This weekend we (Kate and Kelly) went to Shawnee Acres for a clinic with eventing judge and trainer Nanci Lindroth. Each of us did an individual dressage lesson, then we came together for a jumping lesson.
Kelly gets some feedback after working at the canter
Kelly brought Spring, who she has been training regularly over the winter. For those of you who know Spring, you know she can be…springy. She was on her best behavior and the two made some great strides in the relaxation and softening Kelly has been working towards.
Spring in a working frame
Kate asks August to move forward and bend on the circle.
I brought August after Monopoly showed some soreness on Wednesday (he’s fine now). He is an angel and allowed me to get some much needed tuning up on my position. The jumping lesson was a lot of fun, and gave us some new exercises for us and for our students.
Kate talks with Nanci about her goals for the lesson
Clinics are a great way to improve our riding skills, as well as our teaching skills. I think part of being a good teacher is understanding what it feels like to be a student. What better way to do that than to actually be a student? We hope to continue this trend by attending more clinics, and possibly hosting a clinician at Spence’s. In the meantime, we have plenty of homework!
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