O Canada (and America)San Diego Clinic
Back from San Diego with the red eye last night and I am recuperating today before getting back at it with my Canadians tomorrow. Other than the weather, it was a very good two days.
This was a clinic shared between private American riders and Dressage Canada as 2 of the 4 west coast based combinations took part. Wendy Christoff and Lorraine Chappell brought their Grand Prix horses and Lorraine also had her very nice 6 year old gelding there. It was a lot of fun working with them to see where we could make more points in their tests, while always stressing the basics. Both riders as well as the other 2 who did not attend this weekend are scheduled to ride in Burbank at the CDI this coming week and I will be looking forward to hearing how our work paid off.
I also have to mention how fun it is to work with so many of my west coast friends and I always love staying with Guenter and Sean who are truly like family to me. And Dove Hollow is absolutely fantastic, especially considering it was raining and riding outdoors would have been impossible. So many thanks again to Flo, Laurie, and, of course, Allison, who does the lion’s share of the work.
The next CDI is the Palm Beach Derby on March 4th -7th and then I will be flying back to San Diego to help the Canadians at Show Park from March 11th-14th. This will be followed up by the Wellington CDI at the Festival Show Grounds from the 18th-21st. In other words, it’s going to be a very busy month and I hope, a very successful one for Canada!
Cheers!
RD
