Building Confident Riders: 2026 Meadow Creek Equestrian Center Clinic with James Saubolle
The annual clinics at Meadow Creek Equestrian Center in Mcallister, Montana are becoming legendary.
Hosted by Michele Tucker Yoder, owner of the facility, with her husband, Nate, they made a mark on the industry in 2025 with a sold-out ranch clinic with Steve and Becky Meadows:
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This year’s annual clinic was taught by trainer and multiple world champion James Saubolle of Elite Show Horses, and the focus, says Michelle, was building confidence, utilizing elements of trail, showmanship, and patterns, including lead changes.
“James Saubolle is exceptional at fine tuning details and EXPLAINING them to riders of all ages and stages! He went above and beyond with everyone who attended. Here in Montana we have an extremely diverse group of riders and it’s extremely important to bring clinicians in that will benefit EVERYONE! James absolutely fulfilled that and more, there wasn’t one rider from beginner to experienced who didn’t walk away without tons of knowledge and confidence! Building confident riders was our goal.”
She also gives a shout out to 100X Equine for their generosity sponsoring and sending 100x goodies for the attendees, in addition to the Ranch Water that kept everyone going all weekend.
“Thank you Amy Millsap Kelley for catering a delicious lunch from The Gravel Bar in Ennis. Thank you Melissa Wright and Kathryn Peterson for helping to get everything set up. Thank you Tracy Knudson Brown, Gwen Van Der Zyppe, Laurent Van der Zyppe, and Brenda Whipple for bringing the great Derby Cookies,” she adds.
“We had the best weekend, perfect weather, and just the best time with the one blessing we all love: our amazing horses.”
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