Horse Ownership & Husbandry 101
Health: weighing, temperature, pulse, respiration, capillary refill, nutrition needs, easy deworming.
Safety: catching, leading, tying, working in a herd.
Equipment: what works, what is a waste of your money. Fitting equipment: saddles to sheets and blankets.
Emergency: treating wounds, bandaging, administering medications, giving injection, clipping.
(1 day)
Round Pen Basics
Learn to control a horses exact movement for first saddling or mental rehabilitation, manners & respect.
(1 day)
Ground Control Basics
Basic directional control of your horse’s body so he walks at your side and not on you. Using very basic obstacles. (1/2 day)
Sacking Out
Ideal for any horse but also an important step in solving the problems of the spook or reactive horse
(1/2 day)
Find Your Horse's Give
Understanding and learning the importance of a horse giving its jaw & body for safer more effective communication.
(1/2 day)
Riding Position & Basics
Where & how you sit makes a difference in balance, gait, forward movement, stopping & abrupt changes in speed &/or direction.
(1/2 day)
Advancing Your Riding PARTS 1 & 2
Gait transitions, advanced body control both on the ground as well as in the saddle. Shoulder & haunches in, half & side passes.
(2 day)
Riding Obstacles, Position & Basics
Controlled Environment: Improving your riding position & transitions and safely riding thru obstacles.
Riding position: how to sit for safety, balance & effectiveness,
gaits, transitions & lateral movements. Rein management &
hind quarter control.
(2 day)
Trail Obstacles & Safety
Riding on hills, water crossing, staying in control in a group, understanding buddy sour, rushing etc.
(2 day)
Colt Starting Clinic
Have an unbroken horse to be started or an older horse to be restarted?
(3 day)
Riding: Concepts, Confidence & Obstacles
(3 Day)
Ground & riding explained in depth, with obstacles, rein management, active riding & riding a controlled spook.
Day 1 & 2 Advanced ground work basics, obstacles on the ground
& riding, advanced sack out.
Day 3 rein management. Water obstacles depending on weather.
Every class has the same focus, but exactly what we do depends on each horse & owners needs. Ground work is the first key in having the control to manuever your horse under, over around and through
various obstacles in a variety of textures: Plywood sheets, bridges, Mattresses,
The Gauntlet & The BioHazard Pagoda, makeshift walls, The Tunnel O'Love, Flying Carpet, Kiddie Pools, Hanging and moving Medicine Bags and Gigantic Balls and The Car Wash complete with wind, rain and bird poop! We also set up a few obstacles out in the field and use them and mother nature to add more excitement and confidence. We also have a variety of lights to work the course in the dark too! By the time the horses complete the obstacles...the trailer is one of their easier obstacles to negotiate and the owners are much handier horse handlers as well both on the ground and riding.
Depending on the length of the class and the classes needs, we can cover rein management, waiting, asking and finding softness, facing fear, trail issues such as balking, rushing and hills, standing still while mounting, improving or getting a stop on your horse. In good weather on day 3 we often take the class swimming.
The purpose of this class is to build confidence in the horses
as well
as the owners so they can be prepared to move on to refining their ride!
SPECIAL CLASSES!
ADVENTURE IN CAMPING!
Most folks think WOW! WHAT FUN!
But then reality sets in...what do I need to keep my horse contained so he is still there when I wake up? How do I prepare my horse for this adventure and how do I stay safe on the trail? Fear not! Those questions will be answered and more!
First time campers will have the opportunity to learn how
to contain their horses in a variety of ways and choose what method works best for them so they are more informed to go home and purchase "their" preferred system. Horse that need electric fence training can do so in a safe environment. We will also cover how to safely ride in groups, deal with specific trail issues such as balking or rushing,
knots, safety on the trail, keeping your horse healthy while camping
and more!
If you
would like to be a part of these or other clinics...keep an eye
on the schedule or call to express your
desire to be a part of one...it's always possible to set one one up JUST FOR YOU!
7 Day: Happier...Safer...Successful Horse & Rider Clinic!
3-6 participants Introduction to round pen ground work, crossing & going thru obstacles: small & large, stationary & moving. Both day & night courses. Sack your horse out & controlled spook. Rider position, gaits & transitions, understand how to move and use the hips & shoulders.
This is a partial list of available clinics. These dates can be available if you would like to host a clinic at your facility if you contact us prior to the class filling. If you have another date in mind, please contact us for availability. For you to learn as much as possible, we want to know your specific needs and will be happy to design the class to each individual when possible. [Schedule]
Classroom, video and hands on fun!
Call 608-868-5432 to register and confirm current class dates, topics and location!
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PERSONAL LESSONS & TRAINING
Improve Your Riding By Yourself or With A Friend Or Family Member!
Enjoy More of Your Horse! Because You Have More Knowledge & Understanding Of The Horse!
Ground, Round Pen, Riding! WHAT DO YOU NEED OR WANT?
TEACHING
GOALS:
My goal in teaching is that my students leave with a better understanding
of how to communicate better with their horse with safe principles in mind.
I want people to learn skills that are safe and understand how to apply them
in different situations to keep their horses progressing in
a positive direction. In addition to developing skills I believe that learning what the horse is thinking is as important as understanding
what to ask, when and how.
We start at your skill level!
Level 1 Lessons & Training
Foundation Ground Work:
Building Your Confidence Around Your Horse
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How to use equipment effectively and how to safely work around your horse. Learn the fundamental skills that will help you address unwanted behaviors such as: Rushing, Crowding, Screaming, Pulling Back and Balking! This is the beginning of learning how to control the mind thru the feet and the start to creating a partnership between you and your horse! We begin by teaching giving on the ground and then take it to the saddle and begin to connect it to the feet in a basic, but effective manner. Also covered is controlling head elevation. This is the beginning of understanding how to supple your horse’s body from the ground to the saddle! |
Level 2 Lessons & Training
Foundation Riding:
Building Confidence On Your Horse |
Continuing and reviewing the concepts of suppleness in level 1 will help you create a quiet and balanced partner that is at home on the trail or dressage arena! Learn what muscle softness is really all about and combine it with direction and movement. We also focus on how the muscle transforms into what your horse needs to sustain and maintain self-carriage! We will focus on giving on both reins as well as beginning hip and shoulder work and applying it to transitions and different gaits. |
Level 2 & 3 Lessons & Training
Ground, Arena, Trail:
Becoming a Solid Rider and Building Confidence On Your Horse |
This class helps riders find their balance in their horse’s gaits as well as recognizing the individual footfall in all gaits. We will also explore advanced hip and shoulder movements and how they can aid us in gait and direction transitions. Calm down due, opening gaits & mounting from objects, improve your horses WHOA! Handle spooky situations, stop jigging, balking & rushing on the trail and riding in groups are some of the topics that can be covered. Content based on your needs! |
Level 1 Round Pen Lessons & Training
Basics |
This is not colt starting. Understand how the round pen works and how to work with your horse in the round pen. This class prepares you for starting and restarting a colt as well as your horse for Spook In Place & Advance Sacking out. |
Level 2 Round Pen Lessons & Training
Spook In Place |
Building on the basics of the round pen we begin the lessons teaching our horse to spook in place. |
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