Hi,
I say who’s coming because I work at MHC. We are very excited for this event and will be cleaning, decorating and preparing like mad next week including fully emptying out our very large jump complement to make room in our nice storage space for registration and lunch pick up. Thank goodness for our helpful students and volunteers! We’re just the site while NEDA is the host. Who is coming and what day? Let’s hope for nice weather.
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I am looking forward to being there Sunday! I went to the last one and he is a terrific communicator!
A bunch of us are coming up. Even rented a house! We are all so excited!!
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I desperately wanted to come but can’t make it fit in my schedule sadly.
Same! My trainer is riding so I really wanted to come watch, but I couldn’t coordinate leaving the baby home.
I am going - but didn’t get a place to stay early enough, so am over the border in CT in a Motel 6. Sigh!
curious as to how far in advance your trainer knew that he/she was riding? Submitted video for another CH event later this year, nothing heard yet.
If you go to the NEDA website they usually post the dates for submitting videos and when they will have the selections announced. They are really good at getting back to people who have applied.
I believe it was the very end of August/beginning of September.
What a great symposium! I will be improving my transitions LOL!
Please tell us more! Did you happen to see Shannon Dueck ride? She gives clinics at my barn regularly and I have been really impressed with her.
I did see Shannon, she used to be in my area and have always enjoyed watching her ride. She has a lovely horse she bred and is training. The mare has a wonderful disposition and starts out with just basic gaits…Shannon starts her warmup with a lot of leg yielding and when she picks her up …WOW! I’ll try to write more later but look for write ups at the NEDA FB page.
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Was an absolutely an amazing two days of training. Lovely horses and riders. We did freeze our bums off and the seating was uncomfortable. I wish they had a food truck as the provided lunches were not great, and with the cold some hot food would have been great. First world problems, but I’m stiff as hell!
I would say the underlying theme was that if you want to do X you have to be able to A&B first and if you can’t do A&B you will not being doing X.
He did stress hand position and use of the bits. There were quite a few he adjusted their hand or body/leg position… we are talking a centimeter here, not a lot, but making sure the riders were clear to move their aids differently and keep them small and clear for the horse.
The 4yr old mare the first day was such a wonderful horse! I’d steal her in a heart beat! I’d also steal the young riders 21 yr old horse… oh my goodness what a lovely boy!
That saying there wasn’t one I’d kick out of my barn 
but all had their issues; issues that each rider did a excellent job of taking Carls advise and making changes that improved the horse. (By issues I mean, this one gets tight in the walk… this one is stronger in trot but canter needs more strength or vise versa… this one is heavy in the hand this one is light etc)
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I made it a point to sit at the back so I could stand up and stretch my back once and a while…and remember to bring a cushion and a blanket for your legs! I am a true New Englander and always prepared for a cold indoor! That said I also loved the old schoolmaster!!
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That mare is very, very special. I’m hoping to see the pair of them on a Canadian team in the not too distant future 
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Was the old schoolmaster Numberto? By Negro, bred by Van Olst, ridden internationally at Grand Prix by both Spencer Wilton and Severo Jurado Lopez? It should be a spectacularly well trained horse!
The one and only! He is such a sweetie!
Man, if I was still a student there… How lucky for everyone who has that opportunity.
I just listened to a podcast she did all about the flying change, it was super helpful. She seems very knowledgeable!
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Chronicle coverage;
Day 2
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