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Plans for three-day eventing facilities become a reality
Feb 6, 2004 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
Only six short months ago, Darlington School and Kingston Downs jointly announced plans to operate a world-class equestrian program for teenage riders accepted into the School’s college-preparatory program. Today the program is a reality, with facilities nearing completion and one student already benefiting from the program.
As of the end of January, the riding ring and two of four paddocks are complete, with the other two paddocks under construction and the barn nearly finished. “The riding ring and barn are very handsome and the stacked stone gates at the entrance are very lovely,” David Hicks, Darlington president, said after a recent visit to the site.
“Interest in the eventing school remains strong; with the barn in place, prospective families are getting a much better sense of the quality of the program now,” Casey Zimmer, director of admission, said. “Darlington’s annual tuition remains at the lower end of the majority of boarding schools that offer in-depth equestrian programs. The total cost of both the eventing school tuition and the regular school tuition are quite competitive with these other equestrian programs, especially considering the quality of the facilities and instruction. Not many kids at boarding school can get on their horses and make full use of 6,000 acres of rolling farm and woodlands.”
As of the end of January, the riding ring and two of four paddocks are complete, with the other two paddocks under construction and the barn nearly finished. “The riding ring and barn are very handsome and the stacked stone gates at the entrance are very lovely,” David Hicks, Darlington president, said after a recent visit to the site.
“Interest in the eventing school remains strong; with the barn in place, prospective families are getting a much better sense of the quality of the program now,” Casey Zimmer, director of admission, said. “Darlington’s annual tuition remains at the lower end of the majority of boarding schools that offer in-depth equestrian programs. The total cost of both the eventing school tuition and the regular school tuition are quite competitive with these other equestrian programs, especially considering the quality of the facilities and instruction. Not many kids at boarding school can get on their horses and make full use of 6,000 acres of rolling farm and woodlands.”
