Working Equitation: Play Days and Clinics
Working Equitation (WE) is a well-known discipline in Europe, it is quickly growing in popularity in the United States.
Working Equitation is comprised of four phases (Trials), including Working Dressage, Ease of Handling with obstacles, Speed obstacles and Cattle handling. Various backgrounds of training and all breeds of horses are welcome. The riding tack may be of English, Western or the traditional type of the country represented. Working Equitation is great cross training, can improve your horse, make you a better rider, and it is FUN!
To learn more:
USA Working Equitation | The National Organization of the sport of Working Equitation in the USA (usawe.org)
We have built a beautiful show regulation Working Equitation Course and Stacy Sutton offers WE Play Days, and Working Equitation course practice sessions. (private, semi-private, and for groups from your barn.)
We offer educational clinics with the wonderfully knowledgeable Julie Alonzo, Katrina Sanders, Kim Barker, and Carlos Carneiro. If you are interested in riding with our clinicians, please contact us for registration.
2024 Working Equitation Events- Coming soon!
WE Play Days and Fun on The Working Equitation Course are very casual in structure and are currently designed for the Introductory and Novice Level horse and rider. Open to all riders and disciplines, it is a great way to try out WE and enhance the communication between you and your horse. Play Day and Group Sessions last about 1 1/2 hours total and we focus on the "Ease of Handling" phase. We practice each obstacle chosen for that day and then take turns executing a fun small "course".
Julie Alonzo
Julie Alonzo has been actively involved in Working Equitation since its introduction to North America. Founder of WE United, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, she has organized and attended five intensive judge seminars taught by international Working Equitation judges (25 days of classroom and arena instruction), organized and attended numerous clinics taught by internationally-recognized experts in the discipline, and has twice traveled to Portugal to watch Working Equitation Championships. She has taught over 90 Introduction to Working Equitation clinics in California, Idaho, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Illinois, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington, and her home state of Oregon as well as both Alberta and British Columbia, Canada and Australia.
In addition, Julie has organized and managed both large and small Working Equitation competitions, including the 2017 WE United National Championships, the 2018 Cross National WE Camp and Cup, and rated shows in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, California, Texas, Michigan, and Illinois.
Three decades of experience as an educator (first at the high school level and since 2002 at the University level) help ensure that her clinics are well-organized, clearly explained, and provide scaffolded learning opportunities for riders and spectators alike. The book she co-authored on the sport has been purchased by enthusiasts across the United States as well as in Australia, Europe, Africa, and China.
Julie Alonzo has been actively involved in Working Equitation since its introduction to North America. Founder of WE United, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, she has organized and attended five intensive judge seminars taught by international Working Equitation judges (25 days of classroom and arena instruction), organized and attended numerous clinics taught by internationally-recognized experts in the discipline, and has twice traveled to Portugal to watch Working Equitation Championships. She has taught over 90 Introduction to Working Equitation clinics in California, Idaho, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Illinois, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington, and her home state of Oregon as well as both Alberta and British Columbia, Canada and Australia.
In addition, Julie has organized and managed both large and small Working Equitation competitions, including the 2017 WE United National Championships, the 2018 Cross National WE Camp and Cup, and rated shows in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, California, Texas, Michigan, and Illinois.
Three decades of experience as an educator (first at the high school level and since 2002 at the University level) help ensure that her clinics are well-organized, clearly explained, and provide scaffolded learning opportunities for riders and spectators alike. The book she co-authored on the sport has been purchased by enthusiasts across the United States as well as in Australia, Europe, Africa, and China.
Katrina Sanders Clinic Dates: Katrina will be back in 2024!
Carlos Carneiro Clinic Date: TBA
