Clinics and Courses

Susan Marshall running a dressage clinic.

Susan Marshall, the chief instructor at Crown Lodge Equestrian, is available to conduct clinics throughout Australia.

Please e-mail or phone to discuss your requirements.

Susan also holds courses at Crown Lodge Equestrian regularly throughout the year.

We welcome any suggestions that you have for courses! Listed below are the courses that are currently on offer:

Essential Oils for Horses

Susan applying essential oils to the frog of her horse.

The benefits of essential oils to help physical and behavioural problems in humans has long been established. Did you know that they can be used to help horses (and other animals) as well? Susan Marshall, the chief instructor at Crown Lodge, has for many years been using essential oils on her horses, with fantastic results. Come and learn for yourself! This is a short course (approximately ½ a day) where you will learn the following topics:

We hold monthly courses on this subject and are happy to travel to you if you can get a group together.

The next Essential Oils Courses are:

Location: Caboolture, QLD
Date: Thursday 23rd September 2010
Time: 9am until approximately 12pm
Cost: $35 which includes all oils used in the clinic, plus informative handouts
Closing Date: Wednesday 8th September. Please e-mail susan@crownlodge.com.au or phone 54 970 971 to register your attendance.


Location: Armidale, NSW
Date: Saturday 23rd October 2010
Time: To be advised
Cost: $95 which includes all oils used in the clinic, informative handouts and catering
Closing Date: Wednesday 13th October


Location: Clifton (south of Toowoomba), QLD
Date: 27th November 2010 (to be confirmed)
Time: To be advised
Cost: To be advised
Closing Date: Wednesday 17th November

Hoof Trimming Workshop - NOW COMPLETED

Hoof Trimming Workshop

Due to a great suggestion received, I have been able to organize a one day workshop on hoof trimming (barefoot trimming), run by Peter Laidley from Hoofworks Australia.
Peter travels all over the world teaching barefoot trimming so we are honoured to have him attend and impart his extensive knowledge. During this workshop, participants will learn about the anatomy and physiology of the hoof and the limb, basic trimming techniques, basic rasp and hoof knife techniques plus much, much more.
It is designed to assist the horse owner with either trimming their own horse’s hooves, or to recognize whether their farrier is trimming correctly. There will be demonstration horses at the workshop so that all participants can put into practice everything that they have learned.

Date: Saturday 18th September 2010
Start Time: 8am
Venue: Crown Lodge Equestrian, 44 Honeyeater Court, Upper Caboolture
Cost: Depending on numbers, this one day comprehensive workshop will cost between $120 and $150 per person

The closing date for this workshop is Friday 10th September. A $60 deposit is required by the closing date, with the balance payable on the day. Please e-mail me or phone 5497 0971 to register. If you would like to learn more about Peter and Hoofworks Australia, please visit his website.

Improve your dressage test

This course has been completed. Please view our testimonials.

Susan Marshall riding her bay coloured warmblood gelding called “Marathon”.

In this course you will learn the correct way of riding a dressage test. Some competitors lose valuable marks in a test because they’ve never been shown the correct way of riding each movement.

Susan Marshall has many years experience as a dressage judge and competitor and can offer tuition in this area. This course is a 4 hour course, divided over 2 days i.e. 2 hours the first day and 2 hours the second day. It covers topics such as:


This course finishes with each rider “competing” in a dressage test at Crown Lodge to put together all of the knowledge that they have learned.

Course Dates: 24th and 25th January, 2009
Cost: $80 pr person

Horse Management

This Course Now Completed - Subscribe to our Newsletter to be advised of the next one.

One of Susan’s students, Maddie, standing beside the Crown Lodge Equestrian school horse “Moonlight” who is a chestnut arab cross gelding.

Owning a horse is not just about riding! This course will teach you all about the basics of horse care so that you know you are correctly providing for your equine friend. It is a ½ day course (4 hours) and covers a wide range of topics such as:


Whether you are new to owning a horse or not, you will find this a beneficial course to attend.

Course Dates: The next Horse Management Course is to be held on May 24th.
Cost: $80 per person with morning tea provided. A great investment into your horse’s wellbeing.

Testimonials

Bec Cronin training in Susan's arena.

“The weekend dressage clinic was just what I needed to prepare for competing in dressage tests. I had been training for a few months but your advice and guidance has brought together all of my hard work and really refined many aspects of the test I was working on.

You have given me a better preparation for taking my horse out to competitions. I loved meeting other riders and their horses and seeing that they had similar issues to me.

They were so encouraging and the support we gave each other was lovely. My confidence has definitely lifted and I feel great taking my horse out now.

Thank you so much Susan and I look forward to doing a refresher course in the future.”

Bec Cronin – Improve Your Dressage Test participant.