Connecticut Horse Symposium

Saturday, April 5, 2025 9AM – 1:30PM

UConn Horsebarn Hill Arena

Spectators please park in the paved lot to the right of the arena. Horse trailers only in the dirt lot to the left of the arena.

Enjoy our fun event with heated seating!

Pay at the door (cash or check payable to UConn and credit cards (9-11 only)

Hope to see you there!

 

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3 Exciting Clinic Sessions with Meg Brauch!

Join Meg Brauch for a clinic where horses and riders will gain confidence and skills combining dressage principles with groundwork and pole work.  Riders from all disciplines can learn the correct use of aids for lateral work on the ground to further their understanding when mounted. They can then work on improving balance and rhythm in the saddle over poles and cavaletti.

Meg Brauch is the owner, trainer and manager of Narnia Stables, a small boarding and training facility located in Ashford, CT. Meg has been around horses since she was 8 years old and has a BS with Honors in Equine Science from The University of Connecticut.  Meg has worked with horses professionally since her teenage years, but over the last 12 years she has sought a classical approach to riding along with developing and honing her skills in groundwork, lunging, work-in-hand, and liberty work. She has a passion to share her knowledge with her students. She is experienced in working with a diverse array of breeds and students with a background from all disciplines. After passing her groundwork and lunge test in 2022 and then her ridden test in 2023, Meg became a squire in the Knighthood of the Academic Art of Riding. She is honored to be the only member of the Knighthood here in the Americas. She has a passion for understanding healthy posture and movement of both horses and humans and strives to help horses find relaxation and softness in their work while developing the relationship between humans and their equine partners.

Session 1: In Hand Lateral Work (limited to 12 handlers) 9-10 AM 

Learn the how, when and why in asking/teaching horses to move laterally using dressage principles on the ground.

Session 2: Basic Pole Exercises (limited to 8 riders) 10-11 AM 

For riders who are comfortable walk/trot over ground poles and comfortable cantering a single pole. Basic exercises designed to help the rider find balance and rhythm using dressage principles.

Session 3: Advanced Pole Exercises and Cavaletti (limited to 8 riders) 11 AM -12 PM 

For riders who are comfortable walk/trot/canter over ground poles and cavaletti. More advanced exercises designed to help the rider find balance and rhythm using dressage principles.

11:30-1 Lunch Available On Site - Pizza and Beverages - To Benefit UConn Equine Club

12:00-1:30 PM Approximately - Demonstrations by the UConn Teams!

Short break then demonstration by the UConn Dressage Team, followed by the UConn Equestrian Team and then UConn Polo!