Linda Zang Clinic
Linda Zang - WOW!
On the last weekend of April, FCDA hosted a clinic with Linda Zang of Davidsonville, MD. The clinic was limited to 10 riders per day, and Bobbi Bullard had everything running like clockwork. All of the volunteers did a wonderful job. The part we couldn’t figure out was, why weren’t there more auditors.
As far as clinicians go, Linda Zang is one of the best that FCDA has ever had. Her eye is incredible (did I mention, that she is an Olympic level judge), and she was able to pick out our faults, and fix them. She took everyone back to a level where she could fix the problem that they may not have known that they had, and then showed then how to use the new positioning in their work. She had great exercises for everyone, and treated everyone like good friends. Everyone got their horses going straighter and more uphill than they had been, and their gaits improved with this new straightness. She had so many sayings, I needed help remembering these. I should have been writing them down. I’ll know better next time.
A Trip Across The Pond
To paraphrase the beginning of a well-known movie…A long time ago in a land far, far away...
In January of 2011, that opening seemed appropriate for the adventure of which we were invited to partake. Now that we have returned from the ride of a lifetime, It seems that we have made our world just a wee bit smaller than what it was. Yes, the six hour airplane ride was a wee bit shorter than the projected seven hours and ten minutes, and the strangers that we stayed with were only strangers for a moment, but, now, it truly does seem like we just took a trip across the pond.
School wins Worldwide Competition for the 2nd Year in a Row
For the second year in a row Corner House Farm’s students and horses have won the Interdressage.com Riding School of the Year.
Interdressage.com is an internet video competition site where people from all over the world compete against each other. They have dressage and jumping tests which you practice at home, then video and upload to the internet. Interdressage.com allows riders of all ages and standards to compete from the convenience of home in monthly online video competitions. All the dressage tests are judged by British Dressage Listed Judges with help and advice from professional instructors. Interdressage.com is the cost effective and convenient way to compete against riders worldwide.
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Local Junior Horseback Riders Win Year End Worldwide Competition
Three junior horseback riders from Corner House Farm Riding School, Douglassville, have come tops in a worldwide internet horse riding competition.
The website Interdressage.com is an internet video competition site where people from all over the world compete against each other. They have dressage and jumping tests which you practice at home, then video and upload to the internet. Interdressage.com allows riders of all ages and standards to compete from the convenience of home in monthly online video competitions. All the dressage tests are judged by Listed Judges with help and advice from professional instructors.
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First Place
Number 1 Riding School in the World
Corner House Farm’s owner and students have spent the last 10 months competing against other riding schools around the world and have come in 1st place.
The website Interdressage.com is an internet video competition site where people from all over the world compete against each other. They have dressage and jumping tests which you practice at home, then video and upload to the internet. Interdressage.com allows riders of all ages and standards to compete from the convenience of home in monthly online video competitions. All the dressage tests are judged by British Dressage Listed Judges with help and advice from professional instructors. Interdressage.com is the cost effective and convenient way to compete against riders worldwide.
1st Junior Horseback Rider in the United States
Angel G., 9 years old, living in Stowe, Berks county, is the first junior horseback rider to take and pass the British Riding Clubs Junior Riding and Horse Welfare level 1 course.