I am honored to announce that Leslie Desmond who wrote True Horsemanship Through Feel with Bill Dorrance will be here at our farm in Newfane, Vt for a one day clinic July 28, 2025 and a two day clinic September 20-21, 2025.
For the last 5 decades, Leslie supports beginner-advanced riders & horse trainers from all disciplines, bodyworkers, vets & farriers in their commitment to serving horses and their humans in the best possible ways. She shares her knowledge freely with participants & auditors so horses they encounter can start to benefit immediately.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
For the layman & professionals alike, Leslie connects the dots between bodywork, hoofcare & dental care using understandable vocabulary & straightforward explanations that children & professionals can appre-ciate. You will learn how to "read" the horse's posture, sharpen up your eye & gain confidence evaluating common problems associated with poor saddle fit, equine dental neglect, the hyoid-to-hoof-connection & scores of behavioral issues that clearly indicate how to design a successful rehab protocol & which professionals in the horse health care community are most likely to provide meaningful input at the right time.
The cost of the clinic is $375 and included a 90 min private session, 3 months on line private access in North East Coaching Group. 2 Month Nov/Dec 2025 Healthy Horse Initiative New Educational Platform (limit 4 horses)
Welcome and coffee 8:30-9:00
1st Horse 9:00 -10:30
Break 10:30-11:00
(Auditor Q & A)
2nd Horse 11:00-12:30
Lunch 12:30-2:00
(no questions answered during lunch)
3rd Horse 2:00-3:30
Break 3:30-4:00
(Auditor Q & A)
4th Horse 4:00-5:30
Spectators $40 for the day! All young horses lovers under the age of 16 are welcome at no charge.
The 1 day total clinic cost INCLUDES a paddock w shelter for your horse. We have 12’ x 24’ paddock areas made out of round pen panels. A 12’ x 12’ section of the paddock is covered. We also have a turn out area that will be available for shared use. At the end of the clinic please make sure you leave your spot clean. Shavings do not need to be stripped, just your area clean and cleared of manure and hay.
The cost of the clinic also includes snacks and drinks for humans.
What To Bring:
Please bring buckets, hay, grain, fly spray, and shavings if you would like. Also bring a rope halter and a 12-15’ foot lead.
Please let me know if you will be arriving the day before or morning of the clinic. Please remember to bring UTD coggins/rabies documents. I also highly recommend that your horse is UTD on all vaccines. Please do not bring a sick horses to this clinic. If you need to use one of my horses last minute, you may do so.
Clinic Times:
Approximately 8:30-5:30 each day
Places To Stay:
I have included links to a few local Airbnb’s. Some are even right down the road from the farm.
You are also welcome to camp here at the farm as well! There is NO hookups and limited parking, so please let me know if you plan to camp and let me know what you have for a truck/trailer. We have a beautiful outdoor shower and a port o potty too! No dogs please. If you must bring a dog, please discuss this with me, prior to the clinic and we can see if it will work out. If so they will be required to be on a leash at all times.
Places To Stay:
I have included links to a few local Airbnb’s. Some are even right down the road from the farm. At most they are 15-30 minutes away!
https://abnb.me/G9XXj8ELuU
https://abnb.me/VZNoaGPLuU
https://abnb.me/zE6yLsTLuU
https://abnb.me/D1ptv32LuU (right down the road)
https://abnb.me/NFoClobMuU
https://abnb.me/Lubg4ZkMuU
(right down the road)
https://abnb.me/jC4saWwMuU
https://abnb.me/Hhc6cysDnnb
https://abnb.me/HONmchvDnnb
https://abnb.me/0Y35yxADnnb
https://abnb.me/lkvtmzDDnnb
(just up the road)
Also my friend Dorothy’s cabin. It is set up great for a large group. 1/2 hr away. Close to 91 and the town of Brattleboro. She will give a discount to horse peeps if you contact her direct…she is one of us😉
Weather: We shall hope for the best but if it rains we are all good! We have an indoor! If it’s hot, the sides open and allow for good air circulation and a nice place to get out of the sun!
How To Get Here:
Chances are you should NOT follow GPS! If coming from the West there is the potential of needing to go through a small covered bridge that only small trailers will fit through. If coming from any other direction there is the potential GPS will bring you up Bruce Brook Rd. It is a very steep narrow road. You will not make it up this road with a trailer. There are other easy ways to get to the farm, just not necessarily if you follow GPS. Please check your GPS, the only Route you want to follow (once close to the barn) would be Grimes Hill to Newfane Hill to Steep Way Rd. If your GPS does not send you this way, please let me know where you are coming from, and I will send you directions! Just so you know, our address is 211 Steep Way Rd Newfane, VT 05345 (once again don’t use GPS with out the information listed above. 😉 Also please keep in mind that cell service in this area is questionable. The only service that works at the farm is AT&T. My cell is (802) 345-1633 if you need anything! Most cell phone providers work in Brattleboro and Wilmington...beyond that service is questionable.
How To Pay:
A 50% deposit will be required to hold your spot with the remaining balance due 1 month before the clinic. If you need to cancel, I will refund your deposit (if I can rebook your spot) less a $100 cancelation fee or you can re-book your spot and the $100 fee will be waived. If I can not re-book your spot the payment would be non-refundable.
Any deposits and payments can be made through the following options. Please send a note attached letting me know what clinic the deposit is for.
PayPal:
c3RlZXB3YXltb3JnYW5zIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20= (please use the friends and family option so I don’t need to pay a fee) If you can’t, I will ask you to pay the fee.
You can also use Venmo @Melissa-Ellis-66 last 4 digits are 1633
Mail a check. Please make the check payable to Steep Way Morgan’s and mail to 211 Steep Way Rd, Newfane, Vt 05345
Want To Learn More About Leslie Desmond check out:
Leslie Desmond, Co-founder and Author | Feel of a Horse
https://m.facebook.com/thefeelofahorse/
I think I have everything covered, but please feel free to PM me with any additional questions😊
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