Dressage and Working Equitation Clinic with Andre Ganc

 Clinic with Andre´ Ganc April 17 & 18  Rancho De Los Amigos 

Join us for private lessons with Andre´Ganc at RDLA in Castro Valley.

Work on your dressage basics and learn how to apply the methods of classical dressage to your chosen discipline. Andre´ tailors each lesson to the horse and rider's individual needs.

Andre´ Ganc  Andre´ is an amazing trainer, clinician, judge and breeder. Andre has the exceptional ability to help riders of any level or discipline discover a better, more classical way to communicate with their horses. Despite his abilities and extensive list of achievements, he is also personable, not intimidating and FUN! André Ganc owns the breeding and training center Haras Vale do Aretê with locations in Petaluma, CA., and São Paulo, Brazil, Besides FEI dressage competitor from Young Horse Competitions up to Grand Prix, André is also a national judge up to Grand Prix dressage, all Working Equitation levels, as well as Halter competitions.He was the first competitor to introduce the Lusitano breed to dressage in Brazil.

For more information or to sign up please go to https://awarerider.com/

Or Contact Christine at cmaerossi@gmail.com

Working Equitation Summer Fun Series at Rancho Murieta 

 Starts June 26 & 27

Go here for more information!https://www.facebook.com/events/680856255808602/

June 20th Working Equitation Clinic is Full!

Stay tuned for more clinics in the future!

Meme created by Heart Horse

Many of us are Care Givers and trainers for horses at public facilities. If you are allowed to come out to your facility please follow a few simple practices:

• 1. Wash your hands frequently or use hand sanitizer if water is not readily available

• 2. Clean all surfaces that will be touched by others, i.e. stall cleaners, feeders, trainers, etc. (This includes tack that is used by more than one person.)

• 3. Practice social distancing (6 feet away from others)

• 4. Try and not run errands when going to your barn. Go from home and back. 

• 5. Wash clothing that may have come in contact with others when returning to the home

• 6. Keep yourself hydrated. Wear a mask if available, if you have allergies and are coughing or sneezing

• 7. Wear gloves. Take any work or riding gloves home and disinfect

• 8. Stay sane and be kind to others you meet who are in the same boat as you.

• 9. 😍ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH YOUR HORSE!🐴

And thanks to Heart Horse who created the meme!

Intro  and Beginning Working Equitation Clinic

With Jessica Mosbaugh
Has been postponed to May 2, 2020.

We may postpone longer if the COVID 19 infection rate continues to grow and we do not have a flattening out of the curve here in California. Check back for further details.

Send inquiries to cmaerossi@gmail.com

Our New Digs at Rancho de los Amigos in Castro Valley

 Everyone has been settling in to our new home! loving the space and the views, the trails and the friendly folks and critters!

First Western Dressage Showing at 

Dressage in the Almonds

I and my student Cheryl went to our first off site dressage show in Lodi this Saturday. It was a long day but we had a great time!! And we had very successful rides!

More to come!

Christine Just Completed the Western Dressage Train The Trainers Program In Las Vegas

I am happy to have had the opportunity to complete the CDWA "Train The Trainers" program in Las Vegas this past week!

November 3rd we all got together and had a great 

play day at La Jolla Equestrian Center

The riders from all disciplines represented at La Jolla had a great time in Working Equitation, Costume Contest and some just plain fun games! 

Check out the great photos!

Serene Destiny New Video

Serene Destiny Offered for Sale

Good Things Come in Small Packages

Serene Destiny

A Beautiful 2006 14.2 HH Black Arabian Mare offered for Sale

Versatile, Brave and fun to ride!

Trained and shown through Second Level Dressage, working on Third Level

Can be shown Western Dressage

Schooling Working Equitation

Dressage Pony Card

Wonderful lateral work

Trail rides 

Trailers and is fine with clippers

A wonderful mare for small adult or junior rider

Priced for a quick sale to the right home at $15,000

Newer Video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/ZA3I2jncwQU 

                                       

Email, Text or Call Christine. cmaerossi@gmail.com or 510-551-8283

We have just initiated our new program: The Elders with Equines © Program at La Jolla Equestrian Center with the members of the Reutlinger Assisted Living Center in Danville.
Creative Dream of Renee Dyer and Christine Rossi working together to bring a new form of activity and therapy to seniors and others in assisted living.  
Stay tuned for more information on the program as it unfolds.

More Photos from 2016!

Madison and Luna at Junior Championships

Christine and Serena at Yarra Yarra

Diana and Magico at La Jolla
 

Emily with her New Pal, Avatar at La Jolla

Highlights from 2016 with our training program, horse shows and all our delightful students and horses...

CDS Junior Championships

Its Been a Long, Dry Year but a Fruitful August and September

Getting back into the swing of things after a long year with some real highlights and some dry spells...

Our great group of Junior Riders competed at the Northern California CDS Junior Championships in August and had great success (all for their first championship show!)

Our Quadrille team wowed everyone with three great demo-performances at Intro, Training and First Level. Scoring 71, 69 and 68 (and some change) respectively. I hope to publish a video of the performances on this blog. The members of the Quadrille Teams included Madison LeFlamme, Emily Eckart and Emma Brown from Team YogaRider as well as girls from BEAR Equestrian and Laurie Moore Dressage to make up the La Jolla Quadrille Team.

Team La Jolla

Team La Jolla

Emily And Blue

The individual and team riders did very well also. Emily Eckart placed third at training level championship classes and Training Level Team Competitions on Savannah Blue and Madison LeFlamme placed fourth on Sahara with the rest of the First Level team in Championship Team Competitions. It was a fun learning experience and a great four days!