Clinics & Shows
We typically offer monthly clinics with top dressage professionals which are attended by many local riders and auditors. We also have a busy summer show schedule. Carol takes horses to Florida in the winter and shows frequently there. She has many show championships and high point awards at all levels on her resume.
Upcoming Clinics
The 2024 Clinic Schedule with Vera Kessels is set!
These clinics have taken off in popularity and will sell out.
Please make a note of the following dates and reserve your spot now!
May 25th and 26th, 2024
July 27th and 28th, 2024
August 24th and 25th, 2024
September 21st and 22nd, 2024
November 2nd and 3rd, 2024
The monthly schedule offers consistency over the season and show preparation before our local shows.
Any interested riders should contact Carol Heckman at ceheckman@gmail.com for details and to confirm a spot.
Auditors are welcome for a small daily fee.
Upcoming Shows
Please contact Carol Heckman via email at foxrunweb@gmail.com for an up-to-date list of shows this season.
Vera Kessels is a native of the Netherlands and became a US Citizen in March, 2014. Vera has a busy teaching and training business and has developed numerous horses to the Grand Prix level.
Vera moved to the United States in 1995 after working for ten years at a large training and sales barn in Holland. She brought her Grand Prix horse Dotato to the US and initially worked as a trainer for Nan Sexton. Eventually, she started her own business and things developed from there.
Vera is a gifted teacher who brings new insights to the basics of dressage. She works with riders and horses at all levels.
About Vera Kessels
“As a student worker here at Fox Run, I am able to fulfill my passion for horses and dressage riding while working with remarkably knowledgeable and friendly individuals such as Carol and Steve. They have made me feel a part of the Fox Run family and I know they would be delighted to do the same for anyone else looking to pursue their devotion towards horseback riding and all the components associated with it.”
“Imagine how happy I was to arrive at the farm early one cold morning and find all horses turned out, and my horse in sand rather than mud, so I didn’t have to spend the first 15 minutes of my morning cleaning his legs. I am not aware of any other facility in the area that takes such good care of horses.”
— Christina T.
