(815) 499-4954
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.
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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.
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"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 $5250 for a 3-day clinic with 10 riders, $525 per each additional rider.
Lodging, fuel, air fare and additional rider fees are added to base prices.
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Base pricing starts at $3500 for 2-day clinic with 10 riders, $350 per each additional rider.
Lodging, fuel, air fare and additional rider fees are added to base prices.
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Base pricing starts at $2000 for a 1-day clinic with 7 riders, $285 per each additional rider.
One day clinics are offered only within 3 hours of Tampico, IL.
Lodging, fuel, air fare and additional rider fees are added to base prices.
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$1500 for a 1-day day Boutique clinic with a maximum of 7 riders, available only at our Tampico, IL farm.
Boutique clinics include specific and special topics as requested by the group.
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Call or text for specific pricing information, clinic format and date options for your location.
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.
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One-hour, private lessons, available at most clinics, contact individual clinic host to reserve a lesson. $60
Your deposit reserves your clinic spot and is considered your commitment to the host and the clinic group. Clinic participant numbers are limited, in order to facilitate individual participant attention, therefore every spot counts. We try to assist participants who must cancel prior to 30 days of a clinic, should special circumstances arise. However, that is not a guarantee. Deposits are non-refundable within 30 days of a clinic date. Participants may sell their own spot at any time or gift it to another. Sincerest thanks.
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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
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January-May
Barb will be teaching the colt starting and intermediate colt classes at Black Hawk College East campus, during the 2023 spring semester.
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March 11-12
Intro/Intermediate
Honey Bridge Ranch
6N917 IL-25 St. Charles IL
Contact Karly McCall (630) 818-0122
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March 25-26
Valley Park Stables
2901 Seniomsed Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Contact Lela Gramling Mullen (423) 330-0971
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April 8-9
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL​​​
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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
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May 13
Intermediate
Nixon Ranch Chicago Rd. Sommonauk, IL 60521
Contact Nancy Nixon (630) 809-0046
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May 20-21
Intermediate-Advancing
Otter Point Farm
462 Otter Point Lane,
Crossville, TN 38571
Contact Christie Riek (309) 781-4825
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May 26-29
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL​​
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June 1
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
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​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
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June 22-24
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL​
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Aug 3 - Aug 20
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
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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
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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
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September 23-24
Intermediate - Advancing
Prairie Rose Arena, 11045 NE 56th St Elkhart, IA
Contact Lela Gramling Mullen (423) 330-0971
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September 30
Nixon Ranch
Intermediate
Nixon Ranch Chicago Rd. Sommonauk, IL 60521
Contact Nancy Nixon (630) 809-0046
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October 2-4
Stay & Study Reserved
Tampico, IL
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October 13-14 Fri-Sat
Intro/Intermediate
Riverside Stables
Contact Lenzy O'Dell (217) 971-5560
Springfield, IL
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October 28-29
Intro/Intermediate
Surenity Farm
6314 McDaniel Road
College Grove, TN 37046
Contact Emmy Love (615) 887-0043
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November 10-11 Fr-Sat
Millgate Equestrian Center
Wadsworth, IL
Contact Brenda Tomaszewski Yost (847) 373-9581
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If you are interested in scheduling a Clinic or Stay & Study for this year or next.
Contact Barb
(815) 499-4954
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​​​Check back regularly as new dates will be added throughout the year!
Last Updated - January 17, 2023