| McCrae Farm French Classical Dressage 32159 N. Bacon Road Grayslake, IL 60031 847-546-5164 jem60030@aol.com |
| WELCOME! |
| "You're in this life. Why not do something of quality? Why not take it to the limit?" |
| Jill McCrae takes the method of training to the next level by hosting intense, three-day clinics for her riders four times a year with Dominique Barbier. |
| "Believe in how easy it is to ride; relax and think. Believe and your mind will find a way." |
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| LUSITANO RIDING DEMONSTRATION - A BIG HIT! Jill & Quebec dos Pinhais performed at the Professional Championship Bullriders Tour Friday February 8 and Saturday February 9 2008 during the intermission. They permformed a "Garrocha", a bullfighting dance, and the performance was witnessed by over 3000 people! Click HERE for an article all about the peformance. |
| LAURA AMANDIS CLINIC We were lucky enough to have another one day clinic with guest LAURA AMANDIS on Sunday June 28, 2009. Hopefully you were able to spend the day with this very popular clinician! Watch a video HERE... For more information on Laura click her name. |
| LUSITANO FOALS AVAILABLE FOR SALE Click HERE for information |
| WORKING STUDENT APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED MINIMUM COMMITMENT REQUIRED Please call Jill McCrae for more information |
| NOTICES |
| NEWS & NOTES |
| NEW BARN! NEW BARN! NEW BARN! Follow the link to see pictures of the (you guessed it) new barn... it's lovely! |
| MIDWEST HORSE FAIR - APRIL 18-19, 2009 Jill & Quebec did a Breed Demonstration at the Midwest Horse Fair Saturday & Sunday, April 18-19, 2009. It was a great event, and photos can be found HERE |
| NEW COLT ON THE FARM! "Eros", born April 20, 2009 to Vanilla & Dominique Barbier's stallion Larapio, is for sale by Laura. Pictures HERE |
| LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL ARTICLE FEATURING JILL MCCRAE On June 24, an article was published in the Lake County Journal featuring Jill and the Farm... You can see it HERE |
| AUGUST 1 2009 CLINIC A FUN DAY FOR ALL! On August 1, 2009, Jill & friends got together for a one-day clinic at McCrae Farms. Click HERE to see the photos on Facebook, courtesy of Nancy Holman (Thanks Nancy!). If you don't have a Facebook account, you can see a few of the photos HERE. |
| ARTICLE ON McCRAE FARM & THE AUGUST 2009 BARBIER CLINIC Judy Eftekhar attended the August Working Equitation clinic with Dominique Barbier, and has written an excellent article about her experience. Take a look for a "participants-eye view", and get inspired to attend one of these excellent clinics if you haven't already! |
| IT'S NOT TOO LATE... Forget to get a calendar for this year? Stop by Jill's and pick up a copy of the "live" Carousel Horses 2010 calendar, with photographs by Janice Fischer. The horses are all from McCrae Farm, and feature mostly Lusitanos and Andalusians. You can also find the calendar at the Barrington tack shop. |
| 2010 ALLTECH WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES |
| You are invited to come and join us at the 2010 Alltech world Equestrian Games with Mario Contreras's "Equestrian Fiesta Troupe!" October 3-10, 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky! Please make plans to join us for the fun! Feel free to pass this invitation on to your family and friends! SEE THE VIDEO INVITATION HERE! |
| 2010 BARBIER CLINICS August 13-15 November 19-21 Please contact us for more information! |
| THANK YOU! Thanks to all of you who attended Elegance on Horseback Saturday July 31st! |