IEA TEAM
Huntcliff Equestrian Center High School and Middle School Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Teams qualify to compete in
Regional Finals March 3
Regional Finals March 3
The high school and middle school Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) teams from Huntcliff Equestrian Center in Sandy Springs will be sending 15 girls to the Zone 4 Regional Finals in Gainesville, GA on March 3. Zone 4 hosts 99 high school and middle school teams throughout the southeast. At the beginning of the school year, each team starts with a goal of accumulating enough team points to make their regional playoff. The mission of IEA is to introduce students in private and public middle and secondary schools to equestrian sports, to develop understanding and appreciation of equestrian sports through organized student competitions, to provide students with organized competitive events and to provide additional equine educational opportunities. Through the IEA, students may also have the opportunity to earn scholarships towards their college education.
Huntcliff Equestrian Center individual riders accumulated enough points over the season in their class to advance to the Regional Finals. Winning teams at Regions then move on to the Zone Finals.
Mission of IEA:
The IEA was founded on the principle that any middle school or high school student should be able to participate in horse shows, regardless of their financial status or riding level. The IEA attempts to eliminate the expenses of students owning horses and allows more students to compete. Students ride horses that are furnished by the host barn and chosen by drawing lots.The mission of IEA is to introduce students in private and public middle and secondary schools to equestrian sports, to develop understanding and appreciation of equestrian sports through organized student competitions, to provide students with organized competitive events and to provide additional equine educational opportunities. Through the IEA, students may also have the opportunity to earn scholarships towards their college education.
