August 2010

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August Lesson Schedule

Monday 2, 9, 16, 23 pm, 30 pm $175
Tuesday 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 $175
Wednesday 4, 11, 18, 25 $140
Thursday 5, 12, 19, 26 $140
Inside Special Note!
* Ridgefield Fun Night Monday Classes will change over from
* Camp Memories mornings to evenings on the week of the 23rd
* Kentucky Horse Show
MAKE UPS If you are going to miss a lesson, PLEASE
Highlights
call and let us know ASAP. In addition to relieving our
* Ridgefield Charity Show minds that you are ok, it helps us in managing the lesson
Update horses as well as allowing us to know if there are spots
* Jeff Cook Clinic for those of you who ask for makeup lessons. These fill
very quickly with all the summer activities and vacations
* Calendar of August
that change everyone’s schedules. 
 Congrats
To all our show girls who
competed at the Robert
Murphy Horse Show in
Kentucky. And Cheers
(ha ha.. you know who you
are) to the parents who
made it all possible and
soooooo much fun!

Tour at Cobra Farms in

Kentucky

Ridgefield Fun Night .. Saturday August 7th, 2010

Fairmont Park

Come one, come all and  Safety Tips for the Dog Days 
cheer on the ponies!!!  of summer! 
  ‐Be sure to bring plenty of water for 
your lesson times 
The races start at 7pm.  If 
‐ Dress in light colors and cool fabrics 
you would like to go, contact  ‐ Be sure to cool your horse after 
FloAnne and/or sign up in  riding and be watchful of their 
the tack room.  reaction to the heat as well! 
 

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 Ridgefield
Charity
Horse Show
September
25th & 26th
2010 Wild West Camps!
Don’t miss the last show of the
year. We have lease horses
available for the show. Be smart Boy! The camps are entertaining
and talk with your trainer about
availability. Start your lease in and the kids were great. Not only
August to practice for the show
in September and assure
did we see how improved the
yourself a horse. students have become, we also
Volunteers are always welcomed
discovered new talent. Check the
and there are a variety of jobs web site for more camp and clinic
available. Contact FloAnne if
you might be interested. memories.
As usual there will be great
prizes, wonderful raffles, a resell
it shop and lots of fun!

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 Since 1979 Jeff Cook has made a successful
career out of training both horse and rider
for all levels of competition, from low
hunters up to Grand Prix show jumpers.
While working as assistant trainer for
George Morris, Jeff ‘s horses and students J e ff C o o k
won many championships at major horse
shows throughout the United States,
C lin ic O c t o b e r
including Palm Beach, Devon, Lake Placid 9tthh & 10tthh
and South Hampton. On top of his domestic 2010
achievements, Jeff and his students have
also successfully competed internationally
in Italy and Mexico and because of this he R
Reeffeerrrraall P
Prrooggrraam
m!!
was asked to be a coach at the Pan American
Games held in Rio in 2007. Jeff has also
written numerous articles on horse training Fall Sign up is this
including a 28-month series on starting over month. Have your
fences for Practical Horseman magazine. He friends join us for
continues to be a highly regarded and horse fever! There is
sought after clinician while living in Bend, a Free lesson for
Oregon with his wife and three children them too!

When a new customer

joins the Riding
Academy and pays their
lesson deposit and 1st
month’s lesson package,
the referring customer
will receive a free group
lesson! (Referral must be
listed on paper work at
the time of sign up)

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r i d g e f i e l d a r e n a @ g m a i l . c o m, Horse Shows, US Holidays, W e a t h e r A u g 2 0 1 0 ( C e n t r a l T i m e )
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 : 3 0 a m - Les 5 p m - Lesson 9:30am - Adu 4 p m - Lesson 7 p m - Fairmo
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9 : 3n0 a m - Les s p m - Lesson
6 l tp m - Lesson
5 s p m - Lesson
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10n
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7 p m - Lesson s
6 p m - Lesson s
6 p m - Lesson
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ss s s
7 s
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Race
Park

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
8 : 3 0 a m - Les 5 p m - Lesson 9:30am - Adu 4 p m - Lesson
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
8 : 3 0 a m - Les 5 p m - Lesson Rockwood 4 p m - Lesson Irish Fox @ NEC
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9o: 3n0 a m - Les s
6 p m - Lesson School
9:30am - Adu s
5 p m - Lesson
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7 p m - Lesson l5tp m - Lesson s
6 p m - Lesson
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s s p m - Lesson
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22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Irish Fox @ 4 p m - Lesson 5 p m - Lesson 9:30am - Adu 4 p m - Lesson
NEC s
5 p m - Lesson s
6 p m - Lesson l5tp m - Lesson s
5 p m - Lesson
s s Les
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6 p m - Lesson 7 p m - Lesson 6 p m - Lesson 6 p m - Lesson
son
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7 s
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29 30 31 1 2 3 4
4 p m - Lesson 5 p m - Lesson 9:30am - Adu 4 p m - Lesson
s p m - Lesson
5 s p m - Lesson
6 l tp m - Lesson
5 s p m - Lesson
5
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6 p m - Lesson 7 p m - Lesson 6 p m - Lesson 6 p m - Lesson
son
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7 s
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Boarders
REMINDER: You MUST have waivers signed if anyone else 
is to ride your horse. Thank 
you. 
 
We would love to have some info for the Newsletter.  If you 
have something to share send it to FloAnne. 
 
 
Please make boarding and leasing checks payable 
to: Ridgefield Arena.

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