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CROSS TRAINING FOR YOUR HORSE

COMPETITIVE TRAIL RIDING

ENDURANCE RIDING

 Looking for a way to leg up your horse this spring?

 Try Distance Riding!

Seaway Valley Arabian Horse Association presents clinics on

“DISTANCE RIDING 101”

 Saturday, March 6, 2010
10:30 am - 2:30 pm
(lunch provided)  $40.00
Canterdown Stables, 1351 Highway #37, Corbyville, Ontario K0K 1V0

From Highway 401 take Highway 37 north approximately 8 km to just past Honeywell Corners. Third Mailbox on the left, north of the traffic light, just past Trillium Wood Golf Course.

Saturday, March 27, 2010
 Time: TBD
$35.00
Forest Hill Stables, Hammond, Ontario

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$35.00
Greenhawk Tack, 19 Slack Road, Nepean, Ontario, K2G 0B7

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$35.00
South Nation Conservation Office, 38 Victoria Street, Finch, Ontario, K0C 1K0

Registration Form

Learn the basics of…

Ř    Competitive Trail & Endurance Riding

Ř    Preparing for a ride

Ř    What you need to take to a ride

Ř      How the vets (judges) assess your horse’s fitness

Cost: $35 – $40 which includes a $10 rebate on registration for the May 9 Ride & Tie & Mileage event or the Sept 5 Endurance/Mileage Rides

Contact:  

Dessia Miller  
President, SVAHA
613. 330.0706  
dessia@amberleaequestrian.com

Kim Woolley  
Event Coordinator, SVAHA  
613.794.9995  
kim@elementalstrategies.com

Key Speakers

Dessia Miller  
2006 Canadian 50 Mile Champion, 2007 Ontario 50 Mile Champion, FEI 1* level, coach & trainer of Silver Medal NAYRER Team Member 
Kimberly Woolley 
Coach for the 2010 WEG Endurance Team, Endurance Canada Coaching & Education Committee, EC Level I coach
Nancy Zukewich
Assistant Chef d'Equip Canada East at Kentucky Cup, Amateur Rider bringing along a young horse after completing 500 miles with her previous horse and planning her first 75 mile ride this year

Agenda

Basics of CTR & Endurance
trail
set distance, laps, water stops
set speed (for CTR), pacing
vetting
ASKING FOR HELP
dinner
What is needed to enter a ride and what to take to a ride
memberships
insurance
health certificates
ride forms
rider equipment & food
Keeping your horse safe at a ride  
different methods of containment
equipment you should bring for your horse
feed you should bring for your horse
Preparing for the training ride (or any ride)
 talk to your vet, farrier, etc.
basic fitting-up plan
how and why to take your horse’s heart rate
teaching your horse the trot-outs
teaching your horse to deal with lots of commotion
What the vets (judges) are looking for
CRI explained
Overview of health and fit-to-continue criteria for CTR
Overview of health and fit-to-continue criteria for Endurance
Q&A 

Pricing

Description Fee Early Bird
Distance 101 Evening Clinics $35.00  
Canterdown Distance 101 Clinic (lunch) $40.00  
May 9 Ride & Tie (6 & 12 miles) $65.00 $40.00
May 9 Mileage (12 & 25 miles) $85.00 $60.00
Rebate for attending Distance 101 Clinic -$10.00 -$10.00
Sept 5 Mileage (12 & 25 miles) $85.00 $60.00
Sept 5 Endurance (50 miles) $135.00 $110.00
Youth discounts at rides, see event page    

Registration Form

 

 

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