CVDA's April Winter Webinar will feature Stephanie Brown-Beamer of Horse By Horse.
If you've ever wanted to learn more about bit and bridle fitting, join us for CVDA's third and final Winter Webinar. Stephanie Brown-Beamer will draw upon her extensive training and experience to educate us about bit and bridle fitting issues and solutions. For more information about Stephanie, please visit Horse By Horse | Equine Bits, Bridles From Professionals.
Speaker Information
Stephanie's involvement with bit fitting started with being loaned a Neue Schule Verb bit for a pony that she was training. She thought she was a conscientious and kind dressage trainer and rode almost all of her horses in a double-jointed loose ring snaffle. A friend loaned her a Neue Schule Verb and the mare she tried it on came up in her shoulders, through her back and was no longer fixated on her mouth. This started her in-depth inquiry into how, why and what the company was up to. Eventually, she decided to found Horse By Horse and offer bit fitting clinics up and down the East Coast using several bit and bridle brands that she has researched and can recommend to her clients. Stephanie is an FEI rider/trainer and an "L" graduate, with a commitment to creating true partnerships with horses.
Ride a Test Clinic with Rita Brown
Clinic Secretary: Terri Satterlee
Clinic Manager: Sheila McLevedge
Opening Date: April 16, 2025
Closing Date: May 9, 2025
The registration form will open on the Opening Date, April 16.
Download Waiver: Ride a Test Clinic Waiver.pdf
Rita is a previous CVDA Development Day Clinician and show judge who has generated wonderful feedback and many requests for her return to CVDA! We've asked her back in this unique clinic format to share her watchful eye and assist our members to improve their skills in a competition environment and to have a more harmonious ride and relationship with their horses.
For more information about the Clinic, please click here.
Overnight Stabling: Limited stalls are available at the clinic farm. Please contact Clinic Secretary Terri Satterlee for details.
CVDA Clinic Selection Criteria
Rita Brown Ride a Test Clinic
Come watch and learn!
Important Details: To read a CVDA Half Halt article on getting the most out of your auditor experience, please click here (Page Two). While it is optional to provide your email address on the registration form, please add your email address if you would like receive auditor details and updates. We will do our best to make the clinic rider schedule available ahead of time via email and CVDA's Facebook page. We look forward to seeing you!
Shannon Dueck Clinic
Clinic Manager: Shelby Ballantine
Opening Date: May 6, 2025
Closing Date: May 29, 2025
Download Waiver: Shannon Dueck Clinic Waiver.pdf
Shannon Dueck is a Grand Prix trainer/competitor who has represented Canada globally numerous times, including the Pan Am Games and World Championships on self-trained horses. She trains both amateur and international riders to success. She has recently trained with Carl Hester in the UK on her beautiful mare, Angeikal. Shannon is a contributor to dressagetraingingonline.com and has been featured in Dressage Today magazine.
On-site stabling: Limited overnight stabling is available. Please contact Clinic Secretary Terri Satterlee for details.
