*About Clare

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” -Mahatma Gandhi

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***Specializing in***

Sales

"Always Focused on Foundations"

Dressage: Training - Grand Prix

Western Dressage

Reining

Problem Solving

Starting Youngsters

Clare Long is a USDF Silver & Bronze Medalist,

and has been in the business for 45 years.

She is a born horse lover ... and is motivated by that pure, simple and true love of horses. She is dedicated to improving the lives of horses worldwide ... one horse handler at a time.

Clare's approach towards her training is based upon creating and building boundaries; while nourishing, encouraging and celebrating the horse's inherent joy of life.

Clare believes that she can help you set your horse up for success ... rather than failure; and honestly believes that there are no bad horses ... only horse handlers that need guidance and advice.

Clare has specialized in many breeds,

Including: Friesan, Andalusian, Arabian, Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Canadien Horse, and most of the Warmbloods, including the Germans: (especially Holsteiners, Hannoverians, Trakhener and Oldenburgs), Swedish Warmblood and Dutch Warmblood.

She has also worked with the Rhinelander, Hessen, Saddlebred, Missouri Fox Trotter, Morgan, Mustang, Lucitano, Azteca, Appaloosa, Rocky Mountains, Selle Francais, Marchador, Tennessee Walker, etc.

She is honored and excited to have numerous horses for sale. Please see Clare's sale horse pages:

https://sites.google.com/site/clarityperformancehorsesales/home/pleasure-horses-ponies

for details, photos and videos of all of these wonderful individuals.

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TRAINER & COMPETITOR:

Clare has been awarded the Silver and Bronze Medals from USDF.

Clare specializes in dressage foundations for horses of any discipline or breed, training and instruction through FEI, and sale horses.

She stresses individualized full and customized care for each 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 9. 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 40 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.

If you are interested, here is a link to her competition scores since 1992. Clare had an enormous volume of competitions prior to 1992, but they are not recorded. (That was way before computers and the internet!).

http://www.centerlinescores.com/Rider/Details/52841#filterBy=rider

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. Georges
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

Clare has trained many horses from their first handling and riding to competing up through the levels.

Clare was the Head Dressage Trainer at Rancho Marin Equestrian Center for 10 years, until it closed in 1999. She has also trained out of Liberty Valley Equestrian Center, Flying Cloud Farm, LaVigna Ranch from 2001-2008, and Primo Cavallo Equestrian Center from 2009-2010.

2010-2011 Clare was at Willowbrook Stables in Petaluma, followed by Stable Acres and various other barns in Petaluma and Sonoma. From 2014-2017 Clare managed, instructed and trained out of Strong Stables- Home of: Clarity Performance Horse Training Center, located Westside Petaluma, in Northern California.

Currently, she is happily training out of Equus Springs, Eastside Petaluma.

Riding Influences

Both Lilo Fore and Angela Littlefield have been paramount in Clare’s dressage education. She rode with Lilo for 20 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.

For her Reining Training and influences, Clare originally worked with Ruth Van Sweden of New Mexico.

She also schooled for a short time with Ollie Galligan.

Clare is currently continuing her Reining education.

Clare also offers:

"Helpful Hints to Having a Happy and Healthy Horse."

Clare specializes in helping you to understand how to take care of and work with your horse properly, safely, and successfully... in the most comfortable, enjoyable, and least stressful manner for yourself and your equine partner.

Please stay tuned for more information about Clare's Ebook

and corresponding videos.