Robin Groves, Brownsville, Vermont, presents clinics at Three G Farms four times a year.

Robin and her husband, Wilson, are enthusiastic and serious competitors in all aspects of carriage driving.  Driving her Morgan stallion, Clay Gates Fort Knox, and her Morgan gelding, Clay Gates Riptide, Robin has been awarded National High-Point Carriage Horse in the American Morgan Horse Association several different years. She is currently competing with Thor's Toy Truck (T.J.) a 10 year-old  Connemara-Thoroughbred gelding, in advanced single horse events up and down the East Coast, winning first place in the fall of 2006 at both Gladstone and Fair Hill. Although not always first overall, Robin and TJ regularly win the marathon.  Her first place finish in the Single Horse division at the 2007 Fair Hill CDE earned her her first U. S. Equestrian Federation National Championship.  She was one of a four-member team representing the US at the World Singles Championships in Jarantow, Poland August 29-31, 2008, she placed highest of all US drivers in the individual competition, with a stunning cones run that garnered only 1.67 penalty points. 

Although her list of driving accomplishments is impressive, Robin also is known for her ability to help all drivers and riders, beginners through veterans, improve their skills.  Like all great teachers, she starts where the horse and rider or driver are, and helps them move to a higher level.  Robin is equally at home with riders and drivers, working with carriage drivers, dressage riders, Western riders, and eventers with ease.

2010 clinic dates for Robin Groves at Three G Farms are April 14-18, June 9-11, August 11-15 , and October 20-24. 

Three G Farms Schooling Show

The annual schooling show at Three G Farms is scheduled for Sunday, August 15, beginning at 10:00 A.M. The arena classes (working pleasure and reinsmanship) will be held in the outdoor arena.    In addition, two different cones courses, pick your route and timed obstacles, will be set up.  Each participant may drive each course more than once, so different routes can be tried and timed.  If you are planning to participate in one of the ADS-sanctioned pleasure shows that will take place in the month following our schooling show, this weekend would be an excellent tune-up for you and your horse(s). Especially if your pony has never been in an arena with other horses before. Ask me about taking my 4-year-old pony into her very first arena class at a Real Show (instead of a schooling show). We’re talking disaster here . . .

This year our schooling show judge will be Robin Groves.  At the end of each class, Robin will place the competitors and give reasons for her placings.  In addition, she will help participants learn how to drive an arena class successfully.  The fee for the schooling show is $25 per class or $75 for all four classes.  

To participate in the schooling show please contact Mary Winter, mary@threegfarms.com, 515-450-1041, Earl W. Morris, 515-450-1046, earl@threegfarms.com, or Jada Neubauer, jadaneub@hotmail.com, 515-450-4820.  There is no preregistration, but we need to plan the schedule for classes and lessons.

Games Galore

Games Galore, to be held Saturday, October 16, 2010, is for people who love  the obstacle courses at pleasure shows and CDEs but hate polishing brass. It is also a great introduction to competitions for new horses and drivers. There will be six games:

Please contact Mary Winter, 515-450-1041, mary@threegfarms.com, Earl W. Morris, 515-450-1046,  earl@threegfarms.com, or Jada Neubauer, 515-450-4820, jadaneub@hotmail.com, with questions, or if you want to participate. Preregistration is not required, but we need to have some idea of how many will be attending.