat equitation, eventing, western equitation, etc. Requirements and deadlines will be discussed at future meetings.
High point awards will be tabulated from any horse show/schooling show in the Big Bend Area. These can be SWEDA shows, SHJA or LCHA shows, barn schooling shows, IEA competitions, etc. While any horse many be shown by multiple riders, award qualifications are based on a horse and rider combination. You must submit a minimum 5 results/scores from 3 different shows.
Awards will be tabulated as follows:
Dressage (English & Western) highpoints will be divided by your level (training, 1st, etc) and based on a final average of your test scores eat each level. Riders may submit scores for up to 2 different consecutive levels during the competitive season (i.e. Training & First, First & Second). The number of horse/riders in the class will NOT be part of the award tabulation.You must turn in scores from your level with at least 50% of the submitted scores from the highest test level (i.e. Training Level Test 3).
Eventing awards: Event riders will accrue points from Starter, Beginner Novice, Novice, or Training divisions. Points will be based on final placing after all three phases. Use the points tally below.
Jumpers: Jumper riders may accrue points using any 12” - 18” - 2’ - 2’6” - 3’ - 3’3” - 3’6” class. High point awards will be based on each of these levels (i.e. Crossrails, Intro, Starter, Low Jumper, and Pre Novice).
- Points will be based on final placing after each class
Tie Breakers:
- In the event of a tie, ties will be broken by the most points earned in the greatest number of classes. For example, Rider A has 25 points in 5 shows, and Rider B has 25 points in 7 shows. Rider B wins the highest award in that division.
- Dressage tie-breakers will be based on the rider’s collective marks.
- Eventing tie-breakers will be based on the rider’s dressage collective marks.
Awards for Hunter, Western, Eventing, Jumpers will be based on the following:
Number of horses in class / 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th / 6th1 / 1
2 / 2 / 1
3 / 3 / 2 / 1
4 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
5 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
6 or more / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
You must turn in the following to receive your points:
- A copy of the show bill with the name of rider/horse at the top
- Each class entered must be circled and the total number competing in the class and your placement must be visible (6/1St for 6 horses in the class and you won 1st place)
- Dressage score sheet with the collective marks/judges signature, along with the show bill
Opportunities for Sponsorships:
To be able to offer the activities for our club members, an end-of-year banquet, and send a team to nationals, we willneed support from horse lovers in the Maclay and local community. Sponsorship of the Maclay Equestrian Club includes the following fundraising levels:
- Olympic Level: Donations of $200 or more
- Grand Prix Level: Donations of $100
- Pony Club Level: Donations of $50