Clayton Fredericks will be teaching a two day clinic at Galway Downs in Temecula, CA on February 11 and 12, 2012. The first day will include stadium jumping and gymnastic work, while the second will focus on cross-country skills over the Ian Stark designed course. Clayton will also be offering private dressage lessons on Friday the 10th. This clinic is being organized and offered by the Area VI Adult Riders, with significant support from Robert Kellerhouse, Del Mar Eventing and the Southern California Equestrian Center.
According to Dawn Robbins, Area VI Adult Rider Coordinator, the adult rider membership in Area VI has increased rapidly in the last several years. This has enabled the program to start offering clinics with international level riders, as well as camps and clinics with California-based trainers. One of the main goals of the program is to provide educational opportunities to adult riders, and these clinics help to meet this objective. “We try to pick instructors who will work closely with the adult riders at all levels, giving them a little more time and explanation of concepts, if the riders prefer. Many adult riders are extremely interested in learning as a goal in itself…the ribbons and success that they achieve is great, but for many this isn’t as important as learning a new skill and putting it into practice,” said Robbins.
Clayton Fredericks was recently named as front-runner for the Australian Olympic team, on three different horses – Be My Guest, Dunge’s Laurent Rose and Bendigo III. His wife, Lucinda, is part of the Australian national ‘A’ squad. For more information about Clayton and Lucinda, go to www.teamfredericks.com.
There are still spaces available for this fabulous learning opportunity. Please contact Dawn Robbins at [email protected] to attend the clinic, to audit, or to find out more about the Adult Rider Program in Area VI.
Olympian Leslie Law (GBR) of Ocala, Florida, took a firm lead after dressage on opening day of The Event at TerraNova, presented by B&D Builders, featuring the Galati Yacht Sales CCI4*-S at TerraNova Equestrian Center. A smooth, steady test on Lady Chatterley (Connor x Jucy), a 13-year-old Holsteiner mare owned by Jackie and Steve Brown, earned Law a score of 28.5. He was among a diverse field of riders from six nations, five of whom, including him, had two horses in the CCI4*-S division.
Tamie Smith and her 2023 Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L champion partner Mai Baum established a distant lead in dressage at the Galway Downs CCI4*-S on Thursday, scoring a 23.0.
It’s a while since we’ve engaged so it’s possibly a good time to press the "refresh" button! As the title suggests, good conformation can assist good soundness and, therefore, good longevity which is obviously in the best interests of both equine and human partners.
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