tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:59:21 +0000Equitation rider Maria Schaub is at the top of her game and was one of the featured riders on Animal Planet's "Horse Power: Road to the Maclay." Ride along with her in this blog from EquiSearch.com.http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/noreply@blogger.com (EquiSearch.com)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-9034808910675534595Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:52:00 +00002008-09-30T11:01:50.893-04:00Hi, Everyone, wanted to catch up with you today after workng at the Capital Challenge Equitation weekend in Maryland. The last couple of weeks have been really busy with a new type of adjustment - juggling attending Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, full time and working for Frank Madden Show Stables at Hunters Moon Farm in East Norwich, New York. The number of traveling miles on http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/09/capital-challenge-equitation-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-8045861264930470109Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-08-30T10:38:20.486-04:00Hi, everyone, thank you for your continued support and questions about riding and horses. Today, I wanted to write to you about why I may not answer some of the questions that you have asked of me. I do appreciate the time you spend thinking of questions and for all of the personal experiences you have shared with me during the past two plus years. I want to share a word of caution with you http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/08/few-thoughts-before-hampton-classic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-6145871074925700432Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:03:00 +00002008-08-13T22:28:32.398-04:00Hi, everyone! Thanks for your continued support and questions, and for your concern about my career. I just got back from taking some riders to a one day show. It was a small show in Brewster, New York. It was great to see the students using what they had learned in their lessons during the week as they competed in the show ring. After I finished working today, I wanted to try answer one of http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/08/next-big-step.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-901925635286813032Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:50:00 +00002008-07-18T16:55:53.642-04:00Thanks so much for your continued support and confidence in this blog! Recently, someone who saw me working at the Lake Placid horse show, asked how much showing I was doing as a young professional. As it is with many other careers, a professional rider must earn the confidence of an owner, sponsor or benefactor and, or their boss, in order to be asked to show a horse. When you are starting out,http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/07/showing-as-young-professional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-4430324841545822633Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:28:00 +00002008-06-27T10:17:24.861-04:00Hi, everyone, thanks for your continued support and for sharing your thoughts, feelings and questions about riding, competing and horses! Today, I thought I would share some of my own personal experiences with catch riding and hope that what I experienced may answer some of your questions about it. When I started riding with Beacon Hill Show Stables in December of 2000, I was very lucky that my http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/06/catch-riding-opportunities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-9021598511153438349Tue, 27 May 2008 15:24:00 +00002008-05-29T15:50:23.676-04:00Hi, everyone, thank you for your continued support! In an attempt to answer a recent question about what a work day was like, I thought I would talk about my experience at the Devon Horse Show this year. Before going into the details about my day, I thought I would tell you more about one of the oldest horse shows in the United States. For those who are not familiar with the show, the Devon http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/05/devon-2008-young-professionals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-8385683184268520470Sun, 11 May 2008 17:28:00 +00002008-05-12T22:59:56.118-04:00Hi, everyone! Thanks for your continued support! This past week, I worked with Frank Madden Show Stable and assisted some other professionals at the Garden State Horse Show which was held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in northern New Jersey. Since 1999, I have been attending the show but this year, being my first year as a young professional, I gained a rather different perspective. Although http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/05/garden-state-horse-show-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-5762052867578110586Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:53:00 +00002008-04-29T14:33:30.778-04:00Hi, everyone, thanks for your continued support! Recently, someone asked where to find a horse similar to those that compete at Devon and Harrisburg. For the hunter and jumper divisions at Devon and Harrisburg, the horse must qualify to enter. Therefore, when you are watching the rounds at either show, keep in mind that the horses have been campaigned all year during the qualifying period and http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/04/where-does-one-find-horses-comparable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-3245478163179223888Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:20:00 +00002008-04-07T13:55:18.681-04:00I was really happy with how my first winter circuit as a new professional ended. Just like my days as a junior catch rider, many mornings started before six a.m. and ended quite late in the evening. Yet, the days had a new and an additional aspect to them, I was responsible for helping other riders and customers, and assisting my superiors, in and out of the show ring as part of a management teamhttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/04/end-of-my-first-winter-circuit-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-1029538032060436790Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:30:00 +00002008-03-29T01:17:21.477-04:00Thank you for your continued support and interest! Recently, someone asked about the aging of points for the Bates Equitation Computer List. Before I explain the system for aging points, I will talk about the purpose and the rules of the ranking for those who may not be familiar with it. The Bates Equitation Computer List was an idea developed by John Madden, equestrian trainer, chairman of http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/03/bates-equitation-computer-list-aging-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-8098050363465547948Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:26:00 +00002008-03-13T08:51:37.901-04:00Watching the Olympic selection trials for the first time was an educational experience, to say the least! The series of five classes, with technical courses that included difficult combinations, was held over eleven days at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. From what I could see, many of the horses jumped their hearts out! The process of selecting the Olympic team for 2008 http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/03/olympic-selection-trials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-183672036876631067Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:25:00 +00002008-03-04T21:07:04.869-05:00Do you want to know what a young professional at the winter circuit in Wellington does each day? Today, I will try my best to tell you about my experiences thus far in Florida. I have been very fortunate to show three hunters since I arrived in Florida in late December; the first, for a week in the pre-green division, the second, for a week in a schooling class, and the third horse, for the lasthttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/03/working-as-young-professional-at-winter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-834437720638149939Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:46:00 +00002008-02-19T19:00:14.050-05:00Since the last blog, several people have asked for my opinion about the difference, if any, between east coast verses west coast riding and training. As a catch rider in the junior ranks for almost six years, I was very fortunate to get to know and to work under the direction of trainers from the east and the west coasts. When considering classic hunt-seat equitation training techniques, I did http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/02/since-last-blog-several-people-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-2542758265330450683Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +00002008-02-10T19:05:12.923-05:00Hi, everyone, thank you for all of your interest and continued support! Your questions, concerns, and comments have helped and inspired me to write about my passion; horses, and riding. Today, I will be answering two of your recent questions, one regarding which individuals were the 2008 Horsemastership mentor grooms and, the second about the specific pointers I received from Mr. Morris http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/02/answers-to-two-of-your-questions-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-8449310837075643862Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:07:00 +00002008-01-29T09:13:41.219-05:00Hi, everyone! The last day of the clinic proved to be a challenging one for me, with a course that asked many questions of the horse and rider. The horse I was riding in the clinic, Caruso, a green, six year old who was recently imported, was rather fresh and was switched to a pelham bit for the final day of the clinic. Unfortunately, just as the horse seemed to be getting quiet after several http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/horsemastership-day-5-1262008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-6093472853304761289Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-01-29T09:15:32.933-05:00Hi, everyone! Today (Day 4), the two groups of four riders participated in a flat lesson without stirrups. Mr. Morris' lesson began with exercises that were directed at improving the rider, i.e.; regulating your walk, trot and canter, with one hand; turning your toe clockwise and counter clockwise while keeping you leg in position; keeping your seat in the saddle while you open and close your http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/horsemastership-day-4-1252006.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-2893060351289125983Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:46:00 +00002008-01-29T09:17:14.204-05:00Hi, everyone! Today on day 3, the riders participated in a gymnastics lesson and listened to a two-part lecture on horse and rider bio mechanics. The horse I am privileged to ride in the clinic is coming seven in 2008, and the tough part of the course required some finessing and reworking but, eventually, we managed to execute it. As usual, the lessons and presentations are full of informationhttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/horsemastership-day-3-12408.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-9174500272630302141Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:32:00 +00002008-01-29T09:18:54.912-05:00Hi everyone! Today was very busy, starting with a gymnastics lesson, followed by three lectures and the usual care and feeding of the horses. Since there was a vast amount of information conveyed to the riders and clinic auditors during each segment , and it would be virtually impossible to communicate all of the information to you, I decided to share some of the significant quotes of the day, http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/horsemastership-day-2-12308.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-4150940463204181916Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:07:00 +00002008-01-23T16:39:01.334-05:00More related stuff you might like... Go to www.practicalhorsemanmag.com for daily postcards from the George Morris Horsemastership Training Session and online diary entries by Katie Faraone who won John and Beezie's 2007 Week with the Maddens contest and is in FL spending her week with them. You'll also find links for entering the 2008 Horsemastership Sweeps and Week with the Maddens Contest. http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/more-horsemastership-coverage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (EquiSearch.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-352551792932040711Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:45:00 +00002008-01-29T09:20:37.670-05:00Hi, everyone! Today, on the first day of the clinic, after an introduction to the mentor grooms, and feeding, watering, bedding and tacking up the horses, the eight clinic participants were divided into two groups of four and rode in a flat work session with Mr. Morris at 9:00am and 11:15am, respectively. I was assigned Margie Engle as my mentor groom. Mr. Morris' lesson began with a http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/george-h-morris-horsemastership.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-8122320768866580890Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:26:00 +00002008-01-22T17:38:15.949-05:00Hi, everyone! The Wellington circuit started last week and my days have been filled with working, riding and trying to absorb everything I can about horse care and the horse industry. Recently, someone asked whether I would be taking lessons from other professionals. My answer is unequivocally, yes - as much as possible! I want to learn as much as I can and when the opportunity presents itself, http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/will-you-take-lessons-and-preparation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-5670343645133024777Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:30:00 +00002008-01-10T22:43:02.728-05:00As I explained when I last posted, I have been working as a rider in Wellington, Florida for the winter circuit. Since the last blog, I have managed to secure several more assignments with different barns and professionals. I am acquiring some new and valuable skills riding young horses and the experience thus far has been awesome. Today, I wanted to let you know who was selected for the http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/george-h-morris-horsemastership-program.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-272887999115888092Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:48:00 +00002008-01-07T17:01:32.089-05:00Maria is one of eight riders slated to ride in the 2008 George Morris Horsemastership Training Session, January 22-26, 2008, in Wellington, Fla. There is no fee for auditors. View the schedule of events that are open to the public: Horsemastership Training Session Schedulehttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2008/01/2008-horsemastership-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (EquiSearch.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-4491354931641412304Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:05:00 +00002008-01-01T18:17:09.605-05:00Hi, everyone! The day after Christmas, I drove to Wellington, Florida, to work as a rider during the winter circuit. If you remember, I deferred my first year at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, to compete at the indoor shows and to gain some work experience in the industry. The trip to Wellington took two days but once I arrived, I was eager to begin working. I've also been busy getting http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2007/12/will-you-be-giving-younger-students.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25318980.post-5392543888896627101Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:02:00 +00002007-12-20T16:57:28.392-05:00Moving out of the junior ranks is not frustrating or sad for me. In fact, I am looking forward to 2008 with great excitement and continued passion. I've had such wonderful experiences as a junior and I am very grateful for all of them. My current frame of mind is to absorb everything about the sport and the industry, in order to become the best horsewoman possible. I want to try to do a http://special.equisearch.com/blog/mariaschaub/2007/12/my-feelings-about-leaving-junior-ranks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Maria Schaub)