Photo Credit:  www.ShawnTinkhamPhotography.com & www.Flatlandsfoto.com

USEA/USEF Sanctioned Competition #2177

$10,000 in PRIZE MONEY

FEI CCI3-S, FEI CCI2-S, & Intermediate

&

Beginner Novice, Novice, Training, Modified, & Preliminary

STABLING NOTE…

Stabling on-site is limited for the Festival weekend.  If you are entering the one-day HT (all BN divisions & ON) on Friday, Aug 8th you can reserve stabling for Thursday, Aug 7th arrival starting at 12 noon; but you MUST depart Friday afternoon if you don’t have horses running in the weekend event at the higher levels.  Likewise, if you are entered in one of the weekend divisions, then your target arrival time on Friday, Aug 8th for FEI horses is 12 noon & after 4pm for NR-JN-T-M-P-I.  This will allow time for the one-day HT folks time to finish, strip their stalls, and depart.  Please reach out to Jill Bogert, Event & Stabling Manager if you have a large group coming from your barn that span all 3-days at Jill@gmhainc.org or call the office at (802) 457-1509 x207.  Please plan accordingly and reach out if you have any questions.

NEW SCHEDULE FOR 2025…

• Thursday, Aug 7th – 8:30am Jumper Schooling Day – click on details to the right ⇒
• Thursday, Aug 7th – 12 noon arrivals for ONE-DAY HT competitors
  • After 3pm – XC open for walking (all BN and ON)
• Friday, Aug 8th
  • One-day HT (all BN and ON)
    • D, SJ, XC – 7:30/8am – 5pm
  • 12 noon – FEI Barns Open for CCI2*S / CCI3*S Competitors
  • One-day HT competitors depart after event is over to allow the weekend competitors to move into their stalls
  • After 4pm – Weekend competitors arrival for national divisions
• Saturday, Aug 9th – Sunday, Aug 10th – Two-Day HT for NR, JN, T, M, P, Intermediate, & FEI Divisions
  • Saturday, Aug 9th
    • Dressage starting 7:30/8am
    • SJ starting around 10am
    • 6pm – COMPETITOR’S PARTY for ALL on the Youth Center Lawn
  • Sunday, Aug 10 – XC for all levels all day

Photo Credit:  Shawn Tinkham Photography

Join us on Thursday, August 7th prior to Festival weekend for the…

JUMPER SCHOOLING DAY – 8:30am

School over courses by our Festival SJ designer, Chris Barnard!  CLICK on menu button to the right for entry info ⇒⇒⇒

Festival Sponsorship Opportunities

Join us in supporting the Festival of Eventing August Horse Trials!  Click on button on side of page for our Sponsorship Brochure ⇒

or contact Bruce Perry, GMHA Executive Director, at (802) 457-1509 ext. 208, Bruce@gmhainc.org

Entries: 

Only COMPLETE entries will be accepted via mail or online through www.EventEntries.com.  Incomplete entries after the closing date will incur a $30 fee.  $50 late fee for entries accepted after closing date (subject to availability). Non-compete horses NOT permitted. See USEA Omnibus listing for complete details.

Festival VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Become a part of the action behind the scenes that help us make the Festival successful year after year!  We couldn’t do it without the support of our volunteers to make everything run clock-work smooth as ring stewards, fence judges, start/finish timers, runners, parking, etc.  Shift meal, FREE Festival T-Shirt, and hours tracked for year-end recognition in GMHA’s Volunteer Appreciation Program and USEA Eventing Volunteers.  Click on the link bottom left or signup via USEA Eventing Volunteers at https://www.eventingvolunteers.com/

Awards Note:

Awards will not be mailed, but will be available for pickup at the show office for one week following the event.  Exception:  Prize money mailed after a W-9 has been completed prior to leaving the show grounds.

• Entries Open:  June 24, 2025
• Entries Close:  July 22, 2025
• FEI Entries Definite Close Date:  July 29, 2025 (for 2* & 3* only)
  • FEI competitors need to enter both via the FEI portal and through GMHA with mail-in entry or online at EventEntries.com
    • Mail-In entries to:  GMHA Festival Aug HT, PO Box 8, South Woodstock, VT  05071
  • Please make sure all your memberships with FEI, USEF, and USEA are current with your USEF SafeSport UTD prior to entering.  FEI passports for your horse also need to be current and applied for well in advance of the event as they are REQUIRED for entry.  Failure to do so will result in changing you to a National division (change fees apply after the closing date).  Coggins, proof of rabies (or titer results), and all vaccines need to be current within one year of event dates.
  • Please see omnibus listing for complete details.