Horseback Riding Lessons in Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation

 Little Town IEA Team

Welcome to Little Town IEA Team! Little Town IEA Team is a combination of Tall Horse Riding Club and Coventry Farms.  IEA is a great way to attend affordable horse shows and prepare to ride in college.  It is also a great way to be part of a team and learn how to become a better rider.  It is open to riders entering grades 4-12, as well as adults 21 and up.  IEA is based on Hunt Seat Equitation, judged solely on the rider, and not the horse.

Please visit the website  www.ridieiea.org.  to register, and for more information on IEA.
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How IEA works
IEA is based on the college riding association, IHSA, and is quite similar to NCAA equestrian sports.   The day of the show riders will be allowed to watch the horses warm up. We will draw a horse’s name, and that is the horse that rider will show.  Each competitor gets one lap to school and two jumps before they enter the ring to compete over fences.  There are no warmups for riders showing on the flat.   

​Fees  (All fees include coaching, entries at five shows, and one IEA practice per week)
$2900  Clients that own or lease competing in 1 class per show 
​$3100  Clients that own or lease competing in 2 classes per show
$3300  Clients that do not own or lease competing in 1 class per show
​$3500  Clients that do not own or lease competing in 2 classes per show

Practices start on Tuesday September 3, and end on Thursday, March 27 2025.  To be on the team, riders must participate in one paractice a week and at least one regular lesson a week.

Anyone qualified for Nationals is expected to continue to ride twice a week at a minimum until after Nationals. 

Prices above indicate entries and coaching for five regular season IEA shows.  Regional, Zones, and Nationals entries are not included as it is not guaranteed each rider will qualify for Regionals, Zones, or Nationals.  

**Little Town, as with the rest of the IEA teams in Zone 8,  is responsible for hauling horses to IEA shows throughout the season.   The hauling Fee is included in the overall price.    

​Horse Shows
Horse show entry fees are on average $45/class.  Riders can compete in a maximum of 2 classes per day.   Riders are required to attend all IEA horse shows unless approved by a coach to be absent.  The regular season shows are held locally, within 30 miles of Coventry.  Riders are expected to find transportation to the show (carpooling encouraged), and are expected to stay until the last team member has competed.   Riders are also expected to have equitation show attire.  Please talk to the coaches before purchasing anything new.  

2024-2025 IEA Show Dates

October 5-6 Empower Equestrian/Little Town, Parker CO
November 9-10 Cottonwood, Littleton CO
Jan 11 Empower, Parker CO 
February 2 Regionals @ Empower Equestrian, Parker CO
March 1-2  Zone 8 Finals, CO
April Nationals