Junior & Young Rider’s Clinic
Sponsored by The NFDA
May 18, 2008
Jacksonville Equestrian Center
Cost: Free to all NFDA Junior Members.
Stall Fee: Free for Saturday night only.
(If you are staying Friday night for the show on Saturday, you must pay for your (Friday night) stall included with your show entry form.) The NFDA will pay for Saturday night.
Bring your lunch and drinks!
Clinicians:
Mary Cameron Rollins: Mary received her USDF Bronze and Silver Medals at the age of 17. At 18, she received her USDF Silver Freestyle Bar. In 2007, she was Region 3 Young Rider Team Test Champion.
Christine Cramer: Grand Prix level trainer with over 20 years experience. Christine specializes in proper basic training for horse and rider. She works with both on achieving a better balance and as a result getting better harmony.
James (Shea) Walsh: Shea has trained with Harry Boldt, Herbert Rehbein and Herbert Krug. Shea rode for Ireland in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He earned the USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals in the same year, among the first to accomplish this honor. He has many wins at all levels, including Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special.
Molly Tatham: President of NFDA. Grand Prix Rider. Molly has earned the USDF Bronze and Silver Medals. She has worked with Tom Noone, Erin Brinkman, Michael Poulin and Linda Alcki. As a younger rider, Molly evented to advanced prelim level. In college, she breezed racehorses on the track. Molly has a 20 acre dressage facility in Hastings, FL where she trains and shows dressage horses. The first foal from her Andalusian stallion is on the ground as of April 21st.
Closing Date is May 10, 2008.
Morning and afternoon ride times are available.
RSVP to Denise Dale at mogiesmom@comcast.net.
Ride Times available at the Show on Saturday. List will be posted at the office. Or you may call Denise Dale at (904) 272-8317 (h) or (904) 504-4482 (C) after May 14th.
There will be 2 rings available all day for the clinic.
NFDA Store News:
Vanity license plates with the NFDA Logo are now available for purchase. Price is $20.00. They will be available at the March show. If you would like to reserve
one, please call 904-272-8317. I will be selling them at the pavilion between
the rings during the lunch break.
See you at the show,
Denise Dale
A Horse’s View of the World
Arena: Place where humans can take the fun out of forward motion.
Bit: Means by which a rider’s every motion is transmitted to the sensitive tissues of the mouth.
Bucking: Counter-irritant.
CrossTies: Gymnastic apparatus.
Dressage: Process by which some riders can eventually be taught to respect the bit.
Fence: Barrier that protects good grazing.
Grain: Sole virtue of domestication.
Hitching rail: Means by which to test one’s strength
Horse trailer: Mobile cave bear den.
Hotwalker: The lesser of two evils.
Jump: An opportunity for self-expression.
Latch: Type of puzzle.
Longeing: Procedure for keeping a prospective rider at bay.
Owner: Human assigned responsibility for one’s feeding.
Rider: Owner overstepping its bounds.
Farrier: Disposable surrogate owner; useful for acting out aggression without compromising food supply.
Trainer: Owner with mob connections.
Veterinarian: Flightless albino vulture. |
