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Clinics
Check
out our 2008 Clinics!
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Beginning
Driving Clinic: April 5, June 14, August 16, October 18
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Detailed
discussion of
harness function
and adjustment. Plenty of supervised hands-on experience with
harnessing
and hitching. $50
Instructor: Pam Umberger
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Three
Day
Driving: April 18-20, July 25-27, October 3-5
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Opportunities
to drive
single, pair,
tandem, 3-abreast, unicorn and four-in-hand. Open to beginners or
more advanced drivers. $250
Instructors: Pam Umberger and Lynn Tuckwiller
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Four Day Driving
Clinic: May 1-4, June 5-8
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Held
at beautiful
Bundoran Farm near
Charlottesville, Virginia. Drive single, pairs, tandem,
3-abreast,
unicorn, four-in-hand. Open to beginning or more advanced
drivers. Instructors: Fred Scott
and
Pam Umberger Please contact Fred Scott regarding the Bundoran
clinics. Phone: 434-295-4188 or Email: fscottATfwshomeDOTcom
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Pre-registration
and good-faith
deposit are required for all driving clinics.
Family discounts offered.
Private instruction can be arranged. Clinics are offered for
groups, clubs, or individuals and are conducted at Copper Crest Farm or
at another location with prior arrangements. Pricing will vary
with the
type of clinic requested.
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Learn
How to Train Your Horse
Private
Training Clinics ~ Private Training Clinics are
available to work with the partnership of the horse and the
rider/driver. Pam specializes in working with riders and their horses,
building self-confidence with timid horsemen and horsewomen. She will work and train your
horse while you observe. Pam
will then help you use the same techniques with the horse, which you
can then continue to use and build upon. Improve how you and your
horse work together. Don't miss this opportunity to improve your
horse training abilities! Clinics
can
be one day
or two days
- your choice. Bring your horse to Copper Crest Farm or invite
Pam
to your farm.
Guest Speaker ~ Pam is available as a
Guest Speaker for clubs and organizations! Many topics can be
addressed such as:
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Training Problems
∙ Pre-Spring
Conditioning of Horse and Rider
∙ Rehabilitating
the Rude Horse
Contact
Pam and arrange a clinic or a guest lecture!
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Examples of Private
Training Clinics that can be arranged are:
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Obstacle
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Learn
to maneuver
horse and cart or
carriage through both simple and challenging obstacles.
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Introduction to
Sidesaddle
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Learn basic aside
techniques on very
quiet school horses.
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Equine
Behavior
Modification
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How to Tell Your
Horse
What You Want - Understand your horse
better and change
his behavior.
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Versatility
Training
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"Cross
Training"
techniques.
Spice up your training program. Improve your horse's
attitude.
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Training
Your Horse
to Drive
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Learn
and practice
safe techniques
to train your horse to drive.
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Contact Pam Umberger for more information or to register for clinics:
Pam
Umberger
Copper
Crest Farm
987 Rose Hill Road
Wytheville, Virginia 24382
Phone: (276) 228-5817
Click to Contact
Copper Crest Farm
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. Visit the Appalachian
Authors Guild website to
learn more about Pam and her books and the other authors.
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 $2.00 s/h) |
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