The New Arena

promenade in the park 

This Dressage Competition was the best one ever held at Full Circle Horse Park in Pell City, AL. The owners of the facility, Janice and Pat Ballard, made sure the park was in top-notch shape, with several upgrades from the last show season, and under NEW MANAGEMENT, which ran as smooth as silk, and amazing competitor friendly! Signet Dressage Shows is hitting the ground running, with both Amber Patterson (show manager) and Michele Horne (show secretary) showing off their mad skills at organizing and running a top quality show! These two ladies are a huge asset to North Alabama Dressage community, and we are lucky that they choose to bring top quality shows to this area!
Loaded Weapon of Springsong (SALTY), who is a 12 year old Welsh Cob gelding, owned by Ten of Cups owner Alisha Hamidian, and trained and shown by Mary McGuire-Smith made us all proud in both First Level Test 3 and Second Level, Test 1 with scored in the mid-upper 60% and among the top ribbons.

photo credits: Betsy Bird, Ride the Sky Equine Photography (mounted photos), Mary McGuire-Smith (unmounted photos)

welcome, ten of cups farm!

This beautiful dressage facility is now where IRIDE will be based, in Valley Head, AL in Northeast Alabama. We are 30 minutes south of Chattanooga, with easy access from I-59. We are offering use of the indoor arena to students who keep their horses at home, Mary McGuire-Smith/IRIDE will be taking training horses for dressage on an as-available basis, and we will be hosting national and international riders, trainers, and dressage professionals in clinics and events. Check out Ten of Cups' dedicated page by clicking on the banner at the top ^, and email Mary for further details on services.

As of March 1, 2026, we have three full-board spaces available

promenade in the park

welcome, ten of cups farm!

As of March 1, 2026, we have three full-board spaces available

FULL BOARD

DRESSAGE TRAINING

TRAILER-IN SCHOOLING IN THE INDOOR ARENA