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Symposium with Cody Harrison
The symposium is a fabulous way to immerse oneself in the teachings of Classical Equitation. This is an opportunity to watch Cody Harrison teach private lessons twice daily, watch Cody work horses, observe other students’ lessons, and have all your questions answered. There will be four riders on horses at various levels of training. Breeds will include Lusitano, PRE, Thoroughbred, Morgan, and Quarter Horse. See how this beautiful training style blends wonderfully with any task you have in mind for your horse. The symposium weekend includes daily lectures and planned lessons for the auditors’ learning experience. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about each rider’s session. Cody will…
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Hairy Horse Show
Sunday May 14th 2023 at the Westernaires Indoor arena (with attached indoor warm up arena) at the Jeffco Fairgrounds at 8:30 AM – 15200 W 6th Ave Frontage Rd, Golden, CO Classes (Divided by age groups 8-10, 11-13, 14-18, 19+): Showmanship English Rail English Pattern Walk Jog Rail (divided by 8-13, 14+) Walk Jog Pattern (divided by 8-13, 14+) Western Rail Western Pattern Barrels Poles Keyhole Pre-Registration is required: http://bit.ly/HairyHorse $7.00 per class or $50.00 all day Payment via PayPal in advance (must add $2 to the total to cover fees -High Point is based on one horse/one rider combination. Ribbons will be awarded 1st – 6th place in all…
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Conifer Wranglers Open Horse Show
Sunday April 23rd at the Westernaires Indoor arena (with attached indoor warm up arena) at the Jeffco Fairgrounds at 9:00 AM – 15200 W 6th Ave Frontage Rd, Golden, CO Classes (Divided by age groups 19+, 14-18, 11-13. 8-10): Showmanship Walk Jog Rail (divided by 8-13, 14+) Walk Jog Pattern (divided by 8-13, 14+) English Rail English Pattern Western Rail Western Pattern Western Trail Pre-Registration is required: https://bit.ly/CW4H_HorseShow_Registration $8.00 per class or $45 all day – PayPal add $3, All pre-payment contestants will be added into a drawing for a prize Registrations received after 4/20/23 8:00 PM MT will have a $10 office fee added
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What is Jumping?
Jumping enjoys its place, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most popular and perhaps most recognizable equestrian events, aside from Thoroughbred horse racing. At its highest competitive level, Jumping is recognized as one of the three Olympic equestrian disciplines alongside both Dressage and Eventing. Essentially, what pole vaulting, high jump and hurdles are to track and field, Jumping is to equestrian sport.
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What is Eventing?
Eventing is the equestrian equivalent to a human triathalon, consisting of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event is usually contested over three days, hence the other popular term for the discipline, three-day event. By performing each of these classes, horses that compete in eventing show their balance, stamina, and precision.
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What is Vaulting?
Vaulting enjoys an ancient heritage and can probably be described as one of the oldest known forms of equestrian sport. Often described as gymnastics performed on horseback, vaulting’s origins can be traced back to Roman games which included acrobatic displays performed on cantering horses. Tracing history through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, many references to vaulting are made, and it was during this time that the practice of “La Voltige” (drill riding and agility exercises performed on horseback by knights and noblemen) gave the sport its present name. Modern vaulting was developed in postwar Germany as a means to introduce children to equestrian sport, and it remains a popular…
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What is Dressage?
In today’s world, competitive dressage is recognized as one of the three equestrian Olympic disciplines, and as well, is a method for showcasing all levels of training in a competitive format. Currently, there are nine progressive levels of competition, open to any breed of horse and available for all levels of riders, in which the horse and rider perform compulsory exercises. Special classes such as musical freestyle offer creativity and individual expression for the exhibitors and have become spectator favorites.
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What is Combined Driving?
Combined driving is designed to test a horse’s or a team’s speed, stamina, obedience, and athleticism, in three distinct and demanding phases usually held over the course of three days, and is actually modeled after the mounted equestrian discipline of three-day eventing.
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What is Para-Equestrian?
The primary focus of para-equestrian sport is to provide educational and competitive opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities. Many disabled athletes compete, and even excel, in sports designed for the able-bodied, but para-equestrian in particular opens a world of competition to riders and drivers with even severe disabilities that might preclude them from other forms of sport, and does so while providing a structured, focused, and highly competitive environment.
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