HCBF - Boneo Park 2010

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Boneo Equestrian Festival - 6 February 2010

Peter Horobin Saddle Display The Trade Villiage

What a wonderful Venue! I was so impressed with the undercover arena and adjoining courtyard so I took quite a few photos to show every-one.

Brett Parberry and Heinke Klimm gave very good clear classes showing us, through the riders, exactly what they were looking for at each stage of the horses training and why. There were other classes but I missed those.

Catering was a little short for the quality of the show and lunch time saw a very busy time at food van.

Parking was plenty in the paddocks and a small walk to the trade villiage and Arena's with comfortable shoes being appreciated here.

More rider pictures below

Brett Parbery

Brett is a professional dressage competitor who was the 2009 National Australian Dressage Champion. He was short listed for Beijing Olypics 2008 and competed respected Grand Prix horses Victory Salute and Whisper IV. Brett competed on the Pro Rodeo circuit in North America and Canade before turning to dressage. Brett has just earned the right to compete at the World Cup Final in Holland in 2010, cementing himself as one of Australia's most successful dressage riders.

For Brett, adjustability is super important. 3-5 year olds work on Rythm, relaxation, being on the aids and off the leg. 7 year old notes: 95% don't want to bend to the right.

Try and save the whip for collected movements and don't use the whip to mask the horse not coming off the leg. Feather the whip over the rump to encourage coming under. Training is all about release on pressure off. Crossing the double reins so as not to use the curb is very good to start with.

Keinke Kemmer

Heike Kemmer is one of Germany's most respected Dressage riders. She recently won the Gold medal with the team dressage and the individual bronze medal at hte Olympic Games in Hong Kong 2008.

By winning 6 Gold team medals at the Championships and the Olympic Games in the last 8 years she has become one of Germany's top dressage riders.

Keike constantly connects new ways with the basics of Classical Dressage. Heike Kemmer runs her training stable in accordance with classic riding. Thanks to renowned trainers she has acquired the knowledge to foster each horse according to its ability.

"Her belief is always open to new ideas and to try new things," which lead toht erelationshiop between herself and Saddle fit 4 life.

Master Saddlers Jochen Schleese and Peter Horobin were very proud to have been able to fit her horse Bonaparte with a H.K Saddle Fit 4 life saddle befre she rode him to win Olympic Gold and Bronze Medals at the Beijing Olympics.