Dr. Gerd Heuschmann Clinic at Integrity Equestrian Center
	Three-Day Clinic/Workshop with Dr. Gerd Heuschmann (Warendorf/GER) at Integrity Equestrian Center 650 Manning Street Jefferson, MA 01522 $100 3-Day Audit Pass. Limited to 100 auditors 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day Click on the date to purchase audit passes for this clinic: September 26-28, 2008

Bunkshere Farm and Integrity Equestrian Center proudly present:
A 3-day clinic/workshop with Dr. Gerd Heuschmann (Warendorf/GER)

September 26 - 28, 2008
Integrity Equestrian Center
650 Manning Street
Jefferson, MA 01522

This three-day clinic/workshop includes a half day lecture and mounted work with nine horses and riders. The $100 audit fee for the clinic includes admission to the lecture as well as all of the mounted sessions. If you would like to audit for just one day the fee is $55 per day.

Auditors registered for all 3 days will receive an admission bracelet in the mail prior to the start of the clinic. One day auditors will receive a ticket color coded for the day they registered for. Auditors will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Audit fees are nonrefundable, but can be transferred. Box lunches will be available for prepurchase each day.

Rider selection is currently underway. Rider Biographies will be posted as soon as the selection has been completed.

Clinic format
The clinic/workshop will begin on Friday morning with a lecture on the functional anatomy of the horse and the influence on classical training. In this lecture Dr. Heuschmann will address the major topics in his recent book, “Tug of War”:

• Who’s responsible for today’s training problems?
• Riding according to classical principles: What does it mean?
• Basic equine anatomy
• Functional connections and their importance in correct training
• Correct physiological training
• Training from a veterinary point of view
• The fact that riders working with horses in international competitive sport are frequently contradicting the well-being of the animal
• The use of schooling and training measures which ignore significant aspects of animal rights
• Equestrian judges not adhering to the valid principles of classical equitation, thus failing to observe the rules and regulations of the International Equestrian Federation, and National Equestrian Organizations

Dr. Heuschmann will set the goals for the upcoming afternoon and weekend rides. Friday afternoon will featuring a standard mounted clinic format with the riders and Dr. Heuschmann getting to know each other. On Saturday and Sunday the riders will work one-on-one with Dr. Heuschmann.

About Dr. Gerhard Heuschmann
DR. GERHARD HEUSCHMANN trained as a Bereiter (master rider) in Germany before qualifying for veterinary study at MunichUniversity. There he specialized in equine orthopedics for two years before accepting a post as the head of the breeding department at the German Equestrian Federation, which he eventually left to start his own practice in Warendorf. He has been an active member of the “hyperflexion” (previously referred to as Rollkur) debate, weighing in at the 2005 USDF National Symposium and the 2006 FEI Veterinary and Dressage Committees’ Workshop. His arguments have been featured in many magazines, including Dressage Today and Horse and Hound. Along with Klaus Balkenhol and other prominent figures in the dressage community, Dr. Heuschmann is a founding member of “Xenophon,” an organization dedicated to “fighting hard against serious mistakes in equestrian sport” (www.xenophon-classical-riding.org). He is the author of the book “Tug of War: Classical Versus ‘Modern’ Dressage”, which is the basis for this clinic/workshop.

Click on the date to purchase audit passes for this clinic:
September 26-28, 2008

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Visit Dr. Heuschmann’s website www.gerdheuschmann.com