Eddo hoekstra at sonesta farms THE HORSE GAZETTE By Joy Alexander


opportunity to audit a clinic with Eddo Hoekstra at Sonesta Farms, owned and operated by Rebecca Pennington in Cypress, Texas. I first met Eddo a couple of years ago when a friend insisted I audit his clinic and told me not to forget my notebook. I audited the clinic and wrote all day long. It was amazing! When I look back at those notes and compare them to the notes I took at this clinic, I can see the changes and consistencies. The riders


changed and his teaching has grown and expanded, but there are many aspects in his training that have remained


have Recently I had another


horses and riders that others might miss - he finds them, because he looks for them. He believes that through correct work every horse and rider can and will improve they just need to add some tools to the toolbox. He knows if you take the time to learn the basics and the foundation you will also learn to feel. Nothing to him is out of the realm of possibilities you just


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consistent. Eddo is classical in his training and true to his belief that dressage is good for every horse and every rider. There is no yelling, belittling or berating anyone and yet he pushes every rider to go above and beyond. Eddo sees things in


learned to have a relationship with Rena that continues on and off the horse.


the horse you hold on to is a “Whatever part of


able to ride in the clinic myself as my horse has adopted an orphan foal so I decided to take advantage of auditing and focused on my best friend/ student Mechelle Sieg and her horse Rena. Rena is a finished reining horse and has competed in working cow horse and on her third career she is now doing dressage. With Eddo’s help and classical


training Mechelle


need to build on the basics, not build with tricks and gimmicks. This time I was not


part that the horse cannot use”, said Eddo. Eddo also has so many different exercises that he constantly builds on whether this is your first clinic or your one hundredth, Eddo can help horses & riders no matter what level or background. He makes sure the rider can do the exercises so that your riding improves with just a couple of tweaks. While I have ridden


with a number of different clinicians, Eddo is the right one for me. I know that clinicians can be like religious leaders and getting a follower to change churches can be easier than getting a rider to change clinicians. I am always open to


auditing clinics and while I ride with Eddo I audit other clinics whenever I can. I want to learn all I can about dressage and often feel like a sponge just looking to soak up knowledge. Coming from a western background, classical dressage training is logical and makes sense to me. I have been blessed


enough to have a once in a lifetime relationship with a horse. We were best friends who ate and slept together and I knew everything about her and she about me. I did things with her that now seem impossible. When I look back I shake my head and wonder why would she let me ride her into a


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the 2010 Extreme Mustang Makeover Event. The Great American


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Your Horse’s Home in the Hills


• Tack Rooms • Hot/Cold Wash Rack • Grooming Station


• 3 outdoor arenas • Dressage/Sand Arena • 22-acres to trail ride


• Trailer Storage


“Serving the Texas horse industry for over 50 years”


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friend’s house, jump off the side of a sand pit and slide down to the bottom and take her into a small tack room to blow dry her. I also used to wonder if I could ever find that relationship again with a life that is busy and often spinning out of control. With Eddo’s help and dressage principals I have changed my riding and found the ability to have that childhood relationship with every horse I ride. If you have a chance,


attend one of Eddo’s clinic; either auditing or riding. You can look visit Eddo’s website at www.hoekstradressage.com.


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FULL-CARE SELF-CARE


PASTURE BOARD STALLS W/RUNS


DAILY TURNOUT ARENA(S)


COVERED ARENA ROUND PEN(S)


TRAILS LESSONS TRAINING ENGLISH WESTERN JUMPING


TRAILERING CLINICS


SHOWS


BREEDING SALES


FULL-CARE SELF-CARE


PASTURE BOARD STALLS W/RUNS


DAILY TURNOUT ARENA(S)


COVERED ARENA ROUND PEN(S)


TRAILS LESSONS


TRAINING ENGLISH


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TRAILERING CLINICS


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