 Patrick & Preemus Jumping Free |
‘EQUINE PARTNERSHIP COURSE’
The aim of these five workshops is to give you and your
horse an insight
into how you can both achieve a greater understanding of each other, increased
respect,
trust and confidence and to strengthen the bond of friendship that you can build
with each other.
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Patrick & Preemus Jumping Free |
The ultimate goal is to work towards achieving a greater
partnership and understanding of your horse or pony.
How? By a series of carefully constructed tasks and exercises
that I have found successful over the years of working with horses.
Many of these ways are similar to those handed down by the
Native American Indian Horsemen.
Please apply for the course giving some details of what you and your horse have
done
and what you feel you would like to achieve from participating in this course.
A maximum of eight applicants (young or not so young) with
their horses / ponies will be chosen from those applying.
This is, however, not a course for problem horse
OR COME AND SPECTATE
There is no limit on the number of spectators who may be able to
play an active part during the sessions.
Spectators - please bring a chair, a camera if possible, paper, pencil and an
open mind
1. LEADING
Push back the boundaries of restriction and explore new
territories where there is life beyond the lead-rope.
Teach your horse to lead and track loosely, quietly and obediently.
Bring comfortable running shoes and your horse for leading in hand.
 Introducing Paddy to standing on a block |
 Introducing Melody to rustling sheeting |
2. LUNGEING & LONG-REINING
Participants and spectators alike can spend time having fun
learning the limitless variations of lungeing and long-reining.
Again, bring running shoes and lungeing gear (if possible).
 Two chaps together |
 Georgia with the Indian Bow & Arrow |
3. RIDDEN TEAMWORK - Part 1.
From lateral work to jumping. From bridle to ‘Riding Free’;
these we will work towards.
Explore new thoughts, new ways and enjoying learning together
as you and your horse team up to become one with each other.
Please bring riding gear for these two sessions.
 Melody going Trucking |
 Preemus making friends with Harry |
4. RIDDEN TEAMWORK Part 2.
Travel back in time to experience the real reasons why horses
became so essential to the early tribes.
Hear of the Native American Indian ways and skills and try them yourself.
 Preemus giving 'Kiss of Life' to his 'dead' Indian rider |
 Melody joining in with the tidying up jobs |
5. EQUI - CHAT
A dismounted discussion evening over a glass of beer or wine where we will go
over what we have done on the course,
listen to each others thoughts and ideas and look at the photos taken.