Wellington Fosters Young Riders With Robert Dover and George Morris Horsemastership Sessions
This year’s New Year celebration brought more than just fire- works for two lucky groups of young riders in Wellington, Florida. For the sports of dressage and jumping, special educational events are held in early January where Olympic- level riders and coaches spend days working one-on- one with talented up-and- coming riders.
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training programs for this year’s participants were once again excellent opportunities for our young riders to master both basics and more advanced techniques as they strive to become international-quality competitors themselves.
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The 2016 Robert Dover Horsemastership Week by Betsy LaBelle
progress up the levels and hopefully achieve their goal of becoming lead- ing athletes. “This was our best clinic yet,” commented Robert Dover. “We have wonderful youth coming up the levels and I was blown away by their talent.” Held at the Global Dressage Facility in Wellington, Florida, this educa- tional clinic was created to provide junior and young riders from across the country access to lessons from top competition riders and coaches, as well as a chance to network with each other and learn from leading equine experts. For five days, world renowned professionals in the equine industry delivered exceptional and valuable instruction. Speakers and instructors included Robert Dover himself, a six-time Olympian and current U.S. Equestrian Team Chef d’Equipe; Steffen Peters, three-time Olympian, World Equestrian Games (WEG)/World Cup medalist and 2015 team and individual Pan Am gold medalist; Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, Olympian and current U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) youth coach; Laura Graves, 2014 WEG fifth place ranking, 2015 World Cup fourth individual ranking, and Pan Am Team gold and individual silver medalist; and George Williams, a top international rider and current USEF youth coach. This year, there were 18 young riders and six auditors invited to the
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event. The participants and auditors were chosen based on competi- tive success and attendance at other Emerging Dressage Athlete clinics and programs. Participants this year included riders Alexander Dawson
Photos in this section by Betsy LaBelle
t the Robert Dover Horsemastership Week clinic held January 5-9, elite riders and coaches discussed, validated and expanded on dressage essentials for a group of lucky young riders, helping them
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