I brought Pip to Tempel Farms for the Conrad Schumacher clinic May 4-6.  Conrad was able to carefully prepare us for the upcoming Silverwood show where we are to do our first Brentina Cup Qualifier.  He kept us in the comfort zone, and gave us some very useful exercises to carefully improve the piaffe and passage work.  He stressed the importance of keeping Pip in the comfort zone, so he stays very confidant in his work.  This is because the championships (in mid June) is too soon to really make any more improvements.  But in one year Pip should be a very good Grand Prix horse.  All in all, he was confidant that we would do well in our qualifier.