Jolene Heckerman and Claudia Deffenbaugh were the lucky riders who’s names were drawn as the SFP Chapter’s AA riders for this years clinic with Heidi Gaian. On March 8-10 CDS hosted the Northern Adult Amateur clinic at Michele Vaughn’s Starr Vaughn Equestrian Center in Elk Grove. Michele rolled out the red carpet for the horses […]
A Lesson in Positive Thinking I was excited to attend German Olympian Ingrid Klimke’s Masterclass at Galway Downs in Temecula on December 2-3, presented by Entrique Consulting. The program outlined her classical approach to training through the levels, from young horse to Grand Prix, incorporating cavaletti work and a special session for eventers. The event […]
October 20 – 22, 2023NCEFT, Woodside The San Francisco Peninsula Chapter of CDS was proud to host a clinic with Susanne von Dietze on October 20-22 at the NCEFT facility in Woodside. The clinic was well attended by both riders and auditors, with a full schedule each day. In addition, Susanne was kind enough to […]
Claudia and Celtico III completed their Century Club ride at the Dressage at Dancing Kings show on July 22, 2023. The Century Club recognizes dressage riders and horses whose combined ages total 100 years or more. Horse and rider perform a test of any level at a show, and are scored by a dressage judge […]
If you want to have fun and still move up the levels, Rachel Willamson is your trainer. Supportive and willing to work with just about any kind of horse or pony, Rachel has carved out a niche helping train people new to dressage, along with FEI level riders and horses. Based in Woodside at Sapphire […]
Tired of buying bags and bags of premade horse cookies? Want a simple way to make your horse happy and healthy? Making homemade horse treats doesn’t have to be difficult, and most of the time you can make delicious treats with the items already in your kitchen. The main thing is to choose ingredients […]
