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EQUITANA Asia Pacific 2008 Tickets Selling FAST!
Demand for tickets at next month’s Equitana has reached unprecedented levels. All Super Tickets, Western and Dressage Spectacular and Dressage clinic tickets have been sold. But do not worry – there are still fantastic tickets available and so much to see at Equitana.
Your daily general admission will allow you to see all the daily equine competitions, over 50 educational presentations and allow you to shop at over 250 exhibition stands...
Olympic Team Silver Medallist Clayton Fredericks will be presenting an Eventing clinic on Thursday 20 Nov.
This clinic is included in the general admission program.
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Clayton Fredericks
Clayton has had a phenomenal few seasons and therefore it is no surprise that he spent most of 2007 ranked number one on the World stage. Lifting the inaugural World Cup title in 2005 could be regarded as a turning point in Clayton’s competitive career for over the following year, he went on to take the titles at Chatsworth, Saumur, the British Open Championship and took the individual silver and team bronze medals home from the World Equestrian Games. This year Riding Ben Along Time he won in Lexington Kentucky 4**** event for the Rolex Trophy.
But he was not an overnight success and he’ll be the first to admit that without hard work, this would never have happened. Clayton at Gacombe 2007. That’s not to say he’s not a truly gifted rider. As a young boy he’d take the pony he kept in his parents garage to a show and win. But not just any show. For ten consecutive years Clayton claimed the championship at the prestigious State Show Rider of the Year.
Pat & Linda Parelli The Challenging Horse Demystified Grand Pavilion Friday 21 November, 12noon
Witness the magical relationship Linda and Pat Parelli have with their own horse and learn to understand what the true partnership between horses and humans looks like.
A separately ticketed event (NOT included in the general admission program)
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Pat and Linda Parelli
Of the various natural horsemen and women popular today, Linda and Pat Parelli have a large number of followers around the globe as the Parelli Program has literally impacted hundreds of thousands of horse owners and horses. The Parelli method allows horse lovers at all levels and disciplines to achieve success without force, partnership without dominance, teamwork without fear, willingness without intimidation, and harmony without coercion. Founded in 1981 by lifelong horseman and teacher Pat Parelli, the Parelli Program combines common sense psychology.
In their clinic Parelli's take two challenging performance horses and solve problems using the principles they've become famous for. Reading the horse, revealing the Horsenality, and developing trust on the ground first. These are transformations you don't want to miss!
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Learn more about Parelli by requesting a copy of our FREE "What is Parelli" DVD - Click here. " www.parelli.com
Andreas Helgstrand Dressage Clinic Grand Pavilion Saturday 22 November, 10am
The new dressage superstar from Denmark, Andreas Helgstrand, will present a clinic on how he trains dressage horses from Preliminary to Grand Prix level.
A separately ticketed event (NOT included in the general admission program)
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Do not miss out on this rare opportunity to come across Andreas' first appearance in Australia!
Andreas Helgstrand
Andreas is a dressage rider and a trainer at Denmark’s biggest stallion station Blue Hors in Randboel. At the age of 30 he can already pride himself for a number of titles including the Team Bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Individual Bronze and Silver at the 2006 WEG in Aachen, 11 Grand Prix victories on three different horses (Cavan, Don Schufro, Matine) during 2006, the Danish Dressage Champion in 2005 and 2006, 5th at the 2005 World Cup Final in Las Vegas and 9th at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Andreas will also demonstrate his skills by performing at the Dressage Spectacular.
All Star Clinic Grand Pavilion Sunday 23 November, 4.30pm
What do they have in common and where do they differ. The All Star Clinic is a unique gathering of experts in Dressage, Showjumping, Reining, Campdraft/Cutting and Polo.
A separately ticketed event (NOT included in the general admission program)
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Each discipline involves particular ways of doing things in order to achieve its specific goals from the ascetic of dressage to the practical skills of chasing a ball, a beast or leaving the rails up. In this clinic veteran presenter, Richard Weis, will use the best horse and rider available in each discipline in order to uncover essential elements from selecting horse and gear (it is all purpose bred horses and purpose made gear these days), as well as discipline specific training and riding techniques.
Lately, there is a lot of cross fertilisation one discipline to another. More and more show jumpers are using dressage training to the point that skilled riders make jumping look like dressage with lumps. Dressage trainers are more often using western breakers to start their young horses because they appreciate how safe and responsive their horses start out.
This clinic aims to illuminate a multi disciplinary understanding of the points of similarity and the points of difference. You can expect to come away knowing the difference between a spin and a pirouette and a roll back, why quarter horses don’t do dressage and warm bloods are not good cutting horses or polo ponies.
You’ll also learn about different riding styles and training techniques. You never know, if our luminary participants are brave enough, we just might do some horse swapping.
The ALL STAR CAST includes Olympians Andreas Helgstrand (Dressage) and Clayton Fredericks (Eventing), Chris Chugg (Show Jumping), Warwick Schiller (Reining) and genius Australian horseman Guy McLean (winner of the ‘Way of the Horse 2005 ’) and more.
What a mix of Equine talent; with Richard running the show, anything could happen! Expect some serious fun! The ALL STAR CLINIC promises to be the highlight of Equitana ’08 - don’t miss it!
