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8:00AM – 8:30AM
INTRODUCTION TO SYMPOSIUM: ANDREA FAPPANI, TODD BERGEN, SHAWN FLARIDA, BUD LYON, LUCA FAPPANI
8:30AM – 9:15AM
FIRST LESSON IN A ROUND PEN
LUCA WILL SHOWCASE GROUNDWORK EXERCISES TO GET YOUR GREEN HORSE INTRODUCED TO TRAINING.
9:15AM – 10:00AM
TRANSITION BETWEEN WORKING IN A ROUND PEN AND RIDING IN AN OPEN ARENA
LUCA AND ANDREA WILL DEMONSTRATE ON TWO YOUNG PROSPECTS THAT HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS OF RIDING WHAT THE FIRST LESSONS OUT OF THE ROUND PEN AND IN THE ARENA CONSIST OF.
10:00AM – 10:15AM
BREAK
10:15AM – 11:15AM
FRAME WORK
TODD WILL BE RIDING A THREE YEAR OLD WORKING COWHORSE FUTURITY PROSPECT. HE WILL DEMONSTRATE THE BASICS OF COLLECTION AND FRAMEWORK, AS WELL AS THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TWO YEAR OLD AND THREE YEAR OLD YEARS.
11:15AM – 11:30AM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
11:30AM – 12:45PM
LUNCH BREAK
12:45PM – 2:15PM
EARLY 3YO YEAR TRAINING: SESSION 1 – CIRCLES AND TURNAROUNDS
SHAWN, LUCA, ANDREA, TODD, AND BUD WILL BE DEMONSTRATING ALL MANEUVERS OF A REINING HORSE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THEIR CAREER. THEY WILL FOCUS ON THE TRANSITION BETWEEN SHOWING YOUR HORSE WHAT TO DO AND HOLDING THE HORSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAS BEEN TAUGHT DURING THE 2 YEAR OLD YEAR.
2:15PM – 2:30PM
BREAK
2:30PM – 3:30PM
EARLY 3YO YEAR TRAINING: SESSION 2 – RUNDOWNS, STOPS, AND LEAD CHANGES
SHAWN, LUCA, ANDREA, TODD, AND BUD WILL CONTINUE THE PREVIOUS SESSION AND FOCUS ON THE MANEUVERS OF THE RUNDOWN, THE STOP, AND THE LEAD CHANGE.
3:30PM – 3:45PM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
4:00PM – 5:30PM
CONCOURSE STAGE: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, AND Q&A TO FOLLOW WITH MODERATORS: CLINTON ANDERSON AND STEVE ROSS.
NO-HOST BAR AND HORS D’OEUVRES
8:00AM – 8:45AM
SECOND LESSON IN THE ROUND PEN
LUCA WILL TOUCH ON THE GROUND WORK FROM THE DAY BEFORE, SEE WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, AND GET HIS YOUNG HORSE READY FOR THE FIRST RIDE.
9:00AM – 9:45AM
COW WORK ON A YOUNG THREE YEAR OLD
TODD WILL FOCUS ON GETTING THE YOUNG PROSPECT HOOKED ON A COW AND TEACHING HIM TO THINK ON HIS OWN WHILE STILL BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND HELPING HIM WHEN NEEDED.
9:45AM – 10:00AM
BREAK
10:00AM – 11:25AM
RANCH RIDING 101
BUD WILL EXPLAIN WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR IN A TOP RANCH RIDING PROSPECT AND WILL COVER THE STEPS OF HIS TRAINING. HE WILL ALSO DISCUSS WHAT KIND OF HORSE TRANSITIONS FROM ANOTHER DISCIPLINE INTO A RANCH RIDING HORSE, AS WELL AS THE TOPIC OF QUALITY OF MOVEMENT.
11:25AM – 11:45AM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
11:45AM – 1:00PM
LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:15PM
DRESSAGE DEMONSTRATION BY ANNA BUFFINI
ANNA WILL GO THROUGH HER TRAINING EXERCISES AND DEMONSTRATE WHAT A GREAT DRESSAGE HORSE LOOKS LIKE. ANDREA AND ANNA WILL DISCUSS SIMILARITIES BETWEEN REINING AND DRESSAGE.
ANNA BUFFINI – 2X WORLD CUP FINALIST. 4X SENIOR NATIONS CUP TEAM MEMBER. 2016 U25 CHAMPION, 2014 US YR CHAMPION. 2028 OLYMPIC SHORTLIST
2:15PM – 2:30PM
BREAK
2:30PM – 3:30PM
GETTING READY TO SHOW
OUR RIDERS WILL BE DISCUSSING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE YOUNG HORSE AND AN AGED HORSE THAT KNOWS HIS JOB. THEY WILL BE DISCUSSING HOW THEY GET THEIR HORSES READY AND SHARP TO STEP IN THE SHOW PEN AND HOW TO PREPARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HORSES FOR UPCOMING EVENTS.
3:30PM – 3:45PM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
4:00PM – 5:30PM
CONCOURSE STAGE: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, AND Q&A TO FOLLOW WITH MODERATORS: CLINTON ANDERSON AND STEVE ROSS.
NO-HOST BAR AND HORS D’OEUVRES
8:00AM – 9:25AM
SCHOOLING AND MAINTAINING AN OLDER SHOW HORSE – ANDREA, LUCA, SHAWN, BUD, AND TODD
ALL OF OUR RIDERS WILL DISCUSS THE TOPICS OF MAINTAINING THE HEALTHY, OLDER SHOW HORSE. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOLING HORSES IN BETWEEN HORSE SHOWS, AND ALSO SHOW EXERCISES THAT WILL KEEP YOUR HORSE SHOWING LONGER AND BETTER.
9:25AM – 9:45PM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
9:45AM -10:00AM
BREAK
10:00AM -10:45AM
ANNA’S FREESTYLE ROUTINE & HORSE SWAP
ANNA WILL PRESENT HER DRESSAGE FREESTYLE ROUTINE. FOLLOWING THE ROUTINE, ANDREA AND ANNA WILL SWITCH HORSES AND TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES THEY FEEL.
10:45AM -11:25AM
FENCE WORK
TODD WILL BE RIDING AN AGED COWHORSE THAT IS GETTING READY TO SHOW AT THE WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEMAN IN A FEW WEEKS. HE WILL TALK ABOUT THE BASICS OF FENCE WORK AND WHAT IT TAKES TO PUT TOGETHER A GREAT FENCE RUN.
11:25AM -11:45AM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
11:45AM -1:00PM
LUNCH
1:00PM – 2:00PM
CUTTING DEMONSTRATION BY ADAN BANUELOS
ADAN WILL DEMONSTRATE INSTILLING CONFIDENCE IN HIS YOUNG CUTTING HORSE. HE WILL DISCUSS CREATING A CONSCIENCE IN ORDER TO TEACH THE HORSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DISTINGUISH RIGHT FROM WRONG. HE WILL ALSO DISCUSS PROPER MECHANICS, AS WELL AS HOW MECHANICS VARY FOR INDIVIDUAL HORSES. HE WILL START ON A YOUNG, GREEN HORSE AND MOVE THROUGH HIS TRAINING EXERCISES TO AN OLDER, MORE SEASONED HORSE, FOCUSING ON MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE AT ALL TIMES.
ADAN BANUELOS – $7 MILLION DOLLAR RIDER, NCHA FUTURITY CHAMPION, 2X AMERICAN PERFORMANCE HORSEMAN CHAMPION
2:00PM – 2:15PM
BREAK
2:15PM – 3:00PM
WRAP UP
OUR RIDERS WILL PROVIDE FINAL THOUGHTS AND TAKEAWAYS
3:00PM – 3:30PM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ARENA CONCOURSE: ANDREA FAPPANI, TODD BERGEN, SHAWN FLARIDA, BUD LYON, LUCA FAPPANI MEET & GREET, PHOTOS
  • SouthPoint “Will Call” Ticket counter opens at 7am. Note: The “Will Call Desk” is next to the Arena Concourse Doors.
  • Concourse Doors Open at 7:15 am
  • Open Seating
  • Snack Bar and Vendors Open 7:15am to 6pm
  • Cinch Saloon on Concourse Open 11am to 6pm
  • Q&A open to all spectators during the Event moderated by Steve Ross on the Concourse.