Gift ideas for serious eventers?

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Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby piedmontfields » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:11 am

I am trying to narrow down a thank you gift for my barn's trainer who is an advanced level eventer. While I don't train with her, I appreciate her and her barn's management and want to give a holiday/thank you gift. She not only trains and competes, but also teaches many young riders.

I've thought of Janet Foy's Dressage for the Not So Perfect Horse, but do not mean to offend *at all* (I think it is a great resource for training and understanding competition and judging). Other suggestions?

I could go more general, but I am the "dressage person" at this barn so don't mind being a bit thematic. The trainer is very equipped and well outfitted so I don't want to touch any of that.

Thanks!

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby Rosie B » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:37 pm

How about Walter Zettl's "Dressage in Harmony"?

Or, any of the other classics. :)

Depending on your budget, Harry Boldt's "The Dressage Horse" is also excellent, but expensive. One very nice thing that book has is a whole chapter devoted to the best dressage horses of the past century or so. Each horse has their own two pages, with pictures, comments from the riders on the nature of the horse, etc. It's wonderful. :)

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby Sue B » Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:16 pm

There's also Ingrid Klimke's new book. I can't remember the title, but I was going to get it for my eventer friend (and maybe myself too.)

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby PaulaO » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:28 pm

A bottle of Scotch, for when the young riders wear her out.

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby piedmontfields » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:02 pm

Great ideas, thank you! The Ingrid Klimke book is a good match I think. I should get the Harry Boldt book for me!

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby boots-aregard » Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:18 pm

Depends on your budget. Horse boots always wear out. A giant tub of clay poultice is satisfactorily heavy. An IceHorse (or whatever is the thing now) terribly useful, and seem as an 'extra' by some. A matching set of wheelbarrow, tubs, trugs, feed bins in her colors?

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby Rockabilly » Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:35 pm

I think a gift certificate to her favorite tack shop would be extremely nice.

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Re: Gift ideas for serious eventers?

Postby Racetrackreject » Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:48 pm

Rockabilly wrote:I think a gift certificate to her favorite tack shop would be extremely nice.


Ditto this!


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