This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
.........Hear Ye!...............Hear Ye!!............Hear Ye!!!
In anticipation of the NFHR Conformation-Only Evaluation,
scheduled for Turlock Show, 9/28
Fjordings West announces a:
____________________ Pre-Eval Clinic ________________________
Saturday, July 7th
at The Rafter P^M Ranch, in Carson City, Nv.
*Followed on Sunday, July 8th, with a Horsemanship & Trail clinic.
The clinic will be taught by Beth Beymer, of Starfire Farm, Berthoud, Co.,
with assistance from Karen McCarthy, Great Basin Fjords, Carson City, NV.
Both Beth and Karen have been involved in the NFHR Eval.Committee, and have
presented horses in NFHR Evaluations with much success. Beth is currently a
participant in the NFHR Evaluator Training Program.
There will be a limited number of stalls (8) available on site, but there is
stabling available off site (4 miles away from the ranch) at a very nice
fairgrounds.
The emphasis on Sat. will be on what to expect at an NFHR Evaluation, i.e.
procedures, evaluators' expectations and presenting your horse correctly
in-hand both for standing inspection and on the triangle. We will have some
fjord horses available to use as "guinea pigs" for those of you who don't
want to haul. Beth will be bringing videos, and we will have all of the
current rules & scoresheets available to dissect. There will be a mane
trimming demo, as well as general tips on
grooming for horse & human.
On Saturday night, Buckaroo Brucie, the resident ranch cook, will tantalise
our tastebuds with his chuckwagon cooking...using his authentic 1880's
chuckwagon & battlion of dutch ovens.(He'll also regale you with every
cowboy joke & pun known to mankind, but that's beside the point...)
Sunday the focus will be work under saddle, English and Western, in a
Horsemanship & Trail clinic. Beth has been a good student of some very well
respected teachers, and she has proven herself to be very versatile and
sucessful in Fjord and in Open competitions with her Fjord horses. As the
ranch is located in an area that has many excellent training
possibilities (arena w/ working gates & lots of obstacles, open pasture with
creek & cattle, a park with a river, and a steep hill with challenging rocky
trails) allwithin a mile of the ranch, this really lends itself to being an
excellent "classroom" for a Trail clinic.
Auditors and "hands on" participants are encouraged to reserve a spot before
June 2nd. Prices will be very reasonable; we only want to cover direct
expenses - neither Beth nor I are getting a dime,(really!) as we really hope
to encourage education and participation in the NFHR Evaluations here in the
West.
This promises to be a great chance to learn + socialise amongst all your
fellow West Coast fjordy friends!
Carson City is but 35 minutes from the Reno airport, and we are at the
junction of Interstates 395 and 50. There is great nearby lodging (thank you
casinos!)and Lake Tahoe,etc,etc, is 1/2 hr. distant.
For more info on these clinic(s), please contact Karen privately.
I allready have 3 reservations, so get right on it!
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