Melanie Smith Taylor, who won a 1984 Olympic team gold medal on the famous Calypso, will be giving a clinic with Master Horsemanship Clinician Greg Eliel Nov. 16-18 at Bow Brickhill Stables in Milford.
Melanie Smith Taylor is an expert on groundwork as well as show jumping and flatwork. (Photo by Nancy Jaffer)
The program, being presented by 3 Pillars Equestrian, will offer participants a chance to combine groundwork with flatwork and jumping.
Registration for the clinic is $650 per person, with those taking part having the choice of a cavaletti class during the morning and jumping in the afternoons each day. Spectator auditing is $25/day at the facility at476 Milford-Mt. Pleasant Road, Milford.
In addition to Melanie’s show jumping record, which included victories in such major competition as the American Gold Cup and the American Invitational, she also is an author and a broadcaster who has commentated on the Olympics and FEI World Equestrian Games.
In June, Greg Eliel [EE-lee-ul] co-founded 3 Pillars Equestrian, along with master horseman and clinician Peter Boglioli [Bo-yo-lee] and director/trainer Donna Vroom on Route 519 in Baptistown, Hunterdon County. For more information, go to 3pillarsequestrian.com, email 3pillarsequestrian@gmail.com or call 908-328-4999.