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Clinics
2010 Clinics!!! See what we
have planned for the upcoming season! Also remember that you can
set up a private clinic with Pam.
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Beginning Driving Clinic:
April 10, June 5, August 28 |
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Held at Copper Crest
Farm. Detailed discussion of harness function and
adjustment. Plenty of supervised hands-on experience with
harnessing and hitching. 10am-2pm ~ $50 ~ Instructor: Pam Umberger
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Three Day Driving: June
11-13, July 30-August 1 |
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Held at Copper Crest Farm. Opportunities to drive single, pair, tandem,
3-abreast, unicorn and four-in-hand. Open to beginners or more
advanced drivers. $300 ~
Instructors: Pam Umberger
and Lynn Tuckwiller (From Bluegrass Farm in Lewisburg, WV,
304-645-2622)
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Four Day Driving Clinic: April 22-25 |
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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 Bundoran
clinics. Phone: 434-295-4188 or Email: fscott AT fwshome DOT com)
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Youth Driving Camp Clinic: June 21-24 |
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Held at Copper Crest Farm. For
ages 9-19. A perfect opportunity for youth to learn to drive or
to
improve skills driving single or multiples. $200 for Day Camp
10am-4pm
or $350 for Full Camp with lodging & meals ~ Instructors: Pam Umberger
and Lynn Tuckwiller (From Bluegrass Farm in Lewisburg, WV,
304-645-2622)
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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:
∙
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
Driving |
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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. Her books are in the
non-fiction area.
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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