Water Farm Dressage Center

Water Farm Dressage Centre would like to invite you to their Dressage Training Clinics.

Having trained with Olympic medalists and all time greats such as the German dressage rider Josef Neckermann and having competed in Germany for a number of years, Gerda Warner now offers her expertise in training and coaching riders of all experience levels.

The dates for clinics are as follows:

18^th September 2010

^9th October 2010

13^th November 2010

Other days can also be booked if, for example, you are a group of riders.  In this case please contact Gerda directly.

The Clinics will be held either in the outdoor menage or in the indoor school depending on the weather and preference of the rider.  There will be no more than 6 riders per clinic, so you are assured individual attention.

The aims of the clinic

German training terms:

• Losgelassenheit  (looseness)
• Durchlässigkeit  (submission)
• Schwung (swing)

Those words are often used, frequently not really understood and not easily achieved.

This clinic will teach you to properly understand:

• What the terms mean?
• How they work?
• Why they are important?
• What does and does not happen in their absence?
• How to get closer to those aims?

Schedule for the day

Sessions are structured as follows:

9:30 Paired Training Sessions

The First Session will start at 9.30 and run until 12:30. Riders are trained in pairs in 45min slots.

Riders when not riding are invited to watch the sessions; this can be invaluable as seeing what others are doing during instruction can be enlightening.

12.45 Working Lunch

During this theoretical part of the clinic we will discuss the film footage taken during the first training session.  Sandwiches, salads and drinks (tea, coffee and soft drinks) are provided.

14.00 Back on horses

After 15 min warm up we will have a further intense 60 min session as a group making use of the newly acquired knowledge.

15.30 Ride Test

An appropriate test (CRC or BD) will be judged at the end of the session. Test-sheets given for your future reference.

For more details please contact Gerda.

Price:  £ 60 per person

SCHEDULE & ENTRY FORM - Download here

Dressage Test Clinic

Saturday 28^th August 2010

Water Farm Dressage Centre would like to invite you to their Dressage Test Training Clinic.

Having trained with Olympic medalists and all time greats such as the German dressage rider Josef Neckermann and having competed in Germany for a number of years, Gerda Warner now offers her expertise in training and coaching riders of all experience levels.

The Clinic will be held either in the outdoor menage or in the indoor school depending on the weather and preference of the rider.

Each individual sesson will consist of:

15 minutes warm-up

Riding the test of your choice

Feedback and coaching

Riding the test again

£30 per session of approximately 45 minutes.

Sessions will start at 11 AM.

There will also be a demonstration of one of our Grand Prix Riders on the day.

SCHEDULE & ENTRY FORM – Download here

Developing freestyle dressage
to music in East Anglia

Part 1 – un-mounted

Part 1 is a group event lasting approximately 2 hours

Kür demonstration – Watch different levels of Kür performed with running commentary

Interval

Workshop (90 Minutes)

1. Introduction – What is a Kür?
2. Rules of freestyle to music
3. Compulsory contents of  Kürs at different levels
4. Design your floor plan
5. How to find the right music
6. Find out how to do your homework in preparation for the second part of the clinic

Part 2  – Individual mounted session

Part 2 sessions are 1 to 1, and can be booked to suit you.

Individual training session

1. Look at floor plan and timings
2. Ride your draft  version
3. Establishing exact timings;
   a) lengths of different sections,
   b) adjustments as necessary  
4. Cut music to timed sections
5. Tweaking  your CD: – put it all together
6. Ride your own Kür in the final version

Production and burning of your music
CD to take away at the end of the clinic.
Take your finished CD home.

Price:  £ 90 – Please phone to arrange a time and date.

Please note: that this is a two part event and the first part is a group
session followed by individual 1 to 1 sessions with Gerda.

Download an entry form here