Tidbits of the Month - Equestrian Federation of Jamaica January - February 2014 | Page 3

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2014 OF THE MONTH VICTORY IN BARBADOS! Danielle Gore and Charlotte Clivio were invited to Barbados to compete in a 0.7meter under 12 competition on January 25th and 26th. Congratulations to both girls who rode well and made us proud. Danielle Gore was champion over the two-day event, and Charlotte Clivio was a worthy competitor, with a clear round on the first day but was unfortunately not as successful on the second day. SUSAN WATES, CHARLOTTE CLIVIO AND DANIELLE GORE DANIELLE GORE CHARLOTTE CLIVIO LET THE DRESSAGE BEGIN The first leg of the dressage series will take place on February 8th. Heather Stalker, out of the USA will be judging the competition. She has judged in both Trinidad and the USA. The venue of the dressage event is yet to be confirmed. It is to be decided between Ponderosa (Bog Walk) and Kingston Polo Club (Caymanas). HEATHER STALKER HEATHER STALKER We are hoping to run the second leg of the dressage series on February 22nd in preparation for the FEI Dressage Competition taking place on March 13th, which will be followed by dressage clinics the following day. This will be finalised when we have confirmation of a judge. TAMING THE STALLION Monika Maitland-Walker will be hosting a horsemanship demonstration at Annandale, and has invited all to have a picnic and watch. It is tentatively planned for March 3rd. This will feature German riding instructor Andrea Orth doing a demonstration ANDREA ORTH on an untrained stallion. Videos of Andrea Orth can be seen on Youtube under ‘Alicenhof’ or on her website www.alicenof.com. The website is in German, but if you type it into Google, there will be an option to translate the page. 3