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Jimmy
Wofford Eventing Clinic
Thank
You to all our wonderful attendees and volunteers at the Wofford
Clinic this past weekend. We had a great group and a lot of
fun! We look forward to having Jimmy Wofford back again next
year!
For
more information on upcoming clinics, please email jacqueline@horsepark.org
To enroll in any of the Horse Park's clinics, click on the
name of the event (it will be linked when enrollments are being
accepted) to download and print the form and release. Fill
out the form, sign the release, and then mail, drop off or FAX them
to the Horse Park office by the deadline indicated on the form.
To view all
events and activities scheduled in 2009, please visit our Calendar
page. Watch for new dates and clinician bios!
Clinician
Bios
Jimmy Wofford
A
three-time Olympian, two-time World Championship team member, and
five-time National Three-Day Event Champion, these days Jim
Wofford is one of the country's most popular clinicians.
He's had at least one student on every US Olympic, World Championship,
and Pan Am Games team since 1978; all four silver-medal 2000 US
Olympic eventing team members and three of the four gold-medal 2002
World Championship eventing team members were graduates of his program.
He's also written "Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider"
and "Gymnastics: Systematic Training for Jumping Horses."
Jim coached Canada's event team at the 2002 World Championships
and will continue in this role through the 2004 Olympics.
jimwofford.blogspot.com
Brian Sabo
(for calendar of clinics e-mail gabriellegoni@yahoo.com)
While
Brian was riding ponies at a Los Angeles area barn his mother Kitty
Sabo began a long friendship with a very young Hilda Gurney. Before
long Hilda had struck out on her own as a trainer and Brian followed
her. Hilda and Kitty founded the Woodland Hills Pony Club in 1965.
In 1974 Brian passed his “A” rating. Brian served as D.C. of this
club two times (1975-1977 and 1980-1983). During these early years
Brian was introduced to the sport of vaulting. Eventually becoming
a vaulting instructor Brian was proud to coach the Hidden Hills
Horsemen vaulters to an unprecedented three national “A” championships.
Hilda,
the inspiration for many of the top trainers and riders in the United
States was in the finest sense a mentor to Brian. Through her leadership
he was introduced to the sport of Eventing in 1963. Brian won his
first Preliminary three-day event in 1968 followed by winning the
National Intermediate Championships in 1969. This was also the year
his coach, Hilda, won the U.S. Open Championships. Riding a number
of horses his active riding career spanned twenty years. This consistency
led to being named the leading rider in USEA Area 6 in 1969 and
1981. Brian’s travels from coast to coast allowed him to successfully
ride over most of the great American three-day event courses. Rides
at Pebble Beach , Wild Horse Valley , Ram Tap, CTETA (now The Horse
Park at Woodside), Blue Ridge, Ledyard, Fair Hill, Radnor, Chesterland
and Kentucky give him a unique historical perspective. Brian remained
active through the advanced level on both coasts until 1984 when
his coaching activities began to take precedence. Brian and his
wife Lisa, also a graduate “A” pony clubber, advanced level competitor,
and Gurney protégé met at Pony Club and now work together training
horses and coaching riders. As a volunteer to the horse community
Brian has served as a USPC District Commissioner, USEA Area VI Chairperson
(1985-1987), CDS L.A. chapter public relations chairperson (1973),
AVA board of governors (1976-1978) and CTETA founding vice president
(1976-1989). Brian was selected Chief Liaison Officer for the 1984
Olympic games. Asked to help with the show jumping phase of the
three-day event by good friend Neil Ayer, Brian was eventually awarded
the contract to design and build the three-day event show jumping
course at Santa Anita.
Currently,
as a USEA level 4 Instructor and USEA Instructor Certification Program
faculty member, Brian is focused on helping others become the best
riders, trainers, coaches and mentors they can be.
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