Widmer Farm 3 Day Dressage Festival

Between May 17 2017 2:00PM and May 17 2017 4:00PM ring '07810 130 484' or See this website - www.widmerequestrian.co.uk
Evening Gala Saturday 20th May 2017 with Samantha and Joanna Thurman-Baker 7.00pm to 9.30pm World class International riders Joanna and Samantha Thurman-Baker will be showing there training methods, from lunging, working the horse from he ground (Pilates for horses) teaching all the lateral work to develop more flexibility up to Spanish walk and piaffe, then how this helps in the ridden work up to Grandprix. SAMANTHA Twenty three year old Samantha, Diane’s eldest daughter, is part of the World Class Programme for elite athletes with Olympic potential. She has been riding at Turville her whole life and grew up riding the Lusitano horses, learning all of the advanced movements from a young age. At 13 she got Spring Pascal, a just broken 5 year old, from Wales and started training him with the help of Diane. Ten years later she has taken Pascal to two Junior European Championships and now competes at International Grand Prix on him, she is the youngest person to ever reach the BD National Championships at this level. She spent a year working for and riding with Carl Hester where she was given the ride of Carl Hester and Aram Gregory’s horse, Douglas IV, who she took to the Young Rider European Championships. JOANNA, 19, is also part of the World Class Programme for athletes with Olympic potential. She is now working in the yard. Joanna has ridden four different horses at International level, which includes two rides given to her by Carl Hester. Last year she was part of the GB team at the Young Rider European Championships riding Highcliffe Apollo. She has competed at the Nationals Championships up to PSG level. Advance tickets available online https://www.widmerequestrian.co.uk/entries £15.00 in the arena, you will need to bring a chair. Bar open from 6.30pm. Hot food , tea and coffee available in the hospitality room before and during the demo.