Boarding school with crew and equestrian program in MD or VA

[Anonymous]

I’m looking for a boarding school with a crew program and an equestrian program for my daughter for high school. Preferably able to come home weekends so not crazy far away.

[Anonymous]

There are not very many boarding schools in the immediate DMV. Madeira (all-girls) has a strong equestrian program with absolutely lovely facilities and it is very close by in McLean/Great Falls. No idea about crew. Episcopal (coed) may have crew but it is doubtful about equestrian. Episcopal is in the heart of Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

St. Tims (single sex), Garrison Forest (single sex), and McDonogh (coed) all have equestrian programs.

[Anonymous]

You aren’t likely to find both in this area. St. Andrew’s in Delaware has crew but check to see if it is just boys.

[Anonymous]

Foxcroft in VA

[Anonymous]

I was curious so I checked for St. Margaret's (all girls) down in Tappahannock. They don't have either team right now according to their website.

[Anonymous]

Chatham Hall, all-grils in VA, has an equestrian program, but no crew.

[Anonymous]

Oldfield's in MD has equestrian.

[Anonymous]

Madeira for riding but they don’t have crew.

[Anonymous]

My daughter goes to Garrison Forest (Owings Mills, MD) and comes home to Potomac/Bethesda every weekend! She does Equestrian there, but no crew (they are not near any suitable water, as far as I know!)

My son goes to St Andrews (Middletown, Delaware) which has great crew program on their own pond, and it is co-ed. But you would have to find Equestrian off-campus--and it is 2 hrs from DC metro area, so not home every weekend

[Anonymous]

Growing up near Garrison we called it, affectionately, horseback high. The girls that ride there are generally very serious equestrians.

Good school too.

[Anonymous]

I would HIGHLY recommend Garrison. I went there and loved it and 100% would send my daughter there when she is old enough. No crew, but great equestrian program with awesome staff (many are alums).

[Anonymous]

I'm mildly curious why you want both crew and equestrian, and still be able to come home on weekends.

Both crew and equestrian are time consuming and doing both while still keeping up with the academic requirements would be insane. The people I knew who were serious about riding or crew were wholly focused on one or the other, and didn't combine with other sports.

[Anonymous]

MY DS was a rower and if they didn’t have have regattas on weekends, they practiced on Saturdays. I don’t think coming home on the weekend is going to work during rowing season. I don’t know much about riding but I’m sure most horse shows are on weekends. Both sports involve a lot of transporting of stuff to get to the weekend events so I’m sure they are all day or all weekend events. In rowing, we would get to the boathouse to load up the boats on the trailers at the crack of dawn, drive to the regatta, unload, row, wait for everyone to finish their events since they are usually spread out, reload the boats and meet the trailer at the boathouse to unload. It was easily a 12 hour day.

[Anonymous]

Oh and if a boat qualified on Saturday, they would stay to race again on Sunday so the rowers and some parents would stay at a hotel overnight.