IHSA Hunt Seat Regionals was a great success for SAPC. The following students qualified for zones which will be hosted by Mary Washington this Saturday April 4th.
Walk Trot - Jessica Gesel
Novice Flat - Rob Jacobs
Audrey Bolte - alternate
Novice Fences - Rob Jacobs
Intermediate Flat - Audrey Hayden
Jaci Ayers
Intermediate Fences - Alexis Stevenson - alternate
Open Flat - Kelsi Peterson
The Scott Evans clinic last Saturday and Sunday was fabulous. Scott is able to give his students just what they need emotionally as well as physically. His brand of sports psychology offered confidence to students who doubted themselves and a wake up call to those that need to work a little harder on fitness and technique. I picked up some great pointers for motivating my students.
The Dottie Morkis was clinic on Thursday was another great learning opportunity for riders and auditors alike. Dottie’s teaching talent is the ability to hone in on a horse and rider partnership and diagnose exactly what they need to work on. Her lessons demand 100% concentration from the riders. Each horse/rider combination came away with one or more things to work on. I enjoyed a great afternoon and picked up a lot of new ideas for improving my students in dressage. All the horses were excellent and huge improvements were seen during the sessions with Dottie.
The Riding Council “Slave for a Day” Silent Auction last week was a great success with some money being raised for the program. (Can’t wait to get the dressage tack room cleaned & organized)
This weekend at SAPC we have our final Open House for the academic year. I know all the teams will be practicing with IHSA Zones, IDA Nationals, and ANRC right around the corner. Good luck to all SAPC Equestrians in the next couple of weeks.
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