General Event Information

Makeover Clinics

Friday, Oct. 10

Clinics will return in 2025! Designed to offer the opportunity for additional education and a route to end the week on a positive note for horses whose preliminary rounds may not have gone to plan, clinics will be offered at the conclusion of preliminary competition for horses and their trainers that did not qualify for the Championships. All clinics are free to audit by the general public.

New for 2025: There will be a limited number of spots open to Makeover graduate horses in each clinic.

Registrations: Sign up by selecting “New Clinic Registration” through the Trainer Portal. Registrations open at 10 AM EST on August 5 and close at 5 PM EST on September 5. Spots are limited and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. A waitlist will be kept once as spots fill.

Clinicians: All clinics will be taught by the discipline’s 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover judge(s). An official list of the judges and stewards will be posted closer to the event. Contact secretary@therrp.org now for the unofficial list of clinicians.

Venue: Clinics will be taught at the Kentucky Horse Park in their respective venues from the 2025 preliminary competition.

Clinic Options and Pricing

Competitive Trail Obstacle Schooling:

• $40/horse and rider combination
• Held on the Three Day X-Country Field
• Groups of 3 will have 30 minutes to school elements of the Competitive Trail course at their own pace with the clinicians available for instruction
• This clinic is a great option for those looking to focus on schooling particular obstacles with feedback or overall give their horse a positive schooling experience at the end of the week.

Introduction to Competitive Trail Clinic:

• $100/horse and rider combination
• Held on the Three Day X-Country Field
• Traditional 60-minute-long group style clinic (maximum group size of 6)
• This clinic is geared towards those that are interested in introducing their horses to obstacle work.

Dressage Mini Lesson/Fix-a-Test:

• $60/horse and rider combination
• Held in the Walnut Ring
• Each horse and rider combination will have 30 minutes in the Dressage court with one of the Dressage clinicians- this time can be spent going over a specific test in a Fix-a-Test style format OR can simply be treated as a 30-minute private Dressage lesson. Riders may work with the clinician to determine how they wish to utilize their time.
• This clinic option is appropriate for Eventing Dressage, English Dressage, Western Dressage, or even those looking for a basic introduction to the discipline.

Show Hunter Clinic:

• $150/horse and rider combination
• Held in the Stonelea Ring
• Traditional 90-minute-long group style clinic (maximum group size of 6)
• The clinician(s) will use exercises, including elements from the preliminary competition course, to help participants build on their horse’s education in the Show Hunter discipline.

Show Jumper Clinic:

• $150/horse and rider combination
• Held in the Claiborne Ring
• Traditional 90-minute-long group style clinic (maximum group size of 6)
• The clinician(s) will use exercises, including elements from the preliminary competition course, to help participants build on their horse’s education in the Show Jumper discipline.

Stabling and other fees for Graduate horses:

• $20 grounds fee assessed for every graduate or non-compete horse
• $255/stall for the whole week (move-in starting at 12pm on October 6 and move-out by 8am on October 12)
• $130/stall for partial week (move-in starting at 12pm on October 9 and move-out by 8am on October 12)
• $60 Trailer-In Fee for those not stabling on-site

Note: All horses must meet the health documentation requirements found on pages 38 and 39 of the 2025 Rulebook. Though graduate horses will not go through the arrival exam process, they must meet the soundness and body condition score standards.

*Disclaimer: Read the Rules and Expectations on the registration form for more information.