FAQ


We will have a small entry free to cover the cost and time to review all of the entries of $100 per entry.

You can be anywhere in your Classical Journey to participate. Awards will be presented at the end of the challenge!

Jill will also be available for private video sessions, to help you on your journey.
(private 20-minute video sessions available at $30 per session)

  • You can participate from anywhere in the world!

  • Any riding level, any horse breed, any age horse

  • Work-In Hand, Working Equitation, Garrocha and Long-Reining too!

  • Each horse and rider will be reviewed on their own progress, the goal is to help riders to become more sensitive and aware.  


You will send in a short video submission and photos introducing you and your horse.

Discuss where your horse is at when we start and what your goals are for the 100 days, weekly videos sent in for review as you progress.

Resource for Classical Dressage Challenge!
#100_day_classical_dressage_challenge
#loving_those_lusitanos
#mccrae_farm
Reading Resources
 
Dressage For The New Age –  Barbier - https://amzn.to/3iF2tO8

Henriquet on Dressage – Henriquet - https://amzn.to/3pmrksA

Alexis-Francois L'Hotte: The Quest for Lightness in Equitation – Nelson - https://amzn.to/3o9BCLl

The Dressage Seat: Achieving a Beautiful, Effective Position in Every Gait and Movement – Beran - https://amzn.to/2Nojm49

From an Old Master Trainer to Young Trainers – Oliveira - https://amzn.to/3c522M6

Lungeing, Long-Reining and In-Hand Schooling – Lilley - https://amzn.to/3sQ34kL

Lungeing and Long-Reining - Loriston-Clarke / Langrish - https://amzn.to/3iEeweO

Long Reining: From the Beginning through the Levade – Ritter - https://amzn.to/3c7DZMn

The Rider's Balance: Understanding the Weight Aids in Pictures – Loch - https://amzn.to/3iKLcU4

Riding with Oliveira: My Time with the Mestre - Forty Years Later - Barbier - https://amzn.to/3iHmnrV

Meditation for Two: Searching for and Finding Communion with the Horse - https://amzn.to/2MgNCNM

The Alchemy of Lightness: What Happens Between Horse and Rider on a Molecular Level and How It Helps Achieve the Ultimate Connection – Barbier - https://amzn.to/2Y4PCvn

Dressage Training In-Hand: Lessons in Straightness, Suppleness, and Collection from the Ground – Roida - https://amzn.to/3iBrvhg

Lessons in Lightness: The Art of Educating the Horse – Russell/ Drummond  - https://amzn.to/2Y307P

Dressage Movements Revealed ; Biomechanical Concepts and Bodywork—Using the Masterson Method - Masterson/Harris - https://amzn.to/3c18hQP

Dressage in the French Tradition - de Bragança - https://amzn.to/398MjK7

Method of Equitation Based on New Principles: Francois Baucher - https://amzn.to/396PJwD

Quotes and Commentary: on the classical training of the horse – Stevens - https://amzn.to/365BQx0

Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship – Jones - https://amzn.to/3sQ7Kaj

Dressage for No Country: Finding Meaning, Magic and Mastery in the Second Half of Life – Belasik - https://amzn.to/361qytp

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​www.mccraefarm.com  - barn 847-546-5164 - to enter 630-272-3077

Get ready for an exciting new program coming this spring!
McCrae Farm will be starting, both "Virtually" and "In-Person", Classical Dressage challenge!


  • Start date July 1st, 2022 – October 8th, 2022
  • With or without a Lusitano you can still join in the fun!
  • You can be anywhere in your Classical Journey to participate.
  • Work-In Hand, Working Equitation, Garrocha and Long-Reining too!
  • Jill will also be available for private video sessions, to help you on your journey.
  • You can participate from anywhere in the world, any horse, any age!
  • Awards will be presented at the end of the challenge!
  • With a special "Thank You" to Espana Silk for supplying amazing prizes to our top 10 Winners!


You will do a video submission of where your horse is at when we start the 100 days and weekly videos sent in and reviewed as you progress! 

#100_day_classical_dressage_challenge   #loving_those_lusitanos   #mccrae_farm_classical_dressage

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​​​EQUUS Film & Arts Fest

 

McCrae Farm in partnership with EQUUS Film & Arts Fest "Equestrian Enrichment Program" are proud to present the