Unaffiliated Dressage & Show Jumping Competitions

Start times from 4 PM

Entries close on Monday, one day before the event.

The competition will be held on either in the indoor or the outdoor arena depending on weather.  Rosettes to 5^th place & small prizes for the winner of each class.

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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

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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.

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Her stable name is Dottie. She is a Skewbald 4 years old very smart and pretty Mare with a promising future ahead of her. She is a fully papered part Saddlebred. Professionally backed last autumn, she is now in full work and doing well. She has a very friendly and willing nature combined with lots of talent. She is competing in dressage at Prelim and working at home at Novice level. She is riding out alone and in company. She has not yet been jumped under saddle, but her free jump is stylish and without hesitation. She is easy to do and always tries to please. She is a ladies horse and will make the right rider a wonderful all-rounder and friend.

For further information please ring Gerda Warner

For more information please contact Gerda.

We have a 20 x 60m outdoor menage. The surface is of the highest standard, being specially imported and installed by a specialist German arena company. The surface is now well bedded in and we have held a season of successful competitions on it and has performed impeccably.

The menage is also used for idividual lessons. clinics, club events and kur performances. Use of the Manage is free to all liveries but it is also available for hire by non-residents. For availability please contact Gerda.

We have a 20 x 40m indoor arena which can be hired for individual lessons, clinics, and club activities.

The specialist surface consists of a sand and rubber mix which is regularly harrowed and maintained. The arena is lit by three banks of lights which gives very good light to work in even during the darkest winter evenings. There are large mirrors at three strategic points along the walls. There is also a sound system installed for freestyle to music training or just for relaxing riding environment with background music.

Use of the areana is free to all liveries but it is also available for hire by non-residents. For availability please contact Gerda.

We have a worming policy and all new horses must be wormed on arrival. Then they will join the programme and be wormed at the appropriate interval. Wormers will be added to the monthly livery bill.

 Livery service includes:

• Morning feed
• Maily turnout
• Daily muck out of beds
• Evening feed and evening hay/haylage

All horses are required to have 3rd party and public liability insurance and up to date ‘flu & tetanus vaccinations.

All liveries have free use of the indoor and outdoor arenas.  

Additionally all liveries have free use of private farm bridleway in the beautify rolling countryside around the farm.

Full Livery

We provide a comprehensive Full Livery package (standard) comprising of:

Feeding:

• Haylage
• Hard feed
• A general purpose supplement

Special supplements, specific coarse mixes & additional feeds to be supplied by owners or by arrangement with management.

Bedding:
All boxes are matted with special porous mats, www.drainoflex.com draining the wet away leaving the boxes dry, warm and soft at all times

Barley straw
Shavings (by special arrangement)

Services we provide:

• Mucking out
• Daily turn-out (weather permitting)
• Daily Grooming
• Bring in, wash off legs and pick-out feet
• Removing droppings from paddock
• Feeding morning/lunch/evening as appropriate
• Members of Staff are available to hold your horse for the farrier or routine veterinary treatment
• The use of the indoor arena
• The use of the outdoor arena
• Off road hacking on private land
• Professional advice always available

We also provide Training Livery comprising of all the above as (standard) plus:  (Price on application.)

• Lunging sessions as appropriate
• Ridden training
• Taking horse and rider to competitions
• Competition turnout
• Care on the day

Additional services available as follows:

• Lunging sessions using various appropriate aids
• Ridden exercise
• Trimming
• Clipping
• Competition turnout
• Tack cleaning
• Rug cleaning 

Grass Livery

Grass Livery is available between 1st April and 30th October for horses or ponies to live out on unlimited grass. We are now able to offer a limited number of all year grass liveries with field shelters, please call for further details.

Use of arenas (subject to availability)
£30 per week
Please contact us for further information.

Re-schooling, holiday, sales

Horses and ponies are also taken in for short term holiday livery, re-schooling and preparation for sale. We will be pleased to cater for you and your equine’s individual needs.

Training Livery

We offer full Training Livery, were you and your horse can come and stay with us and train at the same time, we offer on site accommodation call for further details.