Saturday Morning in the Pub
At 10:30,
Lisa Schmid
t, creator of Adult Amateur Dressage Access (www.aadressageaccess.com) returns to facilitate a discussion targeted to Adult Amateurs. She will be there to answer questions and present the challenges faced by adult amateurs in the current - and future - dressage environment.
Following Lisa,
Nancy Williams
, DaD Board Member and a partner with the law firm of Kleinbard LLC (Philadelphia, PA), will address the business end of dressage, from real estate to insurance, finance, and equine law.
New at Dressage Explorers
Lendon Gray
, founder of Dressage4Kids will join the Explorers in the afternoon to watch top junior rider classes and answer questions about the rides, the riders and the horses, helping Explorers understand what goes into a winning ride.
Jessica Fay
, Assistant Trainer at Hill Top Farm, will talk to Explorers about her career in dressage: How she got her start, her education, her training, her riding, her job as a working student and her future in dressage.
Silent Auction
More than 50 items will be on display for the new Silent Auction. Featured is an original oil painting by local artist, William Ewing, in a custom frame hand carved by his wife Mary! Come see this equestrian themed masterpiece for yourself!
Equestrian Gymnastics:
Vaulting
For more than 2,000 years, people have been performing equestrian vaulting or dance-like movements on or over the backs of moving
horses. Some people trace the origins of vaulting to the ancient Roman games where acrobats would demonstrate their skills on cantering horses. Others trace the history of vaulting to ancient Crete where bull-leaping was prevalent!
Whatever its roots, modern vaulting is fun and exciting. This year, Fleur de Lis Vaulters from Kentucky will perform in the Dixon Oval during the breaks on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Don’t miss it!
