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In 1986 Bill and
his wife Nancy began a commercial carriage company and operated
that for 12
years. During this time they trained their own horses. They
used mainly
Morgans and some
crosses. The majority of their work was done with pairs, with
an occasional
single and Troika.
In 1999 they
purchased their current farm in Ancramdale and phased out the
commercial
portion of the business. Bill then purchased his Morgan
stallion
Rosevale Leggo (Rumbrook
Immortal Image X Meziadan Royal Teala).
Bill began
eventing and later changed to a classical dressage format. He has
schooled with
many ridden dressage professionals from Europe, South America,
and the U.S.,
including
Roel Theunissen, Olav Drehn, Hartwig
Burfeind, Tina Konyot
and Katja Eilers. He has also
schooled with James Fairclough
and Heiki Bean.
In 2007 Bill
drove a 3yr old Morgan stallion, sired by his stallion, Rosevale
Leggo,
to a 2007 USEF
Regional 4th place Horse of the year award in carriage
driving.
He has driven
his stallion Rosevale Leggo and several other of Leggo's get to
numerous other
driving championships.
Bill's students
and their horses have made quantum leaps forward winning
championships in
Pleasure and Combined Driving and consistently are in the
top scores of
dressage.
Bill combines
his technical understanding of the horse and how it is influenced by
a rider to the
art of driving, and promotes his style of driving with a BALANCE
SEAT.
In November
2010, Bill submitted a letter on the subject of Bending and Balance
to the editor of
the Whip, the official publication of the American Driving Society
.
His letter brought the following
response.
The Whip
February 2011
When the light bulb comes "ON"!
To
the Editor:
I am
writing to thank Bill Broe for his crystal clear,
straightforward discussion
on Bending and Balance (printed in the
Letters section of the November Whip).
As a novice driver, I
have found that my heavily right-sided riding form has
translated into my driving as well. While I am conscious of this
flaw, 35 years
of muscle memory isn't easy to fix. If you are
having trouble with proper bending
and/or incorrect half
halts, and if your horse drops his shoulder on the turns,
I
encourage you to re-read Bill's article line by line. The word "lineal" is key in this
essay, and may help you to demystify "lateral"
and "vertical."
Sincerely,
Bettina Scherer
Wellington, Florida
(Bettina is the event organizer of the
Florida Whips/Port Mayaca HDT.)
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