Smiling Horse Farm

SHF Eventing Camp has a few openings and starts next Monday!

June 22 to 25

lessons twice a day

unmounted lessons and crafts.

Must have your own horse. All levels and ages welcome! Contact Amy 864-933-3529

Xc schooling fun!

Great day at the Smiling Horse Farm Ride-a-Test last Sunday! These are so educational for the riders and horses! There is definitely an 'art' to riding a test. A huge thank you to Lindsay Moore Murphy for scribing all day! Great job everyone! 👊💪💯🔥💫👏♥️

Seriously questioning my career choice at the Foothills Riding Club dressage and CT coaching in the pouring rain May 23. SHF stepped up and rocked it with Jennifer Schaefer and Denali and Lara Lisa Shelnutt and Buck finishing on their dressage scores in 🥇🥈 respectively in their BN division. Michelle Nobrega-Lee and Val rocked around Starter to finish in Fourth. Autumn and Cami and Penelope and Corwin finished in fourth and fifth on their dressage scores respectively in their Intro division. We are so thankful to have this fantastic schooling series and the volunteers that showed up in the pouring rain to make things run smoothly. Go SHF! 💪👏🎉🦄💯❤️🔥💫

There's nothing quite like the enthusiasm, energy and comaraderie of the USEA Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Eventing Championships at Stable View last weekend! Smiling Horse Farm had 3 people competing, 2 on the Clemson team and one Clemson alumni on a scramble team. Lara and Buck finished on their dressage score with lovely jumping rounds to finish in fourth in their BN division, Megan and Louis also finished on their steadily improving dressage score and fabulous xc and SJ to finish 3rd in their starter division. Michelle Nobrega-Lee and Val also had an especially great go but a silly rail in stadium dropped them to 4th. Michelle's scramble team also finished 3rd in the alumni teams! Huge thanks to our team at home 👏Go SHF!!!💯🔥🎉💪👊❤️🌟🏆🥉

Smiling Horse Farm is hosting a Ride-a-Test $85 (with me judging) and small group jumping lessons with Amy Barrington $100 on Saturday May 30. To register contact me 864-933-3529 with any time restrictions and what dressage test you will be riding. We are looking forward to an educational fun day!

Great weekend at the FENCE Horse Trial! We had a small but mighty group with Jennifer Schaefer and Denali and Lara Lisa Shelnutt and Buck finishing on their dressage score in 2nd and 3rd place in their respective Beginner Novice divisions to both qualify for the AEC's 💪🔥♥️. Michelle Nobrega-Lee and Val had an educational trip around Starter and learned a lot as they both figure out the multiple canters they now have available, their balance and focus for each phase. It was so great to see many of our Eventing friends and enjoy the beautiful weather for the event! A huge thanks to the volunteers, organizer and officials as well as our group back home! Go SHF! 💪💯🦄🔥🥳👏👊🏇

Look at Grace Von Kaenel and Nic on the front of EN! ❤️🥰🏇🦄

It was a beautiful day at the Sporting Days horse trial last weekend! Eventing is hard and sometimes it's more of a learning experience than perhaps you want even if you've done your prep and all the things. In our Beginner Novice group Michelle Nobrega-Lee and Val showed more through ness and balance in dressage and had a confident beastly stadium overall but Val seemed to be fading a bit on xc in the heat. He'd been coughing some but had no fever and did well with working but it seemed putting all 3 phases together was a bit much. Julianne Shea Tetrick and Theo also had a nice dressage test but a bit of tension but things unraveled a bit in stadium, this horse never stops and they got the big E. A call to the vet first thing Monday to schedule an appointment confirmed it was time for joint injections! Looking forward to having a new and improved Theo!
In our Starter group Megan and Louis continue to get more comfortable in the show environment with an improved dressage test and somehow survived the stadium warm up to have a lovely stadium and xc to finish in 7th! Lara Lisa Shelnutt and her new boy Buck also are getting more comfortable in the show environment and survived the warm ups to have a slightly more relaxed dressage test and beautiful confident jumping rounds to finish on their dressage score (fod)! A big shout out to our team at home for keeping things running smoothly! Go SHF! ❤️🏇🦄💯💪🦄🔥

🐎 Feel the Thrill of the Hill! 🌿

Registration is now open for the FENCE Horse Trials, happening April 11–12, 2026! Riders will tackle our rolling cross-country course in a weekend full of skill, courage, and excitement.

Kick off the fun with our Friday evening course walk, where you can get a sneak peek at the challenges ahead! Whether you’re competing, cheering, or volunteering, it’s a weekend you won’t want to miss.

Join us and experience the Thrill of the Hill!

https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18961

📸Liz Crawley