Ensure accessibility to FEI eventing.
We are committed to ensuring the continued viability of horse sports at Loch Moy Farm.
MIEF’s mission is dedicated to supporting equestrian sport from grass roots to FEI level at Loch Moy Farm, and committed to providing funding for the development of dedicated riders from diverse backgrounds to compete at the top levels of our sport.
Maryland International Equestrian Foundation FEI Scholarship
The Maryland International Equestrian Foundation (MIEF) will award four $1,000 scholarships to riders wanting to compete at the 1*, 2*, 3* or 4* levels at the July Maryland International Horse Trials. The scholarship funds will used entry fees, stabling, travel costs, and other associated competition expenses up to $1,000.
Applications are open from January 15, 2024 to May 1, 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Recipients will be announced May 15, 2024.
Applicant Criteria:
Open to riders who are USEF and USEA members in good standing.
Horses and riders must be capable of competing at the level of scholarship they are applying for.
Riders may apply for more than one scholarship level as long as it is a different horse/rider combination.
Riders and horses who have competed in a 5* competition and/or outside of North America are not eligible.
Horse and rider combination may not have competed above the level for which they are applying.
Previous applicants are encouraged to re-apply
Members of the MIEF Board of Directors and members of their families are not eligible. Family members or current clients of the Scholarship Award Committee are not eligible.
Incomplete applications without a video submission and letter of recommendation will not be considered.
Menfelt Adult Amateur Eventing Scholarship
Dale Clabaugh, State Farm Agent (Walkersville, MD) is pleased to sponsor The Menfelt Adult Amateur Eventing Scholarship.
Menfelt was located at Woodvale Farm which offered horse trials in the 1990's to 2003. This scholarship honors the history of horse trials and volunteerism at Menfelt and by assisting an adult amateur rider further develop and achieve their eventing skills and goals.
Applicant Criteria:
Adult amateur riders over 18 years of age and as defined by USEF and USEA rulebooks (USEF rule GR 1306). Applicants do not need to be members of USEF or USEA, but must meet any membership requirement for competitions they wish to enter.
Competing from Starter to Modified levels.
Must be local to Loch Moy Farm and able to travel to the venue. Scholarship funds can also be applied towards stabling.
May own or lease a horse or be involved in an active eventing lesson program.
Express their interest in the Menfelt Adult Amateur Scholarship and how it will assist and benefit the applicant in developing and achieving their eventing goals.
Be able to further their eventing experience by volunteering eight (8) hours at any Maryland Horse Trials or Loch Moy event. The volunteer hours may be split up.
Applications will close on April 30, 2024. Scholarship recipients will be subject to the rules and requirements of the events they enter.
Merrylegs Junior Rider Scholarship
The Merrylegs Junior Rider Scholarships, sponsored by Triple Crown Nutrition, are geared towards diverse, young equestrians who are competing at a grassroots level. Scholarship recipients will receive a credit of $500 towards Highland Series Horse Trials, Twilight Events, Pick Your Time/Test Dressage & Blue Ribbon Jump Round show entries and any schooling opportunities at Loch Moy Farm over the next year. The scholarship period is one year after the date the recipient enters their first event in 2024. After this period, unused scholarship funds will expire. Loch Moy Farm offers a variety of fun and accessible opportunities throughout the year for grassroots riders to learn and compete.
Applications for 2024 are currently closed. Applications will reopen in November for the 2025 season.
For FEI level eventing to stay in Maryland, we all need to support it.
Our team bring years of experience to organizing and running horse events. With your support, we can continue to run FEI events and ensure that eventing is accessible to riders.
About Loch Moy Farm
Carolyn Mackintosh began transforming Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Maryland from cow country to a premier eventing facility in 2006. This year she will run over 50 competitions —more than any other eventing venue in Maryland. The facility is open for schooling year round, including a Xderby course set up on the 9 acres of all weather rings.
Loch Moy Farm hosts events for all ages, amateurs and professionals alike, from starter activities for the very newest human and equine competitors all the way to the highest levels of international competition. US Eventing has called Loch Moy Farm "a year-round playground for eventers." Without it, Maryland eventing would be greatly diminished.
Meet Valerie Pride
2022 MIEF Grant Recipient
“I have ridden literally all of my life and set the highest standard for myself and my program to be an ambassador of the US and Eventing simultaneously. I have been given a great opportunity to do that on multiple levels this summer. Alongside competing as a top level Eventing rider, I also hold top licenses as an Eventing judge. Plans have unfolded for a once in a lifetime summer, made possible by the Maryland International Equestrian Foundation grant.
I realize that I am a very lucky girl. Getting to work and train with the best in the world to prepare for one of the best events in the world. The knowledge and expertise that I will have gained from this experience applies to so many people on so many levels. I can’t wait to share it!”
“Loch Moy Farm is a Year-Round Playground for Eventers, offering competitions, schooling shows and clinics for all levels of horses and riders.”
— US Eventing