Date: Friday October 29, 2010
Organization: Virginia Sport Horses
Where: Montpelier, VA
Email: virginiasporthorses(at)yahoo.com
Phone: 804.514.0595
Website: http://www.equineextravaganza.com/challenge.htm
Come watch the Trainers Challenge at the Virginia Equine Extravaganza. Horses for the Trainers Challenge are provided by Virginia Sport Horses. Check out www.virginiasporthorses for pictures and details on the 4 3yr old American Warmblood Eligible Sport Horses to be trained live during the competition.
The Competition:
Join Equine Extravaganza for this exciting trainer challenge in which these three regional champion trainers demonstrate their natural horsemanship skills as they work with young horses to get them ready to accept a saddle and rider. Trainers will be evaluated on their ability to advance the horses as far as the horses’ individual capabilities will allow while keeping the horse calm, attentive, and engaged.
Friday Oct 29, 5:30-7:30 Outdoor Arena Ring 1
Saturday Oct 30
Sunday Oct 31
Three Days
Each trainer will have a one-hour training session with their horse each of the three days of the expo. Trainers will work simultaneously and will be encouraged to explain the techniques used and what challenges and changes they see in their horses. Following the third session, trainers will bring their horses into the open arena for the final exam. They will have 10 minutes to showcase progress made by taking their mount through a course of obstacles. Each trainer will have time to discuss their horse, the process and their techniques along the way.
Three Untouched Horses
The trainers will work with 3 young, untouched horses provided by Virginia Sport Horses. These horses excel in disciplines that require strength, stamina, athleticism, grace and versatility, making them excellent choices for virtually any equestrian sport. You will see Virginia Sport Horses showcased in the breed demos as field hunters, jumpers, eventers, dressage mounts and general pleasure horses. The trainer challenge horses will be available for purchase from Virginia Sport Horses. Visit them in their exhibit booths in the Breed and Stallion Barn!
The Judges
this year's judging team will be headed up by Colleen Kelly and will include three previous Trainer Challenge contestants: Charles Pellham, and Scott Purdum. Kenny Harlow, selected as one of the original judges, has graciously withdrawn from the panel as his assistant trainer, Tara Jones, was recently selected as the third participant. Kenny will be making a guest appearance on the horse he trained in the Equine Extravaganza 2007 Trainer Challenge.
You Be the Judge!!
And you can help us decide! The audience is invited to judge each session by texting their choice of the trainer who they feel best exemplified the judging criteria. Emphasis is placed on the quality of training that occurs. The audience and judges will be looking for enduring and purposeful training skills and steady improvement in the horse.
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