• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Cricket Hill Farm

Cricket Hill Farm

Academy and Gardens

  • Home
  • Farm
    • Boarding
    • Training
    • Integrated Health Care
    • Training Staff
    • Riding
    • Showing
    • Careers
  • Academy
    • Lessons
    • Clinics
    • Academy Horses
    • Shows at Cricket Hill
    • Camps
    • Youth Dressage
    • GoldStar
    • Saddle Club
    • Agricultural Education
    • Work Study
    • Cricket Hill Academy Mission
    • Giving/Donate
  • Gardens
    • Tour the Gardens / Visit
    • Collections / Plants
    • Landscapes
  • Events
  • News
  • Photos/Video
    • Photo Galleries
    • Video
  • Contact

International FEI Trainer Shelly Francis at Cricket Hill!

November 10, 2013 by Admin

Shelly Francis & DoktorCricket Hill was proud to host a two-day clinic with Shelly Francis November 9 & 10, seen on the right with 10-year-old Doktor, her mount on the silver and bronze medal U.S. Team showing at the Nation’s Cup this past summer!

Riders at all levels benefitted from Shelly’s training approach – straight forward, correct, and sympathetic to both horse and rider. For the last 20 years, Shelly has been among the top 12 U.S. riders, always training the horses herself from start to finish for owner Pat Stempel. Cricket Hill’s trainer, Kira Steines, who arranged the clinic, was Shelly’s assistant a few years ago and was one of only two who actually have ridden Shelly’s competition horses.

Delilah & Kira with ShellyWhile the weather was very acceptable, half of the riders chose to ride inside the newly refurbished barn with Travelite footing! Others rode in the outside arena, like Kira on Delilah CH, Sue’s PSG/I-1 mare. This pair worked with Shelly on key collecting exercises to build strength and control, shown left doing pirouette canter on a 2-meter circle right around Shelly. All riders worked on issues important to them and their horses, learning new training techniques to improve their performance. Kira also rode Rio, at Kristin’s request, to get Shelly’s input on his new training program at Cricket Hill; he did very well both days.Shelly At the end, everybody was talking about the next clinic!

Clinic participants took turns keeping Shelly’s tiny travelling companion, Louie the Chihuahua warm, Tasha and Lula working up this wonderful blanket wrap. Riders and their families were treated to a special “farm to table” buffet at Sue & Art’s house, featuring many delectibles grown and prepared right at Cricket Hill.

Filed Under: Horse News Tagged With: clinics, dressage, Shelly Francis

Primary Sidebar

Recent News

This is Puxatawny Phil’s last week!

March 14, 2018

Lunge Lesson Series: Number 2

March 12, 2018

Then, there was this snowstorm ….

February 25, 2018

Winter Clinic Series 2018: Lungeing the Rider

February 18, 2018

Categories

  • Garden News
  • Horse News

Archives

Copyright © 2023 · Cricket Hill Farm 3.4.1 · Website by Zen Point Media