Or, “Flatwork Exercises That Will Improve Your Jumping” Or, “The List of Things To Do When You Tell Me You Don’t Know What to Work On Outside of a Lesson” Have you ever mounted your horse and wondered what to
Terri Young will be conducting a conformation seminar this coming Friday at 7pm. This is the seminar she gave at the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Finals, held last month at The University of Findlay in Ohio. To produce the seminar, Terri
At our recent open house, we noticed how many parents with young children attended. We normally start lessons at six years old, maybe five for special circumstances. Based on all the youngsters we saw, we decided to design a new
Our professional braider, Caren Brouse, came to Clairvaux on June 27th to give a mane pulling and braiding clinic. We had 15 attendees who watched and then practiced. There were some cool tricks to learn, like how to work with
Check it out! The USHJA Educator’s and Parent’s Guide to Riding has been posted to the USHJA website. I am a member of the USHJA Youth Committee, and my subcommittee was charged with composing this guide. It was a pleasure
In this meeting (Thursday morning), Ron Danta and Geoff Teal asked for suggestions regarding a trainers guide that will be created. It’s a resource for new and young trainers that will include information on longeing, schooling ring etiquette, marketing, finding
At yesterday’s Equitation Task Force meeting, there was a collective sigh of relief. On Monday, a rule change proposal was brought forward that would entirely change the USEF Medal Final qualifications. A regional finals format was proposed (like the Maclay
Yesterday I sat in on my new committee’s meeting, the Youth Council. I had been on the marketing and communications committee, but since the USHJA’s inception, the marketing staff at the USHJA’s headquarters has grown to six. So the powers-that-be