Sharing message from Lendon Gray . . ..
Sarah L. Patrick
USDF Region 4 Director
USEF 'r' Dressage Technical Delegate
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From: Lendon Gray <graydressage@...>
To: slp4mag@...
Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 10:51:27 AM
Subject: Youth clinics and ponies for sale
Dear Sarah ,
 Hi everyone,
I hope all of our youth riders are aware of the USEF Youth Clinics being held around the US. These are free for the selected riders. The USEF press release is below. Except for the clinic in Michigan, applications are still being taken. This is a fabulous opportunity for our youth.
As published by USEF: "The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF) is pleased to announce the launch of the USEF Dressage Youth/Pony Pilot Program for Fall 2009.This program is designed to seek out, educate and assist the development of the young riders, and will be under the direction of Lendon Gray, appointed by the USEF Dressage High Performance Committee.
"I am thrilled that USEF is going to help to develop the best equitation and riding skills in our younger riders," Gray said. "It is so much easier to develop correct riding from the early ages than to try to change bad habits
later."
The Pilot Program will consist of clinics held throughout the United States, which will be conducted by Gray, and high-performance athletes such as Michael Barisone, Pam Goodrich, Arlene "Tuny" Page and David Wightman. "The clinics will include emphasis on position and seat, technical skills, and riding and stable management theory," continued Gray.
The clinics will be available to youth 20 years old and under with a special emphasis on riders ages 10 to 17. In order to meet the minimum requirements to participate, riders ages 10-15 on a horse or pony should have obtained a 62% or high from two different judges at First Level and above. Riders ages 16-17 should have obtained 62% or higher from two different judges at Third Level and above. If space permits, clinics will be open to riders 18-20 who have obtained 62% or higher from two different judges at Fourth Level and above. Youth riders who do not qualify, as well as
instructors, are encouraged to audit these clinics (organizers may charge an auditing fee). There will be up to ten (10) riders at each clinic.
The following are clinic dates and locations for the USEF Youth/Pony Pilot Program:
Instructor Location Dates
Lendon Gray Carson City, MI November 14-15, 2009
Pamela Goodrich Boscawen, NH November 21-22, 2009
Lendon Gray
Newtown, PA November 21-22, 2009
Arlene "Tuny" Page Wellington, FL November 21-22, 2009
Michael Barisone Long Valley, NJ December 5-6, 2009
Lendon Gray Marion, TX December 19-20, 2009
David Wightman Murrieta, CA
December 19-20
Lendon Gray Kansas City, MO January 9-10, 2010
Any rider interested in the clinic must apply through the USEF Dressage Department. The application is available on the USEF website Dressage Page: www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/allDressage.aspx
Applications for November clinics close October 28, 2009 and applications for December clinics close November 11, 2009.
For further information, please contact: Jenny Van Wieren, USEF Assistant Director of Dressage, at jvanwieren@... or
(859)225-6949.
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Also I know of three nice ponies (one is 14.3+) for sale in Mt. Kisco, NY (near me). They are 5 - 7, nicely started up to third level. All will be very competitive mounts.
C u on X,
Lendon
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