Working equitation round two!





November 23rd-24th



The first one was such a hit we were asked to do it again! Round 2 of working equitation with masters level riders Matt French and Sarah Pinney... This time around the clinic consisted of both obstacles and dressage. Riders were split into two groups and had had an opportunity to ride with both clinicians. Matt French taught obstacles, while Sarah Pinney was on dressage with riders ranging from level 1 to level 4.


This clinic was geared towards preparing riders to show. Everyone rode over a course of 10 obstacles with Matt learning all of the dos and don'ts of each one. All riders got to ride all of the obstacles multiple times, and had valuable one on one time with Matt. Down below we had Sarah working her group on dressage basics. Each rider had the chance to ride a dressage test at their level and got valuable feedback. Once the morning sessions finished we all sat down for another fabulous catered lunch where everyone had the chance to pick the minds of Matt and Sarah. Once lunch finished, we broke off for afternoon sessions. The day ended with everyone ready to rock and roll for Sundays schooling show judged by Sarah.






Sunday's show kicked off in the lower arena with the dressage phase. After some lovely dressage performances, we all had the opportunity to walk the obstacle course with both Matt and Sarah in the top arena. Once everyone had the chance to walk the course, the Ease of Handling phase commenced. This was everyone's first real taste of working equitation with a full obstacle course, and everyone had so much fun! With the Ease of Handling done we then moved on to the Speed phase with our level 2 and 4 riders. Speed was definitely the highlight of the day! The horses and riders had so much fun and really enjoyed themselves. The finish of speed rounds concluded an amazing day and weekend, leaving everyone wanting more. Stay tuned for more clinics and schooling shows in 2025!