In March we're going to have a very special clinic in Plainville MA,
sponsored by NEDA. Sharon Foley is the driving force behind this clinic,
and she's already posted information about it, but let me repeat her
announcement for those of you who missed it the first time:
CURIOUS ABOUT CLICKER TRAINING?
Want to know how it can benefit the dressage horse?
Don't miss this opportunity!
NEDA is pleased to present a clinic with
Alexandra Kurland
author of Clicker Training for Your Horse
March 4 & 5, 2000
Whether you are an amateur or a professional, novice or advanced, this
weekend could be the most important thing you do for yourself and your
horses in 2000. Please join us for a weekend jam-packed with learning.
and fun!
-Discover that classical dressage and clicker training share a common
foundation
-Learn how to introduce your horse to clicker training and incorporate
it into your current training program
-Discover how to engage your horse's mind in the game of training
-Learn how to use clicker training to develop softness, accuracy, and brilliance
-See how this approach decreases stress and maximizes your horse's potential
The clinic format will be a highly interactive combination of lecture,
videos, games, demonstrations, and hands-on learning. Participating
horses will represent a wide range of performance levels from Training
Level through FEI. Location features a large heated lecture/observation
room, and a 20 x 60m indoor arena. Special rates for NEDA members!
Clinic Location: Encore Farm, Plainville, MA There are a few slots
available for participating horses. Ask for details. Contact Sarah
Stuurman at 508/254-2420 or Sharon Foley at 508/883-2721 for more information
As an added attraction, if the weather permits, I'll be bringing Robin
along for his clinic debut. If you are interested at all in dressage and
are puzzling your way through the intricacies of engagement and
self-carriage, you need to come watch him work. Robin at liberty carries
himself like an upper-level performance horse. As you watch him organize
his body, you will understand what it means to engage the hocks, to lift
the back, to round the topline, and all those other terms we bandy about
in dressage. It's so much easier to see the dynamics of what is
happening when the horse is wearing no tack, and there's no rider
influencing his movement. He offers a great illustration of
self-carriage.
