Equifest of Kansas 2024

CLINICIANS

JULIE GOODNIGHT Julie Goodnight established a connection with horses at a young age, and after a successful run as a youth rider on jumping horses, she galloped her way through college riding racehorses. For nearly four decades, she’s been at home in the Colorado Rockies, pursuing wilderness sports and riding cow horses. Founding her training busi ness in 1985, Julie’s reputation as a horse trainer grew far and wide. In 2008, she began producing Horse Master with Julie Goodnight, a popular how-to horse training series that aired weekly for more than a decade with 260 episodes. She now travels the world to produce compelling horse TV, and educates horse owners everywhere through her online training programs at JulieGoodnight.com/Academy

Julie’s Schedule Thursday w 9:30 w 4H Stage w Horses Are the Journey, Not a Destination Thursday w 11:45 w TPEC Arena w The Natural Ride Part 1, Balance & Rhythm in the Saddle Thursday w 1:00 w 4H Stage w Coffee Talk Discussion Thursday w 4:30 w TPEC Arena w The Natural Ride Part 2, Cueing, Communication & Control Friday w 10:45 w TPEC Arena w Riding to the Next Level Part 1, Nose to Tail Body Control Friday w 12:30 w TPEC Workshop Room w Find Your Dreamhorse Friday w 3:30 w TPEC Arena w Riding to the Next Level Part 2, Collection & Lateral Movements Saturday w 9:30 w TPEC Arena w Out of Control? Gaining Authority & Compliance from your Horse Saturday w 1:30 w 4H Stage w Life Lessons That Horses Teach Saturday w 3:30 w TPEC Arena w Expect the Best from the Ground (Round Pen Work)

SALLY BATTON Sally Batton was Director of Riding at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, and head coach of the Varsity Equestrian Team for 30 years. She was named the American Riding Instructor’s Association 2008 Instructor of the Year, was awarded the 2013 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) Lifetime Achievement Award, was inducted in the 2020 IHSA Hall of Fame class and is the Founder of the Athletic Equestrian League. In 2022, Sally Batton’s book, The Athletic Equestrian, was published. Whether competing in the show ring or riding at home on the trail, every rider wants to be more secure and balanced in the saddle. This innovative guide uses highly effective exercises honed over Coach Sally’s 35-year coaching career.

Sally’s Schedule Thursday w 1:00 w 4H Stage w Coffee Talk Discussion Thursday w 4:00 w 4H Stage w Riding in College Thursday w 5:30 w TPEC Arena w Rider Training Tools Friday w 11:45 w 4H Stage w Coffee Talk Discussion Friday w 2:15 w Ag Hall Arena w Perfect the Two-Point Saturday w 1:00 w TPEC Arena w Equicize

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