Leg Up Scholarships

SEE’s Leg Up Scholarships offer a variety of opportunities for riders from diverse backgrounds to train with top professionals and advance their equestrian goals. Scholarships typically cover the cost of instruction for a 2-5 day period or event entry fees. Scholarships do not typically cover the cost of the recipient’s travel. Some scholarships include room and board or use of a lesson horse.

For Riders

Looking for a leg up in your riding?

Now Accepting Applications: Full Moon Farm 2025

Join a special group of equestrians for a unique, fully funded coach-to-show program at Full Moon Farm in Carroll County, MD, from August 21-25, 2025!

Scholarship recipients will receive three lessons, competition coaching at Waredaca Starter horse trials and/or FFIJE Summer Show, boarding or horse use for the duration of the scholarship, housing, and trailering.

Name

First Name

Last Name

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Email

Phone

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Date of Birth

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Riding Experience

What is your current level of riding experience? Do you currently work with a coach? Have you competed before?

Social/Videos

Please share any public social media handles that allow us to see videos of your riding. Alternatively, you may email 1-3 short videos (1 min or less) to stridesforequality@gmail.com.

Equestrian Goals

Describe your riding/horsemanship goals. How will you use your scholarship funds to help you achieve these goals?

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Tell us about your personal experiences with diversity, equity, and inclusion in the equestrian world. How do you hope to help advance this work?

Representing DEI

Are you willing to be a representative & spokesperson for DEI efforts within equestrian spaces (including SEE, the USEA, the USEA Foundation)?

Yes

No

Sharing Experience

Are you willing to share content about your experience (for example blogging, vlogging, interviews, social media, and/or published articles)

Yes

No

For Trainers & Events

Interested in giving diverse riders a leg up?

SEE will work with you to customize a Leg Up Scholarship opportunity that leverages your expertise and available resources. SEE will handle the application process to find a rider who is a great fit for your program.

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Past Leg Up Scholarships

** We are no longer accepting applications for these opportunities **

Featured

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Leg Up Scholarship: Maryland International Equestrian Foundation Awards 4 Scholarships

News, Professional Pathways, All, Leg Up Grants-closed

Strides for Equality Equestrians is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Maryland Grass Roots Leg Up Scholarships: eventers Hannah Jaeger, Josephine Long, Gabrielle McDaniel, and Raegan Nalls. Each awardee has received a $500 scholarship to compete this season in Maryland Horse Trials events at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Maryland.

News, Professional Pathways, All, Leg Up Grants-closed

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Leg Up Scholarship: Maryland International Equestrian Foundation

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Grassroots young riders, we are currently accepting applications for Leg Up Scholarships offered by the Maryland International Equestrian Foundation! Scholarship recipients will have a credit of $500 towards event entries at Loch Moy over the next year. Applications are due April 24, 2023.

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Key Moore Awarded Leg Up Scholarship to Train with Darrin Mollett

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Strides for Equality Equestrians is excited to announce that Key Moore has been awarded a Leg Up Scholarship to train with Darrin Mollett of Beverly Equestrian. This is SEE’s first scholarship opportunity geared toward Hunter/ Jumper riders.

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Leg Up Scholarship: Long Weekend with Darrin Mollett

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SEE isn’t just for eventers anymore! Announcing our first Leg Up Scholarship geared toward Hunter/ Jumper riders! Now accepting applications for 3-4 days of training with Darrin Mollett and Beverly Equestrian in March of 2023. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2023.

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Leg Up Scholarship: Barnstaple Educational Three-Day Scholarship

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SEE is excited to offer two riders the opportunity to attend the Barnstaple USEA Educational Program and Three Day Event November 16th - 20th in Florida with all expenses (including travel and hotel) covered. The application period for this scholarship closes October 10, 2022.

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Leg Up Scholarship: Accepting Applications for 3-Day Camp with Ashley Johnson

All, Professional Pathways, News, Leg Up Scholarships-CLOSED

Strides for Equality Equestrians is currently accepting applications for a special three day training camp with top level eventer Ashley Johnson this December. One applicant will be selected to join Ashley at her own Totem Hill Farm in Ocala, FL. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2022.

All, Professional Pathways, News, Leg Up Scholarships-CLOSED

Leg Up Scholarship Sponsors

Ashley Johnson, Ashland Eventing

Darrin Mollett, Beverly Equestrian
Barnstaple Educational 3-Day
Maryland International Equestrian Foundation

Leg Up Scholarships

For Riders

Now Accepting Applications: Full Moon Farm 2025

For Trainers & Events

Past Leg Up Scholarships

Leg Up Scholarship Sponsors

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