10/30/2026
SFS No Stirrups November Challenge 2025 - Sign up Today!!
The Challenge:
Sun Fire Stables students ride in at least 5 lessons in November, for a small portion of the lesson, without stirrups. (Sorry — lease rides don't count.) Entrants will receive a beautiful & unique rosette style SFS No Stirrups November ribbon upon completion, and each age division (youth, teen & adult) will have a drawing for awesome prizes! This challenge is great for any age or level rider.
This is a no worries–low stress FUN challenge. All SFS current lesson students are eligible to participate. Every lesson ride done with a portion without stirrups counts! The main goal of the challenge is to complete at least 5 rides in lessons without using stirrups for a portion or all of the ride (at least 5 minutes no stirrups per ride). You do not have to do the entire ride without stirrups. Plan on starting out slowly and gradually building balance, stamina and confidence a little more each week — each rider will decide what is the best amount of time per activity for themself and their critter with the instruction of Jennifer or Paige! All riders need to complete the challenge and submit their completed calendar by Dec. 4th, so you can be entered into the LIVE drawing for prizes — Saturday, December 5th at the end of the Youth Christmas Fun Show — and receive your ribbon!
Pre-registration required — register by Nov. 5th. Just email for details on sign up! www.sunfirestables.com
Bonus for Level Up Entrants Only🌟
Bingo cards will be handed out (level appropriate) to play Bingo November 1st and after. Once you accomplish tasks during lessons, mark it out on your card and see if you can get a Bingo by the end of the challenge. No 2 Bingo cards are the same! More prizes awarded for this as well. Total Black Out Bingo cards have a special drawing of their own!
Common Questions:
• Do I need to sign up for special lesson? No — all lessons during the month of November will have at least 5 minutes of no stirrups riding anyways at sometime or segments of time during lessons.
• How many rides can I count per day? You can count up to 2 rides per horse per day, for example: a 4pm & 7pm lesson.
• How many horses can I use? Use one or multiple horses to complete the challenge.
• Who does the tracking? You do! This challenge is on the honor system. Lying doesn't show good sportsmanship and isn't cool. If you cheat, you're only cheating yourself.
• How do the drawings work? There will be several different age categories for each drawing: Youth (ages 12 and under), Teen (13–19 years) and Adult (20 years and above).
Download the Calendar or pick up a blank copy at main barn aisle outside Parlor at SFS
You can download the calendar from an email request, or find it on our SFS page starting in November.
Making the Calendar
Download the calendar to your phone and mark it up digitally or print it out and write on it. You may mark a check mark over the days you ride without stirrups or write more details if you'd like, such as "Rode Rookie without stirrups at 3pm lesson for 20 minutes at the walk and trot".
Cost
For each participant the cost is $15 (for Level Up members) and $20 for Non-Members. All completing challenge participants receive a custom No Stirrups November rosette ribbon and will be added into drawings for prizes worth over $200!!
Do You Accept the Challenge?
