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Get Certified!

Get Certified!

Do you want to get certified in this sport? Do you need to be recertified? Contact Andrea Stamm or visit Coaches Education.

Is This Sport in My Area?

Is This Sport in My Area?

Check your local program to see if they offer this sport.

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship Course

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) developed a complimentary course to give you a better understanding of sportsmanship and how it impacts your specific role in modeling it at all practices and competitions. Insight is shared throughout the course from fans, players, parents, coaches and officials.
The free course takes about 15 minutes to complete and can be found in the NFSH website. This is an extra resource for local programs and coaches, but it is not currently a part of SONC's certification process. Once the course is complete, each coach will receive a certificate. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Stamm.

Equestrian

With its diversity of classes offered, equipment needs, and dependence on a live animal, the equestrian program is certainly the most complicated.Equestrian has grown in a short period of time. In 1993, only 13 local programs had Equestrian. Today that number is 58, with over 500 athletes across the state.Equestrian also set the stage for other sports and the “team” concept. In 1990 the SONC Equestrian Development Team was established, it was the first in the state and one of the first in the country, serving as a model for all other SONC sports.

Rules

Resources

Events Offered

SONC offers 12 different events in performance and gymkhana. Performance classes showcase the ability of the athlete to control the horse and follow verbal instructions as well as learned patterns. Gymhkana, also called games events, are timed events in which an athlete or team must complete certain tasks while racing the clock!  SONC also offers Unified Sports relays in two and four-person teams.

Performance Classes

  • Dressage
  • Equitation (English & Western)
  • Equitation with Pattern (English & Western)
  • Western Riding
  • Working Trails (English & Western)
  • Showmanship at Halter/Bridle Classes (non-mounted performance class)

Gymkhana Events

  • Pole Bending
  • Barrel Racing
  • Figure 8 Stake Race
  • Team Relay (2 & 4-person)
  • Unified Sports Team Relay (2 & 4-person)

Competition Opportunities

 

  

 Equestrian Calendar

All forms must be submitted by the local program coordinator.

Sport Development Team

These volunteers advise SONC staff regarding sport rule modifications, competition and also train coaches in their sport! For more information on the equestrian sport development team, contact one of the members below or Andrea Stamm, SONC staff liaison.

Perry Flynn, SDT Director
Greensboro, NC

Hellen Bee
Lexington, NC

Denise Bricker
Clayton, NC

Kim Morgan
Roxboro, NC

Kathie Streit
Mocksville, NC