A Para Equestrian FEI Clinic for Coaching will be held at the Academia de Dressage in Arruda dos Vinhos from the 19th to the 21st June.
CONTENTS OF THE CLINIC
• ASSESSING AND SELECTING A SUITABLE HORSE FOR
A PARA EQUESTRIAN RIDER
• TRAINING HORSES FOR INDIVIDUAL PARA
EQUESTRIAN RIDERS
• ASSESSING A RIDER – INCLUDING SADDLE, REINS
AND EQUIPMENT
• THE ART OF RIDING A DRESSAGE TEST, DRESSAGE
KNOWLEDGE AND THE STAGES OF DEVELOPING AS A
COMPETITIVE RIDER
• TRAINING AT A COMPETITION AND WORKING IN
BEFORE A TEST
• MAKING INDIVIDUAL PLANS FOR TEAM MEMBERS
INCLUDING DIET, TRAINING, FITNESS, HEALTH, TIME
MANAGEMENT
• “THE TEAM”
• HOW TO RIDE FREESTYLE
• THE JUDGE POINT OF VIEW
• PRATICAL SESSION
Applications until the 10th June 2009 to:
ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE DRESSAGE
E-mail: apd@sapo.pt
Fax no. +351 261471189
Course ministered by :
MARY LONGDEN
Coaching -International Level 3, BHSI, Australian Equestrian Level 3 coach, assessor and coach educator.
RDA coach, assessor and coach educator.
Coached Australian Paralympic team in Atlanta and Beijing, and Canadian Paralympic team in Athens.
Worked with sport and therapy side in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia,
Dubai.
Judging – FEI PE International Dresssage Judge (judged at Sydney Paralympics), FEI Eventing I level judge,
National 'A' level Dressage judge.
CARLOS LOPES
FEI Dressage International Judge Candidate, FEI PE Dressage International Oficial Dressage Judge.
BRUNO CASEIRÃO
Musicology and Musical Science degree by the“Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade
Nova de Lisboa”. Member of the boarding Director of “Escola Superior de Educação Almeida Garrett
“(Grupo Lusófona). Author of some radio programmes, judge of the anual contests in “Instituto das Artes
do Ministério da Cultura”, He is also incharged of the “Viva Ópera” of “Teatro Nacional de São Carlos