Durham Equestrian Club

06/01/2025

We are celebrating the end of the school year with SPIRIT WEEK at DEC and we kicked it with Pajama Day! Stay tuned for more exciting outfits our riders have planned!

05/28/2025

DEC had a great time at the SATP Memorial Day Classic!!! Great weather and fun classes made for a fabulous weekend!

Written in the Stars and Piper Crouch started the weekend off with a bang finishing 7th in the $1500 Sedgefield Red, White, and Blue Derby. The pair continued putting in consistent trips in the Adult Hunters and won the hack on Sunday!

Starlord and Phoebe Magers had a fun weekend in the Long Stirrup division. The pair had consistent trips and had great placings in a large and competitive long stirrup division.

Party Girl and Astrid Collins competed in the Crossrail division for the first time together! The pair made improvements all weekend long and had consistent placings all weekend!

Kopeli CPF and Soren Clarke had their first show together! Steady improvements were made all weekend in a large short stirrup division.

Oliver Twist Z and Cleo Clarke had another great show together. The pair were champion of the division on Saturday and put together more stellar trips on Sunday to end weekend champion of the division

Endless Joy and Madelyn Harris were reunited this weekend and had a fabulous time in the Adult Hunters. They ended the weekend reserve champion on Sunday.

Glenhaven Eton and Liza Johnson put in some more good rides this weekend. In a competitive short stirrup division the continued to improve. They also won their 11 and under over fences trip Saturday and won the 11 and under eq on the flat on Sunday!

Kopeli CPF and Marianne Miller had their first show together. The pair started off in the long stirrup Saturday and were able to move up to the low adults on Sunday. They improved so much throughout the weekend!

Endless Joy and Pakia Vang took to the long stirrup division together again. Many great trips in placings in a large division!

05/26/2025

05/06/2025

Our July 14th and August 11th camps still have space! **Select other dates have a spot or two remaining, check the website for more information.**

durhamequestrianclub.com/courses

Our introductory session is for riders new to horses -- we'll spend 90 minutes each day learning to ride and spend the rest of the session learning about, and caring for, horses! 12:30-3:30 Monday through Friday.

Our beginner session is for riders with horse experience. If your child knows how to walk and trot and is working on cantering and jumping, this is the level for you! 90 minutes of riding time each day with focus on position, control, and schooling riders will get a boost on this year's show season. Plenty of fun and out of the saddle education, too, including a parent show on Friday. 9-12 Monday through Friday.

Sign up now to hold your place!

05/05/2025

Another exciting weekend at .nc! Walk trot always comes out to win! Cassidy M snagged the champion ribbon (with 2 1st, 2 2nds, and 1 3rd) on DEC’s Knock Your Sock Off, and Nox A tied for reserve on DEC’s Argento with a first, 3 2nds, and a 3rd. Hannah H had her first ever horse show with her lease pony, DEC’s Knock Your Sock Off. They brought home a 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 2 5ths in a packed walk-trot poles class. Then Aldon C made his horse show debut, sweeping the leadline class with DEC’s Argento. Penelope, also aboard her lease pony DEC’s Argento, brought home a first place ribbon in her crossrails fences class! And also a 2nd, 2 3rds, and a 4th. Our hopeful hunters had some fun rides in a packed class as well. Melissa F and her lease horse DEC’s Kopeli CPF brought home two 4ths, a 5th, and two 6ths. Sherry D and DEC’s Carnival earned a 2nd in the equitation class! And also a 4th, 5th, and 6th. Julia K rounded off our hopeful hunters with DEC’s Just Fred, bringing home a green ribbon.

DEC also had 3 riders finish in the top 8 of the Pleasant Hill Spring Series. Melissa F, Nox A, and Isabella O received special ribbons & prizes! DEC assistant instructor Taylor also earned the spring series’ top trainer award.

DEC’s riders will be at it again for the Triangle Farms schooling show on May 10th.

04/25/2025

DEC had an exciting day at .nc for a schooling show on Sunday, April 13th. Our walk trot riders came out strong with Cassidy M. & DEC's Party Girl earning 2 1sts, a 2nd, and 2 3rds, earning a reserve champion ribbon, and Nox A. & DEC's Knock your Sock Off with 2 1sts, 2 2nds, and a third earning the champion ribbon! Then we had WTC poles with Grace H. & DEC's Starry Night moving up a division with a 2nd, 3 fourths, and a 5th, and Emma F. & DEC's Knock Your Sock Off with a 1st, 2 3rds, and a 4th. Grace P. & DEC's Party Girl had 2 2nds, 2 3rds, and a 4th with some really great jumping rounds in the beginner crossrails! Isabella O. & DEC's At the Rapids also did fantastic in the beginner crossrails with great ribbons, earning reserve champion of the division. Our hopeful hunter division was packed & very competitive. Saige S. & DEC's Starry Night moved into this division for the first time and earned 2 3rds. Melissa F. and her new lease, DEC's Kopeli CPF had their debut, earning a 6th, a 5th, two 4ths, and a 3rd. Sherry D. and DEC's Carnival earned a 3rd, a 6th, and a 4th. Julia K. and DEC's Just Fred also brought home a 5th, a 6th, and 1st! We finished our day strong too, with Manuela D. and DEC's Carnival moving up into the Short Stirrup division, bringing home two 1sts, a 2nd, and 2 3rds, earning a reserve champion ribbon. Very proud of all these ladies.

We’ll be headed back to Pleasant Hill May 4th and then Triangle Farms May 10th -- come see us!

04/23/2025

04/23/2025

We had tremendous success last weekend at the Triangle Farms Spring Fling Outdoors 'C' Show!

DEC's StarLord and Brynne D. were champion in the Special Hunters, and champion on Saturday in the Adult's. The pair was also Reserve on Friday in the Adult's and 4th in the Open Derby on Thursday.

DEC's Endless Joy and Stacey B. were reserve champion in the Special Hunters and won the Open Derby on Thursday.

DEC's Farnley's First Glance and Anna G. were reserve in the Schooling Ponies, and reserve on both Friday and Saturday in the Children's Ponies. The pair was also 2nd in the $1,000 Peter Cottontail Derby out of 25 entries!

DEC's Starry Night and Saige S. were reserve on Friday and Saturday in the Crossrails at their first 'C' show!

DEC's Baker's Woods and Claire R. were champion in the Hopeful Hunters on Thursday and had much success in the Long Stirrup including winning both equitation classes on Saturday.

Malia K. and DEC's At The Rapids showed to 4 second place ribbons in the Long Stirrup and numerous other successes throughout the weekend.

DEC's Carnival and Soren C. had a lot of fun in their debut weekend in the Short Stirrup where Soren earned a 3rd place in the Eq Over Fences and 3rd in the Wee Eq Club.

DEC's Chocolate Chip had his best horse show ever with Sophie B. in the irons -- the pair was 1st in the eq o/f and 2nd in the hunter o/f in a competitive Long Stirrup division with 15 people!

DEC's Glenhaven Eton and Liza killed it in the Short Stirrup Equitation this weekend was a 1st in the eq flat and a 2nd Wee Eq Flat Challenge.

Kylie P. debuted DEC's My Way in the Low Children's earning a 1st in the equitation over fences and placing 11th in the Peter Cotton Tail Derby.

Cleo C. showed her own Oliver Twist Z also earning a 1st in the Low Child equitation over fences and many second place finishes in the hunters and equitation. They also secured 12 in the Derby!

Rounding out the crew was Emily C. aboard DEC's Party Girl. They earned 1st place in the Crossrails equitation on the flat AND over fences and were second in the under saddle both days.

Catch us next at Pleasant Hill for a schooling show on May 4th to finish up the spring circuit!

03/25/2025

DEC horses and riders took on the SATP Early Spring show this past weekend! We had fabulous time with great weather and great horses!

Endless Joy and Stacey Bala were champion in the Adult Amateurs on Sunday and 6th in the $1000 Hunt and Go Derby on Saturday! The pair also won the Adult Medal on Saturday!

Written in the Stars and Piper Crouch stepped back into the show ring together for their first time in the Adult Amateur division. The pair made improvements every day and we are looking forward to their next show together!

Farnley’s First Glance and Anna Gage stepped up to the Small/Medium Ponies. The pair earned reserve champion on Saturday and won the 12-14 eq on the flat on Saturday as well!

Glenhaven Eton and Liza Johnson put in some great work in their Short Stirrup rounds this weekend. It was a large and competitive division and the pair held their own getting a piece of every class!

Kopeli CPF and Rachel Myers put in some lovely trips in the Low Children’s. The pair was second in the Low/Child Adult Medal on Sunday and 7th in the $1,000 Hunt and Go Derby on Saturday!

Honor and Jordan Stankavage had a great weekend in a large Long Stirrup division! The pair made improvements all week and even capped off the weekend with a 3rd place finish in the SATP Mini Derby out of 27 on Saturday!

03/23/2025

DEC had a great time at the Pleasant Hill schooling show back on March 9th. Our walk trot riders started out strong, with Cassidy M & Izzy getting 1,2,3,3,3, Nox A & Raven with a 1st & 4 2nds, earning reserve champion, and Grace H. doing the walk trot poles, also with Raven with 3 1sts, a 2nd, & a 3rd- earning the division champion ribbon. Next up our crossrail riders included Ellie L & Fred with a 2nd & 5th, Penelope H & Smokey with 2,3,3,4, Emily C & Izzy with a 3rd, 4 4ths& a 5th, Melissa F on Fred with 3 3rds & 2 5ths, Manuela D on Smokey with a 1st, a 2nd & 3 5ths, and rounding out our crossrails division with some great rounds, Isabella O & River with 2 1sts, a 2nd, and a 4th- earning a reserve champion ribbon! We ended our day with long stirrup riders Malia K & River (a 1st, a 2nd & 2 5ths) and Sophie B & Chip (2 3rds, a 4th & a 5th). Join us in April to earn some more ribbons!