Huntoon Stables attends approximately twelve away horse shows each year, puts on two of its own shows at the stable for students only, has students in six or seven local area parades, conducts two community events with free rides for children twelve and under and holds numerous other activities at the stable for its students and their families. Use the links below to see information on each of the events listed. Check back often, as we will add new events as information becomes available. AWAY SHOWS Spring Warm-Up Show, Cloverdale, IN - March 19 - 21 - This was a new show on our schedule in 2009. We will be taking 8 horses and 10 riders. The stable will be closed for lessons on these three days. Our show schedule w/results. Chap. 10 Spring Academy Show, Indian Hills Stable, Gilberts, IL - April 10 & 11 - Our schedule with results. Chap. 10 Saddlebred Spring Horse Show, Ledges Sporting Horse Complex, Roscoe, IL - April 24 & 25, 2010. Our show schedule with results. IASPHA Spring Show - Belvidere, IL, May 8 & 9, 2010. Our show schedule with results. Mid-States Morgan Club Open Show, May 15, 2010. Our show schedule with results. Prairie State Classic show, Madison WI, June 4-6, 2010. Our class list with results. IASPHA Summer show - July 10 & 11 at Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL MAHSA Signature show - July 30 thru Aug. 1 at Ledges Sporting Horse grounds in Roscoe, IL. Our class schedule with results Madison Invitational show, Madison, WI, August 13-15, 2010. View our class list with results. IASPHA Fall show Sept. 4 & 5 at Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL. View our class schedule. PARADES All current students are welcome to walk with us in any parade that we attend. North Aurora Community Parade - May 16, 2010 - This year's parade will be in a new location with a new parade route. We plan to participate and all students are welcome to join us. This is our local community, participation is free and we would like to see a big turnout. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Viewing Room. Step off is at 2:00 P.M. from the Clock Tower Plaza, Oak Street & Randall Road. Our line-up number is 10. The parade will travel east on Oak going through town and crossing the Fox River, then ending at Island Park. We will lead the horses to Clock Tower and trailer them home. There will be parking and driving restrictions and there will be shuttle transportation before and after the parade. Visit the Mother's Club web site for more information. Memorial Day - Aurora's annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 31, 2010. As usual, we will stage in the parking lot just north of Benton Street and between Middle Ave. and River Street (1/2 block south of Old Second Bank). The horses will leave the stable between 10:15 and 10:30. Riders need to be at the stable by 9:00 A.M. Others may come to the stable and follow us or meet us in the staging area by 11:30. If you plan to park near the horses you need to arrive by 10:45. Take Rt. 31 to Galena Blvd., turn east then immediately turn right on Middle Ave. Cross Downer Place and we will be on the left side. The parade begins and ends at this same location and it steps off at noon. Our line up number is approximately 38 out of 60. Geneva's Swedish Days Parade will be held on Sunday, June 27, 2010. It steps off from the corner of Anderson Blvd. and Center Street at 1:00 P.M. The parade travels south on Anderson, east on State St., then south on 3rd Street to the train station. We are unit #65.       Our trailer will leave the stable about 10:45 A.M. From the stable, take Randall Rd. north to Rt. 38, go east on 38 to Logan Street, Logan north to Gray St. and Gray west to Burgess Field parking lot. We prepare the horses behind the bleachers at Burgess Field then walk them to our designated staging area at about 12:45. Walkers should be dropped off at this location by 12:15 so you can drive to the area of the train station for pick-up after the parade. Streets in the parade route will be closed at 12:30. We estimate that we will be thru the entire route and disassembled by around 3:00 P.M. Don't forget the Stable Luau following the parade and beginning at 6:00 P.M. Scroll down for more info. Aurora's 4th of July parade on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Step off time is 12:00 noon. Staging for the horse units is on the west side of River Street between Downer Place and Benton Street. We are early in the parade this year so we need to be ready to leave the staging area by the start of the parade.       We plan to leave the stable by 10:30 A.M. Flag and sign carriers need to be at the staging area between 11:30 to 11:45. As with all Aurora parades, the route loops through downtown and ends 1/2 block from the starting point. It is suggested that you park in the Stolp Island Parking Deck.       The Reviewing Stand will be on Galena Blvd. (near the Paramount Theater) and Galena will be closed to traffic beginning at 11:00 A.M. SPECIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES With the end of the school year and the beginning of summer break, we have a number of special programs and activities planned for this summer and fall. Some are for our students only and some are scheduled thru local Girl Scout councils and Park Districts and are open to outside students. June 12 - 6:00 P.M. thru June 13 - Noon: Overnight Camp for Beginner and Intermediate students. Ride, learn and play games on horseback on Saturday evening, roast marshmallows by the fire, then spend the night in our tent (bring a sleeping bag or air mattress). Ride again on Sunday morning followed by breakfast. ACTIVE STUDENTS ONLY. June 15 thru June 17 - 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.: Girl Scout Day Camp for girls affiliated with Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Council. Learn horse care, ride twice daily, horse related craft each day plus ASIYP Achievement Badges. SIGN UP THRU GSNI. June 19 - 6:00 P.M. thru June 20 - Noon: Overnight camp for Advanced students. Same routine as Beginner/Intermediate camp, but more advanced. ACTIVE STUDENTS ONLY. June 26, July 3, July 24, July 31: Saturday at the Stable is an introductory program for inexperienced riders. Class meets from 4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on these four Saturdays and is open to riders between the ages of 8 and 12. SIGN UP THRU NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT. June 26: Craft Day. ACTIVE STUDENTS ONLY June 27: Stable Luau following Swedish Days Parade - 6:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. - Open to all students and their families. Bring a dish to pass. Games, good food, meet other students and enjoy a fun and pleasant evening. GIRL SCOUT BADGE DAYS Learn about horses, ride and meet the requirements for the Horse Fan Badge. Open to individual Scouts or troops. July 6 - 10 A.M. to noon: Girl Scout Badge Day thru GCNWI Council. July 8 - 10 A.M. to noon: Girl Scout Badge Day thru GSNI Council. SIGN UP THRU YOUR COUNCIL OFFICE July 20 thru July 22 - 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.: Day Camp conducted thru the Naperville Park District. Learn horse care, ride twice daily, horse related craft each day plus ASIYP Achievement Badges. SIGN UP THRU NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT. July 27 thru July 29 - 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.: Girl Scout Day Camp for girls affiliated with Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago Northwest Indiana Council. Learn horse care, ride twice daily, horse related craft each day plus ASIYP Achievement Badges. SIGN UP THRU GCNWI. Aug. 3 thru Aug. 5 - 9:00 A.M. thru 3:00 P.M. Student Day Camp #1 for Beginning & Intermediate Huntoon Stables' students. Expand your horse care knowledge, ride twice daily, horse related craft each day. ACTIVE STUDENTS ONLY. Sign up at stable. North Aurora Days - Aug. 6-8 Aug. 7 - 4:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.: Free rides for children 12 and under, mini-hayrides (weather permitting) and Saddle Up for St. Jude. Enjoy all of the North Aurora Days activities, but take time out to bring the kids to the stable for a chance to meet the horses and take a brief ride in the indoor arena. First come first served. Activities are free but donations to our 2nd annual fund raiser for St. Jude's Children's Hospital are appreciated.