ABOUT
The Blackjack Lane Equestrian Team is a member of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association and is composed of 15 girls and boys in middle and high school. Riders can be in public, private or home schooled classes to be eligible. You are not required to own a horse in order to show with the IEA team, as horses are provided at each meet. It is a great way to enjoy the benefits of competing without the financial impact of owning a horse as well as providing a team component to riding which you typically do not get in other riding associations.
Riders compete for individual and team points in hope to qualify for post-season Regional, Zone and National Championships. Riders qualify when they accumulate at least 15 individual points per class, and teams (split between middle and high school) qualify when they accumulate 20 team points.
OUR TEAM
Meet our Middle School Team Meet our High School Team
Our team requires that riders be in weekly lessons as well as attend team practices once a month. Team meetings and team building activities are held at each practice so that all members are up to date on current happenings and to build our team bond.
The regular season runs from September-April and post season begins in March. Riders are expected to make themselves available for shows they are assigned to during the season and for post season competition should they or the team qualify.
Riders are only allowed to compete in five IEA shows per the rules and regulations, so show appearances are carefully strategized with the coaching staff to maximize point accumulation for both the individual and the team.
2021-2022 Season Information
For the 2021-2022 Clinic and Tryouts Registration form, click HERE.
We will be hosting a mini clinic and tryouts for students 4th-12th grade, on July 24th and 25th to share information, allow riders to get a feel for the format and be able to evaluate riders in a show setting. The clinic and tryouts are $300 for the weekend. The tentative schedule for the weekend is below:
Saturday July 24th
3:00pm-4:00pm – Informational meeting for riders and parents
4:00-4:30pm – Horse groom and tacking
4:30-7:00pm – Mounted clinic
7:00-7:30pm – horse untack and clean up
7:30pm – Pizza party
Sunday July 25th
8:00am – arrival in full show clothes dressout
8:15am-9:00am – show clothes evaluation and horse tack up
9:00am-9:30am – Course walk clinic
9:30am-10am – Horse warm up
10:00am – Mock show begins
Dues for the team are slated to be $1,800 for the regular season but are subject to change as we know how many riders we can commit. Dues will include all show fees, practice fees, coaching fees, travel, and food for the coach for regular season ONLY. Any riders that qualify individually will be responsible for additional fees for post season. More details will be discussed in the meeting.
