Clinics

 

USEA Safe Cross Country Riding Clinic

About 40 eventer and event enthusiastics joined world class clinicians Holly Hepp and Bobby Costello December 20 as they shared their insight and expertise on riding cross country courses safely.  The clinicians used 6 demonstration riders at three levels from Novice to Preliminary to demonstate proper balance, speed and preparation for jumping basic cross country obstacles.  The clinic received rave reviews from auditors and was followed by a CHP cross country schooling day.  Many thanks to our clinicians, demonstration riders and clinic auditors!!

 

 

2009 CHP SPRING TRAINING SESSION
Come train with the best at the Carolina Horse Park, Raeford, North Carolina
March 23-27, 2009 with arrival on Sunday, March 22nd

Each rider will meet with a mentor clinician to:

• Define training and competition goals
• Evaluate strengths and weaknesses
• Track progress during the clinic
• Set expectations for continued progress

Each rider will ride twice a day with some of the top clinicians in the country:

• Jan Byyny
• Bobby Costello
• Mara Dean
• Will Faudree
• Holly Hepp
• Becky Holder
• Beth Perkins
• Charlie Plumb
• Bobby Stevenson
• Mark Weissbecker
• John Williams
• John Zopatti

The clinic will run at the Carolina Horse Park which has multiple dressage rings, two show jumping rings, and cross-country courses for Novice through Advanced. CHP was the site of the first three American Eventing Championships. It hosts five horse trials, steeplechase races, dressage shows, and hunter jumper shows throughout the year. Permanent state-of-the-art stabling is located on site.

Daily Yoga or Pilates sessions will help riders learn how flexibility and conditioning will improve their performance.

All sessions will be recorded by scribes and a videographer will be available for an additional fee.

Activities:

Each day riders will have the opportunity to participate in an exercise class (Yoga or Pilates) taught by instructors who work with some of the top riders in the country. During mealtime, clinicians and guests will talk about conditioning programs for horse and rider, when and where to move up, and how to select an appropriate horse. Other topics will be determined by riders’ requests at enrollment.

Olympic Night:

Watch videos and listen to the personal experiences of our Olympic clinicians as they discuss the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics. Mara DePuy Dean, Bobby Costello, John Williams, Will Faudree, and Becky Holder will let you in on the inside stories. Wine and food provided.
Food: Catering will be provided by Rachel Lincoln, Sweet Feed, Southern Pines.
Fee: $1500.00 which includes stabling, clinic sessions, breakfast, lunch and some dinners, and daily exercise. Click here for application.

Application:

Please send in an application with deposit a $500.00 to reserve space. Clinic size will be limited.
Information: for further information, contact Wezo Pierson at piersonlouisa@yahoo.com
Purpose: Each clinic participant will leave the clinic with a set of goals for rider fitness, horse fitness, rider skill development, and horse skill development that will serve as a guideline for achieving competition goals.

Structure:

Each rider will be assigned a clinician to serve as a mentor. The clinician will meet with the rider to discuss what the rider wants to achieve in the coming competition season. Then the clinician will evaluate the horse and rider relative to those goals.
At the end of the evaluation period all clinicians will meet to group riders according to their needs and set a schedule for the next three days. The mentor clinician will check on the rider’s progress throughout the clinic. Scribes will record each session for the riders. Videographers will be available for an additional fee. At the end of the clinic the clinician will work with the rider to establish a training program to continue progress toward the rider’s goals or to help the rider reestablish more appropriate goals.

Schedule:

Riders will meet with their mentor clinician early Monday morning for an interview. They will also ride with the mentor sometime Monday morning for evaluation. During midday on Monday the riders will meet with a Pilates instructor to learn exercises designed to increase flexibility and conditioning for riding while the clinicians will spend the time grouping riders for an afternoon session. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday all riders will ride twice a day: one session of dressage and one of either show jumping or cross-country. There will also be options for riders to ride a critiqued dressage test, a modified cross-country course, or work on steeplechase skills depending on what their interests, goals, and needs are. The format of this clinic offers opportunities for personalized schedule.