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Ladera Ranch's Accomplished Equestrian Zena Cooper Headlines Family-Friendly Stable Tour
Ladera Ranch resident and dressage equestrian Zena Cooper is featured in a Behind-the-Scenes at the Stable tour to celebrate Parents Day.
Ladera Ranch resident and equestrian Zena Cooper will be featured in the family-friendly, Behind-the-Scenes at the Stables tour on Sunday, July 26, from 3-5 p.m.
Cooper is an accomplished dressage rider and the owner of North Night Sport Horses. She has been the recipient of the Dressage Foundation’s Gifted Memorial Fund Scholarship for Adult Amateurs. Cooper used her scholarship to study with Olympian Kathleen Raine. The success of Ladera Ranch’s Cooper and her horse Damien in the show ring has been phenomenal, at one time winning 11 first places ribbons in 11 consecutive horse shows.
Cooper and Damien will be joining their trainer Wilma Blakely at the Behind-the-Scenes at the Stable tour to demonstrate and explain classical training methods for the group.
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Attendees will also meet horses large and small, from an 1,800 pound Percheron draft horse to Mini Cooper a miniature horse. And the high flying art of the hunter/jumper riders will be demonstrated by established trainer John Berney at his new facilities at Rio Vista Stable. There will also be a performance by the young stars of the Bridges Pony Club.
National Parents Day was established in the United States in 1994 to honor parents and to celebrate family on the fourth Sunday of every July. “We put together a fun, free event for families and individuals to spend time appreciating each other, horses and the outdoors,” says tour organizer Lori Savit. “Our goal is to make the wonderful world of horses accessible to everyone. You don’t have to be a rider to enjoy the beauty and power of the horse, the harmony of horse and rider and the excitement of horse sports.”
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To attend this outdoor event on Sunday, July 26, 3-5 p.m., call 949/497-8915 or e-mail e-mail lori@lagunabeachhorselovers to make reservations. Admission and parking are free.
Please call in advance to make a reservation, space is limited. The tour will begin at the office of Sycamore Trails Stable, 26282 Oso Road, San Juan Capistrano. Families and individuals are welcome.
See lagunabeachhorselovers.com for more information.
