Special Events

Come Join the fun with the Applewood Community

Applewood Farm is much more than a place to ride, show and take lessons – it’s a special community with its own traditions. Social gatherings, celebrations and having fun with our horses are the highlights.  Some activities go back for years, while others are occasional add-ons or one-time-only adventures.  Tailgating at the Jersey Fresh 4* event and riding in the annual Holiday Gymkhana are just a couple of the wonderful fun activities we host almost every year.

Among the Events are:

In 2017, many “Applewood  Farmettes” will be helping kick-start the latest version of the famed Essex Horse Trials that were held at the USET for many years. After a nearly 20 year lapse, the event has an enthusiastic new organizing committee and has relocated to Moorland Farms. We’re planning to volunteer in support of our premier local event and the glorious tradition behind it.

The Saturday before Christmas, we dress ourselves and our horses in costume and play games! Wearing everything from antlers to tiaras, our equine friends compete in the high-jump, musical stalls, a trotting race, apple-on-a-spoon, and other equally silly classes. After the fray, we have hot chocolate and cookies by the fire.

Tailgating on cross-country day at New Jersey’s premier 3-day event, Jersey Fresh CCI** & ***, is our newest group activity and will clearly become a tradition. With front row seats in the back of our pickup trucks, we hang out at the water complex, one of the most challenging efforts on the course. It’s our base for the day, and we also walk the courses, oohing and aahing at the breathtaking obstacles, the brave riders, and the magnificent horses. Everyone brings a potluck contribution, and we cheer raucously for each competitor who makes it through the water, and even louder for those who don’t.

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Tailgating at Jersey Fresh

Unfortunately Jersey Fresh will not be held in 2023, but hopefully it will return in the near future.

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Fun and Games at the Applewood Gymkhana!

Kelly Limone on her horse Skye. The Saturday before Christmas, riders decorate their horses and play competitive games. It’s a merry time for all!

Essex Horse Trials

In 2017, many “Applewood  Farmettes” will be helping kick-start the latest version of the famed Essex Horse Trials that were held at the USET for many years. After a nearly 20 year lapse, the event has an enthusiastic new organizing committee and has relocated to Moorland Farms. We’re planning to volunteer in support of our premier local event and the glorious tradition behind it.