[ october 2019 | horseillustrated.com 15 ]every year,” explains ILHA CEO, Elizabeth James, Ph.D.
“Everyone is excited to show what they have achieved
with their horses over the year; this is almost as big a
highlight as progressing on from the clinic itself. We see
people put a lot of time into it. They are talented, their
horses are talented, and the clinic [was] the only place
they [could] showcase it.”
Elizabeth, a Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) Thorough-
bred Makeover contestant, realized trainers preparing
Mustangs and Thoroughbreds for makeover events often
include liberty in their performance. These equestrians
didn’t have a public venue to school their act beforehand as
other disciplines would, such as going to a schooling show
to practice a dressage test or ride a full hunter course.CamaraDerie in Training
The fi nal catalyst in deciding to found the organization
occurred, Elizabeth says, when Dan was a member of
the Australian reining team at the 2018 World Eques-
trian Games in Tryon, N.C.