BOARDING AT CHESAPEAKE DRESSAGE
Boarding Packages Include:
- Private turn-out or small group turn-out, daily stall cleaning, grain and hay (3x daily), blanketing and boots for turnout.
- Each Matted stall 12 x 12 includes, 2 water buckets, a high powered fan, and 2 windows facing out- side as well as a stall door windows that opens to the inside isle of the barn.
- There are 3 heated wash stalls, individual tack lockers in climate controlled tack room, washer and dryer, and restroom with shower.
- On Property Garage Stoarge and Trailer Parking.
- The barn is cleaned daily and has staff living on site 24/7.
- Our indoor arena has superb footing by Equation (equestriansurfaces.com) that is dust-free and shock absorbent. We also have a regulation-size outdoor ring with a rubber/bluestone mixed footing.
CLINICS AT CHESAPEAKE DRESSAGE
Throughout the year, Chesapeake Dressage host’s highly skilled clinicians,trainers, & professionals that benefit the rider, the horse & their overall learning. We have previously hosted International Grand Prix competitors like Nicolas Fyffe, USDF Gold Medalist Bill Warren, and award winning Judge Aviva Nebesky. We also host a yearly PVDA show, and our Indoor Arena is Open for booking, along with new upcoming clinicians and events.
Contact today if you are a clinician or program looking to rent indoor space for showing or hosting a clinic with emphasis on educational programs, and training.
HAUL IN AT CHESAPEAKE DRESSAGE
Health Records and required vaccines for Arena Rentals and Clinics:
New Policy for Strangles Vaccination – Recommended, not required.
- All horses entering the Chesapeake Dressage Institute’s property for clinics/training should be immunized for Equine EHV – 1 (either modified live or killed vaccine) no later than 90 days prior to arrival on the property.
- CDI also requests that your horse’s temperature be taken the night before and the day of your visit. Please know your horse’s normal temperature. Elevated temperatures are one of the very first symptoms of potential Herpes.
- Negative Coggins
- Eastern and Western Encephalitis
- Influenza
- Potomac Horse Fever
- Rabies
- Strangles (recommended)
- Tetanus
- West Nile
- Rhinomune Herpes-related ( EHV-1) vaccine (The Rhinomune vaccine should be given within 6 months of your visit to CDI, but not within the 7 days prior. It can actually be given up to four times per year. )
For shows only:
- Proof of Rhinomune vaccination. This particular vaccine should be given within 6 months of the competition.
- Proof of Strangles vaccination (if available/recommended only)
- Negative Coggins
CLINIC STALL PRICING
- OVERNIGHT STALL FEE, $65/night
- DAY STALL FEE, $50/day
Previous clinicians that CDI has hosted
Susanne Owen
International Dressage competitor and USDF Gold Medalist, Susanne Owen, is available to teach weekly at CDI from September-May. She twice represented the USA at the International FEI World Championships, with her 4th place finish being the highest placing ever for the US. Susanne comes from a rich and storied dressage family; her grandmother, Carin Laurin Wold competed for Sweden in '56 Olympic Games, World Cup and World Championship qualifying events and her mother, Anita Owen, was an FEI C-Judge who judged at the Olympic Games in Athens. Susanne trained extensively in Sweden under Christina Hermodsson, in Canada with Canadian Olympian Christilot Hansen-Boylen, in Germany with the legendary Herbert Rehbein, and later in her development under Harry Boldt, Steffen Peters, Kyra Kyrklund, and Charles deKunffy. She also developed the internationally renowned breeding program at Hilltop Farm while actively competing their stallions from FEI young horse classes to Grand Prix. Her last major professional platform was her family business, Hassler Dressage at Riveredge, where Susanne curated impressive educational events to promote their family training operation. Susanne competed in CDI Grand Prix's from Wellington to Devon and is widely respected amongst her peers. Susanne's holistic approach to training horses along with her sympathetic approach to teaching makes her an excellent choice for both adult amateurs and professionals alike.
George Williams
President of the United States Dressage Federation and a member of the United States Equestrian Federation Committee, George is a highly accomplished International Grand Prix competitor that is widely renowned in his field. George Williams is a prominent figure in international dressage competition whose career highlights with Chuck and Joann Smith’s grand prix mare, Rocher, include: three-time Dressage at Devon Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle, 2005 United States Equestrian Federation/Collecting Gaits National Grand Prix Champion, team bronze at CHIO Aachen, 5th at the 2003 World Cup in Sweden, United States Dressage Federation Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle Horse of the Year as well as being named Dressage Horse of the Year by the Chronicle of the Horse. George was co-winner of the USEF William Steinkraus Equestrian of Honor award for his success in 2005. Mr. Williams has been studying dressage since 1973 when he traveled to Germany to enroll at the Reitinstitute von Neindorff’ where he earned his German Bronze Rider Medal. Upon returning to the US he began training with Karl Mikolka. George has trained in Germany with the former US Dressage team coach and Olympic gold medalist, Klaus Balkenhol, on numerous occasions. In 1981 George became a resident rider and trainer for The Tempel Lipizzans in Wadsworth, IL in order to continue to work under his mentor, Karl Mikolka. From the summer of 2000 until the spring of 2009 he rode and trained for the Smiths at their Gypsy Woods Farm in Richwood, OH. On May 1, 2009 George started to ride and train for Elizabeth Juliano’s Havensafe Farm of Middlefield Ohio and Wellington Florida. In addition he continues to teach and coach with Williams Dressage LLC. George has successfully competed several horses for Betsy Juliano. In 2009 the Oldenburg gelding, Don Bailey was Reserve at the 2009 USEF Developing Horse Championships and in 2011 the Oldenburg mare, Horizon was Reserve in the four year old division at the USEF Young Horse Championships. He has had numerous wins, including at the USDF Regional Championships, on Cleopatra and Riccidoff as well.
Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel
International dressage trainer and competitor, Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel, teaches clinics at CDI monthly throughtout the year. Born in Germany, she completed her Reitlehrer certification before moving to the United States to teach at First Choice Farm in Woodbine, Maryland. Felicitas has trained numerous horses to Grand Prix, including Roulette, who was ranked in the top 10 @ HOY Grand Prix, and Tonico do Top, who she won the BLM Grand Prix Championship with four years in a row. She is also a frequent contributor to Dressage Today OnDemand and Practical Horseman. With an amazing ability to analyze rider position and a positive communication style that focuses on using tools and imagery to correct rider position, Felicitas is an excellent choice for individuals who want to focus on improving their horse by first improving themselves.
Nicholas Fyffe
International Grand Prix competitor, Nicholas Fyffe, teaches clinics at CDI monthly from May through November. After starting as an international Eventer, he switched to dressage, training extensively in Germany with top international riders, Martina Hannover Sternberg, Hubertus Schmidt, and Ulla Salzgerber. Nicholas has qualified multiple horses for the World Young Horse Championships and has shown six horses to Grand Prix, including Fiero HGF, a PRE stallion he started as a three year old. When he is not teaching clinics or competing, Nicholas and his partner, Canadian Olympian, David Marcus, operate their world class training facility in Wellington, Florida. With a wonderful sense of humor and a clear, concise instruction style, Nicholas is an excellent choice for everyone from the serious adult amateur rider to the international competitor.