Central Colorado Eventing at Spring Gulch

09/08/2026

Save the date for our awards banquet on December 20th! It will be in Kirkland Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. We will have more information soon!

Remember you need 4 volunteer hours to be eligible for awards with 2 of them at Spring Gulch. There are only a few more opportunities to get your hours in! Contact Carol (Windy Ridge) with any questions.

09/06/2026

Come join us for our 3rd annual Hunt Derby on October 17th. Come play over some obstacles, jump some satdium and natural fences and try some challenges you may see in the hunt field. We would love to see you at out last event foe the season!

Entries open on September 9th. You can enter on the link below.

https://coloradoeventing.wufoo.com/forms/q1vltvsi1v5xaxv/

Also this is one of you last chances to get your volunteer hours in for year end awards!

06/26/2026

We follow USEA rules at all of our events hosted at Spring Gulch! Please read up on the whip rule refreshers and remember to be good stewards of the horse 🐎

Education is key to protecting our horses and ensuring fair, consistent competition. Recent updates to the eventing whip rules provide greater clarity on when and how a whip may be used, reinforcing its role as an aid to encourage forward movement—not as a form of discipline. Read our latest Rule Refresher in the comments below to understand these changes.

06/21/2026

The Ride a Test is this coming Saturday! Come polish your dressage test with Andrea Dolleing in a non stressfulenvironment.

***The rate has been slightly reduced for our Ride a Test Clinic next weekend! This is a fantastic rate for a lesson with Andrea and CCE Members get a $20 discount. Come join us for some fun and education!***

Andrea Dolleing is a highly respected dressage instructor known for her thoughtful, encouraging teaching style and her ability to help both horses and riders reach their full potential. With experience working with riders from complete beginners through Prix St. Georges competitors, Andrea has a gift for meeting each partnership where they are and developing a clear path for improvement.

She excels at creating exercises that help horses use their bodies correctly, promoting strength, balance, and relaxation while improving the rider's understanding of the biomechanics behind the gaits and dressage movements. Andrea's kind and supportive approach builds confidence in riders while providing practical tools they can immediately apply in their training.

With a keen eye for what makes a dressage test successful, Andrea understands exactly what judges are looking for and how riders can maximize their scores. Her Ride-A-Test sessions offer valuable feedback, effective exercises, and individualized guidance to help every horse and rider team leave feeling more prepared, educated, and inspired.

https://coloradoeventing.wufoo.com/forms/q145wm4p0dylbrt/

06/17/2026

***The rate has been slightly reduced for our Ride a Test Clinic next weekend! This is a fantastic rate for a lesson with Andrea and CCE Members get a $20 discount. Come join us for some fun and education!***

Andrea Dolleing is a highly respected dressage instructor known for her thoughtful, encouraging teaching style and her ability to help both horses and riders reach their full potential. With experience working with riders from complete beginners through Prix St. Georges competitors, Andrea has a gift for meeting each partnership where they are and developing a clear path for improvement.

She excels at creating exercises that help horses use their bodies correctly, promoting strength, balance, and relaxation while improving the rider's understanding of the biomechanics behind the gaits and dressage movements. Andrea's kind and supportive approach builds confidence in riders while providing practical tools they can immediately apply in their training.

With a keen eye for what makes a dressage test successful, Andrea understands exactly what judges are looking for and how riders can maximize their scores. Her Ride-A-Test sessions offer valuable feedback, effective exercises, and individualized guidance to help every horse and rider team leave feeling more prepared, educated, and inspired.

https://coloradoeventing.wufoo.com/forms/q145wm4p0dylbrt/

06/12/2026

Don't forget to enter our Ride A Test with Andrea Doelling on June 27th. We will also have slots available for you to rent to have a lesson or just practice in a dressage arena. Closing date is June 24th. Come and join us!

https://coloradoeventing.wufoo.com/forms/cce-ride-a-test-2026/

06/04/2026

Entries are open for our Ride A Test with Andrea Doelling on June 27th. We will also have slots available for you to rent to have a lesson or just practice in a dressage arena. Closing date is June 24th. Come and join us!

https://coloradoeventing.wufoo.com/forms/cce-ride-a-test-2026/

05/22/2026

📸🐎 Photos from the Spring Gulch Horse Trial are now online and ready for viewing/purchase!

My team and I had such a great time capturing your Dressage and Cross Country phases this weekend. The backdrop at Spring Gulch was absolutely phenomenal, and it made for some truly beautiful moments. ✨

A huge thank-you to show management for having us, and endless appreciation to Susan Sheldon Photography and Brit Images for all of their hard work helping capture every ride through both sunshine and rain! 💛

We hope you enjoy reliving your weekend through these images as much as we enjoyed photographing them.

👉 https://unaschadephotographydesign.pixieset.com/folder/Qi47rZGtyL8S/

05/19/2026

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05/19/2026

Congratulations to our Area IX Adult Riders who competed this weekend at Spring Gulch Horse Trials! We had adult riders represented from Modified all the way through Starter and it was wonderful to see so many adults out there chasing goals, supporting each other, and having fun.

🏅 Modified
1st - Ron Stephens Ron Stephens
2nd - Amy Bowers
3rd - Darlene McInnes Darlene McInnes

🏅 Training
1st - Britany Chism Britany Chism

🏅 Novice
1st - Michelle McNamara
2nd - Rochelle Costanza Platinum Farms, LLC; www.platinumfarms.org

🏅 Beginner Novice
1st - Brittany Packard Brittany Packard
2nd - Rachel Howard
3rd - Caitlin Frazier Caitlin Albritton

🏅 Starter
1st - Nicole Ackerman
2nd - Stacey Quarles
3rd - Shelly Graham Shelly Graham

I apologize that ribbons and prizes were not available at the show this weekend — human error on my end — but I will happily distribute ribbons and prizes at Archer in a couple of weeks!
If you won first place, please send me a text at (Becca 719-313-1927) to arrange getting your ribbon and prize.
Reminder: to be eligible for Adult Rider prizes at shows, you must be enrolled in the USEA Adult Rider Program. Please check your USEA dashboard to confirm that you are enrolled!

Thank you all for supporting adult riders in Area IX — this community continues to grow and it is very exciting to see. 🖤

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