- 08 Nov, 2013
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USHJA Certified Category I Trainer
Susan is an accomplished rider and instructor who has taught hunter seat equitation at Sweet Briar College, St. Andrews College, Eagle’s Nest Camp, and elsewhere. The summer camp is a natural outgrowth of her interest in and love of children and horses. Susan teaches lessons year-round, takes students to shows and riding to hounds. Susan rode her horse Penn Park to the 2005 North American Field Hunter Championship.
Susan is an ANRC Level 5 Rider, National Judge, and Steward who serves on the ANRC board as well as the USHJA Youth Council.
Website: www.grovespringfarm.com
Susan’s Video Topics:
Interview with Trainer Susan Deal
Susan Deal is one of the most accomplished trainers of young riders in the US. As a USHJA Certified Category 1 Trainer, she works year-round, taking students to shows and riding to hounds. In this video interview, learn how Susan got her start, those that influenced her life and her journey that brought her to start her own training facility, Grovespring Farm. In addition to running her very busy training/boarding facility, Susan is an ANRC Level 5 Rider, National Judge, and Steward who serves on the ANRC board as well as the USHJA Youth Council.
Running Time: 3 minutes and 53 seconds
Forward Riding Series Part 4 – Learning How To Post The Trot
Part 4 of Susan Deal’s “Forward Riding Series – Exercises for a Rider’s First Year”
Susan Deal, top trainer for young riders, takes us through a typical lesson when teaching a new rider to post the trot and use the weight aid. The goal of this video lesson is to get the rider more secure in the saddle. Starting out on the lunge line, Susan has the rider do various exercises to help them keep an even posting rhythm and a strong balance over the leg.
Running Time: 7 minutes and 47 seconds
Forward Riding Series Part 3 – Exercises to Improve a Beginner’s Riding Position
Part 3 of Susan Deal’s “Forward Riding Series – Exercises for a Rider’s First Year”
This is the 3rd installment of Susan Deal’s video series devoted to teaching beginners the fundamentals of forward riding. In this lesson she focuses on the rider’s position while offering insightful techniques from the teacher’s perspective on how to get the most out of a young or inexperienced equestrian. As a rider you’ll learn proper placement of the foot in the stirrup, how to hold the reins, basic seats, how to avoid clashing aids, tips on how to improve your seat and balance and other basics every equestrian should learn during their first riding lessons.
Running Time: 7 minutes and 37 seconds
Forward Riding Series Part 2 – The First Lesson for a Beginner Rider
Part 2 of Susan Deal’s “Forward Riding Series – Exercises for a Rider’s First Year”
Join USHJA certified trainer, Susan Deal, as she gives young students their first lesson on a horse and starts them on the path of proper position and correct horsemanship. In this video Susan, with her upbeat, encouraging style, shows us her methods for starting a beginner equestrian off right by covering stirrup and girth adjustments, mounting, picking up the reins, proper position, and basic rein aids. The exercises she uses are designed to get the rider comfortable in the saddle.
Running Time: 18 minutes and 58 seconds