Spring 2012 Clinics
Hunter Seat Clinic - January 21-22
Hunter Seat Clinic - March 17-18
General
Jane Savoie – Jan 2008 & Feb 2010
Jane’s seminar focused on sports psychology. In 2010 SAU athletes also attended and learned a lot of coping techniques to prepare for a sporting event, how to overcome nerves, how to handle peer pressure and a whole lot more relating to competitive success.
Biographical Information - http://www.janesavoie.com/aboutjane.htm
Outline of the talk she gave - http://www.janesavoie.com/speaker.htm
Western Clinicians
Debra Jones-Wright – March 2010, 2011
Debra Jones-Wright resides in Plainview, GA with her husband Rusty. They own and operate their own horse operation specializing in youth and amateur equitation and horsemanship.
She holds judges cards with American Quarter Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association, National Snaffle Bit Association and National Reined Cow Association. Major shows that she has judged are AQHA World Show, AQHA Youth World, European Championships, German Championships and the Italian Congress.
Coaching and judging are her main interests. She has coached multiple equestrian teams and judging teams at all college levels. Debra is quite proud to have coached and trained several individuals who became world champions in amateur and youth equitation, horsemanship and reining classes. Her hobbies include her dogs, running, and going to the gym.
Lynn Palm – Feb 2009
Lynn has a lot to offer to all riding styles. She came to SAU to work with the western team on this occasion. This fall she did a demonstration at the World Equestrian Games in KY.
Biographical Information - http://www.lynnpalm.com/about_us.htm
Dressage Clinicians
Kris Hamilton
Kris is a regular visitor to SAU judging horse shows, conducting clinics and teaching lessons for riders in the dressage program. She owns Heather Ridge Farm in Raeford, NC. Kris is a graduate of Meredith Manor and has been a trainer and instructor for 25 years. She has worked with many national and international horsemen and is currently a USDF 'L' Judge.
Vicky Kelley – visited in Oct 2010
Clinic Recap - http://www.sapc.edu/Equest/news/101610clinic.php
Dorothy Morkis – visited in Oct 2007 & 2008
Biographical Information - http://www.dottiemorkisdressage.com/Dotti_Morkis_bio.html
Sandy Webster - March 2011
Sandy Webster is a PATH Intl. (formerly NARHA) Master Instructor, CanTRA Coach, Canadian Equestrian Federation Level 2 Eventing and Dressage Coach. She is a PATH Intl. Lead Faculty Evaluator for the Registered and Advanced levels of Instructor Certification and also an Accreditation Site visitor.
Sandy has attended 2 Paralympics and 3 World Championships as coach for the riders with disabilities. Of late, Sandy has been involved with several pilot projects involving the teaching and curriculum development for the Wounded Warriors and Veteran programs. She has a diverse background in many disciplines related to training horses, including racing, 3-day eventing, dressage, carriage driving and therapeutic riding. Sandy was the program director and executive director of CARD, a very large program in Toronto for 19 years. Sandy set out on a mission to help start up and growing programs the last 5 years as the Program Consultant of MANE, in Alabama, Shea Center in San Juan Capistrano and now at Giant Steps in Northern California.
Sandy recently hosted and presented at multiple Region Conferences across the country on various topics related to therapeutic riding from horse training techniques, to volunteer management to developing program growth. Sandy is now consulting and conducting workshops full time in all aspects of therapeutic riding through her company “Gaits of Change”.
Hunter Seat Clinicians
Scot Evans – regular visitor to SAPC. Conducts an annual clinic with the ANRC team.
R. Scot Evans has been a USEF "R" show hunter, showjumper and hunter seat equitation judge for the past 25 years. He conducts clinics and lectures thourhgout the year, promoting forward riding and teaching forward riding techniques. He executive produced and hosted the DVD and workbook series "The American System of Forward Riging." He also produced The Three Masters series featuring Rodney Jenkins, George H. Morris and Buck Brannaman. He acted as a laison between the Hampton Classic's corporate sponsors and the horse show and continues to host live television during the Hampton Classic.
He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, acts as an adviser and producer of www.showhunterclinic.com, and has been an equestrian consultant to the ASPCA.
Biographical Link - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/r-scott-evans/13/966/478
Shelby French – October 2010
Biorgraphical Information - http://www.riding.sbc.edu/teachersscholars.html
Sarah Good – April 2011
Sarah Good was born in England and has owned and operated her own boarding and training facility in Belton, Missouri, just south of Kansas City, since 973. She has extensive judging experiences in the U.S., having received her judge's card in hunters and hunt seat equitation in the early 1970s. Sarah has given numerous clinics as far away as Alaska, Hawaii and New Zealand. She has coached junior riders at the USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals.
Gavin Moylan – January 2008
Biorgraphical Information - http://www.gavinshorses.com/about/about_00.html
Mike Henaghan – March 2008
Mike has trained many of the greatest riders in competition today such as Beezie Madden, Greg Best, Ray Texel, and Alison Firestone just to name a few. He has trained horses and riders in competitions on the East and West Coast, as well as in Europe, as well as in every facet of the sport: hunters, jumpers and equitation. Mike's innate ability to teach every level of riding with the same precision and zeal makes him a prized member of the Lionshare training team.
Biographical Information - http://www.lionsharefarm.com/lsstaff.html
Harold Chopping – March 2008
Biographical Information - http://www.soloshowstables.com/site/index.php
Laura Norment – Sept. 2009
Biographical Information - http://www.grahamplacefarm.com/Experience.htm
