INTRODUCING THE CLYDESDALE ACADEMY AT JFP EQUINE

We introduced our ‘Backstage’ Meet N’ Greet for meetin’, greetin’, pettin’ and picture takin’.

We introduced our CHORE TIME for those wanting an up-close-and-personal, hands-on Clydesdale EXPERIENCE.

And now we are introducing our Clydesdale Academy on a very limited basis for those wanting even more!

IT’S ABOUT AS HANDS ON AND EDUCATIONAL AS A CLYDESDALE PROGRAM CAN GET

Think about this ... you, under the guidance of JFP Equine managers Jim & Barclay Poole, learning what it takes to be a Clydesdale handler - with as much hands-on, interactive experience along the way as you can handle! 

Grooming ... decorating (braiding, etc) ... harnessing ... feeding ... and more … learning from decades and decades of experience along the way.

The goal? Some Clydesdale-sized FUN and interaction of course.

And enough learning/experience to consider yourself an introductory CLYDESDALE HANDLER by month's end. 

JUST HOW MUCH CLYDESDALE TIME WILL YOU GET?

It's a month-long commitment that includes four, once per week sessions of two hours each.

And totally flexible. Lock in the day/time each week that works best for you at the beginning of the month and let’s go! Weekday, weekday evenings or weekends are available. 

There is no commitment after your first month. Continue if you like or call it a day!

HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION

No more than one to two participants per session to maximize your personal Clydesdale time!

IS IT JUST A KIDS PROGRAM?

Heck no.

Adults who LOVE Clydesdales and who have always wanted to be around them are a perfect fit. 

But is there a minimum age? 

That’s a tough one. We roughly use age 15 as a minimum guideline, however we leave it up to the parents to truly decide if their minor child might be an appropriate fit. 

HOW MUCH DOES THE CLYDESDALE ACADEMY COST?

$500 per month. That’s four, 2-hour, weekly sessions (8 hours total) of highly individualized and very hands-on time and training with JFP Equine and our Clydesdales.

INTERESTED? MORE QUESTIONS?

Contact us here and let us know if you have questions or if you think the Clydesdale Academy is right for you!

“THANKS FOR LOVIN’ CLYDESDALES …
SEE YOU SOON AT JFP EQUINE!”

ABOUT JFP EQUINE

JFP Equine was established in 2011 by Jim Poole following a near 25-yr career in the management of the Budweiser Clydesdales. Prior to Budweiser, Poole worked with, and actively managed, several top-quality draft horse hitches in competition throughout Canada and the U.S.

Tucked along the outskirts of Waterloo, IL (just outside St. Louis, MO), JFP Equine's headquarters is a small but MIGHTY working farm home to best-of-breed Clydesdales (and occasionally other breeds of draft horse).

^{*IMPORTANT: The Activity is potentially dangerous for reasons that include but are not limited to the propensity of an equine to behave in dangerous ways that may result in injury to the participant; the inability to predict an equine’s reaction to sound, movements, objects, persons, or animals; and the hazards of surface or subsurface conditions.}