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2011 Celebrity
Trainer Challenge
Presented by Guardian
Bedding
Trainers for this year's
event have been selected!
Brock Griffith
Chase Dodd
Tommy Garland |
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Prizes
Sponsored by Circle Y Saddles, Champion Saddlery, and Mountain Feather Orignials
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Three Exceptional Trainers
The stars are aligned for the 2011 Equine Extravaganza Celebrity Trainer
Challenge in which three outstanding horsemen will bring their own brand of
accomplished horsemanship to the arena. The 2011 all-star cast includes three
outstanding trainers: Chase Dodd, Tommy Garland, and Brock
Griffith, each a celebrity horseman in their own right.
Read the press
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Three Days
Each trainer will have a one-hour
training session with their horse each of the three days of the expo. Trainers
will work simultaneously and will be encouraged to explain the techniques used
and what challenges and changes they see in their horses. Following the third
session, trainers will bring their horses into the open arena for the final
exam. They will have 10 minutes to showcase progress made by taking their mount
through a course of obstacles. Each trainer will have time to discuss their
horse, the process and their techniques along the way.
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Three Untouched Horses
The trainers will work with 3 young horses who are
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You Be the Judge!!
And you can help us decide! The audience is invited to
judge each session by cheering for the trainer who they feel
best exemplified the judging criteria. Emphasis is placed on the quality of
training that occurs. The audience and judges will be looking for enduring and
purposeful training skills and steady improvement in the horse.
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The
Competition
“Natural horsemanship” is a skill and an art and starting young horses is one of
the most effective ways to illustrate the many facets of natural horsemanship.
Join Equine Extravaganza for this exciting trainer challenge in which these
three regional champion trainers demonstrate their natural horsemanship skills
as they work with young horses to get them ready to accept a saddle and rider.
Trainers will be evaluated on their ability to advance the horses as far as the
horses’ individual capabilities will allow while keeping the horse calm,
attentive, and engaged.
See Schedule for times.
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2011 Celebrity Trainers |
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Brock Griffith |
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 Brock Griffith also began his
colt starting competition at Equine Extravaganza where he competed in and won
the 2008 North Carolina Equine Extravaganza Trainer Challenge. Later that year
Brock won the Virginia Equine Extravaganza Championship Challenge against
finalists from other competitions across the country. Brock has become an Equine
Extravaganza crowd favorite and has a strong and growing following from his
native North Carolina and surrounding areas. Brock placed 11th in the 2009
Extreme Mustang Makeover and will be competing in the 2011 competition, along
with his wife, Leisha, who won last year’s Equine Extravaganza first All-Women
Trainer Challenge.
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Chase Dodd |
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Chase Dodd, though new to
Equine Extravaganza, is already a rising star in the world of training and
competitions. Chase has amassed a huge following of loyal fans from across the
country with his gentle techniques and soft-spoken style. Winner at trainer
challenge competitions in Illinois and Alabama, this unassuming Tennessee cowboy
is also a two-time Extreme Mustang Makeover winner. The Extreme Mustang
Makeovers is an extensive 90-day training challenge in which trainers from
across the country work to gentle wild mustangs and ready them for saddle,
rider, and ultimately for adoption. Chase, a real crowd pleaser, wows audiences
with his signature leap from a small trampoline onto his horse’s back as he
dunks a basketball through a hoop
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Tommy Garland |
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 Tommy
Garland and Equine Extravaganza share a common beginning in the world of colt
starting competitions, as Tommy, competed in and won Equine Extravaganza’s very
first Trainer Challenge in 2006 with a masterful demonstration of natural
horsemanship. Following that win Tommy was selected to compete in the 2008
prestigious Road to the Horse colt starting competition. His extraordinary
performance there garnered resect from thousands of new fans, increasing his
already solid fan base and solidified Tommy’s status as one of the top trainers
in the country. Tommy also holds many Arabian World Championships titles.
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Trainer Challenge Schedule
Friday: 9:30 AM
Saturday: 9:30 AM
Sunday: 9:30 AM
Location: Large outdoor arena next to
the Southern States Legends Stable.
Cost to Attend: Included in admission price
for event. No additional charge.
The Trainer Challenge will
be held rain or shine!
A must attend!
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2010 Trainer Challenge Results:
Congratulations to
Leisha Griffith,
Winner of the 1st All-Women Trainer Challenge, 2010!
View the 2010 Trainer
Challenge Video
Leisha Griffith Wins
the 1st All-Women
Trainer Challenge!
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