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A SPECIAL NOTE:

Phil and Elaine are putting on some new hats and are working on a video project. We'll let you know as we get closer to going live with the evidence of this labor of love.
Meanwhile, we've made a lot of discoveries:

Our horse, Bud, is a real ham for the camera.
Phil is just as crazy about taking video as he was with stills.
Elaine is reliving the excitement when her parents went to school in film production.
Brett thinks the shotgun mic not only looks like a rat, but really is a rat.
Our family and friends are really tolerant of our obsession with this thing. And supportive, too!

Most of all we have much thanks for the wonderful help and advice we've received.

We especially acknowledge and give great thanks to Jean Rhodes of Rhodes River Ranch for believing in this video project enough to jump on board as our first sponsor.

Centered Riding featured monthly at
Rhodes River Ranch

Centered Riding® is a body centered approach that will deepen your understanding and enjoyment of the horse and rider partnership. And there is no better place for this Centered Riding® workshop than the beautiful surroundings of Rhodes River Ranch.

Each month, Elaine Meredith Steele, Level IV Apprentice Centered Riding® Clinician, comes with a new monthly theme. This allows her to teach riders of all ages, abilities, disciplines, and experience with Centered Riding. Each Friday evening's lecture features a fantastic meal by the ranch chef and unmounted exercises dedicated to exploring the monthly theme. Then the clinic lessons connect the details of the theme while horseback riding.  

Plan to come monthly to Arlington WA for 3-day weekends of Centered Riding® instruction. Schedule a lesson every day or more. Make a group and design your own mini-clinic. For regular students we hold a "Sunday Funday Finale" applying new skills while playing games on horseback or learning drill team formations.

The sessions take place in the ranch's spacious indoor arena or in the huge outdoor arena weather permitting. For information call (360) 474-8313, and ask for Tammy or email info@rhodesriverranch.com.

Tom Nagel returns for Zen Therapy Body Work
at Rhodes River Ranch and in Seattle
February 26 - March 5, 2010
June TBA
October TBA

Plus

Tom Nagel Rider's Seat Advanced 3-Day Clinic on March 6-8, 2010
with Karen Irland (Centered Riding Level IV Clinician)

And possibly a

Rider's Seat 2-Day Clinic on October 15-17, 2010 simultaneous with Elaine's monthly clinic. Come and attend both classrooms and lessons.

Elaine attends Tom's clinics and has completed twelve of the Zen Therapy Recipe Bodywork Sessions : "It is great to get continued tune-ups and especially to confirm the extent of the physical improvements the bodywork has helped me to achieve, off and on the horse."

Call (360) 474-8313, and ask for Tammy or email info@rhodesriverranch.com

Riding Centre Fundraisers:

Spring and Fall Centered Riding® Clinics

All proceeds benefit the Riding Centre.  

Combined all-day clinic and lesson day format.
The Drill Team finale has been highly successful and loads of fun!!!

Interested in Driving? Draft horses? Reenacting the 1870s?
Learn by becoming a member of Equine Ambassadors.
Help to support the aged draft horse, Brett.
Make history come alive.

www.equineambassadors.org

Elaine and Phil's mentor,
Senior Level IV Clinician, Sally Haney,
is hoping to return again to Washington this year!

teaching
Centered Riding Instructor Update
(instructors and student riders also attend)
Centered Riding Open Clinic

 

and possibly also for an
Alexander Technique Centered Riding Instructor Update Clinic
(multi levels of instructors and student riders also attend)

held at
Rhodes River Ranch
Arlington, WA

Everyone will be so excited to see Sally again!

The clinics will be scheduled near Elaine's clinics
and Tom Nagel Rider's Seat Clinics.
Plan to stay for as much as you can!

Contact:
Jean Rhodes or Tammy Hammer
info@rhodesriverranch.com 
(360) 474 8313
www.rhodesriverranch.com
 

Click here for a complete listing of our current Clinic, Lecture and Lesson Schedules