Wick Hotchkiss riding Tome at the 2013 Stony Hill Stables Foundation Benefit- Photo Credit Barry Gordin

Stony Hill Stables, owned and operated by the Hotchkiss family for more than five decades, is proud to announce the annual Benefit for the Stony Hill Stables Foundation. Now in its fourth year, the Benefit Cocktail Party for the Stony Hill Stables Foundation will be held on the evening of Saturday, June 20, from 6pm – 8pm on the pastoral grounds of Stony Hill Stables, located in Amagansett on bucolic Town Lane. Attendees will enjoy a special Dressage Exhibition performed by Gold medalist Wick Hotchkiss, two delightful Pony Drill Team performances by the impressive young riders of Stony Hill Stables, and a hi-octane Barrel Racing finale!

Launched in the summer of 2012, Stony Hill Stables is still the only stable in Long Island to offer this unique scholarship program. Scholarship applications for the 2015 season are currently being accepted. Five scholarships will be awarded annually. Local residents of Montauk, Amagansett, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton and West Hampton are encouraged to apply. Scholarship applications are available on-line at www.stonyhillstablesfoundation.com

Brazilian equestrian John Paul Jimenez [below], a professional trainer and rider for over 20 years, has recently joined the Stony Hill Stables family as their new Director of the Hunter/Jumper Program. John Paul has earned numerous championships and year-end awards in both the hunter and jumper rings, and has coached Stony Hill students (including scholarship students) to championships at many levels. Jimenez will perform a Jumping Exhibition at the June 20th Stony Hill Stables Foundation Benefit!

Stony Hill Stables is the only stable in Long Island to offer this unique scholarship program.  The success of the Stony Hill Stables Foundation is evident by the mounting ribbons gifted scholarship recipients have already earned ribbons in very prestigious horse shows, including the Sagaponack Horse Show, The Hampton Classic and the famed Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), held annually in Wellington, FL.

The inspiration for the Stony Hill Stables Foundation came from Wick Hotchkiss, second-generation owner of Stony Hill Stables and United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Gold medalist.  “As both an active member in the equestrian world and local Amagansett resident, it has been my life-long dream to make the equestrian experience more accessible in our community. The Stony Hill Stables Foundation was created to give back to our community by providing equestrian programs which will facilitate the growth of the sport on the East End” says Hotchkiss.

The foundation’s goal is to create essential opportunities for children and adults to connect with the community, grow physically and emotionally, while benefiting from a life enhancing experience.  For more information please go to www.stonyhillstables.com

“Having access to horses and ponies is something everyone could benefit from, especially as a child. Stony Hill Stables Foundation seeks to touch more lives through providing access to their loving community of riders, trainers, ponies and horses that will hopefully someday make dreams come true.” – Christy Turlington Burns

Tickets for the annual Stony Hill Stables Foundation Benefit are priced at $125 for a single ticket, $200 for a couple. Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line. Contributions are gratefully welcome: Stony Hill Stables Foundation, P.O. Box 283, Amagansett, NY 11930 or www.stonyhillstablesfoundation.com. For more information about Stony Hill Stables and the Stony Hill Stables Foundation, please call: 631.267.3203.

The Stony Hill Stables Foundation is a not-for-profit program established to offer scholarship equestrian training for local residents. A scholarship includes training lessons over a four month or longer semester. It could include the lease of a pony/horse and boarding fees. Training includes hunter/jumper equitation or dressage training, horse care, clinics, and competitive show activity. The goal is to promote equine sports, riding education, and good sportsmanship providing local children and adults a healthy, enhancing life experience. Stony Hill Stables Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) program providing a unique atmosphere for children and adults to become skilled in equine sports, build friendships and connect to the East End Community. For information on the Stony Hill Stables Foundation contact us at 631-267-3203 or info@stonyhillstables.com