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The United States Dressage Federation is pleased to sponsor the 2011 and 2012 Adult Clinic Series featuring Lilo Fore. Riders of these clinics receive private lessons in a symposium style format. These adult clinics fulfill an important goal of USDF to educate all of the riding public on the benefits of classical dressage. The adult clinics will appeal to the broadest spectrum of auditors and riders of all levels and ability. Each clinic offers lectures and enlightening Q & A sessions. Click on the Adult Clinic Series Banner above to learn more.
 Lilo Fore - USA
A name synonymous with dressage in the US, Lilo Fore is an FEI "I" Judge and has been a member of the ground jury for numerous USET selection trials for the Pan American Games, the World Equestrian Games and The Olympics. She is also an FEI "C" Judge for Para-Equestrian and a USEF "R" judge for Sport Horse. She is a founding member of the USDF Instructor Certification Program and is currently an examiner. She has chaired or been a member of numerous committees for the USDF and USEF as well as being a successful rider, trainer and coach. Many of the horses she trained won national and international competitions.
She owns and operates Sporthorse America; a dressage training facility started 1989 and located in Sana
Rosa, CA.
The Farmvet/USDF Adult Clinic provides the opportunity for great how-to's on teaching your horse to carry himself. Ms. Fore gives many tips on keeping the horse responsive and in front of the leg. Movements include leg yields and canter transitions. New Video - Responsiveness and Balance Basics Day 2Ms. Fore continues her training on responsiveness and balance basics by using exercises that enable the horse to find their balance without leaning on the reins. They use the leg yield at the walk towards the center of the arena to a turn on the forehand to a trot transition, as well as walk/canter/walk transitions.
In this video, Ms. Fore works with rider Chad Basile and his five year old Georgian Grande mare. After watching her warm up, Ms. Fore explains that in the canter the horse needs to develop better balance, and there is an excellent demonstration of keeping the horse straight for better departs. In the stretchy circle, the mare wants to tuck her chin, and Ms Fore encourages the rider to keep her stretching to the bit.
New Video- Foundation Training for the Young Horse Day 2 Ms. Fore works with Chad Basile and his young Georgian Grande mare, building a basis for correct balance, responsiveness, and contact with the bridle. They use the single loop serpentine, leg yields at the walk and trot, and leg yields to shoulder fore to teach the shoulder in at the correct angle. (video shown at reduced size)
New Video- Creating Better Contact Day 1This lovely young Dutch Warmblood gelding works on maintaining correct contact with the bridle while becoming better balanced and raising his withers. Exercises include ten meter circles at the trot, three loop serpentines, and shoulder fore.
New Video- Creating Better Contact Day 2
Lilo Fore works with Maribeth Absi on her six year old Dutch Warmblood on the essential responsiveness needed to create contact with the horse. This excellent video is a great reminder for all levels of how our horses need to react to our leg. Throughout the ride the horse becomes more solid in the contact as he becomes more forward and responsive.
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 Axel Steiner-USA Axel Steiner has been involved with dressage most his life. Judging and teaching have been his primary horse activities in recent years. Axel holds the highest judge ratings - Nationally "S" and Internationally (FEI) "O," and has judged so far in 31 countries. More recently he was on the panels for the 2000 Olympics, the 2003 Pan American Games, and the World Cup Finals in 2005. Col Steiner (LT/Col,USAF, Ret) is a member of the USEF Dressage Committee, instructor/examiner for all judge promotions, and faculty member for the USDF "L" program.
At the Developing Nations Dressage Symposium Axel Steiner discusses the elements of the Grand Prix test. Two horses demonstrate the elements of Piaffe and Passage, the canter zig-zag, and the extended trot. This gives the viewer the unique opportunity of seeing two GP horses performing the movements back to back, and gives an excellent opportunity to see the variation of performance from horse to horse. There is also a discussion of the ramifications of the snaffle and double bridle at this level.
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For the Grand Prix test demo, Mr. Steiner asks the participants to score a Grand Prix test as it was ridden. He then discussed each movement and the score he gave it. There is also an explanation of using the full scale from 1 to 10 in scoring and why to do so.
Mr. Steiner continues his eudcational demonstration of how to judge the Grand Prix test with a second rider. He verbally judges the test as it is being ridden, and has the auditors score it also. Afterwards they discuss the reasoning for their scores. There is an excellent example of the halt-reinback and the canter zig zag.
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In the Developing Nations Dressage Symposium, Mr. Steiner judges the I1 test, giving his comments and scores as the test is ridden. The major movements in the I1 test are the full canter pirouette, counter change in the half passes, shoulder in on Center Line, and flying changes every 2 strides. Afterwards the discussion includes some great pointers on improving the canter pirouette.
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 Natalie Lamping-USA
USEF "I" * FEI "I" * FEI "C" Para Equestrian * FEI young Horse Judge Natalie Lamping has judged most of the major Olympic, World Cup, and Pan American Games selection trials for the USET Dressage Team, and has been a long time figure at such important competitions as The NAYRC, Palm Beach Dressage Derby, and Dressage at Devon. She has judged in Brazil. England, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, and Mexico. She has had the honor to judge in Wiesbaden, s'Hertogenbosch, and Samur, as well as the European Junior and Young Rider's Championships. An FEI "I" judge for the past 22 years, and recently became an FEI Young Horse judge, Lamping is also a USEF Senior judge, examiner and on the USEF Licensed Officials committee. She is based in Ocala, FL.
With over forty years of experience, Natalie can offer the insight from a rider's, trainer's, and coach's point of view. She's shown and trained dressage horses as well as hunters, jumpers, and race horses. Her students have won medals at Young Riders, as well as Year end awards in USDF. Horses she has trained to all levels have won many year end awards, locally as well as Nationally. She was the first rider to receive the USDF Silver medal and has since won the Bronze and Gold as well. She's won many year end awards as well as the individual Gold medal at the Olympic Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Dressage Through The Levels
Janet Foy and Debbie McDonald
Olympian, WEG medalist and World Cup winner. Debbie's other accomplishments include wins at both the 2005 and 2004 U.S. Grand Prix Freestyle/Championship/
U.S. League Finals, 2003 Bayer Festival of Champions, U.S. Equestrian Team Grand Prix Championship, and both Individual and Team Gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games. She was named Equestrian of the Year by the American Horse Shows Association (now the USEF) in 1999, as well as the 1999 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. Debbie is currently the USA's Developing Dressage Coach.
Janet Foy-USA
A USEF S and FEI 4* I dressage judge. Janet has also judged national championships and CDI*** in Guatemala, England, Canada, Poland, Australia and Mexico as well as the
FEI World Cup League Finals for the United States, Canada and Australia. In 2004 she was invited to judge both of the USET selection trials that selected the Olympic Team for Athens, and in 2006 she judged at the WEG Selection Trials for the United States. As a rider, Janet has won her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals and gives clinics throughout the United States.
Dressage Through The Levels Janet Foy and Debbie McDonald Part 2 of 33rd/M and 4th/S Level
Debbie McDonald-USA
Olympian, WEG medalist and World Cup winner. Debbie's other accomplishments include wins at both the 2005 and 2004
U.S. Grand Prix Freestyle/Championship/
U.S. League Finals, 2003 Bayer Festival of Champions, U.S. Equestrian Team Grand Prix Championship, and both Individual and Team Gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games. She was named Equestrian of the Year by the American Horse Shows Association (now the USEF) in 1999, as well as the 1999 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. Debbie is currently the USA's Developing Dressage Coach.
 Janet Foy-USA
A USEF S and FEI 4* I dressage judge. Janet has also judged national championships and CDI*** in Guatemala, England, Canada, Poland, Australia and Mexico as well as the
FEI World Cup League Finals for the United States, Canada and Australia. In 2004 she was invited to judge both of the USET selection trials that selected the Olympic Team for Athens, and in 2006 she judged at the WEG Selection Trials for the United States.
As a rider, Janet has won her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals and gives clinics throughout the United States.
"Dressage Through The Levels", graciously hosted at Fairwind Farm, CA, Janet and Debbie will help clinic participants to surmount current roadblocks and find their way forward, perhaps even moving up a level. In this video, there is an important discussion of scoring and the use of the double bridle, they go on to work the lateral movements, shoulder in, half pass and then finish with the medium and extended gaits. In this section the horse loses the forward movement once they go sideways so works begins on fixing this. Debbie emphasizes that you need to ride more forward with the outside leg so the horse doesn't think of changing leads in the half pass. Get a clear picture of what the release is actually supposed to look like and understand the spirit of this movement so you can increase your score. This movement is one that almost any horse, get easily get an 8 on. Janet emphasizes that at this level the goal is to show that your horse can take more weight on the hind end and can spend time on the hind leg. In this session they work on connection issues and getting a better flying change by making sure your horse is REALLY on your aids. They work a great exercise for ensuring this is true. They also deal with a horse that is anticipating the flying change and how to gain obedience and how to keep proper rhythm. This newly introduced movement is demonstrated. Poll position is shown and discussed. Janet emphasizes that larger better pirouettes are preferred and receive better scores than smaller and less accurate pirouettes. After the pirouette they want you to make sure you really go FORWARD for a good change. They work on quickening the rhythm, and allowing the horse to only turn once he is lite in the hand. Great exercises are shown to help you school this at home. Work on REALLY showing the transition to collection in and out. They work on using the shoulder in to improve the extension. Set up is SOOO important, showing that you MUST get the inside bend before asking for the sideways. Many exercises are used to better this movement as it is broken down into pieces to make it easier to improve.
Dressage Through The Levels Janet Foy and Debbie McDonald
Janet Foy-USA
A USEF S and FEI 4* I dressage judge. Janet has also judged national championships and CDI*** in Guatemala, England, Canada, Poland, Australia and Mexico as well as the FEI World Cup League Finals for the United States, Canada and Australia. In 2004 she was invited to judge both of the USET selection trials that selected the Olympic Team for Athens, and in 2006 she judged at the WEG Selection Trials for the United States.
As a rider, Janet has won her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals and gives clinics throughout the United States. Her students have also won many Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals.
Debbie McDonald-USA
Olympian, WEG medalist and World Cup winner. Debbie's other accomplishments include wins at both the 2005 and 2004 U.S. Grand Prix Freestyle/Championship/ U.S. League Finals, 2003 Bayer Festival of Champions, U.S. Equestrian Team Grand Prix Championship, and both Individual and Team Gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games. She was named Equestrian of the Year by the American Horse Shows Association (now the USEF) in 1999, as well as the 1999 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. Debbie is currently the USA's Developing Dressage Coach.
"Dressage Through The Levels", graciously hosted at Fairwind Farm, CA, Janet and Debbie will help clinic participants to surmount current roadblocks and find their way forward, perhaps even moving up a level.
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points out that in the earlier stages of training the piaffe, it is most important to get the horse to pick up the hind feet and hold it up for a moment, or dwell, to get a dwelling reaction is key. Other key points are made and can be heard within the video viewing. New Video-Intermediare/Grand Prix Tempi Changes They work with slightly crooked changes and how to create better changes at this level and a very real discussion ensues over what is realistic for the horse you have. New Video-Grand Prix, Pirouette Work Janet points out that the flying change after the pirouette is on the diagonal line, not at the rail or on the straight side. This is extremely important. New Video-Grand Prix, Half Pass Work
Dressage Through The Levels
Judges/Competitors/Trainers Forum
Janet Foy and Steffen Peters  Steffen Peters-USA Olympian and winner of many world and national titles. WInner FEI Rolex World Cup finals, then went on to sweep the Grand Prix, the Special and the Freestyle at Aachen, something no American had ever done, giving him a unique place in the pantheon of U.S. dressage riders.At the 2010 World Equestrian Games, Peters was the first American ever to win an individual medal taking home the bronze for the Grand Prix, the Special, and the KUR atop Ravel. "Dressage Through The Levels", graciously hosted by ESDCTA, Janet and Steffen do a wonderful job taking the viewer through the levels. You can see multiple horses at each level, giving you a thorough understanding what the movements are supposed to look like. How the horse should be going. Janet gives scores and feedback and Steffen works individually with the riders to improve their overall performance.
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