Since my retirement from Romance Farm Inc., my training business, I have often been asked if I would continue teaching at all, beside my intended on-line instruction. I have decided to do a World Symposium Tour starting in 2009 and have already been requested to travel to several places in Europe, South America, and the United States.

So what is a Robert Dover Symposium?

I am generally asked by Dressage Organizations or National Federations to do two days with 10 rider/ horse combinations and between 200-700 auditors. I try to have the horses cover each level from very green through Grand Prix in order to describe and discuss the training scale and deal with all aspects of Dressage. I actually begin each symposium with a one hour lecture for all riders and auditors on the Basic Principals of Dressage in order to be sure we are all on the same page as we move into the training time.

I make it my greatest priority to ensure that everyone goes home from my symposia feeling at the very least that they were highly entertained, but to be honest, it is my wish that they truly feel they’ve had a life-changing experience. From the beginning to the end I make the two days highly interactive so that all attending remain extremely involved.

Anyone interested in reading a recent review of the New England Dressage Association Spring Symposium which I conducted may go to Dressage Today.com to look it up.

My fees for two days are $300 per rider per day. (Max 10 riders per day-one at each level)
$50 per auditor per day (min 100 auditors per day)
Business-class airfare and hotel expenses.

* Most organizers charge $75 per auditor per day which more than makes up for the cost of putting on the clinic and usually leaves them with a nice profit.

If you are interested in booking a Robert Dover Symposium, please  click on the “contact me” heading at the top of the page. I look forward to hearing from and meeting you!

UPDATE!

Since deciding that I wanted to do a Farewell Tour of Symposia (a la Cher), the requests have been streaming in. I will only do one per month in those months when I am not traveling for pleasure already. I am retired, remember! Here are the dates I have scheduled so far including the contact information of the organizers. If you are interested in taking part in any of these events, either as a rider or an auditor, please get directly in touch with the people I am listing below. I hope to see you in one or more of these locations!

March 19-20 Los Angeles
contact Marie Meyers 805-279-0731
mmstables@hotmail.com

March 21-22 San Diego
contact Alison Harding 858-401-2668
Allicat1979@yahoo.com

April 6-8 Sao Paulo, Brazil
contact thantalmeida@hotmail.com

June 28-29 Cincinnati
contact Chris Federer 513-833-5081
ChrisFederer@embarqmail.com

July 24-26 Greenville, SC
CANCELLED due to illness

August 22-23 Long Island, NY
contact Jane Springer 631-335-0085
JanePSpringer@gmail.com

Sept. 19,20 San Diego.
contact Allison Harding at Allicat1979@yahoo.com
or at 858-401-2668

Sept 21,22. L.A.
contact Marie Meyers at 805-279-0731
or Amy Ebeling at acresrnch@aol.com

Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Tallahasse, FL.
contact Jenna Wyatt at Dressage1@mac.com
or 561-568-6965

Nov. symposium is cancelled until further notice

January 2010 Wellington (Date TBD)
contact Dressageclinic.com

April 2010 (date TBD) Atlanta
more info coming soon

2009 fall/ winter I will be conducting symposia also in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Buenos Aires. Both dates will be determined soon. Requests are also coming from various cities in Europe and I will be reporting those dates when they are finalized.

If you or your group are interested in scheduling a Robert Dover Symposium please look at the Farewell Tour information on this site and contact Robert at RDover2@aol.com

Robert