June was a long month. The first half was filled with showing, showing, showing. We had the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, followed by the Loudoun Benefit Horse Show. They are both held in the same location and we are
Yesterday, we applied to the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover program. I want to track the progress of two OTTBs through the program, and I wanted Joanna (our assistant trainer, barn manager and generally awesome horsewoman) to take part. It’s
Tomorrow we are hosting our annual holiday party. We have a newly refurbished garage with a wood stove in which to host this festive event. In addition, Terri is conducting her course design seminar – a great way for our
Upperville. It conjures visions of beautiful oak-shaded rings, amazing horses and questionable weather. It’s Sunday night: we spent the day setting up our stalls and getting the week’s “earlybirds” accustomed to the rings. Many thanks to our wonderful team members
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
Coming up: Clairvaux’s Adult Horse Camp, June 20-22. Here are the highlights: Starts on Friday at 5pm and includes two sessions from 9am-3pm on Saturday and Sunday. You can use your own horse, lease one of ours, or ship-in with
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
Clairvaux_Open_House Please join us Saturday, April 26th, from 3pm to 6pm for our open house! We will have live music, food, tours, riding evaluations or introductory riding experiences for those new to riding, plus raffles for lessons and a gift
We had another in-house horse show and it was a packed house! Riders of all ages and abilities came out to participate in an informal show/clinic. Riders learned courses, how to ride a flat class, tried higher jump heights and
It’s been a busy autumn here at Clairvaux: In-House Schooling Shows In October, we kicked off the first ever in-barn horse show. One weekend, we had two different shows on the calendar, only to have them cancelled due to the