On March 8th and 9th, 2008 Region III will once again host the Northwest Spirit of Vaulting Conference. This is a wonderful educational and informational opportunity primarily for competitive vaulters but also for parents, instructors and coaches, even those working with recreational and therapeutic vaulters. The conference will also be a event where anyone interested in starting a vaulting club can find our more about the sport, ask questions and connect with regional and national leaders that can help. The conference will be held at the Black Hawk Natural Horsemanship Center in North Plains, Oregon.

Riding or therapeutic instructors are invited to participate in the Hawthorne’s workshops and others. Learn how to add vaulting to your programs in these hands on sessions.

Coaches, parents and assistants: learn from some of the best clinicians in the nation.

Read each workshop description carefully to see which ones fit your need the best. We have provided some schedule suggestions to help you plan.

All Saturday and Sunday workshops are included in the conference fee.
Box lunches and Saturday Dinner with the Clinicians and Olympic Coach Daniel Stewart’s sport psychology talk are extra.

Check in begins Saturday at 7:45 am, Conference begins at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Conference sessions 8:30-5:30
Natural Horsemanship and Vaulting Demonstration 5:45
Dinner with the Clinicians 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Sunday: Conference sessions 8:30-5:00

Click here for detailed schedule information.

Friday riding clinics with Coach Stewart 3:00-7:00 p.m:

Non-members $100 per rider per clinic, $50 per auditor for evening.

Friday vaulting clinics with Samantha Smith: 3:00-7:00
AVA members only $75 per hour, must also be registered for the
conference
May apply for draw with conference chair, see workshop descriptions.

Registration will go on line Feb 1st with early bird fees until Feb 15th and close March 1.

Participant: hands on instruction on barrel, horse or coaching a vaulter. Riding in a session. All participants must be AVA (American Vaulting Association) members. Canadian vaulters will be able to attend using their EVA vaulting numbers.  Directions will be on the registration web area.

Auditor: May watch and listen to any session

Early Bird Fees Feb 1 to Feb 15:
AVA Participant: $120
Auditor: AVA member $75 Non-AVA auditor: $115
Family (participants must be AVA members) $300
Box Lunches $10 each per day
Dinner with the Clinicians and Coach Stewart's presentation “Sport’s Psychology” $20 each

Fees Feb 16-March 1:
AVA Participant: $150
Auditor: AVA member $100, Non-AVA auditor: $140
Family (participants must be AVA members) $350

Not a member of the AVA? Join here
(Region III does not register individuals for the AVA, join at the AVA website www.americanvaulting.org)

It is recommended to register early, as clinics fill quickly.

Vaulting Horses will be provided for this conference.  If you would like to bring a horse, contact the conference chair Wendy Ware for clinic space and stall availability at: region3ava(at)gmail.com