Clinics, Horse Fairs and Expos


 
 


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We highly recommend these clinicians due to there
ethical philosophies, high level of knowledge, experience
and skills which we feel all can benefit from.

Saddle Fitting
David Genadek
About the Horse Inc.
14377 Poppy Drive
Spring Valley, MN 55975
1-800-449-7409
www.aboutthehorse.com 

Elizabeth's Clinics are well known and popular through the United States and Canada. She works through positive reinforcement for the horse and rider.  Clinics are about complete and higher level of horsemanship in which to empower the horse owner with as much knowledge as possible  in achieving a positive and complete relationship with their horse. 

Clinics include teaching Bio-mechanics, making  positive choices and applications when using supportive aids such as the human body, bits and bitting, saddle fitting etc.  Areas such as Equine psychology, common sense ground work, gait analysis, gait development, what is straightness and how to find it, conditioning, application  and benefits of lateral work on the ground and under saddle will all be addressed.

Clinics are geared  for all levels and experience  of riders from beginning to very advanced levels. Clinics are not limited to the gaited breeds and can be formatted to specific needs upon request. Our goal is to have a positive environment at all clinics, one in which people have a wonderful time, share and enjoy the thrill of learning
together. 

Video Taping of any kind at clinics is prohibited
Still photos are welcome.
 

 Clinic Hosting Info:
 

Any private party or club is welcome to host a clinic. 
Clinic fee's for clinics booked after January 1st, 2006 are $600.00  per day plus travel expenses, lodging and meals, etc.

Hosts are  to provide plenty of cold drinking water for the clinician during
clinic:

A $100.00 in US funds booking fee is required to confirm dates and is applied towards clinic fee.
Fee can be paid by check or money order to: 
Elizabeth Graves
14377 Poppy Drive
Spring Valley, MN 55975

Or credit card via Pay pal at account: lizgraves@centurytel.net 
No dates will be confirmed without this fee.

Clinic host are responsible for making airline booking and reservations.
All flight departures to clinic destination are to be made from Rochester, MN Airport and return flight final destination would be back to Rochester, MN airport.

Clinics are limited to a maximum of 14 horse and rider participants, there is no minimum requirement. Auditor attendance is unlimited.

As a host you will need to provide a liability release for all attendees to read and sign and Shades of Oak/ Elizabeth Graves LLC will also  require all participants to read and sign a liability release as well. 

Rider Participants:

We ask that you have some current riding time on your horse to be prepared for clinic work. Dangerous horses will not be accepted. Please be considerate of other participants, everyone will receive individual attention geared towards your individual goals and/or needs.

Stallions are welcome if they are safe and mannerly. Horses must be presented in healthy condition with current hoof care.

Abuse of any participating clinic horse on clinic grounds will NOT be
tolerated!  This is to include excessive and improper use of whips and spurs, kicking
horse in stomach, hitting horse in the head or face.

Auditors:
We welcome auditors and will do the best we can to address any questions that are presented as time allows. Rider participants needs will be first and foremost, as they are attending and bring their horses as well as paying  fee's specifically for participation. 2009

Elizabeth Graves Gaited Horse Clinic Schedule-2009

Jan. 
31
Equine Affair
Pomona , CA
 www.equineaffair.com
March
7-8
Illinois Horse Fair
Springfield IL
www.HorsemensCouncil.org
March 
13-14
All Breed Gaited Horse clinic, Florida
RMHA, C&W Mountain Horses,
Inverness, FL
Kathy Parrish   352-406-1395
Mary.k.parrish@lmco.com
March
18-31
Booked with Trainer internships N/A
April
24-26
Minnesota Horse Expo
Host Minnesota Horse Council
State Fair ground, MPLS, MN
www.mnhorseexpo.org
April 30
-May 1
Private Clinic
CA
N/A
May
7-12
Private Trip N/A
May
16-17
All Breed Clinic  Private lesson on the 15th
Farms Of Ta-Dae
Winchester, CA
Alicia  Baskette
aliciacb@cox.net
May20-
Jun 2
All Breed Clinics
Belgium & Germany
Sandra Van den Hof
info@pleasuregaits.com
June 
5-9
Private Clinic N/A
June 
13-14
All Breed Clinic--Appleatchee Stables
Wenatchee, WA
Diane Deweese 509-679-2499
dianedeweese@hotmail.com
June
20-21
All Breed Rendezvous Workshop
Shades of Oak
Spring Valley, MN
Jane Greenwood
zncwboys@means.net
June
23-30
Pryor Mountain Mustang trip N/A
July
10-12
CANCELED !!!!!!
Saddle Fit and All Breed Clinic
David Genadek and Liz Graves
Liberty Hill For Horses
Hanover, MI
Jeanie Shepherd 
517-524-6112
Liberty@modempool.com
July 
18-19
All Breed Clinic
Rancho East, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Private lessons July 17th
Alicia Baskette
aliciacb@cox.net
619-994-8653
Aug
8-9
Spinning Wheel Farm
Geneva , Ohio
Cheryl Ciancibelli
Cher195013@hotmail.com
Aug
13-18
Private clinic , WY N/A
Aug.
29-30
All Breed Clinic
Orchard Cove Stables
Townsend, TN
Heather Webb
tellisand@yahoo.com
www.orchardcovestables.com
Sept.
5-6
Private clinic N/A
Sept
13-14
All Breed Horse Clinic
Smartville, CA
Gail Frey glorybelle49@yahoo.com
H-530-432-6739  C-530-559-2068
Sept
19-20
All Breed Clinic
Sponsored by PCFTA
Sacramento, CA
Lynn George
530-268-8486
lyngeo@hotmail.com
Sept.
26-27
All Breeds Clinic
Crooked Creek Horse Park
Kittanning, PA
Joanna Swartz
Gaitedhorses4me@hotmail.com
724-845-9790
Oct.
3-4
All Breed Private Clinic
North Carolina
N/A
Oct.
10-11
All breed Clinic
New England Walking Horse Assoc.
Dumbarton, NH
Diane Lashoones
802-426-3781
WaterTowerFarm@aol.com
Oct.
12-13 
All breed Clinic
New England Walking Horse Assoc.
Dumbarton, NH
Diane Lashoones
802-426-3781
WaterTowerFarm@aol.com
Oct. 
16-20
Private Clinic  IL N/A
Oct.
24-25
All Breed Clinic
Twin Star Farms
Pilot Point, TX
Katherine Kirkpatrick
Katherine@twinstarfarms.com
Oct.31-
Nov.1
All Breed Workshop
Shades of Oak Ranch
Spring Valley, MN
Jane Greenwood
zncwboys@means.net 
612-2-5-2704
Rider positions open

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