I am back from conducting my latest symposium on my World Farewell Tour and I couldn’t be more pleased. Jane and Robert Springer put on the event at the lovely Old Westbury Equestrian Center for over 100 auditors daily and 10 riders. Jane also rode her coming Grand Prix mount, Talent, and did a super job showing basic work as well as some amazing piaffe and passage each day.
I have to say that each of the riders and their horses did very well and I could see great improvement in every one of them from the first to the second day. Everyone including myself was treated to watching Courtney King-Dye riding two of her up and coming Grand Prix horses and she most definitely did not disappoint. She is just fantastic and a credit to her trainer, Lendon Grey, who honored me by coming to take part on the second day. I am truly excited that Lendon will be taking on the challange of helping Anne Gribbons by producing a strong Junior/ Young Rider program which our country so desperately has needed for far too long.
Everyone attending this weekend had spirited conversations about Dressage, the basics, competition, and many more topics, and I thoroughly enjoyed the two days and am already looking forward to my next symposium at Carol Dover’s farm in Tallahasse, FL in October. I’ll also be back out in L.A. and San Diego for clinics in September and information on the dates and locations of these and other up-coming events are listed on my site under Farewell Tour.
Thanks again to Jane, Robert, Old Westbury Equestrian Center, and everyone who came out to attend the event!

Cheers!

RD

Posted: Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
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