Friday, May 1, 2009

A Weekend of Firsts from the Nicole Uphoff-Selke Clinic




The clinic with Nicole was an inspiration as always! Everyone had done their homework so well, Nicole was impressed with the progress everyone had made. Usually there is a theme which runs through many of the lessons…. this was the weekend of ‘firsts’… I will share some of them starting with Degas

Degas and I did 11 one tempis and piaffe-passage transitions for the first time! Yea!


Judi and Zivona did their first walk canter transitions!


Norma Lynn and Floete did their first leg yields!


Jennifer and Furley did their first canter-walk-canter transitions AND their first counter canter!

There were many more fabulous rides and everyone did a fantastic job.


Ginger Dietsch did a superb job of organizing the clinic and EquiChord organized the sound and is producing edited videos for the riders. One professional said that this was the best training video/tool they had ever had.


One other exciting event of the weekend, was that our training assistant, Hilary Moore attended her teaching workshop with Lendon Gray. This is in preparation for her USDF Instructors certification. Hilary passed the teaching exam with flying colors, and has now passed all workshops and will be able to go for her testing! We are very proud of her.


Go Team!


We have one more exciting thing to share. We are getting a new addition today. Janice Alperin has found her partner in Legacy. A Hanoverian gelding she has purchased from Esther Noiles of WoodsLane Farm. We are excited for all of them and wait for his arrival today! Pictures will follow.

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