Clinics

 

 

Clinic Topics

Round Pen Techniques
The round pen is a classroom not an exercise ring.
Learn how to use it to further your horse's training.
Communicate with your horse in a way he understands.
Control movement, speed and direction with subtle cues that keep
your horse focused on you.  These exercises can be fun and will teach your
horse important lessons such as stand to be caught, come to me and much more!

Riding for Control
Having control of all the parts of your horse enable you to
perform infinite maneuvers in all disciplines.  Through simple exercises
you will experience a way to communicate to your horse exactly what you want
 him to do.  He will also know exactly when he did it correctly.  Focusing on what you want
instead of what you don't want will achieve amazing results and you will begin to understand
what 'control' feels like.  With control, your goals can be realized in the show ring, the cattle pen or on the trail.
Control can be defined as having the ability to ask a part of your horse to move in a
specific direction at a specific speed with the subtlest of cues.
All clinics will begin at the same level and move forward according to
the progress of  horse/rider in each group.


Ground Exercises
"You ride the horse you lead" is exactly the focus of this clinic. Learn exercises that will
improve your horse's ground manners or prepare a youngster for saddle work.  Exercises will
focus on increasing your safety while handling your horse, improve your horse's responsiveness to
your cues on the halter  or bridle and more.


Trail Skills
 
It takes a very well trained horse to be safe on the trails these days. 
Teach your horse the necessary skills he needs to be that safe and reliable
mount you can trust to bring you back home.  Exercises in this clinic are tailored to
trail riding and include de-spooking, stand to mount, crossing bridges and other
obstacles including water.  I strive to provide real life obstacles where possible.
Clinic will include some pen work and some trail work.


Trailer Loading
Nothing can be more frustrating or embarrassing than a horse that doesn't load
on a trailer, especially if he has always loaded before.  You always find out that your horse
only loads when he wants to at the most inopportune times.  I will teach you how to load your horse
safely on a trailer - any where, any time, any trailer.


Clinics and demos can be booked by contacting me
 via email or phone

This is an outline of topics that can be covered in a clinic.  If you have something you would like to learn, please contact us. Our schedule for 2010 is now listed!

 

 

 

 

Got your own group of riders? Then why don't you host a Clinic at your Facility? I offer a flat rate/day for off farm clinics.
Contact us today

Riding clinics require a suitably sized facility for the number of participants.

Horses must be able to be safely ridden with other horses at a walk and trot.

You will begin to understand how to work with each part of your horse's body, something that transfers to all disciplines of riding.

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705-322-0287
 

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"Practice sharpens, but overschooling blunts the edge.  If your horse isn't doing right, the first place to look is yourself."
                Joe Heim
 

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