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Announcing the Release of Our New Training Videos!

With Boyd Martin recently being selected as “Eventing Horseman of the Year” by The Chronicle of the Horse magazine, he and his wife, dressage rider Silva Martin, have embarked on an exciting new project to produce a series of training videos. These videos will give the every day rider insight into Boyd and Silva’s successful training methods and are designed to compliment the rider’s existing training program by tapping into Boyd and Silva's unique perspectives and expertise.

The first video series will focus on Boyd’s philosophies, ideas and general horsemanship skills that have helped him prepare horses for eventing competition. These methods are the result of  thousands of hours of hard work, a passion and dedication to the sport and his unwavering focus on the art of horse training.


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Training topics will vary with each release. Some videos will address straightforward training techniques such as progressing from jumping the skinny fence in the ring to translating that ride on the cross-country course.  Other segments will address out of the box topics such as managing rider pre-competition jitters, warming up a nervous horse before dressage, walking the cross-country course and dealing with rider insecurity when tackling technical jumping questions.  

The goal of this pay-per-video series is for the viewer to have an interactive experience and to encourage feedback and suggestions for future training and competition topics. The plan is to produce a balance of eventing videos featuring Boyd’s eventing expertise combined with Silva’s professional dressage skills, which have made her one of the top competitors & clinicians in the country. These videos provide the perfect platform for both Boyd and Silva to share their knowledge with their fan base and with riding enthusiasts throughout the world!

Your interest in and purchase of these pay-per-videos is truly appreciated and the proceeds from these sales will help both Boyd and Silva raise the funds necessary to pursue their international competition goals. 

For a preview of all the videos and ordering information please visit our website:

http://www.boydandsilvamartin.com/Pages/boyd/TrainingVideos.html

We thank you for your support!

Boyd and Silva Martin
Windurra USA, LLC

Paradise Farm Horse Trials Feb. 18-20, 2011

Results and photos from Paradise Farm Horse Trials, February 18-20, 2011 in Aiken, South Carolina. All of the horses that Boyd rode are for sale:

Open Preliminary A: Boyd Martin riding Ringwood Murphy,

owned by George and Gretchen Wintersteen - 8th Place

Open Prelim B: Boyd Martin riding Crackerjack, owned by Colin Davidson - 5th Place

Preliminary Rider: Sara Gumbiner riding Child's Play, AKA "Waffles", 5th Place

Training/Novice: Boyd Martin riding Double Dare, 2nd Place

Training/Novice: Boyd Martin riding Serendipity, owned by Tricia Tripp - 3rd Place

Open Novice C: Boyd Martin riding Roulette, owned by Nicole Scullion - 12th Place

Two Shares Still Available in Neville Bardos Syndicate!

Amber Heintzberger Photo

There's still time for two lucky owners to jump on board with the Neville Bardos Syndicate. For complete information about Neville and a link to the syndicate agreement click here.

Wonderful Picture of Silva on London Venture

I had to share this fabulous photo that Silva sent to me tonight.  It is a picture of Silva on one of her sales horses, London Venture.  I'm waiting to hear from Silva on the photo credits, but I have a feeling it was one of the girls in the barn.  Bravo!!

Photo and Video of Silva in Wellington, Florida

Aesthete, ("Stately"), owned by Faye Woolfe

Rosa Cha W Winning the Test for 6-Year-old Horses

Meet the Crew: Devon Seery

Silva's assistant rider/groom/organizer and intellectual genius is Devon Seery, who keeps the dressage operation running smoothly. She keeps the horses looking shiny, the stables clean, and the German DQ (Silva) under control in her moments of exhilaration and explosions...I hate to say it, but the only fault I can find in Devon is her driving navigation...

Devon is a very mature 17 years old, (I thought she was 24), who finished high school early by taking On line courses in order to pursue her dream of being one of America's greatest dressage riders. She is actually probably Windurra's smartest person, (IQ level wise), being one of Pennsylvania's smartest school students. Her true love is dressage, and I can tell you folks, this kid can ride!

Her partner is 'Rembrandt', a Danish Warmblood gelding that is winning everything in sight at third level. Devon and Rembrandt destroyed a quality field by winning the second and third level at the Snowbirds in Paradise Dressage Show in Orlando in January of this year.

Silva and I are sharing the apartment in Aiken with Devon. She is focused, committed and very clean around the flat. We are lucky to have Devo on the team, and her assistance on the dressage side of things is invaluable. She is a hard worker, talented rider and a hell of a nice gal. Like I said, her only fault thus far is when she is giving navigation directions to the show with her co-driver Silva: sometimes they end up in the wrong state. Some would say it's the blind leading the blind.

I wish Devo all the best in her two months living and working down here in Aiken, and thank her for making the dressage horses look better, go better and feel better. I also wish to thank her for keeping Silva under control, contained and satisfied with her group of top class dressage horses.

-Boyd