It isn't too late to join Rutledge Farm to welcome back two-time Olympic goldmedalist Phillip Dutton for his second eventing clinic, but you'd best gallop. His clinic will take place this Saturday, October 26th. Five different sections, six different levels, including advanced/intermediate, preliminary, training, novice, beginner/novice, and beginner. Auditors are welcome and they're guaranteed to harvest a treasure lode of equestrian knowledge from one of the best in the world.

Phillip Dutton earned back-to-back Olympic gold medals for Australia's eventing team in 1996 during the Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia and again in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. After changing his competitive nationality to the United States in 2006, he was a member of the gold medal eventing team at the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio De Janeiro and rode to the individual silver medal. In 2016, he was awarded the individual bronze medal for U.S. Eventing Team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics riding Mighty Nice.

Dutton will begin each session with 15-20 minutes of flatwork, followed by over fences work adjusted to the appropriate height for each level. The sessions will culminate in cross-country, competition-style lines and course-work set in the grass field.

A participant from the 2018 clinic, Autumn Rae commented, "I thought Phillip Dutton was super positive and had some really good exercises to get the horses either shortening or lengthening, so it was really useful. He was very systematic in what he was doing. Sometimes it can be hard to take a clinic with someone who doesn't know you and your horse, but he seemed to size it up really well and really quickly and do very appropriate exercises."

Dutton is yet one more key ingredient to continuing equestrian education in the Rutledge Farm Sessions clinic series. Since 2017, Rutledge Farm has been dedicated to supporting world-class opportunities to develop all facets of equestrian sport at all levels and for multiple disciplines, including eventing, show jumping, dressage, and equitation.

Auditors are welcomed and encouraged to attend, and day passes are available for just $20. For more information about how to register as a rider or an auditor, visit https://bit.ly/duttonrutledge19

Rutledge Farm Sessions present a 2-day clinic, November 9 -10, with Stacia Madden – equitation.

For more information: www.rutledgefarm.com