Johnson Equestrian Center

🐴🎉 Entries Are Now Open for Our IDCTA Dressage & Combined Training Schooling Show! 🎉🐴

Join us on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Johnson Equestrian Center for a fun, welcoming, and educational day of competition for riders of all levels!

🏆 IDCTA Members can earn points toward Year-End Awards and Championship Qualifications!

✨ Show Highlights:
🏅 Ribbons through 6th Place
🎖️ High Point Awards
🐴 Dressage & Combined Training divisions for a variety of levels
💙 Blue Ribbon Stadium Round opportunity
🏠 Secure permanent stalls available (reserve in advance)
🚛 Haul-ins welcome
🍕☕️Pizza 750 Food and coffee truck on site
🌟 Friendly atmosphere for riders just starting out through experienced competitors

📅 Entry Closing Date: Sunday, July 12th
📍 Location: Johnson Equestrian Center, Countryside, IL

Whether you're looking to earn year-end points, school in a competition setting, or enjoy a great day with your horse, we'd love to see you there!

🐴✨ Improve Your Dressage Skills with Judge & Clinician Ken Borden! ✨🐴

Join us at Johnson Equestrian Center on June 29th for a fantastic opportunity to learn from highly respected dressage judge and clinician Ken Borden!

Whether you're preparing for competition, looking to improve your scores, or simply wanting to gain a deeper understanding of dressage fundamentals, this clinic offers valuable feedback and instruction for riders of all levels. Bring your horse, your questions, and your eagerness to learn! 🐎📚

✅ Individualized instruction
✅ Valuable insights from a judge's perspective
✅ Open to all level riders

📅 Date: Monday, June 29
📍 Location: Johnson Equestrian Center, Countryside, IL
🎟️ Reserve your spot today: https://johnson-equestrian-properties.square.site/product/june-29th-ken-borden-dressage-clinic/J3XWQ24AB72TS6TTD3N5B5WX?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=3

🎉🐴 Congratulations to our friends at Johnson Equestrian Center for winning our Barn of the Month Contest! 🐴🎉

Your barn has won a grooming kit packed with great tools and essentials for your horses. We can't wait for you to enjoy it! Let us know when you'd like to stop by and pick up your prize.

🎊 And congratulations to our random raffle winner, Mindy Remiker! 🎊

Mindy has won a $50 Saddlers Row gift card! Please stop by the front desk at your convenience to claim your prize.

A big thank you to everyone who participated and voted. We love seeing all of your amazing barns and horses each month!

📣 Don't forget, every time you visit Saddlers Row, be sure to cast your vote for your favorite barn! Every vote counts, and your barn could be our next Barn of the Month winner!

👀 Want to see what the judge sees?

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, June 6th from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM, at Johnson Equestrian Center for the Mark Aplin Judge's Perspective Clinic Auditing Session!

This is a unique opportunity to learn directly from Mark Aplin as he provides live, real-time feedback on riders participating in mock flat and jumping classes. Listen as he explains:
✨ What catches a judge's eye
✨ How classes are scored and placed
✨ Common mistakes that affect results
✨ Tips to improve your performance in the show ring

Whether you're a rider, parent, trainer, or horse show enthusiast, auditing is an incredible way to gain valuable insight and sharpen your competitive edge for the summer show season and beyond.

📅 Saturday, June 6
⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Johnson Equestrian Center – Countryside, IL
💲 $25 Auditor Fee

🎟️ Riders competing in Sunday's show receive complimentary auditing admission.

Come watch, learn, and gain a judge's perspective that can help elevate your next ride!

Reserve Your Spot Today: https://johnson-equestrian-properties.square.site/product/mark-aplin-audit-ticket/IEKICZUWJMZRQZY4GAVSTGQX?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=3

🐴✨ JOIN US AT JOHNSON EQUESTRIAN CENTER FOR AN EXCITING ILLINOIS SUMMER HUNTER JUMPER CIRCUIT SHOW THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH AND MARK APLIN CLINIC SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH ✨🐴

📍 Countryside, IL — conveniently located right off I-55 & 294

🎉 UPCOMING EVENTS 🎉

👀 Mark Aplin Judge’s Perspective Clinic
📅 Saturday, June 6th
Gain valuable insight into how judges evaluate hunter and equitation rounds during this unique educational clinic with Mark Aplin! Riders, parents, trainers, and auditors alike will have the opportunity to learn more about scoring, presentation, strategy, and what truly stands out in the show ring. Auditing spots are available as well!
📩 Enter online at https://johnson-equestrian-properties.square.site/shop/clinics/3?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc

🌟 Illinois Summer Hunter/Jumper Circuit Show

📅 Sunday, June 7th
We’re excited to host the Illinois Summer Hunter/Jumper Circuit at JEC this Sunday featuring hunter, jumper, equitation, derby, and medal opportunities for riders of all ages and levels. Don’t forget to sign up for your ISHJC membership to earn year-end points and awards!

-Ribbons till 6th Place
-Prizes for Reserve and Champion for all Divisions
-Fun Prizes for Specialty Bold Classes
-Pizza 750 Food Truck on Site with Fresh Woodfire Pizzas
-Coffee Stand
-Secure Permanent Stalls- must reserve ahead of time
-Free Day of Haul Ins
-Welcoming to All Levels

📩 Enter online at https://horsespot.net/shows/da8bc164-ee74-4bf7-1b8d-08dea00c0ca4

Sign up today through our new online membership portal:
🔗 https://horsespot.net/ishjcorg/o

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We can’t wait to see everyone this weekend for our JEC Summer Schooling Series Horse Show! Safe travels to all!

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It may be the start of a long holiday weekend, but don't forget to submit your entries and stalls this weekend for the JEC Summer Schooling Series Horse Show on May 30th & 31st before time runs out!

We can't wait to see everyone there!

Enter Here⏰ https://horsespot.net/shows/6628686e-a1b6-492a-2adc-08de9715d5f5?fbclid=IwY2xjawR9m7VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJWmpSSTdCQkF1azNmenoyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHk4Igxdhxk-DnWhM9VeWk-3ia5V6F75QPiEViVzuphJLVaCeYeoDCktdBeLZ_aem_y0xADILmlHAEt_OUNgh2EQ

🐴✨ JOIN US AT JOHNSON EQUESTRIAN CENTER FOR AN EXCITING FEW WEEKS OF SHOWS, LEARNING, AND SUMMER FUN! ✨🐴

From horse shows to educational clinics and year-end award opportunities, we are looking forward to welcoming riders, trainers, parents, and spectators to Johnson Equestrian Center for three fantastic upcoming events this summer! Whether you’re looking to compete, gain experience, learn from top professionals, or simply enjoy a welcoming horse show atmosphere, there’s something for everyone at JEC. 🌟

📍 Countryside, IL — conveniently located right off I-55 & 294

🎉 UPCOMING EVENTS 🎉

🏆 JEC Summer Schooling Series Horse Show
📅 May 30th & 31st
⏰ Entries & stalls due by May 25th

Join us for a fun, affordable, and welcoming weekend of competition for riders of all levels!

✨ What to Expect:
• Leadline through Mini Prix Jumpers
• Beginner through advanced hunter, equitation & jumper classes
• $500 Non-Pro Hunter Derby
• $500 Gambler’s Choice (open to pros!)
• $100 Classics in multiple divisions
• Mini Medal & Medal classes
• Opportunities to earn year-end points & awards

✨ NEW for this show:
JEC will also be offering a 2’ Puddle Jumpers Division — one class Saturday, one class Sunday, plus a Classic Round! (Puddle Jumper points will not count toward year-end awards.)

📩 Enter online at https://horsespot.net/shows/6628686e-a1b6-492a-2adc-08de9715d5f5

👀 Mark Aplin Judge’s Perspective Clinic
📅 Saturday, June 6th

Gain valuable insight into how judges evaluate hunter and equitation rounds during this unique educational clinic with Mark Aplin! Riders, parents, trainers, and auditors alike will have the opportunity to learn more about scoring, presentation, strategy, and what truly stands out in the show ring. Auditing spots are available as well!

📩 Enter online at https://johnson-equestrian-properties.square.site/shop/clinics/3?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc

🌟 Illinois Summer Hunter/Jumper Circuit Show
📅 Sunday, June 7th

We’re excited to host the Illinois Summer Hunter/Jumper Circuit at JEC this summer featuring hunter, jumper, equitation, derby, and medal opportunities for riders of all ages and levels. Don’t forget to sign up for your ISHJC membership to earn year-end points and awards!

📩 Enter online at https://horsespot.net/shows/da8bc164-ee74-4bf7-1b8d-08dea00c0ca4

Sign up today through our new online membership portal:
🔗 https://horsespot.net/ishjcorg/o

We can’t wait to kick off the summer season with all of you and look forward to an amazing few weeks at Johnson Equestrian Center! 🐎💙

We’re looking forward to our upcoming Summer Schooling Series horse show at Johnson Equestrian Center! Join us for a fun, affordable, and welcoming weekend of competition for riders of all levels 🐎✨

📅 Show Date: May 30th and 31st
⏰ Entries & stalls due by May 25th
📍 Hosted at Johnson Equestrian Center – Countryside, IL (Right off I-55 and 294)

✨ What to expect:
• Leadline through Mini Prix Jumpers
• Beginner through advanced hunter, equitation & jumper classes
• $500 Non-Pro Hunter Derby
• $500 Gambler’s Choice (open to pros!)
• $100 Classics offered in multiple divisions
• Mini Medal & Medal classes
• Opportunities for riders to earn year-end points & awards

✨ In Addition to the below schedule JEC will be offering a 2 foot Puddle Jumpers Division- 1 class on Saturday and 1 class on Sunday as well as the Classic Round. Points for Puddle Jumpers will not count towards year end points.

💰 Affordable Pricing:
• Classes starting at $25
• Classics $30
• Derby & Gamblers Choice $45
• Warm-up classes available

🏆 Year-End Banquet
Join us in November as we celebrate our series champions with awards and prizes!

📩 Enter online: HorseSpot.net

Come enjoy a laid-back, competitive atmosphere where riders can grow, learn, and have fun in the ring. We can’t wait to see you there! 🌟

We had a wonderful time at last night's IEA Banquet celebrating another successful IEA season!

Our Futures Team placed 3rd and our Upper School Team placed 5th in Region 10!

Congratulations and looking forward to next season!