Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, 2026 – The Horse Park at Woodside Tickets: www.sfpmasterclass.com Susan Walker & Don Amour N 1. When did you start riding?I started riding at age 6 after falling in love with horses at a YMCA summer camp. 2. How did you become interested in dressage?I started out doing hunter/jumpers but […]
Trophies and ribbons courtesy of generous SFP Chapter members Shelly Siegel Memorial Perpetual Trophy, est. 1984Marium Grace Holland – Fabiola Jeanine Merrill Memeorial Perpetual Trophy, est. 1990Natalia M Slipchenko – Dixon WSS Virginia Allen Perpetual Trophy, est. 1989Katie Hoefs-Martin – Dominique Lt. Col. Hans Moeller Perpetual Trophy, est.1971Kristine Jean Hegglin – Cinematic Henry Burchard Perpetual […]
Molly Rice and Rebecca Olson were the lucky riders whose names were drawn as the SFP Chapter’s AA riders for this year’s clinic with Patty Mayer. On March 28-29 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 […]
On September 13-14 the San Francisco Peninsula Chapter of CDS presented the first U.S. Masterclass with Swedish Olympian and World Cup champion, Patrik Kittel. The event was held at the Horse Park of Woodside and included young horses up to Grand Prix, giving Patrik the opportunity to share his training process as well as demonstrating […]
September 5-7, 2025, Woodside, CA With the support of the SFP Chapter of CDS and the hospitality of the town of Woodside, a lucky group of us recently had the opportunity to spend three days with Jillian Kreinbring, a master horsewoman who brings a truly unique ability to meaningfully connect the dots among equine anatomy, […]
March 26 & 27, 2024Rancho Gavilan, Gilroy The San Francisco Peninsula Chapter of CDS was excited to host a clinic with Jenny Veenstra. Dutch born, Belgium based, Jenny is an accomplished Grand Prix rider and instructor. Certified in Action Training Jenny brings her deep dressage knowledge alongside effective athletic performance techniques, educating clients from Europe […]
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 […]