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8:30 - 9:00 - Check-in
9:00 - 9:30 - Introduction to Endurance Riding
9:30 - 12:30 - Stations
- Camping With Your Horse
- Training and Conditioning
- Trailer Safety
- Tack and Equipment
- Crewing
- Vet Check
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch/Trail Briefing: Please bring a bag lunch. We will provide drinks, chips, and dessert.
1:30 - 4:00 - Your choice! Ride (or hike) the sample endurance trails, practice taking your horse through the vet check, or go back to a Station where you had more questions to ask.
TRAILS: There will be two trail loops marked with ribbons, flags, and pie plates just as you would find on an actual endurance ride. Each loop will be about 2-3 miles in length. One loop will be fairly easy and suitable for ponying a young horse or riding a horse that's not very fit. The other loop will be a bit more challenging. Both will involve rocks, hills, and stream crossings. They can be ridden barefoot if your horse is used to rocks. Please wear a helmet, and NO SMOKING ON TRAILS!
CAMPING: Please let me know if you plan to camp with your horse before or after the clinic. There will be water available for horses and a Johnny Blue for people. No campfires in the field, please! NO DOGS!!!!!
Questions: Karen Wade, kew@shentel.net, (540) 877-2371
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