2010 Succeed/USDF FEI-Level Trainers’ Conference
2010 Succeed/USDF FEI-Level Trainers’ Conference
After going to bed at 4:30 in the morning, I decided to wake up at 8:00am and go watch the Trainers Conference. I missed the first ride, but was able to see the others. Henk van Bergen was the clinician. His ideas were very classical and very horse-friendly. He would say make your corrections forward, and don’t destroy the rhythm. He was good at describing feel, one example would be: how do you tell someone to close the horse up “a little bit?” What is “a little bit?” If you put your finger in the door, and then close the door “a little bit” then you know how much is a “little bit.” It was refreshing to start the Florida trip watching quality horses and riders.