The Essex Horse Trials is the perfect place to compete in eventing at a variety of levels, but there’s an also an opportunity to participate if your charger has four wheels instead of four legs.
The Peter Chesson Memorial Car Show on July 2 at Moorland Farm in Far Hills draws everything from classic cars to exotic vehicles. The entrance fee is $25 on line, $35 at the gate.To enter, click on this link.
The car show is a big draw at the Essex Horse Trials. (Photo © by Lawrence J. Nagy)
The Horse Trials will be held in two locations. Dressage and show jumping are set for July 1 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone. Cross-country will be held the next day at Moorland, about seven minutes away. Vendors will be at both locations and tailgating spots for cross-country are available now. General admission is $10.
The event benefits the Life Camp in Pottersville, designed to provide an enriching summer day camp experience for 300 Newark-area youths per day for six weeks during July and August. Campers are between the ages of 6 and 13. They come from the greater Newark public school system as well as from Newark Charter School Programs (KIPP, Philip’s, North Star, Link, Newark Legacy and New Horizon).