On March 22, 23 and 24, 25 1996 a 2-day basic clinic in Centered Riding
Techniques taught by National Clinician Donna Snyder-Smith, and a two day
horse training clinic is coming to the Northwest.
The techniques, developed by international author Sally Swift in her book
Centered Riding, offer a unique approach to learning both the mechanics and
subtilities of harmonizing with your equine partner. Donna, whose 30 years
as a teacher/rider includes experience in a wide variety of equestrian
disciplines, brings an exceptional ability to focus participants on both
overall concepts and specific exercises. Combining these two learning
avenues in a clinic experience helps immediately improve the horse-rider
parternership. This improvement produces efficient movement in both horse
and rider, which lessens rider discomfort and diminishes horse behavioral
problems. Donna is a challenging teacher who stimulates clinic participants
to think their way to new insights and encourages their efforts at
discovering they can indeed accomplish equestrain goals which were
previously only dreams. Past clinic participants and students include an
Individual World Gold Medalist and three riders in the Top Ten at last years
North American Championships.
SPACE IS LIMITED and the clinic is already partically full. For more
information and to register for this clinic, contact Jan Canfield at
541-388-2028 or
e-mail fred_jan@bendnet.com