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Ellis Brook Training Centre

Locality: Orange Grove

Phone: +61 409 065 304

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25.01.2022 Hi Poles Clinic riders. Lily Jones was at our Poles Clinic yesterday & has taken some super photos!! If you are interested in any look at her page Lily Jones Photography .

22.01.2022 Poles & Cavalletti Clinics - Saturday 25 Jan & Sunday 23 Feb We are having some Poles & Cavalletti Clinics at Ellis Brook again this year. This is a great oppo...rtunity to have some fun with your horse, make new friends, as well as to give him variety, & improve his balance, confidence & proprioception. You can choose a class from - Intro poles, Intermediate poles & Cavalletti. Lessons will be 60 mins, starting from 7.30am to beat the heat, & we try to accommodate any special requests. There will be a max of 4 horses per class, at $30.00 per horse. Wendy will be coaching she is an EA Level 2 Coach & Coach Educator, & a coach & rider with many years’ experience in official eventing, showjumping & dressage, as well as a a professional adult educator in an academic role. For those of you who have not been here before, Ellis Brook has very safe & well-appointed facilities, & is just off Tonkin H'way, 5 mins from Orange Grove H&PC (now Karinya Park). Please find info & forms on www.ellisbrooktrainingcentre.com or call Wendy on 0409 065 304 for more info.

16.01.2022 Thank you to Swan River Dressage for organising the Gala Dressage on the weekend at Brookleigh Outdoors. It was fantastic to have FEI Judge, FEI rider & EA Level 2 Coach Kerrie Swan-Bates travel over give us all such helpful feedback, I was thrilled that the highest score Max was awarded in his 2 Medium Tests was Kerrie's score of 67.5%. Congratulations to the riders who achieved PBs over the weekend, especially Abby Ross & Melissa Atwell. Thank you to the organisers, Steward...s, writers & other volunteers who made the weekend possible. It's always valuable to take horses like Max to new venues where there are lots of things to look at, this was a good training opportunity for him. Max was very lucky to win one of Lorraine Atwell's beautiful bespoke cushions (see pic) - a really special prize which I will treasure! Thank you Lorraine & Mel Melissa Atwell for all the work that went into these gorgeous hand made prizes!

15.01.2022 Ellis Brook offers lessons with an EA Level 2 Coach in a beautiful & safe location just off Tonkin Highway on the edge of Orange Grove. You can book a dressage lesson in the morning & a poles or jumping lesson in the afternoon, or just choose to ride in one of these 2 classes. If you want to work on elements of a practice test, then ride through that test then get feedback on it, you can choose this option. You will find the riding surface and facilities at Ellis Brook are ...excellent (see www.ellisbrooktrainingcentre.com ) & you will take exercises home to keep your horse improving. Wendy was booked to coach in 4 Australian states this year, as well as a clinic in the UK in August. If you would like a lesson in a friendly & supportive environment, come & join us! Ellis Brook will of course be adhering to social distancing, cleaning, and other recommended protocols. Ellis Brook is 1 km from the Gosnells Road West traffic lights on Tonkin Highway. Call or sms Wendy on 0409 065 304 for more information.

14.01.2022 Thank you to Ryan Ball for taking some lovely shots in early March at the last event Max, John & I are likely to go to for quite some time. My test was very forgettable, but I did learn a valuable lesson - I learnt I should not try to ride a test at 7.15am Saturday morning after a busy week finishing work late on Friday then trying to prepare for a show. The most memorable part was my warm down! Thanks for your help strapping #Lauren Ball & can I recommend people to go to Ryan’s website to see his amazing photos - Ryan’s Astro and Action Photography

14.01.2022 Poles Clinic Sunday 23 Feb at Ellis Brook, Orange Grove/Martin Just 3 spots left in the Poles Clinic this coming Sunday at Ellis Brook Training Centre. SMS Wendy on 0409 065 304 if you want more info.

14.01.2022 Dressage & Poles/Jumping Clinics Sun 12 & Sat 25 July Join us for a lesson at Ellis Brook. You can book a dressage lesson in the morning & a poles or jumping lesson in the afternoon, or just choose to ride in one of these 2 classes. If you want to work on elements of a practice test, then ride through that test then get feedback on it, you can choose this option. ... You will take exercises home to keep your horse improving. The riding surface and facilities at Ellis Brook are excellent (see www.ellisbrooktrainingcentre.com ) Wendy was booked to coach in 4 Australian states this year, as well as a clinic in the UK in August. If you would like a lesson in a friendly & supportive environment, come & join us! Ellis Brook will of course be adhering to social distancing, cleaning, and other recommended protocols. Ellis Brook is 1.2 km from the Tonkin Highway-Gosnells Road West traffic lights. Call or sms Wendy on 0409 065 304 for more information.

13.01.2022 Clinic on Sunday 15 November at EBTC Ellis Brook offers lessons with an EA Level 2 Coach in a beautiful & safe location just off Tonkin Highway on the edge of Orange Grove. If you want to hone your skills to ride better dressage tests or ride better over more challenging jumping tracks, or you want to bring a young horse into a new location, or simply improve your horse’s proprioception using poles, this is an ideal place to start. Alternatively, you may want to work on elem...ents of a practice test, then ride through that test then get feedback on it. You will find the riding surface and facilities at Ellis Brook are excellent (see www.ellisbrooktrainingcentre.com ) & you will take exercises home to keep your horse improving. Wendy was booked to coach in 4 Australian states this year, as well as a clinic in the UK in August. If you would like a lesson in a friendly & supportive environment, come & join us! Ellis Brook will of course be adhering to social distancing, cleaning, and other recommended protocols. You can book a dressage lesson in the morning & a poles or jumping lesson in the afternoon, or just choose to ride in one of these 2 classes. Ellis Brook is 1 km from the Gosnells Road West traffic lights on Tonkin Highway. Call or sms Wendy on 0409 065 304 for more information.

11.01.2022 Hartpury Festival of Dressage was just as fantastic as always, super team of judges and officials for the week, then to cap it off, the International Dressage Officials' Club arranged a visit to Carl Hester's yard the day after - a huge thank you to Suzie Hoevenaars, Isobel Wessels & Maria Schwennesen for this amazing opportunity. As you would expect, everything at Carl's is picture postcard perfect - beautiful gardens,fields, stables - in a word, horse heaven. It was an eno...rmous privilege to watch Charlotte riding a stunning 5 year old first, then Valegro, while Carl talked about his training philosophy and many facets of dressage in his usual wonderful effervescent, humorous, enthusiastic & positive way. Charlotte told us whenever she needs a lift, she rides Blueberry, she said he is so lovely to ride, he always gives her a pick up! Charlotte had not ridden Valegro for 6 weeks, (Carl said 'the kids ride him' meaning the 3 younger people who ride there for Carl have the opportunity to develop their riding skills) but Charlotte & Valegro were still brilliant together all the same - their work included doing some gorgeous half passes, piaffe, passage & transitions in & out, & lots of stunning one time changes on a 20m circle! It was the day after a huge week at Hartpury CDI for everyone at Carl's, but everything was immaculate - what an incredible team they are! I am enormously grateful to Carl, Charlotte, Alan & the rest of their team for making themselves available when I am sure they really would have preferred to have a quiet day. Everyone from IDOC really appreciated having this fabulous visit! Thank you! #WendyBarker

10.01.2022 Poles & Cavalletti Clinics - Saturday 25 Jan & Sunday 23 Feb Not long till our first fun filled Poles & Cavalletti Clinic at Ellis Brook - call or sms 0409 065 304 if you would like more info!

07.01.2022 Dressage & Poles/Jumping Clinics Sun 12 & Sat 25 July Join us for a lesson at Ellis Brook. You can book a dressage lesson in the morning & a poles or jumping lesson in the afternoon, or just choose to ride in one of these 2 classes. If you want to work on elements of a practice test, then ride through that test then get feedback on it, you can choose this option. ... You will take exercises home to keep your horse improving. The riding surface and facilities at Ellis Brook are excellent (see www.ellisbrooktrainingcentre.com ) Wendy was booked to coach in 4 Australian states this year, as well as a clinic in the UK in August. If you would like a lesson in a friendly & supportive environment, come & join us! Ellis Brook will of course be adhering to social distancing, cleaning, and other recommended protocols. Ellis Brook is 1.2 km from the Tonkin Highway-Gosnells Road West traffic lights. Call or sms Wendy on 0409 065 304 for more information.

07.01.2022 Schoolmaster - would you like a lesson on Ellis Brook Lorenzo (aka Andre)? Andre is a dear boy & is available for lessons. People who have had lessons on him adore him. Andre was very fortunate to train with the great Harry Boldt. He competed successfully at Prix St Georges & Intermediate I. He was a long term member of the WA High Performance Squad & won many DWA Performance Medals. Lessons are with Wendy Barker, EA Level 2 Coach, Coach Educator & current member of the Hig...h Performance Squad with Ellis Brook Da Vinci. Please give me a call on 0409 065 304 if you would like more information.

03.01.2022 Just a couple of spots left in the clinic on 25 October at Ellis Brook If you would like to ride, let Wendy know asap - 0409 065 304.

02.01.2022 Dressage kangaroo! Judge's comment - halt well-sustained & clearly on centreline, but a little before X and not quite straight.

02.01.2022 Dressage Clinic Sat 23 May Cross Country Clinic Sun 24 May SATURDAY - You can choose a full dressage lesson, or the option of working on a practice test, then riding through a test & getting feedback if you wish. ... SUNDAY - If you want to have some fun & introduce your horse to some friendly cross country jumps, this is a great place to do it! There will be classes catering for inexperienced jumpers as well as horses & or riders with intermediate level experience. Choose from a 30-50cm class, a 45-70cm class or a 60-90 cm class. Ellis Brook has a variety of different types of jumps including traditional logs & pipes, as well as small ditches, sunken roads, ski jumps & skinnies. The jumps are all in a safe, enclosed property where you have the chance to start very gently, or challenge your horse a little more. Both clinics will give you exercises to take home to keep your horse improving, and you will find the riding surface and facilities at Ellis Brook are excellent. We will of course be adhering to social distancing, hand sanitiser, cleaning, and other recommended protocols. Call or sms on 0409 065 304. Wendy was booked to coach in 4 Australian states this year, as well as a clinic in the UK in August. The pandemic means she will now be in WA much more than she planned. If you would like a lesson in a friendly & supportive environment, come & join us!

02.01.2022 Riding the stretchy trot circle The EA Rules say: ‘as the neck stretches forward and downwards, the mouth should reach more or less to the horizontal line corresponding with the point of the shoulder.’ (p. 27, 2020). His nose should come slightly in front of the vertical. This is just the right amount of stretch to require a horse to lift his back and use his core muscles while still maintaining his longitudinal balance. Balance, meaning he will keep approximately 50% of his... weight balanced on his hind legs and 50% on his front legs. You are asked to show stretching on a long rein on a 20metre circle in the current EA Preliminary 1B, 1C & in all three of the EA Novice Level Tests. This movement has been included in these tests because stretching is good for all horses, just as it is for human athletes. It is always worth double marks. The coefficient is there to reward combinations who can demonstrate relaxation, suppleness, a consistent elastic contact with the rider’s hand, obedience & balance. In other words - 'throughness’.