New England Valkyries

Lots of Vaulting Planned for Fall!

What is it about the end of summer that makes us want to do more vaulting? The thought of crisp apples and happy horses? The crunchy leaves? The bountiful farm stands on the way to the barn? The hurricanes? Whatever it is, we've been whipping up ideas and offerings faster than you can say Irene. Pico is tanned and rested and we're exicted to announce a full line up of activities:

New Vaulting Sessions

This fall we're offering TWO NEW SESSIONS! One for beginners and one for those with some experience. Places are still open for our late Friday beginners class and for the Sunday afternoon session, where dancers, gymnasts, riders and experienced vaulters of all ages are welcome. If we have enough interest we'll offer another session, so please let us know ASAP. 

The NEV Six-Pack!

Do you run a school, pony club, riding, gymnastics, dance or sports program? Maybe you'd be interested in our new six-pack program. We loan you a practice barrel for 4 weeks and teach a group of up to 6 students the basics. Then the last two weeks, they come out to our barn and try their new skills on the horse. It's a great new program you can offer to your existing students to spice things up—cross-training is always a good thing! Email us for more details.

Clinics

We have a couple of sizzling clinics in the works—one with two top vaulters (a gold and a silver—and former national reserve champion). We're also planning a little cross-training ourselves—on the flying trapeze, and maybe even a session with a ballet instructor, acrobats, and others. Care to join us? Then quick, friend us on Facebook or bookmark our website. We also be sending notices. A medal test is also in the works.

Kick Off Your Boots

Also on deck sometime around Halloween, we'll be hosting another of our famous "Kick Off Your Boots and Gve Vaulting A Go" workshops—a free event designed to introduce the curious to the exictement of vaulting. We'll be posting a sign-up for that soon on our website and Facebook page, so be sure to friend or bookmark us.

See? There is something here for for you! We hope you'll join us sometime this fall.

info@newnenglandvalkyries.org

Another Summer of City To Saddle

NEV Coach Rachel Markels Webber has a long history volunteering to teach vaulting with City to Saddle, a terrific organization that helps create riding and vaulting opportunities for city kids who might not otherwise have a chance to interact with horses. NEV vaulters also volunteer as assistants.

City to Saddle vaulting this summer has been at the wonderful  Dunvegan Farm in Wrentham, MA. Here are some pictures of our new friends with Willy, a pony that got his first taste of vaulting, too. We hope you all continue to vault toward your dreams!

  

Vaulting T-Shirts and More....

If you've recently purchased a T shirt from our vaulting store, THANKS!! We really do appreciate it. We're working on some new designs and some new items as well, so stay tuned, and we have also added ORGANIC versions of some of our favorites. Some prices have dropped, too. Don't you need a cool vaulting T to wear for summer Regionals?  We do!

Click here to go now to our  STORE...

A New Home for NEV!

We are excited to to announce that NEV has moved to a new home.

Shepley Hill Farm is a comprehensive combined training and dressage facility operated by event rider, Lelo Reeves.  The farm is located at Puritan Hill in the scenic town of Groton, MA,  50 minutes North West of Boston, 30 minutes North of Worcester, MA. and 20 minutes South of Nashua, NH.

The farm has a rich and interesting and has been the training home of many top equestrian athletes. There are two barns— the upper barn with tongue-in-groove mahogany and a  lower barn. There's a  a 75 x 150 indoor, wash stall with hot and cold water, heated tack room and stabling for over 30 horses.

We're excited, too, to be able to vault outdoors. There's  a 100 x 200 sand arena which is fenced and  lighted for evening summer riding. Vaulters who are also riders will also to know that there is  a full set of show jumping fences, cross country obstacles ,and access to nearby trails. Top it off with 30 acres of pasture,  individual paddocks, and large grass fields for turnout and you have the  ideal place for quality show or recreational horses and dedicated riders and vaulters of all levels.

New directions have been posted on the directions page and we'll be posting pictures of vaulting at Shepley Hill soon.

Lelo & Spring Into Action @ Groton House Farm 1994

Change is in the air...the New England Valkyries have a new home!

Beginning June 1, the New England Valkyries equestrian vaulting team will have a new home! We're moving to Puritan Hill Farm in Groton, MA, a comprehensive dressage and combined training facility. We'll have more details soon along with pictures. Stay tuned!

Springing Into Vaulting

Snow is melting! We're finishing up a few more indoor classes and looking forward to the return of both Hershey and Devon to the arena. Vaulters are working on new freestyle routines—individual, pairs, and even a triple—as well as compulsories. New sessions are starting up, there's a mini barrel fest in the works, a medal test to look forward to, and the beginning of competition season. Check out our calendar or subscribe to our blog, newsletter or twitter feed to stay informed.

In short, there's lots of vaulting to come. If you are interested in joining a beginners class (adult classes and kids classes are forming), now is the time. Email us at info@newenglandvalkyries.org to reserve a spot!

And we know it's early, and we don't want to jinx it, but....happy spri....(well, you know!).

NEV Vaulting Workshop in the News....

A local paper, the "Harvard Post" ran a nice article about NEV. You can read it here!

Kick Off Your Boots and Give Vaulting A Go: An NEV Workshop for Adult Riders, August 16, 2009

Kick Off Your Boots and Give Vaulting A Go
A Special Vaulting Workshop for Riders (and Others)
August 16, 2009  4pm–6pm.
Apple Valley Farm, Harvard MA

Come and join the New England Valkyries for this one-of-a-kind workshop designed for the adult rider. You'll learn about sport of equestrian vaulting, see vaulters in action, and have a chance to try vaulting for yourself. By the end of the session, you'll be able to perform some basic vaulting exercises. Vaulting is often included in European equestrian training because it helps riders dramatically increase their balance, deepen their seat and develop better awareness of the horse's rhythm. As part of this workshop, we'll introduce you to the vaulting compulsory and freestyle exercises.

Afterward, we'll celebrate your accomplishments with a glass of wine and delicious refreshments. Space is limited for this workshop so REGISTER EARLY!!

Suggested donation: $35. Proceeds benefit the New England Valkyries, a certified Massachusetts nonprofit organization.We'll contact all participants with more details, directions, release forms, and advice on footwear after you register. And please e-mail us if you have any questions! This is going to be fun.

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THIS EVENT IS OVER. REGISTRATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.

Want to be notified of the next workshop? Let us know and we'll put you on our mailing list.  E-mail us.

NEV Welcomes Vaulters from Portland

NEV is excited to welcome Mara and Ilyana Rosenberg, two vaulters from Portland, Oregon who vault with Devonwood Vaulting and are first-year students at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. You can read more about them here, in the Brandeis college newspaper.