Associations and Organizations
Note: links to race-related associations are on the
Racing
page.
- 1st Maine Cavalry
authentic portrayal of Civil War Federal cavalry, in the mid-Atlantic region
- 17th Light Dragoons in
North America 18th century British Cavalry reenactment group
- 2008 Associations
very comprehensive list from the Equiery
- American Association of Equine
Practitioners good articles, links
- American
Brabant Belgian Draft Horse Association in Ijamsville, MD
- American Donkey
and Mule Society
- American Endurance Ride Conference
sanctions endurance rides in the USA and Canada
- American Farrier's Association
find certified farriers in your area
- American Gaited Mountain Horse
unifying registry for all Mountain Horse breeds
- American
GrandPrix Association promotes show jumping in the U.S.
- American Halter
Horse Association a unified voice in the halter Industry
- American Hanoverian
Society
- American Holsteiner
Horse Association
- American Horse Council
- American Horse Trials Foundation
assists event riders and organizers with grant applications
- American Hunter-Jumper Foundation
- American Medical Equestrian Association
lots of information about equestrian safety
- American Miniature Horse Association
in Alvarado, Texas
- American Miniature Horse Association
-
American Miniature Horse Registry
- American Morgan Horse Association
lots of interesting and useful information
- American Mustang
& Burro Association - Delmarva Chapter in Ellendale, DE
- American Paint Horse Association
- American Paint
Pony Registry for stock-type paint-colored ponies
- American
Polocrosse Association
- American Professional Rodeo
Association in Bellefonte, PA
- American Quarter Horse Association
information about membership, events and more
- American Saddlebred
Horse Association and Half Saddlebred Registry of America
- American
Shetland Pony Club and registry, in Morton, IL
- American Society of Equine Appraisers
organization for appraisal professionals
- American
Trakehner Association
- American University
Equestrian Team in Washington, DC
- American Vaulting Association
lots of informtion and pictures
- American Veterinary Medical Association
see Care for Pets for some horse articles
- American
Warmblood Society
- Anne Arundel
County Horse Council in Severna Park, MD
- Antietam Pony
Club in Washington County, Maryland
- Appaloosa Horse Club
- Arabber Preservation Society
for support and preservation of Baltimore's horse-cart vendors
- Arabian Horse
Association
- Aryn's
Saddle Club in Greencastle, PA
- Baltimore County Horse Show
Association horse shows, clinics, and special events in Maryland
- Battlefield Equestrian Society
at the Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Bits, Boots & Bonfires
trail riding club in Winchester, VA
- Brandywine Hounds
Pony Club members in PA, DE and MD
- Carriage Assn. of America
for the preservation of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs
- Carroll
County Agriculture Center in Westminster, MD
- Carroll
County Equestrian Council & Equestrian Center in Carroll County, Maryland
- Carrollton Hounds
in Carroll County, Maryland
- Catholic
University Equestrian Team in Wasnington, DC
- Centaurs 4-H Club
in Howard County Maryland
- Central PA Youth Rodeo Association
- Cherokee Raiders
club holds shows in Bel Air, MD
- Chesapeake Plantation Walking Horse Club
for all breeds and disciplines; trail rides in MD & VA
- Cleveland Bay Horse Society of
North America
- Cloverleaf
Standardbred Owners Association of Maryland in Temple Hills
- Club Blaze
for horse kids by horse kids
- Collegiate
Equestrian Teams information about DC and MD teams
- Columbia Riding Club
in Columbia, PA
- Combined Eastern Shore Horse
Shows Association on the Delmarva Peninsula
- Cooperative Extension in
Cumberland County, PA extension office services, 4-H information
- Cowboy Mounted
Shooting Association
- Cremello and Perlino Educational
Association information, color charts, photos and links
- Dales Pony Society of America
recognized and sanctioned by the Dales Pony Society, UK
- Dales Pony Association North
America has offices in Michigan & Ontario
- DC, MD & VA Associations from Horse Talk Magazine
- De La Brooke
Pony Club in Charlotte Hall, MD
- Delaware Department of Agriculture
- Delaware
Equine Council information and events
- Delaware Valley Combined Training Association
- Delaware Valley Horseman's Association
in Ringoes, NJ
- Delmarva
Driving Club
- Delmarva Miniature Horse Club. For Information Contact Bev Thawley at
302-424-2387 Thawleyb{at}aol.com or Lois Stuart At 410-836-7411 or
sfminis{at}hotmail.com
- Dude Ranchers' Association
information about 100+ member dude ranches
- Eastern Amateur Arabian
Horse Show Circuit in DE, MD and PA
- Eastern Panhandle
Saddle Club in Martinsburg, WV
- EAGALA
organization for people interested in equine-assisted psychotherapy
- Elkridge Harford Hounds
in Monkton, Maryland
- EPIC
organization to preserve the equestrian heritage of Montgomery County, MD
- Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
promoting access to, conservation of land for equestrian uses
- Fair Hill Volunteer
Mounted Patrol in Elkton, MD
- FEI
international federation for equestrian sport
- Foundation Quarter Horse Association
- Foundation
Quarter Horse Breeders Association
- Free State
Appaloosa Horse Club in Bel Air Maryland
- Free State
Riding Club in Bowie, Maryland
- Friesian Horse Association of North America
-
George Washington University Equestrian Team in Washington, DC
- Georgia Dressage & Combined
Training Association
- Gettysburg Equestrian
Historical Society maintains trails in Gettysburg National Military Park
- Gettysburg Riding Club in Gettysburg, PA
- Gladstone Equestrian
Association promotes equestrian sports, particularly combined driving, in NJ
- Gold Coast Dressage Association
in Palm Beach, Florida
-
Golden Horseshoe 4-H Club of Frederick County, Virginia
- Gypsy Cob and Drum Horse Association
in Danville, Indiana
- Harford Horse Shows Association
shows in Harford & Baltimore County, Maryland
- Hoosier Ladies
Aside promotes the elegance, beauty and art of sidesaddle riding
- Howard County
Farm Bureau in Woodbine, MD
- Howard County Horse Shows Association
in Howard County, Maryland
- Illinois Dressage and Combined
Training Association
- Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
intercollegiate equestrian resources
- International
Georgian Grande Horse Registry
- International
Miniature Donkey Registry in Westminster, MD
- International Side
Saddle Organization dedicated to the art of side saddle riding
- International Sport Horses of Color
all-breed colored sport horse registry
-
International Spotted Horse Registry Association
- Interscholastic
Equestrian Association
- Iron
Bridge Hounds Pony Club in Montgomery & Howard County, Maryland
-
Johns Hopkins University Equestrian Team in Baltimore, MD
- Kentucky Mountain
Saddle Horse Association
- Lancaster Polo Association
in Lancaster County, PA
-
Last Chance Ranch Teen Club 4-H-like club in Quakertown, PA
- League of Maryland Horsemen
sponsors a variety of organized trail riding events and more
- Lehigh
Riding Club in Westminster, MD
- Lipizzan Association of North
America
- Ludwig's Corner
Riding & Driving Club in central Chester County, southeastern PA
- Marlborough
Pony Club in Upper Marlboro, MD
- Maryland 4-H Horse
Program information & links
- Maryland
4-H Offices listed by county
- Maryland Arabian
Horse Association
- Maryland Combined Training
Association membership, USCTA events, clinics, more
- Maryland Department
of Agriculture
- Maryland Dressage
Association
- Maryland Farm Bureau
promotes and protects Maryland agriculture and rural life
- Maryland FFA Association
- Maryland Horse
Breeders Association
- Maryland Horse Council
represents Maryland's diverse horse community
- Maryland Horse
Industry Board promotes the industry; licenses boarding and rental facilities
- Maryland Horse Shows Association
- Maryland
Jousting Tournament Association information and links
- Maryland Network for Injured
Equestrians assists MD equestrians with head or spinal cord injuries
-
Maryland-Pennsylvania Horse Show Circuit
- Maryland Polo Club in Monkton, MD
- Maryland Pony Breeders
promotes all pony breeds and disciplines
- Maryland
Region Pony Club
- Maryland Saddle Association
promotes horses and horsemanship in the state
- Maryland State Quarter Horse Association
- Maryland Western Horse Association
Western and English Shows in West Friendship, MD
- Mason Dixon
Paso Fino Horse Association in NJ, DE, PA, DC, MD, VA and WV
- Masters of Foxhounds Association of America
lots of info about foxchasing
- Mid-Atlantic
Hanoverian Breeders Club
-
Mid-Atlantic Lipizzan Association
- Mid-Atlantic Morgan
Horse Club
- Mid-Atlantic Quarter Horse Association
- Miniature Horse Clubs listed by state
- Morab Horse Association & Registry
- Mountain
Pleasure Horse Association
- Mountain State Horse & Mule Council in West Virginia
- Mounted Games
Across America equestrians devoted to mounted games
- Mounted Wanderer's
4-H Horse and Pony Club in Charles County, MD
- My Lady's Manor Driving Club
carriage driving in Baltimore and Harford Counties, MD
- National 4-H
information, news and resources
- National Barrel Horse Association
- National Capital Equitation
League comprised of riding schools throughout Maryland and Virginia
- National Cutting Horse Association
- National High School Rodeo
Association
- National Jousting
Association and member clubs in MD, PA, VA, and WV
- National Reined Cow Horse Association
- National Steeplechase
Association
- National Thoroughbred Racing
Association
- New Jersey Horse Shows Association
- New Market - Middletown
Valley Hounds in Frederick County, MD
- Nokota Horse
Conservancy established to preserve the Nokota horse
- North American Thoroughbred Society
formed to support and celebrate the breed
- North Carolina Horse Council
represents the NC equine industry
- Northern Virginia Hunter
Jumper Association events and membership information
- Northern Virginia Old People's Riding
Club for riders over the age of 21 from all disciplines
- Ohio Horseman's
Council promotes the horse industry in Ohio
- Ohio Quarter Horse Association
- Omaha Stockyard Saddle
Club promoting Western style horsemanship
- Old Dominion
Region Pony Clubs information about the 14 clubs in Virginia
- Old People's Riding Club
activities for adults from Maryland, D.C., and Virginia
- Palomino Horse Association
in Dornsife, Pennsylvania
- Pasadena Horse and Pony Association
in Pasadena, Maryland
- Pennsylvania Arabian Horse Association
- Pennsylvania Equine Council
information for Pennsylvania riders
- Pennsylvaina Jousting
Club information, schedule & links
- Pennsylvania Morgan Horse Club
- Pennsylvania Natural
Horsemanship Association
- Pennsylvania
Pinto Horse Club
- Pennsylvania Quarter Horse Association
- Percheron Horse Association of
America
- Pinto Horse Association of America
-
Plantation Driving Club in southern MD and northern VA
- Plantation Walking Horses of Maryland
shows, trail rides and more
- Pony of the Americas Club
POA breed registry and club information
- Pony Power
for people interested in driving with ponies and minis
- Potomac Hunt Club
in Dickerson, Maryland
- Potomac Polo Club in Poolesville, MD
- Potomac Pony
Club in Montgomery County and Frederick County, MD
- Potomac Valley Dressage Association
good resource for dressage enthusiasts
- Prince William Horse
Association in Manassas, VA
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
events, humane facts, more
- Purebred Morab Horse Association,
Inc. & PMHA Registry
- Redland Hunt Pony Club
for youths aged 6-21, in Montgomery County Maryland
-
Saddle Gals & Guys Equestrian Drill Team in Maryland
- Seneca
Valley Pony Club in Montgomery County Maryland
- Shore Dressage
on the Eastern shores of VA and MD, plus southern Delaware
- Silver Star Saddle Club in Greencastle, PA
- Spotted Saddle Horse
Breeders & Exhibitors Association
- Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization regional links
- Sound Horse Organization
opposed to the soring and abuse of the Tennessee Walking Show Horse
- Southern Maryland
Horse Show Association in Davidsonville, MD
- Southwest Virginia
Hunter/Jumper Association
- St. Augustine
Pony Club in Chesapeake City, MD
- St. Margaret's
Pony Club in Maryland
- Tennessee Valley Paso Fino Horse Association
- Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders'
and Exhibitors' Association
- Texas Appaloosa Horse Club
- The Trust for Public Land
information about protecting land
- Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders
Association
-
Thurmont Riding Club in Thurmont MD
- Tiger Horse Association
established to register and protect the Tiger Horse breed
- Trail Riders of Today (TROT)
lots of trail-riding links and info. about riding in parks
- Tri-State Quarter Horse Corp of WV Youth (you do not have to own a
horse or a registered QH), serving members in MD, VA, WV and PA. FMI De
Pruitt 410-848-5484
- Tri-State Riding
Club has members from VA, WVA and MD
- TROT Search and Rescue Team
assisting public agencies throughout Maryland and surrounding States
- Tryon Riding & Hunt Club
in Tryon, North Carolina
- Tuckahoe
Equestrian Center in Tuckahoe State Park, near Ridgley, MD
- Tuckahoe
Pony Club in Middletown DE
- Twin Brooks Horse Show
Association in Harrisburg, PA
- UMBC
Equestrian Club in Baltimore, Maryland
- United Barrel Racing
Association in Balsam Lake, WI
- United
Horsemen's Association in Washington DC
- United Mountain Horse
Association
- United States Combined Training Association
- United States Dressage Federation
- United States Equestrian Federation
national governing body combining the AHSA and USET
- United States Equestrian Team Foundation
- United States Eventing Association
- United States Eventing Association Area
II covers DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA & VA
- United States Hunter
Jumper Association
- United States Polo Association
- United States
Pony Club Capital Region serves several counties in the DC area
- United States
Pony Club Maryland Region serves several counties in MD
- United
States Pony Clubs clubs and regions
- United States Trail
Ride preserving and creating trails for riding in Loudoun County, VA
- United States
Tent Pegging Association
- University
of Maryland Equestrian Club in College Park, MD
-
University of Maryland Equestrian Team in College Park, MD
- U.S.A. Horse Shows
Association for show managers, officials and competitors
- Virginia Horse Council
- Virginia Horse Shows Association
- Virginia Pony Breeders Association
-
Wakefield Valley Pony Club in Carroll County, MD
- Walking
Horse Owners' Association (WHOA) in Murfreesboro, TN
- Washington Bridle Trails Association
in Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Welsh Pony and Cob Society
of America
- Westchester Fairfield Dressage
Association in Connecticut
- Wicomico Equestrian
Center in Salisbury, MD
- Wild Horse Observers
Association addresses concerns about Wild Horses
- Windy Hollow Hunt
in Sussex County New Jersey
- Windy Knoll Horsemen
equestrian pleasure club in Millersville, MD
- World Morgan Futurity