VERNE BATCHELDER DRESSAGE CLINICS
NEXT CLINIC DATES:
April 10 - 14, 2012
May 1 - 5, 2012
Cancellations do come up regularly so don't hesitate to sign up for the waitlist, if a clinic has filled. We are often able to fill spots from the list. Auditors are always welcome, just come by and it is free.
Contact Amy Bresky, 978-270-3880(cell) for more information
Click here for clinic schedule (none posted at this time)
Click here for clinic rider/horse biographies (constantly updated - includes combinations from past clinics)
Click here for directions to Friendship Farm.
Please note important parking instructions for all vehicles below.
About Verne:
Verne Batchelder approaches dressage instruction with an articulate, technical yet compassionate system. He transfers to his students the ability to be patient and persistent in their training with their horses. He is quick to provide his students with training exercises so they are less likely to take it personally when all does not go well. Verne is comfortable teaching riders of all ages and aspirations. His student base includes a wide variety of riders from those motivated by showing to those who just enjoy the training process and choose not to show. Amy has personally watched him teach pre-Training Level riders through FEI competitors, and he treats each with the same respect and enthusiasm.
Verne, along with his wife and two daughters, operates River House Hanoverians, with a farm in Piermont, NH and another in Williston, Florida. In the last five years, they have produced five horses that have competed at Grand Prix and three horses that have qualified for the FEI Young Horse Championships. They have imported over 200 Hanoverians from Germany and have produced twice that amount domestically from their own mares and stallions. Verne also appreciates the talents of all breeds of horses and has experience working with many non-traditional breeds as well.
Sessions are $90 each for 45 minutes. If rider is unable to take their spot(s), then every effort will be made to fill it from any waitlist but if the spot cannot be filled, then the rider is responsible for the cost. Payment is at the time of the sessions and please make check out to Verne Batchelder.
How to sign up to ride:
Please contact Amy Bresky by e-mail or call 978-270-3880 (cell), if you wish to sign up or have any questions. Day and overnight stabling may be available.
Parking (new starting October 2010:
To make it safer for all, cars and trailers will no longer be parking on Firleigh Rd. or Youngs Rd. Please read the instructions below to park your vehicle.
Trailers: Please pull all trailers into Firleigh Rd. and park in pasture with open gates on left. All trailers will enter in one gate and exit in the other. This pasture is treasured horse pasture, so please treat it with great care and remove all hay, manure and shavings when you leave. There will be signs to direct you. Please do not pull into other farms' driveways.
Cars: Cars please park in the farm driveway in designated area. There will be signs to direct you.
Helmets and Releases:
All riders must wear a helmet with a chin strap while mounted on the property (no exceptions). A release form must be signed before riding on the property. The form is in a mounted container on the right when entering the ring and the completed form may be left in there.
Auditing:
Auditors are welcome for free. Chairs are available by the ring and there is a PA system so you can hear him teaching. Auditors are also welcome at the potluck supper (see below).
Inclement Weather:
Sugar Baker has graciously offered the use of her indoor arena at Fox Lake Farm at 305 Cross Country Ln. if it is raining. Check this website for posting of any change of venue because of weather and parking directions.
Potluck Supper:
There will be a potluck supper on one of the nights at 6:30 PM at Amy’s for all who would like to attend... Verne is a very social guy! Please check the schedule for the night.