tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59508009858438024672024-03-13T14:41:47.707-07:00Stride by StrideKatherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-24832202834334482462016-05-01T13:45:00.000-07:002016-05-01T13:46:58.694-07:00WIT 2016: Final Week<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The last week of the 2016 Winter
Intensive Training Program was filled with wonderful lectures, insightful
lessons from Lendon, and an exciting field trip. We traveled to watch Mikala
Gundersen school two young horses. She and Janne Rumbough had wonderful
commentary that made it a great learning experience. They both emphasized not going too fast with
a young horses training. Mikala worked very well with both horses playing to
their individual needs. The First horse had a naturally expressive trot. Instead
of pushing the horse more forward focusing more on the expression of the front,
she focused more on engaging the hind legs creating better balanced gaits. The
second horse was owned by Janne, he was older and had a better balance over his
hind legs. Mikala was working on starting to tap into more expression without compromising
the engagement. Janne also explained what she did in earlier stages of training
to help prepare the flying change. Janne worked on lots of quick transitions, specifically
the canter-walk and walk-canter transitions. She eventually reached the point
where she could get prompt, supple, transitions between all gaits. Once they
introduced the flying change he understood it immediately. Mikala really focused
on developing the gaits gradually so the horses can peak in their Grand Prix career,
and not get burnt out or injured in their younger years. She saw good future
for both horses. It will be interesting to see what they are doing in a few
years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Winter Intensive Training
Program is a great learning experience. If you plan on traveling to Florida
during the winters I suggest participating in this program your first year. It
gives you good exposure to the area and some of the top trainers in the world. The
program is Located at Hampton Green Farm, conveniently located near to the
Adequan Global Dressage Festival. You can easily walk or bike to the show
grounds and watch some of the top in the world compete. By being responsible
for your horse, and keeping the barn clean you learn a lot about horse care and
barn management. I was fortunately able to work with my trainer on our “day off”
as well. It takes a lot of hard work, time management, and dedication to get
the most out of this program. Here are some helpful tips for future
participants:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Pack like you are going to a horse show;
buckets, broom, pitchfork, etc. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Make sure to plan with your school well ahead of
time. I suggest taking summer classes, geting a reduced scheduled or semester
off if possible, and seeing if you can get PE credit. The program schedule can
be busy at times, with a lighter school work load it takes off a lot of stress.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->If your horse is very messy in his stall and
goes through a large amount of shavings, I suggest setting money aside to
supplement what is provided by the program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Beware of the skin issues. Many people had
trouble with scratches and hives during the program. I would get an antifungal
shampoo and scratches cream from your veterinarian before you come down so you
are prepared. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->I strongly suggest arriving at HGF a week or few
days before the program starts. The day before the program can be very hectic
because a majority of the participants come in that day. It is nice to have
your horse settle in a quiet environment. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Bring clothes and blankest for all types of
weather, it can get cold! <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Also when packing plan to come home with more
than you came with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Try and make it so everything minus tack can fit
in a trunk/drawers. If loose items are out of place and left out they are
subject to be stolen by Lendon. :) <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Always get on fifteen minutes before your lesson
and be five minutes early for all lectures and field trips.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Bring extra money for going out to dinner. We
made many group trips out to eat. I also suggest making at least one visit to
the Thursday Food Truck Invasion, City place, American Equestrians Got Talent, Saturday
night Grand Prix jumping, and of course the Friday night Grand Prix Freestyles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Have your vet do a thorough examination of your
horse before you head down to Florida, and start a maintenance plan if needed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Get in contact with past participants that you
know for more advice. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0.25in;">I would like to
thank Lendon Gray, Dressage4kids, Karen Clark, Alexa Perkins, and Kim Boyer.
Lendon Gray gave us lessons almost every day, including multiple lectures.
Dressage4Kids gave many of the participants, including me, scholarships to help
pay for the WIT Program. Karen Clark was our wonderful barn manager that helped
keep the barn and our horses in tip top shape. Alexa Perkins was Lendon
assistant and helped plan many of the lectures and field trips, she also leads
fitness every morning. Kim Boyer Owns the beautiful Hampton Green Farm where
the program was located. Thank you Hampton Green staff for doing all the maintenance
at the facility. Also, a huge thank you to Koa's owner for allowing me to ride
him during program. It was a truly amazing learning experience, and I am so grateful
for the opportunity! Thank you to all the lecturers, guest instructors, and
everyone who helped make this amazing program possible.</span><br />
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Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-83044956003298404482016-03-09T16:38:00.003-08:002016-03-09T16:38:38.863-08:00WIT 2016: The Adequan/USDF FEI Level Traners Conference<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Displaying FullSizeRender.jpg" src="blob:https%3A//mail.google.com/86990ac5-97db-4cd4-9f71-03e0b653fab2" style="background-color: transparent;" /><img alt="Displaying FullSizeRender.jpg" src="blob:https%3A//mail.google.com/86990ac5-97db-4cd4-9f71-03e0b653fab2" style="background-color: transparent;" /><img alt="Displaying FullSizeRender.jpg" src="blob:https%3A//mail.google.com/86990ac5-97db-4cd4-9f71-03e0b653fab2" style="background-color: transparent;" />Every season, the WIT participants volunteer at the USDF FEI Level Trainer’s Conference. The FEI Level Trainer’s Conference takes place in Loxahatchee, Florida every January. A group of instructors from across the country congregate to train and watch lessons.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year, we had the privilege to watch this year’s group of riders. There were many good horses and riders. This year, the conference was run by Johann Hinnemann. Johann is a top German dressage trainer. </span></div>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-d887aeb7-5de4-f80b-b0a2-9acc738aa4b8" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johann Hinnemann had a common theme of stressing the importance of suppleness and thoroughness in every lesson. He also worked on the quality of the half pass with all of the riders. When referring to the half pass zig-zags, Johann said “the change of bend is what you really need to practice, you can’t have a good half-pass without good preparation.” In addition, he focused on the placement of the tempi changes. For example, if you are doing a line of four tempis, your third change should be over X.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, it was interesting how Johann never referred to anything as a movement. He referred to it as an exercise. I liked his teaching style very much. Johann focused more on the training aspect rather than the test riding aspect. Each exercise had a purpose. For example, shoulder-in is a straightening and balancing exercise. He also worked more on improving the gate. He said “always prepare the basic gate before moving onto the more difficult exercises in that gate.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here are some other notes from the clinic:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A good extended trot should push more at the end then it did in the beginning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only way to fix a change that is late behind is to develop the canter with more engagement in the hind legs.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do not pick a fight with a stallion.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The placement of the changes in a sequence is very important.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The horse must stay attentive and awake in the walk.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suppleness is the key to success (physical and mental).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suppleness plus obedience will equal submission.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A horse is straight if it is following the line it’s on.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To keep the haunches from leading in the half pass, start the half pass on a diagonal line for a step then add the haunches.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You should be able to do any downward or upward transition straight on the centerline.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You want to feel like you are doing your half pass in a medium trot. Keep the collection with the same amount the expression.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try riding a half pass without bend to improve forward crossing. The next step is to slowly add the bend back.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use forward and back transitions within the gate to increase responsiveness to the aids, activity in the hind legs, and expression in the front.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ride without stirrups for fifteen minutes a day. Include posting. </span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dropping your stirrups can sometime naturally fix the rider's position.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suppleness and relaxation bring the horse to a state of letting-go-ness. </span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Continuing to breath is essential in any discipline of our sport. </span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The number/sequence is not what is important in changes. It is the absolute control of the center in between the changes.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the whip on the shoulders to give the horse a forward desire, instead of more of a punishment on the hind end creating a rhythm mistake. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mica Mabragana and Tyara</td></tr>
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<br /><br /><br /><br />Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-18433299228630677732016-03-09T16:18:00.000-08:002016-03-09T16:18:14.151-08:00WIT 2016: A Horse Box<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ySwWPfzMoEk/VuC8nN9exPI/AAAAAAAAAcc/UQ947OhGHyk/s1600/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ySwWPfzMoEk/VuC8nN9exPI/AAAAAAAAAcc/UQ947OhGHyk/s320/unnamed.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free show sheen keeps the horses extra shiny.</td></tr>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had a lecture from the CEO of The Horse Box. The Horse Box is an equestrian subscription box service. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alex De Armas started this business a few years ago when subscription boxes were just taking off. She originally worked in public relations. This work has helped her promote her business on social media. Alex gets many requests for sponsorship on a daily basis. She talked to us about the do’s and don’t of sponsorship.</span></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-9b200b3f-5ddd-d044-2d3c-fb7b04947df2" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br /><b id="docs-internal-guid-9b200b3f-5ddd-d044-2d3c-fb7b04947df2" style="font-weight: normal;"></b>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Horse Box is an equine subscription program that sends you a monthly assortment of new products and some old favorites. The product caters to the horse and rider’s daily needs. This product is great for the busy everyday equestrian, because you can sample products and see how they work without having to buy a huge amount. A Horse Box also benefits businesses. The Horse Box supports new brands especially, by putting their products out there. This increases sales and brings in more long term customers. This is a great example of turning your passion for horses into a thriving successful business. I highly encourage you to make a subscription to help support the fellow equestrian community.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here are some main points from the lecture:</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Writing blogs are a good selling point.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When asking a company for sponsorship, make sure that they make products you love.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When writing sponsorship requests or letters triple check spelling and grammar.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When requesting for sponsorship don’t put together a “Wish list”.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">List your sponsors on your webpage or athlete/business Facebook page.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try not to send sponsorship requests via social media.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t copy and paste your pitches.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sell yourself.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tag the company, and hashtag the photos when representing the company.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koa found a new favorite treat!</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to a wonderful lecture, Alex De Armas gave us all a free Horse Box! The box was filled with free samples of horse care products and many of horse treats. A few days later, Alex also gave us some of her left over stock. We received multiple bags of supplements, bottles of showsheen and Lasersheen products, more horse treats, shampoo, and much more. Some of the brand companies included in the box were Lasersheen, Absorbine, Silverquine, Vet Set, Cow Girl’s Kitchen, and Omega Fields. Each WITee had to do a write-up on a product that we received and especially liked. I wrote the following review on my assigned product, Charleigh’s Horse Cookies. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“My horse loves treats. He always likes to lick my hands after he has eaten one. One day, he was very good in training so I wanted to feed him an extra special treat. I leaned towards the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Charleigh's Cookies</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> because they are certified organic. I knew what all of the ingredients were. I fed the treats to my horse and he loved them! He was licking my hands nonstop for almost fifteen minutes after I gave him the treat. You could just tell that he liked them more than the simple carrots that I normally feed him. Thank you to the Horse Box for giving me a sample to try out!! I will definitely be buying more from this source.” </span></div>
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Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-68682207391721385702016-02-10T16:55:00.001-08:002016-02-10T16:56:05.864-08:00WIT 2016: First Month in Reveiw<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting the day with 7 am fitness</td></tr>
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It is crazy to think that the first
month of the 2016 Winter Intensive Training Program is almost over! The Winter
Intensive Training Program is a three-month intensive dressage training
experience presented by Lendon Gray and Dressage4kids. The very generous,
Hampton Green Farm, allows the program to take part at their beautiful
facility. A normal day starts early with barn chores. Chores involve doing all
the care on your horse, as well as helping keep the barn, arena, and paddocks
clean and tidy by working together as a team. After chores, we have daily
fitness, and then lessons start up. We
have a lesson with Lendon every day, with the exception of guest trainers
coming in. We also have a lecture or field trip every day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the first month many wonderful
lecturers came in share their knowledge. We had a lecture from Stephanie Beamer,
about finding the correct position for your body when riding. Everybody has a
different shape to their spine and way their natural s-curve aligns. When your
s-curve aligns, it is where you are strongest when riding. Steph helped us all
individually find our perfect balance and the small adjustments we needed to do
to get there. She also comes most days to give lessons to many participants. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We had another informative lecture
from Annie Morris about the training scale. I had always wondered how you would
work the USDF training scale into your everyday training. She explained to us
each level of the training scale and how they build upon each other. When
applying the pyramid to your riding, you think of what levels you need to
complete a movement successfully. For example, when you go to do a shoulder-in,
what basic components must you have in the gate to perform that exercise
correctly? Apply those requirements to
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One of our more recent lectures was
about saddle fit for you and your horse. Frank Tobias explained how to tell if
your saddle is a proper fit, and what problems can arise if it is not. Some
basics you look for is the tree shape, panel shape & flocking, pinching,
bridging, and rocking. He also said it is best to check your saddle fit at least
once every six month or more, depending on your situation. He also had us sit
on our saddles, and some saddles that he brought so we could see how to fit a
saddle to a rider. He has also come back to do some individual saddle fitting
with other riders in the program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We have had many more lectures in
the first month and more to come these next few months. Looking forward to more
riding and informative lectures during the remainder of the program. Thank you
to everyone who made donations and bought bran mash. Without this generous
support I would never be able to participate in this wonderful experience. Also
thank you to Dressage4Kids, Hampton Green Farm, and everyone who has made this
program possible.<br />
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<o:p></o:p>Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-9615310265109669182015-11-02T06:33:00.001-08:002015-11-02T06:33:26.685-08:002016 Winter Intensive Training Program Fund<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M2ZEK9Rh_a0/VjdzEKmz3LI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/12negJewdmQ/s1600/10489924_656157957810798_1514424092057594881_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M2ZEK9Rh_a0/VjdzEKmz3LI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/12negJewdmQ/s200/10489924_656157957810798_1514424092057594881_n.jpg" width="200" /></a> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This summer I was accepted in to the 2016</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><a href="http://www.dressage4kids.org/winter-intensive-training-program/" style="font-size: 13.5pt;" target="_blank">Winter Intensive Training Program</a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> presented
by Lendon Gray and Dressage4Kids. The WIT Program is held at Hampton Green Farm
in Wellington, Florida January 3rd-March 28th. We will get daily
lessons from Lendon Gray, daily lectures from various equine professional,
and tour top training facilities in Wellington.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> Lendon Gray has
represented the United States in two Olympics and Inducted in to the USDF Hall
of Fame. Lendon is dedicated to developing aspiring youth in to top
international dressage competitors. Lendon is the founder of Dressage4kids that
put on many programs to further young rider’s education. Lendon has helped
develop many international riders that compete today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://thewellmanteam.com/idx/userfiles/images/Wellington%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://thewellmanteam.com/idx/userfiles/images/Wellington%20-%20Copy.JPG" height="131" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> This year I was one of
the lucky fifteen riders accepted into the WIT Program. For those of you who do
not know, The Village of Wellington is known for its equestrian community. It
is home to the Winter Equestrian Festival, hosting hunter/jumper events, The
Adequan Global Dressage Festival, hosting dressage events, and is home to the Palm
Beach International Polo Club. Having the opportunity to spend a winter in
Wellington, Florida is defiantly an amazing experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> In order to afford to
participate in The WIT Program it requires a lot of fundraising and financial
support. To help pay for this program I have been Braiding at shows, grooming
for friends, teaching beginner lessons, selling fudge and bran mash at tack
sales, and applying for scholarships. I also have created a GoFundMe page.
GoFundMe is a company that allows you to create campaign pages to help you
raise money for causes, Please make a contribution to my 2016 WIT Program Fund.
The money raised will be used to pay for the program fee, shipping for the
horse, horse care supplies, grain and supplements, emergency veterinary care,
and rent and utilities. It does not matter the amount you donate every penny
helps. Click on the banner below to donate now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.gofundme.com/katherineesterline?utm_medium=wdgt" style="border: none;" target="_blank" title="Visit this page now."><img src="https://funds.gofundme.com/css/3.0_donate/blue/widget.png" style="border: none;" /></a>Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-14090188516995685452015-08-28T08:28:00.006-07:002015-11-02T06:37:26.619-08:00Courtney King Dye Horsemastership Clinic<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was invited to
audit the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.dressage4kids.org/emerging-dressage-athlete-program/courtney-king-dye-horsemastership-clinic/" target="_blank">Courtney King Dye Horsemastership Clinic</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>presented by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.dressage4kids.org/" target="_blank">Dressage4Kids</a>, hosted by Hassler Dressage at Rivergade. The
Horsemastership clinic was an amazing experience filled with lots of learning.
This experience had many "firsts", first plane ride by with no
parents, first time attending a D4K horsemastership clinic, and first time
being so many miles away from home without my parents. Lucky for me everything
ran smoothly.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The day would start out with and early morning and helping with
chores at the barn. Every morning we had some sort of fitness, my favorite was
yoga. Then once you finished you morning fitness the lessons would start. After
the lessons were finished you would have one or two lectures during lunch. Then
the day would finish with barn chores and a trip to the ice cream place in
town. I really enjoyed the pizza dinner at the guest house. It was very fun
having all the participants plus lendon together to talk. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We had lectures from many people. The lecture I really benefited
from with my horse where from Susan Hassler, Scott Hassler, Lendon gray and
Courtney king dye, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Robert
Croteau. Susan gave a lecture about the position of you and your horse. My
horse had been having some straightness issues so this lecture was very
interesting for me. I am also involved in the Dressage Seat Equitation program
so I enjoyed the lecture in that was as well. The Lecture from Scott was about
how to be a good coach for your horse. Essentially when you are training
you are your horses coach. This lecture was about how to get the best out of
you and your horse. Me and my horse have trouble with our harmony and tend to
clash. The information in the lecture was been helpful and has helped my horse
and I improve. The lecture with Lendon and Courtney was about being a working
student. This was very informational for me because one day I hope to be a
working student for someone. Robert Croteau gave a lecture about equine nutrition.
His was helpful because horses I had in the past did not have a very good top
line. He gave us some suggestions on how to improve our horse’s top line.</span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally we had a fun field trip to Fair Hill Therapy Center. It was cool to see all the therapy machines. We also got to go down by the track and see a couple of horses practice going out of the starting gate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span>Finally I would like to thank all the clinicians Charlotte Bredahl, Alison Brock, Lendon Gray, Scott Hassler, and Courtney King-Dye. Also, thank you to Courtney King-Dye, Susanne Hassler, Scott Hassler, Charlotte Bredahl, Robert Croteau, and Lendon Gray for the lectures. Thank You to Hassler Dressage for donating their gorgeous facility. Thank you to Fair Hill Therapy Center for donating their time. Finally, thank you to Dressage4kids and all their supporters for making this program possible. </span></div>
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Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-53783485366649899192015-08-25T12:23:00.001-07:002015-08-25T12:31:09.228-07:00C4 Equestrian Ambassador <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am exited to announce that I have been selected to be a C4 Equestrian Ambassador. C4 belt's mission is t<span style="line-height: 25px;">o promote individuality through quality fashion accessories that give back. C4 stands for Choose your Color, Choose your Cause. It is C4's goal to provide a unique shopping experience to individual thinkers who will leave looking cool on the outside, and feeling good on the inside. C4's belts are fun and easy to clean, plus the buckles/belts are interchangeable. </span><span style="line-height: 25px;">C4 partners with four amazing charities each year who help the world in vastly different ways. </span><span style="line-height: 25px;">With each online purchase, customers vote on how 10% of their purchase is given back. At the end of the year--all votes are tallied and donations are made based on the distribution of votes.</span><span style="line-height: 25px;"> Vist it their website to learn more at </span><a href="http://www.c4belts.com/" style="line-height: 25px;">c4belts.com</a><span style="line-height: 25px;">, also use the code <b>KE3796</b> for 10% off your purchase!</span></span><br />
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Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-52757144811532891982015-07-01T17:17:00.001-07:002015-07-01T17:17:55.818-07:00Hampton Green Farm EDAP Clinic and Lendon Youth Dressage Festival Midwest <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>This year was my third participating in the EDAP Clinic and Lendon Youth Dressage Festival Midwest held at Hampton Green Farm. Absolute and I really benefited from the
clinic. Lendon helped us improve the flow of the movements in our tests,
improve the expression in the trot half pass, improve the riding of our
centerlines, and helped with the canter work. One of my favorite things about these
clinics is hearing all of Lendon’s interesting stories and words of wisdom.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The clinic and show had lots of great lectures. On the first day
of the clinic we had a lunch lecture with Vanessa Gesierich-Voltman on horse shopping in
Europe. One of the most important things I learned from the clinic is to find
someone you know well and trust, and a person that knows the area of
Europe you are shopping in. I hope to use this new found knowledge one day
horse shopping in Europe. I also got to learn interesting new things about the
shipment and quarantine processes. On the second day of the clinic we had a
lunch lecture with Dr. Jeff Bunn on hooves. I gained more knowledge on how the
hooves work, and on some unfortunate hoof problems such a laminitis and
founder. I felt this lecture was very helpful to help me understand more what
goes on in the hoof, especially because Absolute has problems in his front
hooves. On the last day of the clinic we had a dinner lecture with Ken Braddock
of Dressage-News.com. This was one of my favorites; it was a cool look into the
world of high performance dressage. I loved hearing the experiences of being a
journalist for all the top dressage events. I also enjoyed
his opinion on youth dressage in America.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The Youth Dressage Festival didn't go quite as
well as the clinic but Iworked through the bumps. Despite the down falls in the
canter work I was very impressed with the progression absolute has
made in the trot work and the scores showed. We placed 6th overall in our
division with a 5th in equitation, and 4th in the written test. I am also
honored to have been awarded the Sportsmanship Award. Plus I tied for first in
the Turn out division. I was happy that my friend Nicole Gallant got
the upper end of the tie and won the Turnout Award. Also
new friend Katelyn Mosle was Overall grand champion,
and friend Madelyn Guthrie was Reserve overall champion.
Congrats to everyone who was successful at the show!</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Finally I would like to thank all the people who made the EDAP Clinic
and Youth Dressage Festival possible. Thank you to Kim Boyer for donating
your gorgeous facility. Also, thank you to Fred Boyer for
the wonderful healthy and delicious food. A big thank you
to the organizers Marilyn Fahringer, Lyn Kendall, Joan Mack, Mary Herbst, and
Jodey. Thank you to the judges, speakers, and commentators Marilyn Griffin,
Bernadette Radke, Rhianna Pankhurst, Ken Braddock, Vanessa Gesierich-Voltman,
Andrea Landis, Dr. Bunn, and Rosalind Kinstler. Finally, a big thank to Lendon
Gray and Dressage4kids. Dressasge4kids, run by Lendon Gray, has many amazing
programs like the EDAP Clinics and Youth Dressage Festivals. I strongly
encourage you to visit their </span><a href="http://www.dressage4kids.org/" style="line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">website</a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> and participate in their multiple youth
programs. Another huge thank you for everyone who supported this year’s
EDAP Clinic and Youth Dressage Festival, it is by far one of my favorite
experiences of the year.</span></span><br />
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Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950800985843802467.post-13808329269545511282015-01-15T10:47:00.002-08:002015-06-23T19:24:12.596-07:00Starting The New Year Hello and welcome to my blog! Not anything extreme is happening up here in MI, except for the extremely cold temperatures. 2015 is just starting out and I know it will be a great year! Me and my horse, Absolute, are trying for a spot on the Region 2 team at NAJYRC. We also hope to participate in the Winter Intensive Training Program run by Dressage 4 Kids next winter. I knew when Lendon mentioned it at my first EDAP clinic, it was an experience I had to work for. This winter will be filled with hard work, training, and fundraising in order to achieve my goals for the year and years to come. Hopefully the weather will work in our favor! Hope everyone checks back frequently.Katherine Esterlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03718745732562232366noreply@blogger.com0