GB POD -Pre Season Training Competition at Cricklands 2024

Event Round up

What a fantastic start to the competition season for all of us who belong to the POD group. It was my first pre-season training event with POD support and the support was truly second to none. 

Robert was busy with individual training sessions that really helped set you up for the competition in all three phases and his schooling advice is always spot on.

 Among the POD members taking part at the event there was every combination keen to learn - singles and multiples including pair and tandem, horses, ponies and novice drivers through open to advanced. We all benefitted greatly from going through our individual dressage tests and working on parts with Robert.

He was also there to help us each warm up before our competition test and to  build up our confidence so we could do our best. 

At this training clinic every driver received immediate feedback from International FEI Andrew Counsell who was leading the judges clinic at the event, in addition to their dressage sheets. Along with Robert, Julie was keenly listening and the comments will be used going forwards in our schooling. It's exciting to see how far we have come and to know we have established a really sound basis to build on going forwards.

Robert really knows how to get the best out of people and horses! 

As well as the excellent support from Robert and organiser Julie, POD members are always happy to help each other out. I really appreciated the extra help throughout the event from other POD members both behind the scenes and on the carriage as backsteppers for the competition.

This really is a very special group!