Hunter/jumping clinic set this weekend

Melanie Smith Taylor watches a student perform during one of her hunter/jumper clinics.
Melanie Smith Taylor watches a student perform during one of her hunter/jumper clinics.

Callaway County residents interested in hunter/jumping horsemanship will have an opportunity to observe horses and riders performing this weekend in Fulton.

The public is invited to observe this weekend's three-day hunter/jumper clinic for William Woods University students.

Students may either participate or audit the clinics, which will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Sunday.

The clinic is hosted by TaylorMade Horsemanship of Memphis, Tenn. Melanie Smith Taylor and Mindy Bower teamed up to create TaylorMade Horsemanship, a program designed to help riders become closer to their horses.

The clinics start today when riders will be observed and assigned to small groups.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.