Conrad Schumacher Clinic

Conrad Schumacher was here in early November for a symposium! My friend Dara at Golden Oak Farm organized this symposium. Unfortunately we got hit by atypical weather for California. The rain storm was so strong that made thundering noises on the metal roof of the covered arena. At one point, Conrad stopped, and shouted, "Welcome to Germany!" Only an hour later, the rain was pouring down even harder, and he shouted, "This is not Germany any more. Welcome to England!" However, the rain didn't dampen the riders' and attendees' spirits, and all the horses behaved quite well. Around 150 people attended the symposium. Many of them appeared to be trainers, and even though video cameras were not prohibited, many people were observed taking notes furiously, including drawing exercise patterns.

Conrad has given lessons to my trainers on my stallion Rubino Bellissimo before, and I have always like how Conrad can figure out the horse and rider really quickly and come up some exercises to help them, and the most amazing part is that he always gets the result very quickly. Here are some (bad) snapshots to give you a taste of the interesting clinic. For your holiday shopping, check out his first video production "Prepare To Win": http://www.conradschumacherdressage.com/

This is not just a video tape of a collection of clinics and symposiums, but it's specifically developed to teach the viewers, according to Conrad, the intelligent thinking kind of riders. ;-) It is designed for competitors as you can see the title name, but it's good for all riders to learn. This is volume 1, and he says there will be two additional volumes. (Note: I am just a fan, and not related to the video production or sales in any way.)