Hope Acres LLC

10/23/2026

Last weekend the Hope Acres team competed in the last SMHJA show of the year!

Both in the Hunters—Sav, Ave, and Violet—and the Jumpers—Vanessa and Kendall—brought home lots of ribbons including some blues, reds, and ⭐️Champion and Reserves⭐️ for their divisions!

So proud of all the growth this year, of these riders and the rest of the crew! Thanks Green Valley for a great event! Southwest Missouri Hunter Jumper Association

10/21/2026

Fabulous pictures from the last hunter show of the season! 

Photo collection by Bethany Longfellow Design & Photography

10/21/2026

The best part of SMHJA is our incredible community, and we want to celebrate your season highlights!

We are assembling our Year-End Banquet slideshow and future social media features, and would love to include your favorite snapshots from this season.

We would love to see anything and everything, from your ribbons to your funny barn moments! Please drop your photos in the comments or send them via DM or email.

Thank you for making this season a success. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at the banquet (more details to come)!

10/10/2026

Feeling nostalgic: 12 years ago Collins started lessons with me, riding on a grey lesson mare. Today we said goodbye (just to a new home!) to her amazing gray jumping mare Cara. So proud of how she has grown and learned and developed as a person and a rider over these last dozen years. It’s been so fun, C! 💛
Jenna Rust

10/08/2026

Getting our feet and position set! I love walk poles, trot poles, and canter poles!

10/02/2026

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09/29/2026

I’ve worked hard to provide excellent show opportunities for the SMHJA community throughout the years. When I found out about the need for another event on Oct 31st, I hoped to provide the best I could with the limited time available to the membership. Hosting a full weekend show—finding a judge, expediting ribbon orders, amassing volunteers, etc. while also working full time—a two day show was not possible.

However, due to the volume of negative feedback, pressure from a few members, I’ll be pulling the SMHJA affiliation of the upcoming jumper show on Oct 31st.

I hope, despite this setback, riders and the community will still support the event.