Oakdale Farm, Powhatan, Virginia

Clinics & Upcoming Events: June 6, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. June 6, 2009 Cross Country Jumping Clinic. With Nancy Covert, one of the area's best known eventing instructors. Click here for more information. June 21, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. July 4, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. July 11, 2009 CVACTA Open Schooling Day. Contact gina.sybert@earthlink.net for more information. July 19, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. July 25, 2009 Cross Country Jumping Clinic. With Nancy Covert, one of the area's best known eventing instructors. Click here for more information. August 1, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. August 16, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. September 5, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. September 20, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. October 3, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. October 18, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. October 24, 2009 CVACTA Open Schooling Day. Contact gina.sybert@earthlink.net for more information. November 7, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. November 22, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. December 5, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena. December 20, 2009 Dressage Clinic at Oakdale Farm Equestrian Center. With Catherine Sutton, a USDF certified instructor. In the indoor arena.

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Cross Country Jumping Clinics
at Oakdale Farm
with Nancy Covert

Cross Country Jumping Clinics at Oakdale Farm


When:                     July 25, 2009 (Rain or Shine)

Cost:                       $85 per rider (includes lunch)
                               Auditors - $10

Format:             Maximum 10 riders - Riders will be divided into groups with
                         a maximum of 5 riders in each group.  Each group will ride a 1 hour
                         session in morning and another 1 hour session in the afternoon.
                         Gymnastics in the morning in the indoor arena and cross country in
                         the afternoon (outside if weather permits). Lunch will be provided.

Reservations & Application Required with $25 deposit

Nancy Covert is one of the area's best known eventing instructors.  She has been conducting the CDCTA's beginner camps at Wingreen farm in Culpeper for many years.  Nancy excels at showing riders how to transform from a "pretty" hunter rider form to the rider positions that will help handle the different questions that you will encounter cross country.  She also uses gymnastics to improve horses jumping styles that will allow the horses to handle the different problems encountered cross country.

This clinic is structured so that one group will be for horses that have little to no cross country experience and other groups will be horses and riders that are currently competing thru novice level.

Contact Terry Adcock at dadcock186@aol.com or call (804) 375-9007 for an application if you are interested in participating in one, or more, of these clinics. Don't wait - these clinics are filling fast!
 

Catherine Sutton
USDF Certified Instructor

www.dressageforbeginners.com

Lessons are structured for the beginning rider or the rider new to dressage training. The lessons explain the technical riding aids with an emphasis on feel and will teach you to ride your horse through his body with your body, allowing all the required dressage movements to develop naturally.

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Testimonial from New Student at Catherine's Oakdale Farm Dressage Clinic:

I am so glad I came and participated in this clinic!  My horse is a whole different horse as I have ridden her Mon. Tues. and hopefully everyday this week as weather permits.

Testimonials from the Fix-A-Test Dressage Clinic at 2004 Crabbet Celebration:

The first time I rode the test, it was a semi-disaster.  I hadn’t warmed Misty up enough so she was spooking at the judge’s table, not paying attention to me, etc.  Catherine focused right in on my problems and addressed them in our lesson.  She gave me tips on regulating Misty’s speed, getting her to come into the bit better, and on improving our canter departures.  When I re-rode the test it was a night and day difference. Her advice worked. Anyway, I really enjoyed and benefited from the clinic.

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Introducing Brian Byrne - New Instructor at Oakdale Equestrian Center

CVACTA MOCK HORSE TRIALS

PLEASE COME

CVACTA MOCK HORSE TRIALS

The CVACTA has rescheduled its members-only mock horse trial.  What is the mock horse trial?  It is an opportunity to get out and have fun on your horse in a stress-free, supportive, non-competitive environment.  There will be three phases:  dressage, stadium, and cross-country.  Lea Ann Hanson will be judging the dressage classes; riders will be given scored tests for their own feedback.  Also, riders will be provided with optimum times for stadium and cross-country but will be responsible for keeping track of their own times, so don’t forget stopwatches.  During the cross-country phase of the event, riders will be permitted to ride in pairs or alone.  There will be no jump judges, so riders may choose which jumps on their course they would like to ride.  Again, this is a non-competitive event designed to provide riders with feedback that they can use at later events.  Prizes will not be awarded; however, participants will receive the prize of a wonderful day of riding or watching with fellow CVACTA members. 

 Date:  Saturday, June 8, 2008

First Ride:  9:00 A.M.

Location:  Oakdale Farm in Powhatan, VA

Levels:  Introductory (Dressage Intro Test B, jumps up to 2’), Beginner Novice (USEA BN Test B, jumps up to 2’7”), Novice (USEA Novice Test A, jumps up to 2’11”)

Cost:  $25.00 per entry

Entries must be postmarked by Saturday, June 3, 2008. 

If you are interested in participating, please email gina.sybert@earthlink.net a.s.a.p.  This response is not a commitment; your entry will be your commitment.  For planning purposes, we would like to get an idea of how many entries we may receive.  Thank you.

Oakdale Farm Powhatan, Virginia
Owner/Manager: Terry Adcock
For more information call
1-804-375-9007
dadcock186@aol.com