CLINICS
We're all in this together!
Clinic Atmosphere
Calm, patient, direct, honest, effective and supportive teaching creates a relaxed learning environment where students consistently demonstrate the ability to explore, learn and excel at a broad range of topics.
Clinic Expectations
Have you been looking for an informative, inspiring and challenging but supportive environment, where you can explore new concepts and develop your own horse, physically and mentally. As well as learn to develop meaningful, positive and productive relationships with any horse?
Are you looking for honest input and feedback? As well as advice on things you can be doing to improve?
Do you want to learn from someone with decades of experience who has shared many of the same struggles you are having and tried, failed and learned their way to success with horse's?
Your Personal Invitation
If you've gotten this far, I believe we already have some things in common and I would like to invite you to come join us at a clinic to work on you and your horse. I will meet you where you're at from young or green horse development to upper-level riding of any discipline and any breed.
"Developing the potential between a horse and human is my passion." Barb Gerbitz
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HOSTING A CLINIC
Interested In Hosting a Clinic?
Base pricing starts at $4950 for a 3-day clinic with 10 riders, $495 per each additional rider.
$3300 for 2-day clinic with 10 riders, $330 per each additional rider.
$1650 for a 1-day clinic with 6 riders, $275 per each additional rider. (one day clinics are only offered within 2 hours of Tampico, IL).
$1200 for a 1-day day Boutique clinic with a maximum of 6 riders, available only at our Tampico, IL farm. Boutique clinics include specific topics as request by the group.
Lodging, travel expenses and additional rider fees are added to base prices.
For specific hosting information, clinic formats, pricing for your location or date options.
Contact Barb (815) 499-4954
2023
SEASON SCHEDULE
Join Us!
Clinic fees range between $330 - $495 per rider.
Contact individual hosts for clinic pricing and additional information.
One-hour, private lessons, available at most clinics, contact individual clinic host to reserve a lesson. $60
Stay & Study dates are still available. Contact Barb (815) 499-4954 for date options.
JANUARY-APRIL
Clinic hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
January 20-22
Colt Clinic - For students currently enrolled at Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Rd, Galva, IL 61434 Auditors Welcome
January-May
Barb will be teaching the colt starting and intermediate colt classes at Black Hawk College East campus, during the 2023 spring semester.
March 11-12
Intro/Intermediate
Honey Bridge Ranch
6N917 IL-25 St. Charles IL
Contact Karly McCall (630) 818-0122
March 25-26
Valley Park Stables
2901 Seniomsed Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Contact Lela Gramling Mullen (423) 330-0971
April 8-9
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
April 14-15 (Fri-Sat)
Refuge Ranch
9350 Cascade Rd
Rochester, IL 62563
Contact Lisa Cannon (217) 883-8962
April 22-23
Millgate Equestrian Center
Wadsworth, IL
Contact Brenda Tomaszewski Yost (847) 373-9581
April 29
Intro/Intermediate
JV Hitching Post
7428 West Bruns Rd,
Monee, IL 60449
Contact Janet Viano (815) 557-4118
MAY-AUGUST
Clinic hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
May 6-7
Introduction-Intermediate in
Elk Ridge Farms
14040 250th Street, Eldridge, IA 52748
Contact Jennifer Sandknop
(563) 940-2557
May 13
Intermediate
Nixon Ranch Chicago Rd. Sommonauk, IL 60521
Contact Nancy Nixon (630) 809-0046
May 20-21
Intermediate-Advancing
Otter Point Farm
462 Otter Point Lane,
Crossville, TN 38571
Contact Christie Riek (309) 781-4825
May 26-29
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
June 1
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
June - July
8-week colt starting June-July. Colts will be started with my guidance and instruction by working students. My working students have ridden for many years and ridden with me on many occasions. I am very excited to have them here for the summer! If you are interested in having your colt started or need more miles on a green one.
Two months $2200
All Spots Have Been Filled
Please keep us in mind for next year.
Barb (815) 499-4954
June 22-24
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
Aug 3 - Aug 20
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
August
August 19-20
Intermediate Clinic
Gerbitz Farm
26488 300 E
Tampico, IL 61283
Contact either:
Tam Kelm (815) 499-7833
Barb Gerbitz (815) 499-4954
August 26-27
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER
Clinic hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
September 11-19
Otter Point Farm
426 Otter Point Farm
Crossville, TN 38571
Contact Christie Riek (309) 781-4825
September 23-24
Intermediate - Advancing
Prairie Rose Arena, 11045 NE 56th St Elkhart, IA
Contact Lela Gramling Mullen (423) 330-0971
September 30
Nixon Ranch
Intermediate
Nixon Ranch Chicago Rd. Sommonauk, IL 60521
Contact Nancy Nixon (630) 809-0046
October 2-4
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
October 10-14
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
October 28-29
Intro/Intermediate
Surenity Farm
6314 McDaniel Road
College Grove, TN 37046
Contact Emmy Love (615) 887-0043
If you are interested in scheduling a Clinic or Stay & Study for this year or next.
Contact Barb
(815) 499-4954
Check back regularly as new dates will be added throughout the year!
Last Updated - January 17, 2023