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2012 Schedule:
| February 24-26 | Jumping/Cavalletti Clinic |
| March 16-18 | Jumping/Cavalletti Clinic |
| April 14-15 | Jumping/Cross-Country Clinic |
| April 16-18 | Linda Zang Clinic for Dressage Riders & Eventers |
| May 23 | Combined Test/Dressage Show |
| June 2 | Cross Country Clinic |
| June 12-13 | Linda Zang Clinic |
| June 20 | Combined Test/Dressage Show |
| July 18 | Combined Test/Dressage Show |
| July 19 | Cross Country Clinic |
| July 31 | New Jersey Horse Park Cross-Country Schooling Day |
| August 11 | Young Event Horse/Future Event Horse/Modified Eventing Competition |
| August 12 | Cross Country Clinic |
| August 15 | Combined Test/Dressage Show |
| September 8 | Cross Country Clinic |
Clinics
Clinics are held throughout the year for both eventers and dressage riders. All horses and riders from entry level through advanced are welcome! Participants are scheduled in groups of four to six, at the appropriate level for their stage of development and their goals.
Visiting Clinicians
We look forward eagerly to the visiting clinicians whom Marilyn invites to Applewood Farm, since they are always the best of the best. Auditing
these clinics is just as interesting as riding in them, and the viewing room and arena are always packed. One of our favorites is Linda Zang,
an FEI “O” Dressage judge, who is famous for her positive attitude and amazing ability to articulate and elucidate all things dressage. Linda
is delighted to work with eventers as well as dressage riders, and we are treated to watching top local riders in both disciplines whenever
she gives a clinic, as well as riding for her ourselves. Linda will be at Applewood April 16-18, 2012, to hone our skills for the
competition season!
Linda Zang Clinic: June 12-13
Auditors welcome! Linda is an FEI Olympic dressage judge and a superb clinician. Highly articulate and positive, she provides a great learning experience for auditors. Linda is happy to work with horses and riders at all levels, and especially enjoys helping eventers fine-tune their dressage.
$25 per day to audit – refreshments available. Please fill out the auditor section of the entry form, and send to Applewood Farm with your check. Ride times will be posted on the website a few days prior to clinic.
Rider spots are available at $225 for a 45 minute private lesson. Please send entries and checks ASAP: first come, first served. Linda is happy to work with horses and riders at all levels, and especially enjoys helping eventers fine-tune their dressage.
Entry Form for Riders and Auditors | Contact Marily at 908-439-3744 or applewoodfarm@comcast.net
2012 Cavalletti & Jumping Clinics
Applewood’s winter series of jumping clinics continues to increase in popularity, with more riders participating each year. They offer an opportunity to tune up your jumping skills and get ready for the spring season, while riding in comfort indoors on perfect footing. Dressage riders enjoy the cavalletti-only sessions, which include cavalletti at walk, trot and canter, on straight lines and circles, plus exercises for lengthening and shortening strides.
The clinics are held in the Applewood indoor arena. Auditors may observe at no charge from the heated viewing lounge, which is equipped with a sound system. Complimentary refreshments are available all day.
Each group includes 4 to 6 riders and runs 1 ½ to 2 hours. Please indicate the date you prefer on the entry form – one date per clinic! You may enter the entire series at once, or enter individual clinics.
Groups: Cavalletti only; Introductory: Crossrails to 2’; Beginner Novice: 2’3” to 2’7”; Novice: 2’7” to 2’11”; Training: 2’11” to 3’3”; Preliminary: 3’3” to 3’7”
Fee: $80 per ride session (payment must accompany entry form).
FEES WILL BE CREDITED TOWARD ANOTHER CLINIC OR LESSON IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO TRAILER DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Cross Counry Clinics at Applewood:
Cross-country clinics offer groups for every level, including Applewood’s very popular cavalletti-only group for dressage horses and riders. All groups consist of six riders or fewer; each group rides between one and two hours. Depending on the level, obstacles include ditches, banks, water and other appropriate XC questions. All clinics are held outdoors and involve varied terrain but no steep hills. The August 12 clinic will use the courses for the YEH/FEH/Modified Eventing Competition on the previous day.
Fee: $80 per rider in groups of 6 or less (payment must accompany entry form).
June 2 (Saturday), July 19 (Thursday) & Sept. 8 (Saturday)
August 12 (Sunday)
This clinic will use the courses from the Modified Eventing Competition on August 11. Check the entry form for a description of each group and the heights of fences. There will also be a cavalletti-only group; specifications are also included on the entry form.
Cross-Country Schooling at New Jersey Horse Park:
July 31 (Tuesday)
Fee: $80 per rider in groups of 6 or less (payment must accompany entry form).
Email: applewoodfarm@comcast.net
Schooling Shows
Applewood offers four 2012 ESDCTA-registered Dressage Shows, Combined Tests (dressage and show jumping) & Clear Round jumping. Dressage is in the outdoor dressage arena; warmup is indoors; both arenas are sand/rubber and dust-free! Jumping takes place in the grass show jumping field. Scores can be applied to ESDCTA Year-End Awards and volunteer hours to ESDCTA volunteer requirement. All shows are on Wednesday. We make every effort to schedule ride times around riders’ work responsibilities and other commitments.
Schooling Dressage Show, Combined Test & Clear Round Jumping
May, 23 2012
Jun 20, 2012
July 18, 2012
August 15, 2012
YEH, FEH & Modified Eventing Compeitions
August 11 (Saturday)
YEH includes an in-hand conformation phase, the YEH dressage test for 4 or 5 year old eventing prospects, and a jumping phase that begins with a few straightforward show jumps, which feed directly into several inviting XC fences. The jumping phase is immediately followed by the galloping phase, in which horses are judged on the quality of the gallop and ability to cover ground.
FEH focuses on judging the potential of yearlings and 2 and 3 year olds to become successful event horses. Horses are judged in hand on their conformation and the quality and correctness of their gaits. They stand for inspection and then walk and trot on a triangle, followed by standing again for the judge’s observation.
MODIFIED EVENTING DIVISIONS are an introduction for horses and riders of all ages and equestrian disciplines, whether you or your horse are new to eventing, want to tune up, or try a new level. If entries permit, there will be separate divisions for new event horses, and new event riders. There will be no conformation phase. Levels include:
ELEMENTARY: BN dressage test A; crossrails to 2’ jumps
BEGINNER NOVICE: BN test B; 2’ -2’7” jumps
NOVICE: Novice test A; 2’7” – 2’11” jumps (YEH 4 y.o. course)
TRAINING: Training test A; 2’11” – 3’3” jumps (YEH 5 y.o. course)
For more information, contact the competition secretary, Kathy Hall, 740-504-4086, or email applewoodfarm@comcast.net. For YEH & FEH, go to www.useventing.com and use the “Search” function. YEH & FEH entries must be registered with USEA and must use the USEA Entry Form available from www.useventing.com. Times will be posted on the website, as well as links to the USEA entry forms for YEH & FEH, and to the YEH dressage tests.
Times will be posted on the website, as well as links to the USEA entry forms for YEH & FEH, and to the YEH dressage tests.
YEH 2012 Entry Form | FEH 2012 Entry Form | Modified Eventing Competition Entry Form
Lessons
Private and semi-private lessons are available year-round at all levels. Ride with Marilyn Payne, the Olympic judge whose specialty is
bringing horse and rider to their full potential! Every rider receives personalized attention to their individual goals. Ride your own horse or
one of Applewood’s experienced dressage and event horses to refine your skills. Longe line lessons on our schoolmasters can be arranged,
allowing
you to concentrate on improving your seat and position. Lesson Time Request Form
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Training
Applewood Farm provides specialized training for your horse in both dressage and jumping. Marilyn Payne has trained and competed numerous horses successfully from entry level through the upper reaches of the FEI levels, and brings her years of experience to bear on improving each horse she works with. Marilyn is experienced in the whole spectrum of training equine athletes, from starting youngsters to reschooling problem horses, and fine-tuning competition horses to bring their skills to a peak.
Horses in training usually board at Applewood. A customized program can range from full training to partial training, depending how many times per week Marilyn works with the horse, and how many times you wish to ride. Specific goals are outlined for each horse, and often include correcting problems as well as developing new skills. Training is most successful when lessons are included in the program, so the rider learns what the horse is learning, and how to give the aids correctly and ride precisely.
Holly Payne assists with training at Applewood Farm. She has trained numerous horses for her students and herself at all levels of eventing, and also has a strong background in dressage. Holly has been named to the 2010 Developing Rider Program of the USEF High Performance Division. In 2009 she competed at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CIC 3* event, riding Madeline, whom she has brought up through the levels. To learn more about Holly visit her at www.hollypayne.com
Special Events
Applewood Farm is much more than a place to ride, show and take lessons – it’s a special community with its own traditions.
Social gatherings, celebrations and having fun with our horses are the highlights. Some activities go back for years, while others
are occasional add-ons or one-time-only adventures. Among them are:
Christmas Party
On the last Friday evening before Christmas, we gather for a bang-up celebration! Everyone brings a contribution of food or drink, and we’re always amazed to see how great we all look when we get cleaned up. The Payne Christmas tree is massive, logs crackle in the fireplace, and glasses are hoisted as the Applewood family celebrates the season.
Gymkhana
The Saturday after the Christmas party, we dress ourselves and our horses in costume and play games! Wearing everything from antlers to tiaras, our equine friends compete in the high-jump, musical stalls, a trotting race, apple-on-a-spoon, and other equally silly classes. After the fray, we have hot chocolate and cookies by the fire.
Camp Applewood
For everyone who didn’t get to go to camp or join Pony Club – and for those who did! Camp Applewood is for teens and adults, is held in the spring or summer, and involves several days of intense hanging out with your horse and your friends. Everyone brings lunch, has a morning jumping lesson and an afternoon lesson on the flat, and bonds while learning lots of new things.
Hunt Races
Applewood has its own spot at the Essex Hunt Races in October. We watch the races, make outlandish bets with each other, eat a lot and watch the fashionistas in their high heels trying to wade through the mud.
Tailgating at Jersey Fresh
Tailgating on cross-country day at New Jersey’s premier 3-day event, Jersey Fresh CCI** & ***, is our newest group activity and will clearly become a tradition. With front row seats in the back of our pickup trucks, we hang out at the water complex, one of the most challenging efforts on the course. It’s our base for the day, and we also walk the courses, oohing and aahing at the breathtaking obstacles, the brave riders, and the magnificent horses. Everyone brings a potluck contribution, and we cheer raucously for each competitor who makes it through the water, and even louder for those who don’t.
Contact Applewood
Marilyn Payne, Applewood Farm, 30 Fox Hill Road, Califon NJ 07830; 908-439-3744; applewoodfarm@comcast.net
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