William Fox-Pitt Visits Texas, Part One: Dressage Consists of Routine and...
Every year for the past 17 years (with the exception of “the year of the COVID”), around the end of April, I go to visit my brother…because family is important. I also fence judge cross country at Land...
View ArticleWilliam Fox-Pitt Visits Texas, Part Two: Teaching Horses to Think for...
When I found that immediately after LRK3DE William Fox-Pitt was coming to the incredible RockGate Equestrian Center in Texas to offer a three-day clinic: a day of semi-private dressage lessons, a day...
View ArticleWilliam Fox-Pitt Visits Texas, Part Three: Back to Basics for Show Jumping
Every year for the past 17 years (with the exception of “the year of the COVID”), around the end of April, I go to visit my brother…because family is important. I also fence judge cross country at Land...
View ArticleLearning at EQUITANA USA: Inside Phillip Dutton’s Clinic on Jumping with...
Dual Olympic Gold Medalist Phillip Dutton teaches the nuances of equestrian competition at EQUITANA USA. Photo courtesy of EQUITANA USA. There’s never a bad time to take part in an opportunity to...
View ArticleRide Smarter to Ride Better: Four Days with Bettina Hoy
Bettina supervises Sharon White and Cooley On Show on jump day. Photo by Sally Spickard. Spending a week in Florida last month lined up beautifully as my trip happened to align with a Bettina Hoy...
View ArticleFriday Video from SmartPak: A Cross Country Lesson with Lucinda Green
UK-based eventer Ashley Harrison maintains an active vlog on YouTube, and she took her viewers along for a recap of a recent clinic with eventing legendd Lucinda Green for her latest episode. Tune in...
View ArticleLightbulb Moments with Bettina Hoy
We brought you one report from on the sidelines of a clinic stop on Bettina Hoy’s January tour, and now we’ve got perspective from the rider’s eye. Ema Klugman checks in with her clinic report below....
View ArticleFocusing on Fundamentals: Learning with Tamie Smith at Stable View
Tamie with some happy clinic participants. Photo by Amber Heintzberger. In her first clinic on the East coast, California event rider Tamie Smith spent three days teaching at Stable View in Aiken, Sc....
View Article10 Takeaways From a Clinic With Lucinda Green
Photo by Veronica Green-Gott. When I first arrived on the cross country field at Loch Moy Farm, I was greeted by the strange sight of a small group of 10 to 15 auditors standing reverently behind a...
View Article2022 New England Spring Symposium: Building a Partnership You Can Rely On...
Tik Maynard works on the ground. KTB Creative photo. The 2022 New England Spring Symposium has come and gone, but the learning and lessons that took place are still at the forefront of our minds. We...
View Article‘Heart of a Lion, Position of a Pessimist’ and Other Cross Country Tips from...
Explaining the water jump. Photo by Ema Klugman. The riders, grooms, and volunteers were in for a treat earlier this month at the MARS Bromont Three-Day Event: Rodolphe Scherer, the current cross...
View ArticleIdentifying Your Body’s Weaknesses in the Saddle: A Clinic with Mary Wanless
They say you should never meet your idols and while I have been to a Paul McCartney concert, meeting Mary Wanless was about as amazing as a rock concert. In May I attended a Mary Wanless Clinic. I...
View ArticleTuesday Video: Clinic-ing with Lucinda Green
Waco, Texas-based eventer Anna Pierce of AMP Equestrian recently took her 5-year-old mare, Lilly, to learn from British multi-medalist and six-time Badminton winner Lucinda Green during a recent...
View ArticleWilliam Fox-Pitt Does Ocala: Simple, Succinct Principles Applicable to All...
William Fox-Pitt teaches at Liz Halliday-Sharp’s winter base, Horsepower Equestrian in Ocala. Photo by Lisa Madren. The man, the myth, the legend William Fox Pitt is back in America and this past...
View ArticleA Look Back at Lessons Learned from the 2023 ECP Symposium
Getting a chance to visit somewhere warm and sunny and escaping a bit of the frigid Alberta winter is always a great thing, but having it include horses, eventing, and education makes it even better!...
View Article5* Eventer Matt Brown Helped UGA Eventing Team Let the Dawgs Out at...
The UGA Dawgs made quite the splash at the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships at the end of May. They were easily recognizable thanks to their spiked football pads, bulldog onesies, and...
View ArticleKyle Carter Shares His Knowledge in Alberta at Young Rider Clinic
Kyle stands with a group of riders aiming for the 2023 USEA Eventing Young Rider Championships, as well as High Performance and Alberta Young Rider Coach Leahona Rowland. Photo by Jessica Kerschbaumer....
View ArticleTwo Decades of Learning: 10 Valuable Lessons Learned from Riding in Clinics
Riding with British Olympian William Fox-Pitt. Photo by Jennifer McFall. I was lucky enough to be born into an equestrian family, climbing onto saddles as soon as I could walk. My parents, Earl and Jen...
View ArticleIngrid Klimke’s Wine Country Masterclass a Huge Hit
U.S. Tokyo Olympic Team Silver Medalist – Sabine Schut-Kery and Mr. Spielberg. Photo by Kim Miller / The West Equestrian. Ingrid Klimke’s Masterclass in the Wine Country drew 700-plus enthusiasts Dec....
View ArticleTuesday Training: Selena O’Hanlon’s Sessions in the William Fox-Pitt Clinic
One thing that’s super attractive to me about Ocala in the winter (besides the weather, of course) is that it seems to have really grown to be clinic-central over the colder months. And with a venue...
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