Combined Driver Chester Weber Lectures at Central Florida Community College

Chester Weber discusses the training program he is using that will lead him to the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky this fall. (Photos courtesy of Central Florida Community College)

Ocala, FL (May 12, 2010) – Combined Driver Chester Weber, the eight-time USEF National Four In Hand Champion, recently shared the secret to his success with students in an Exercise Physiology class in the Equine Studies program at Central Florida Community College (CFCC). The community college is the only two-year institution in Florida that offers an equine program, and Equine Studies is the college’s most popular Associate in Science degree program.

“Chester gave a wonderful talk to my Exercise Physiology students during their last class of the semester,” said Dr. Judy Downer, Associate Professor of Equine Studies. “Chester summarized his training and conditioning program that he is using that will lead him up to the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky this fall. It was a great review of the subjects we covered all semester.”

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Tags: Central Florida Community College (CFCC), Chester Weber, Driving, equestrian community, equestrian disciplines, FEI, Horse Training, performance horses, World Equestrian Games

Congratulations to All the Winners in the February V IPHDA Show

I wanted to congratulate all the winners in the February V show, as well as remind members of a few of the benefits of IPHDA membership.

Amateur High Point Winners:

Masters Division:

1st/ Joe Kirkland and enterprising Cowboy, passing and Scoring 83.3% in level 2
2nd/ Kim Ross and Ruger passing and Scoring 75% in level 2
3rd/ Jennie Long and Willy T Money passing and Scoring 70% in level 1

Future Masters Division:

Tie 1st/ Emily Cato and Big Bad Bob scoring 45,.8% in level 2
Tie 1st/ Joe Kirkland and Lady Alexandra scoring 45,.8% in level 2
3rd Andrea Thomas and Electric D Renegade Scoring 40% in level 1
4th Zoe Sametz-Goodwin and Dixie scoring 35% in level 1
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IPHDA Offers More Ways to Win with Personal Achievement!

IPHDA has added a new way to win award points for personal achievement.

These are IPHDA’s most important awards.

Being competitive is addicting, just ask anyone that’s winning!

By offering exhibitors awards for personal achievements we hope to encourage more wet saddle pads and more entries which allows our members to get valuable tips from our judges and together encourage advanced training and horsemanship skills.

With these awards IPHDA hopes to help all our exhibitors advance to where they are competitive in any equine event, not just PHD.

Personal Achievement Award Points

• Personal achievement award points will be based on the scores each exhibitor receives.
• For every 5 satisfactory or very good scores (0 or +1/2) that a rider receives he will earn 1 award point.
• These points will cumulative as well.
  • Example: a rider scores a 68 1/2 in a level 2 pattern, the judge evaluated his maneuvers as 5 satisfactory or 0, 5 improvement needed or -1/2, and 2 very good or +1/2, for a total of 7 0s and +1/2s. The rider will earn 1 award point and will earn another award point when they earn 3 more 0s or +1/2s evaluations next show.

Please visit the web site for details and a list of awards that can be won!

Rod

http://www.iphda.com/

Tags: equestrian disciplines, equitation, IPHDA, performance horses, Reining, Western