OCTOBER

By KIM HARMON

Published: Oct 06, 2006 12:00 AM

OCTOBER

7â¦ An NEHC Hunter/Jumper show will be held Saturday, October 7, at Stepping Stone Farm in Ridgefield. Call 203-438-7749.

8â¦ The Greenwich Riding and Trails Association Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, October 8, at June Hill Farm in Greenwich. Start times will be from 8 am to 12 noon. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm. All fences have go-arounds. Cost is $75 for adults and $50 for juniors. Call Claire Reed at 203-324-0434 after September 9 for a start time.

8â¦ Brushy Hill Farm in Southbury will host a schooling horse show on Sunday, October 8. Divisions will include Micro, Walk/Trot, Short Stirrup, Green Hunter, Low Hunter, Suitable Hunter, Equitation, Adult and Pleasure. For further information and prize list, contact Ev at 262-6466 or Nina at 792-6437. Advanced entries are encouraged. Visit www.brushyhillfarm.com.

14â¦ An NEHC Hunter/Jumper show will be held Saturday, October 14, at Folly Farm in Simsbury. Call 860-658-9943.

14â¦ A Riding & Jumping in the Open clinic with Ann Hanscom will be held Saturday, October 14, at Tyrone Farm in Pomfret. Call 860-963-9555 for further information.

14â¦ A dressage schooling show will be held Saturday, October 14, at Red Horse Stable in Southbury. Call 203-313-5305.

15â¦ The Spring Meadow Farm Horse Show will be held Sunday, October 15, in Milford. Call 860-877-4784.

15... Cricker Brook Farm Schooling Show will be held Sunday, October 15, in Monroe. Classes include Walk/Trot, Short Stirrup, Pleasure, Schooling Hunter, Children/Adult Equitation & Hunter and Costume Class. Call 203-268-6676 for information and prize list.

21â¦ The NEHC Fairfield County Hunter/Jumper horse show will be held Saturday, October 21, in Westport. Call 914-506-2480.

22â¦ The Schooling Show series will continue on Sunday, October 22, at Lion Hill Farm at 1020 Sport Hill Road in Easton. Jumper division begins at 8 am. The show is open to the public. Call 268-0089 or fax 459-8122 for entries or register the day of.

28â¦ Brushy Hill Farm in Southbury will host a Halloween Horse Show on Sunday, October 28. Contestants will dress themselves and their hostumes in costumes and a panel of judges will rank each based on originality and best costume. After the costume competition, contestants will compete in several games such as flag race, sit-a-buck, water ride and more. Ribbons will be awarded, but emphasis is on fun. Fee is $95. For further information, contact Ev at 262-6466 Deadline to enter is October 27.. Visit www.brushyhillfarm.com.

28â¦ A Jumper show will be held Saturday, October 28, at Red Horse Stable in Southbury. Call 203-313-5305.

29â¦ A CHSA, CHJA, NEHC & Marshall Sterling Horse Show will be held Sunday, October 29,= at Rivers Edge in Bethany. Call 203-393-9259.

29â¦ The Newtown Bridle Lands Association will hold its annual Frost on the Pumpkin Hunter Pace on Sunday, October 29, on Mount Nebo Road. Start times will be from 8 am to 12 noon with lunch from 11 am to 2 pm. Entries closes October 26 or when full. Special prizes will be given for best costumed team, oldest horse and rider combination, and the âPeanutâ award to the youngest rider. Cost is $70 for NBLA members and $75 for non-members ($45 and $50 for juniors). To register, call the NBLA contact line at 791-4853.

29... The Woodbury Litchfield Hills Foxhounds will have a Guest Hunt with the Smithtown Hunt Club of New York on Sunday, October 29, at Anderson Farm in Morris. Contact Harriet Serota by phone (before 9 pm) at 203-263-2113 or by email at woodburylitchfieldhills@earthlink.net. Fee is $75 for adults and $50 for juniors.

NOVEMBER

12â¦ The Schooling Show series will continue on Sunday, November 12, at Lion Hill Farm at 1020 Sport Hill Road in Easton. Jumper division begins at 8 am. The show is open to the public. Call 268-0089 or fax 459-8122 for entries or register the day of.

12... Cricker Brook Farm Schooling Show will be held Sunday, November 12, in Monroe. Classes include Walk/Trot, Short Stirrup, Pleasure, Schooling Hunter, Children/Adult Equitation & Hunter and Pairs class. Call 203-268-6676 for information and prize list.

26... The Woodbury Litchfield Hills Foxhounds will have a Guest Hunt with the Myopia Hunt Club of Massachusetts on Sunday, November 26, at Anderson Farm in Morris. Contact Harriet Serota by phone (before 9 pm) at 203-263-2113 or by email at woodburylitchfieldhills@earthlink.net. Fee is $75 for adults and $50 for juniors.

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Newtown schools have degraded over the 3+ decades I've lived here as the concentrated social experiment curricula driven by the state and small but loud groups. Yet we continue to dig into our pockets while we witness the downward spiral.

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Unfortunately as voter turnout continues to decline the chances of it increasing also decline. The LC and BOF already know that the budget will be approved by virtue of the low turnout so why try to make smart decisions? The so-called referendum is essentially just a rubber stamp. They will continue to increase the budget by 2-5% every year because it's low enough to not cause a pushback under the cover of "inflation" and "maintaining the schools." Sending the budget to vote with 9% turnout is meaningless and a waste of resources on April 23rd.

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I have seen Mr. Pisani repeatedly assert in the pages of the Bee that Newtown schools are "testing at a failing 64.9%". I'd be curious if he could elaborate on this statistic, as I have been unable to verify it independently. Which test exactly is our school system failing? How do our schools compare to other towns? How does our score compare to historical measures? It's very hard to draw conclusions from a single data point, so here are a few more data points to think about for context: Newtown is consistently ranked among the top 20 school districts in CT by the US News and World Report and Niche, which consider a range of performance metrics in their rankings; on average, Newtown students perform similar to, if not better than, students in neighboring school districts on standardized math and reading tests; the only data point on the CT Department of Education District Report Card where Newtown "fails" -- that is, falls behind the state average -- is access to art instruction. I'm glad the council member has acknowledged in this letter what taxpayers in high-performing (and high-spending) school districts like Darien, New Canaan, and Westport already know: "School funding does impact student achievement." Please keep that in mind when you vote this week!

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