Jean Thornton Riding Clinic

Brittany Hammack & Baron |  Missy Ascik & Lucky | Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair | Jessie Wheeler& Midas of 4WH | Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Jean Thornton | Spectators | Farm Tour Equival

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Brittany Hammack & Baron	Brittany Hammack & Baron	Brittany Hammack & Baron	Missy Ascik & Lucky
Jean Thornton: Clinician Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky
Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky
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Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky
Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky	Missy Ascik & Lucky
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst Jean Thornton: Clinician	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst	Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Jean Thornton: Clinician Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Christy Mann & Favorite Affair	Jean Thornton: Clinician Jessie Wheeler & Midas of 4WH	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
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Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Jessie Wheeler & Midas	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin Jean Thornton: Clinician
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin	Jean Thornton	Jean Thornton
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Spectators	Spectators	Spectators	Spectators
Farm Tour	Farm Tour	Farm Tour	Farm Tour
Farm Tour	Farm Tour	Farm Tour	Farm Tour
Farm Tour

Jean Thornton Riding Clinic
February 06, 2010
Equival Farm, Deleon Springs Florida

Forget the cold. Forget the wind. We don't remember any of that. What we do remember is that we had a really great time and a really great clinic with Jean Thornton at her Equival Farm in DeLeon Springs, Florida.

Six horse and rider pairs along with their grooms, trainers, family, and spectators braved the elements for a chance to ride under and learn from an accomplished gold medal rider, Jean Thornton.

At the start of each session, each rider told Jean and the audience a little about themselves, their horse, and what they hoped to accomplish this day.

Then Jean started each riding pair with long and low, stretching exercises. This was one of Jean's themes of the day. The horse should be able to stretch down and through at all three basic gaits; walk, trot, and canter while still moving forward at a rythmic pace without quickening or loosing balance.

Once this was successfully demonstrated by the pair, Jean set the rider and horse through symmetrical geometric patterns in the arena in order to encourage straightness, forwardness, correct bend, and outside rein. By setting the horse up with these exercises, the horse and rider were able to correctly and easily execute figures like leg yields, correct corners, and balanced upwards and downwards transitions..

Throughout each ride, Jean highly praised the pair when a movement was executed properly while staying positive and encouraging when movements were not quite what was needed or when riders went off pattern. Jean was able to patiently describe what should be done with the seat, leg, hands, balance or thought process in order to get the rider back on track.

Lunch break was on Jean's back patio. Many thanks to all the participants who brought food to share. We had sandwiches, chips, guacamole dip, deviled eggs, chili and cornbread, and iced and mint brownies. No one went away hungry.

After lunch, Jean took us all on a walking tour of her farm. We were introduced to her baby horses and her more educated adult equines. We all enjoyed how friendly and curious the youngsters were. Jean explained about the different palomino colors and her breeding preferences for a specific golden color. Many thanks to Jean for giving us this tour. It made this clinic really unique and special to remember.

Thanks to our riders and their clinc horses:
Brittany Hammack & Baron (Owner Mary Robinson)
Missy Ascik & Lucky
Gaile Gibson & Amethyst
Christy Mann & Favorite Affair
Jessie Wheeler & Midas
Kimberley Puthoff & Merlin

and also to our dedicated spectators, grooms, owners, trainers, and family who braved the elements to come out to the clinic. We hoped you enjoyed it and that we'll see you again soon.

Mary Robinson
Mr. & Mrs Hammack
Tina Mann
Janet Gillespy
Karen Morrow
Laura Causey
Bea Carlson
Charity Messer
Diane Delmain
Susan Croft
Ann Ott-Chartier

Lastly, many thanks to Jean Thornton for doing this clinic with us. We always enjoy having Jean as a clinician and a hostess. You were superb, Jean! Thank you. It was wonderful.