Tim and Jonelle Price will be preparing for Badminton in sunnier climes
With the competition season only weeks away, UK based eventing riders are keeping busy (and warm) in different ways
Chris Burton has a busy schedule of presenting ahead as a test rider at the International Eventing Forum on Feb 6th then hot footing it over to the USA where he will be part of The Instructors’ Certification Program (ICP), the USEA’s Future Event Horse (FEH) and Young Event Horse (YEH) Program.
The International Eventing Forum feature session on the afternoon of Feb 6th will be led by Badminton’s new course designer, Eric Winter and will explore and discuss next generation cross country with Chris and Sam Griffiths sharing their training techniques for their next generation medal horses. Stay tuned for our updates from the IEF coming up ...........
The three USA programmes, ICP, FEH and YEH are being held together this year at Longwood Farm South, Ocala, Florida from 20th-22nd February and Chris will be working with riders and horses across the three days of the programme
While Chris is heading to the USA, Bill Levett has just come back from coaching in Florida and Washington.
“You could not get two more different places at this time of year than Florida and Washington but both clinics went well and I was privileged to meet, teach and work with some lovely people” says Bill on his blog, also noting that eventing in the USA seems to be ‘thriving’
William Fox-Pitt, Sir Mark Todd and Dan Jocelyn have also succumbed to the lure of sunny Florida for the Wellington Eventing Showcase but Tim and Jonelle Price are de-camping to Spain for fun in the sun with 16 of their horses according to the New Zealand High Performance update
“We are basically moving the whole farm down there” says Tim “We think it is the only way to really make it work, by moving the whole yard and committing to being away. The sunshine is also a big reason and gives the horses a nicer time.”
Just across the road from their base is a fitness facility, and the beach is seven kilometres down the road. “We’ll be taking advantage of both of those aspects,” said Tim. “It is good particularly for the horses we are targeting for early three days.”
When he returns, Tim will be keeping some of Lucy Jackson’s horses in work as she is expecting a baby in May. In the meantime Lucy is keeping busy with lots of clinics and helping husband Harry with the racehorse training – congrats to both on the Spring arrival
