Trainer & Competitor |
Clare is currently training and instructing out of 5 fabulous facilities in Petaluma and Sebastopol; including the marvelous Willowbrook Stables. Clare would be happy to accommodate you and your horse at one of these facilities, or to come to your home or barn.
She has been awarded the Silver and Bronze medals from USDF, and is currently working towards her Gold.
Clare specializes in dressage foundations for horses of any discipline or breed, training and instruction through FEI and sale horses.
She stresses individual full and customized care for horse and rider.
Clare very much enjoys working with junior riders as well as young or
green horses that are just starting their dressage education.
Clare Long has been an avid rider and lover of horses since she was 8. By the age of 14, she was already training, teaching, competing and selling horses for commission.
Clare has gained much insight and invaluable experience over her 30 years of horse handling; beginning with pony club and progressing into an FEI
level rider, trainer, instructor and competitor.
Many of her clients compete, but those who choose not to are not pressured to do so.
Clare’s achievements are numerous, and will be summarized here. For a more detailed account of Clare’s career highlights, her resume is available upon request. |
Clare on Friesian gelding Titan owned by
the Durand Family
Photo Credit Ruth Lake Photography
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- Awarded the USDF Silver Medal
- Awarded the USDF Bronze Medal
- CDS Qualified Rider Award
- USDF Qualified Rider Award
- Numerous High Point Awards
- Countless Wins at Training level through Prix St. George
- Many Horse of the Year Awards
- First in the Nation with USDF All Breed Awards at Training,
1st, 2nd and 4th level on various horses
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Clare showing Prix St. George with Hannoverian gelding "Amantiado",
owned by Breen Jenkins
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Clare has trained many horses from their first handling and
backing to competing up through the levels.
She was the head dressage trainer at Rancho Marin Equestrian Center for
10 years, until it closed in 1999. She trained out of Liberty Valley
Equestrian Center, Flying Cloud Farm, La Vigna Ranch from 2001-2008, and
is currently the Head Dressage Trainer at Primo Cavallo Equestrian
Center , located in Petaluma.
Riding Influences
Both Lilo Fore and Angela Littlefield have been paramount in
Clare’s dressage education. She has been riding with
Lilo for 15 years, and began with Angela when she was only 12
years old, and was Angela’s number one working student.
Clare has also ridden with Eicke van Veltheim, Cherry Baumann, David
Collins, Dennis Callin, J.P. Giacomini, Jennifer Roth, Jill Canter, Rachel
Saavadara, Wolfgang De Llefont and Bonnie O’Brian, among others. |
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Show Results 2005
2005 was a great competition year. Some highlights include:
- "Tsjibbe", trained and ridden by Clare Long and owned by Bradley and Chris James, was undefeated at 1st level with all scores in the mid to high 60%'s.
- "Final Act", trained and ridden by Clare Long and owned by Penny Thatcher, competed at training level, scoring exclusively in the high 60%'s and low 70%'s, and ending the season with a high point score of 72.917%.
- Assistant Trainer Heather Pollard-Krause, riding "Paloma," owned by Arlene Evans, was awarded the Marin County Nancy L. Martin Perpetual Trophy for a score of 71.538%, the highest score of the show by a Marin CDS Chapter member.
- Sue Kline competed at 2nd level with her Hannoverian gelding "Dakar" and did very well. She ended the season with a win at the Championships in a warm up class.
Congratulation to everyone in 2005 and looking forward to a successful and for 2006.
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Tsjibbe and Clare Long - owned by Bradley James
Photo Credit Ruth Lake Photography
Clare Long & Final Act
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Show Results 2004
• April 3, 2004 Flying Cloud Farm - CDS: Titan
72.00% & 70.00% High Point of show.
• May 1, 2004 Flying Cloud Farm - CDS, USDF, USEF: Tsjibbe 70% & 69%
High Point of show.
• May 24, 2004 Fairwind Farm / Marin CDS Chapter Show: CDS USDF, USEF:
Titan 67% & 65% High Point of show. Awarded the Nancy L. Martin Perpetual
Trophy for the highest score of the day.
• June 6, 2004 Sonoma Chapter Show - CDS, USDF, USEF. Shelley Seigal Memorial.
Titan 65% High Point at Training Level
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 Clare Long and Tsjibbe
Photo Credit Ruth Lake Photography |
 
Two photos of Tsjibbe and Clare Long. Photo Credit Ruth Lake Photography
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Clare Long and Tsjibbe 
