Horse Scholarships

I still have a couple of years to get ready for college, but it's on my mind a lot lately.

We had a counselor talk to us about applying for scholarships, and she mentioned that it's not too early for all of us to start applying. So, I thought I'd ask all of you for some information.

Do any of you know about eventing scholarships, or riding scholarships in general? Moon needs a scholarship too, because I'm not going to college without him!

On another note, the new barn is so great! We've both adjusted to all the new stuff and have a nice routine going. Moon is turned out for several hours a day, and seems really happy. This last weekend a barn just a couple of minutes away from my new barn was having a wild horse and burro auction. We went over, which was almost a mistake, because we wanted to take them all home. Everyone one of them was adorable. There was quite a crowd there, so hopefully they all found good homes.

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I'd start by finding out which schools have active riding programs -- check out the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Not sure if they have eventing circuits, but they might. Also Google and see if you can find any schools that compete in eventing on the open circuits.

Then check out what those schools offer for scholarships -- but don't limit yourself to riding scholarships. Look at everything. I had an academic scholarship to a school with a decent riding program; I never showed, but the opportunity was there.

Also check out USEF and your state and local horse organizations. They might offer small scholarships, and the small ones add up quickly.