The Melissa Moore Clinic for Amateur Owners and Trainers

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Melissa Moore Clinic
for
Amateur Owners and Trainers
at Sunrise Stable

February 17 and 18, 2008

Melissa Moore made a major contribution to the American Saddlebred industry by holding two days of clinic geared toward the amateur/owner/trainer at her beautiful new Sunrise Stables facility in Versailles, Kentucky. The clinic on February 17 & 18 conveniently followed the annual meeting for the breed and was well attended.
The first day of Melissa’s clinic was comprised of individual riding experiences under Melissa’s watchful eye. The participants came from various equine backgrounds and skill levels, but each received one-on-one attention from Melissa as they rode horses provided by Sunrise Stables. Each participant rode alone in the morning and then rode as a duo on a different horse in the afternoon. It appeared to be the unanimous opinion that the critique and instruction was incredibly rewarding for the participants.
The second day of the clinic was structured as a “hands on” classroom environment. Attendees were able to learn from and question some of the most respected names in the industry on various aspects of preparing and showing American
Saddlebreds, standardbred road horses and road ponies.
Tre Lee rode Just Heavenly to demonstrate the art of gaiting a young horse and addressed many of the common questions including how to know whether a horse will rack, how to shoe for various stages of gaiting and the type of bridles to use. He and the other presenters were generous in giving their time to answer a myriad of questions on each topic. Tom Lowry brought a young road pony and discussed techniques in training, including the use of a dumb jockey in teaching head placement. Mike Felty exhibited Valiant after discussing the equipment for a road horse. Valiant put on an exciting show as Mike discussed the characteristics of the standardbred horse and stressed that road horses could be great fun for the whole family.
Bret Day joined Melissa for a demonstration of proper tail care, including the proper ways to brace and tie tails and to hang a switch. He also assisted Melissa in a demonstration on fitting a fine harness before Melissa drove the talented Cherised King who has recently been readied for showing in harness after a successful start in the five-gaited division.

Bret also discussed his and Suzi’s approach to working with new customers. He had Ivy Johnson (who recently transferred to Grey Ridge for her final year in junior exhibitor classes) demonstrated how she is adjusting to Bret’s instruction as she put on an exciting demonstration on her five-gaited pony Miss Out of My Way.
Well known farrier, Eddie Williams, used a video presentation to aid in his primer on shoeing show horses. His advice on correcting various gait problems was appreciated by all.
All in all, no one present left without learning something - including the presenters who learned from the other experts there. Not only were various techniques covered in detail, but an opportunity was provided to learn about the judges’ perspectives on various issues. Melissa can be complimented on providing this educational and fun experience where some of our industry’s experts were willing to give of their time by not only making demonstrations but answering a variety of questions from the horse owners present. Our entire industry benefits when education and comraderie go hand in hand!

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Melissa Moore made a major contribution to the American Saddlebred industry by holding two days of clinic geared toward the amateur/owner/trainer at her beautiful new Sunrise Stables facility in Versailles, Kentucky. The clinic on February 17 & 18 conveniently followed the annual meeting for the breed and was well attended. The first day of Melissa’s clinic was comprised of individual riding experiences under Melissa’s watchful eye. The participants came from various equine backgrounds and skill levels, but each received one-on-one attention from Melissa as they rode horses provided by Sunrise Stables. Each participant rode alone in the morning and then rode as a duo on a different horse in the afternoon. It appeared to be the unanimous opinion that the critique and instruction was incredibly rewarding for the participants. The second day of the clinic was structured as a “hands on” classroom environment. Attendees were able to learn from and question some of the most respected names in the industry on various aspects of preparing and showing American	Saddlebreds, standardbred road horses and road ponies. Tre Lee rode Just Heavenly to demonstrate the art of gaiting a young horse and addressed many of the common questions including how to know whether a horse will rack, how to shoe for various stages of gaiting and the type of bridles to use. He and the other presenters were generous in giving their time to answer a myriad of questions on each topic. Tom Lowry brought a young road pony and discussed techniques in training, including the use of a dumb jockey in teaching head placement. Mike Felty exhibited Valiant after discussing the equipment for a road horse. Valiant put on an exciting show as Mike discussed the characteristics of the standardbred horse and stressed that road horses could be great fun for the whole family. Bret Day joined Melissa for a demonstration of proper tail care, including the proper ways to brace and tie tails and to hang a switch. He also assisted Melissa in a demonstration on fitting a fine harness before Melissa drove the talented Cherised King who has recently been readied for showing in harness after a successful start in the five-gaited division.	Bret also discussed his and Suzi’s approach to working with new customers. He had Ivy Johnson (who recently transferred to Grey Ridge for her final year in junior exhibitor classes) demonstrated how she is adjusting to Bret’s instruction as she put on an exciting demonstration on her five-gaited pony Miss Out of My Way. Well known farrier, Eddie Williams, used a video presentation to aid in his primer on shoeing show horses. His advice on correcting various gait problems was appreciated by all. All in all, no one present left without learning something - including the presenters who learned from the other experts there. Not only were various techniques covered in detail, but an opportunity was provided to learn about the judges’ perspectives on various issues. Melissa can be complimented on providing this educational and fun experience where some of our industry’s experts were willing to give of their time by not only making demonstrations but answering a variety of questions from the horse owners present. Our entire industry benefits when education and comraderie go hand in hand!