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Riding
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Driving Lessons • Training • Clinics •
Therapy Program
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 Pam Umberger has been
teaching horseback riding lessons for over
thirty years and carriage driving lessons
for over fifteen years. As the owner
and operator of Copper Crest Farm, which
includes an indoor riding area, two
outdoor riding/driving areas and over 100
acres of pasture and wooded trails, Pam
offers training of most breeds in English
or Western riding, private and group
riding lessons, and carriage driving
lessons. She is also available for
private training clinics and as a guest
speaker for clubs and organizations.
Pam
taught courses in equine studies at
Wytheville Community College for over
twenty years, including such classes as
Fundamentals of Riding,
Equine Behavior and Training, Principles
of Riding Instruction, and Beginner,
Intermediate, and Advanced
Equitation. For several years, Pam
also taught Equine
Behavior and Training at Virginia
Tech, a required course in which Pam and
her students were responsible for preparing the
horses sold in the yearly Hokie Harvest
Sale held in October at Virginia
Tech. Pam's book, Principle-ly
Horses ~ A Training Manual, was used
for this class.
Pam's clinics attract people from across Virginia and
surrounding states. She
specializes in working with riders and
their horses, building self-confidence
with timid horsemen and
horsewomen. Her behavior Modification Clinics
have helped many owners have happier
relationships with their horses.
She works with all breeds - minis, light
horses, including gaited breeds, and
draft horses. Driving clinics
range from starting beginning drivers to
driving pairs, tandem, randem, unicorn,
three-abreast, and four-in-hand.
Pam
and Copper Crest students have presented
demonstrations at educational events and
charity fund-raisers. The Copper
Crest Driving Drill Team with four
horses and carts performed impressive
driven maneuvers to music. Pam
demonstrates driving various
combinations of horses including the
challenging randem (three horses hitched
in a line) and ridden tandem (riding one
horse while driving another horse).
Testimonials given by Copper
Crest Farm clients.
Training Manuals by Pam Umberger
Pam Umberger is now a member of the
Appalachian
Authors Guild:
This
non-profit
alliance
is
made of
authors of
every genre
who have a
connection
with the
Appalachian
Mountains.
Principle-ly Horses ~ A Training
Manual is a
collection of
training
principles and
illustrated
examples of
how to apply
them.
This book has
been used as a
classroom text
for the Equine
Behavior and
Training
course at
Virginia Tech.
Life After Hitching ~ A
Guide to
Training Your
Horse to Drive is a
step-by-step
approach to
training a
horse to drive
with
illustrations
showing the
methods
discussed.
Contact Pam Umberger to purchase your copies.
($12.00 each
plus $3.00
s/h) |
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Indoor Arena • Outdoor Riding &
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