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Horse Grooming College – Open Classes
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| • Basic Clipping – A simple trim takes any horse from grungy to gorgeous. Watch a demonstration on how to trim your horse’s face, bridle path and legs for a neat and tidy appearance. Learn how to prepare your horse for clipping and find out which blades to use for each clipping job. Discover how to avoid common clipping pitfalls and determine how much clipping is appropriate for your horse. Instructors: Leslie Potter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Equestrian Science from William Woods University. She has competed with Morgans, Saddlebreds and Arabians as well as in hunters and dressage.
Holly Werner Caccamise spent nearly a year as a professional eventing groom, getting hundreds of opportunities to work on her braiding technique. She currently events at Novice level with her off-the-track Thoroughbred Dexter. | | Slide
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| • English Show Grooming – How do you achieve the “hunter look”? Learn the steps you should take when preparing your horse for the hunter ring, including proper clipping, mane grooming and finishing touches that will make your horse really shine. Instructor: Cindy Hale enjoyed a lengthy competitive career in hunters and hunt-seat equitation. She’s a popular judge at local and county-rated English horse shows.
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| • Western Show Grooming – Get tips on preparing your horse for western competition in pleasure, horsemanship or showmanship. Learn grooming tricks that will impress the judges. Watch how the pros prepare their horses on show day for a blue ribbon look. Instructors:
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| • Bathing Basics – Get step-by-step instructions on how to correctly bathe your horse from nose to tail. Learn how to get a shiny coat plus tips on making your horse’s white markings really shine. Instructor: Leslie Potter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Equestrian Science from William Woods University. She has competed with Morgans, Saddlebreds and Arabians as well as in hunters and dressage. | | Reading
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| • Care of Grooming Tools – Maximize the working life of your brushes, clippers and other grooming tools by learning how to properly clean and store them. Instructor: Leslie Potter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Equestrian Science from William Woods University. She has competed with Morgans, Saddlebreds and Arabians as well as in hunters and dressage.
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| • Everyday Grooming – Learn easy methods to help with your every day grooming routine. Instructor: Elizabeth Moyer is a horse owner and lifelong equestrian. She is the editor of Horse Illustrated magazine, Horses USA and HorseChannel.com and author of Horse Illustrated Simple Solutions ™ books on equine grooming and safety (BowTie Press).
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| • Body Clipping Basics – Find out what the pros do to get a perfect body-clipping result every time. Instructor: Cindy Hale enjoyed a lengthy competitive career in hunters and hunt-seat equitation. She’s a popular judge at local and county-rated English horse shows.
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| • Winter Bathing Alternatives – What do you do when it’s too cold to bathe? Learn several techniques for cleaning your horse in winter, including spot cleaning and a hot towel treatment. Instructor: Jennifer Nice has logged more than 7,000 miles in endurance competition. Her notable accomplishments include three Tevis Cup finishes and two Virginia City 100 wins.
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| • Care of Long Manes and Tails – Find out how to grow and maintain long, luxurious manes and tails. Instructor: Kim Abbott is a Senior Associate Editor at Horse Illustrated magazine. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in equine studies with a concentration in communications from Centenary College in Hackettstown, N.J., in 2005.
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| • Sport Horse Styling – Learn how to prepare your horse for sport horse competition. Instructor: Holly Werner Caccamise spent nearly a year as a professional eventing groom, getting hundreds of opportunities to work on her braiding technique. She currently events at Novice level. Megan Moore trains and coaches out of her Team CEO Eventing farm in Georgetown, Ky. She has produced numerous horses from scratch to the upper levels of eventing, and has her bronze medal in dressage. She placed 4th in the 2005 year-end USEA Gold Cup standings for the Advanced level. | | Reading
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| • Equine Skin Care – Learn about some of the most common equine skin problems. Find out how to treat, identify and prevent these ailments. Instructor: Dr. Anna O’Brien is a large animal veterinarian in Maryland. From miniature horses to zebras, she has tackled anything equine in nature with a few cows, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and alpacas thrown in for good measure.
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| • Grooming Safety – Maintain a safe grooming area, learn how to safely restrain your horse for grooming and find out how to introduce a horse to new grooming tools. Instructor: Elizabeth Moyer is a horse owner and lifelong equestrian. She is the editor of Horse Illustrated magazine, Horses USA and HorseChannel.com and author of Horse Illustrated Simple Solutions™ books on equine grooming and safety (BowTie Press).
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