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Calendar of
Clinics for 2008 |
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Printable Version
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Clinics limited to
14 participants with Mounts |
Equine
Clinic Registration Form |
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Pre-registration
and Coggins Test Required |
Release
Form (Required to Participate) |
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Start Time for All
Clinics: Stable Call is at 8 AM
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Equipment Needed for ALL Clinics! |
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and we start at 9
AM Sharp! |
Rope
Halter, 14 ft. Lunge Rope, and Handy Stick with
String.
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Bring a Sack Lunch |
(See
equipment for sale on web page) |
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Water, Soda, &
Coffee Available at Ranch |
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WHITE SERIES (See below for Clinic
details) |
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Clinic 1:
- Date:
3/29/08 - Cost:
$75 |
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Clinic 2:
- Date:
4/5/08 -
Cost: $75 |
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Clinic 3:
- Date:
4/12/08 - Cost:
$75 |
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Clinic 4:
- Date:
4/26/08 - Cost:
$75 |
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GOLD SERIES (See below for Clinic
details) |
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Clinic 5:
Date: 5/3/08 -
Cost: $75 |
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Clinic 6:
Date: 5/10/08 -
Cost: $75 |
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Clinic 7:
Date: 5/24/08 -
Cost: $75 |
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Clinic 8:
Date: 5/31/08 -
Cost: $75 |
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RED SERIES (See below for Clinic
details) |
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Clinic 9:
- Date:
4/19/08 - Cost
$75 |
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Clinic 10:
- To Be
Announced for 2008 |
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Clinic 11:
- To Be
Announced for 2008 |
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BLACK SERIES (See below for Clinic
details) |
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Clinic 12: - To Be Announced
for 2008 |
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Clinic 13: - To Be Announced
for 2008 |
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Clinic 14: - To Be Announced
for 2008 |
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WHITE SERIES |
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CLINIC 1: - March
29, 2008 |
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Starting Point |
All
Ground Work |
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GOAL: Give the
trainer “hands on” instruction on how to
gaining respect from their mount. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: 3 ways to back your
mount, whoa, how to lead properly, five
body parts, disengaging the "power
plant", stage 1 and stage 2, lateral
flexion, basic sensory techniques, and
introduction to Lunging for Respect
Stage 1 |
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CLINIC 2:
- April 5,
2008 |
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Exercise for Respect
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All Ground Work
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GOAL: Gain more
respect and supple your mount at the
same time, through exercise. This clinic
will help the trainer in basic
respect/training techniques. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: Review of clinic 1,
leading on the opposite side, learning
"personal space", sensory items, lateral
flexion techniques, 3 more ways to back,
desensitizing/approach & retreat,
Lunging for Respect Stage 1 intensified.
Introduction to Lunging for Respect
Stage 2. |
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CLINIC 3:
- April 12, 2008 |
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Building a Better Foundation
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All Ground Work |
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GOAL: The trainer
and the mount can start to build on
their knowledge of basic natural
horsemanship. Respect techniques need to
be solid. |
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Training material to be Covered:
Review of clinics 1 & 2. Keep the horses
feet moving, (backing at different gates) and
Lunging for Respect Stage 2 intensified,
Stationary “sending exercise.” |
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CLINIC 4:
- April 26,
2008 |
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Respect Builds Trust |
Ground
Work & Under Saddle |
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GOAL: Respect means
effort from both the trainer and the
mount. The mount will not trust
you if they do not respect you.
Intensify your efforts. |
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Training material to be Covered:
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| Ground Work:
Review of Clinics 1, 2 & 3.
Start to refine
some of the basic respect techniques.
Sending exercise (Learning the "C"
pattern), Respect via touching, proper
use of spurs. |
| Under Saddle:
What is “direct reining,”
emergency one rein stop, how to prevent
head shyness, proper biting, give at the
pole, bridling, fitting the saddle,
proper saddling, how to “saddle up”,
proper cinching front and rear; get the
mount used to the slapping of the saddle
fenders, lunging for respect stage 2
with saddle on, “proper mounting,”
posture check, hand placement, proper
placement of spurs when disengaging the
hind quarters and lots of Lateral
Flexion
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GOLD
SERIES |
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CLINIC 5: - May 3, 2008 |
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Safety Under Saddle
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Ground
Work and Under Saddle |
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GOAL:
Learning to ride your mount safely. |
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Training material to be Covered:
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| Ground Work:
Review and refine some of the
ground techniques from first 4 clinics.
Teaching side pass from the ground.
Review lunging for respect stages 1 & 2
with saddle on mount. Sending exercises,
(stationary & “c” pattern) with bit in
and saddle on. |
| Under Saddle:
Review emergency one rein stop,
lateral flexion, passenger rides at walk
& trot, posting a trot, how to stop your
mount, suppleing with spurs, and backing
the mount. |
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CLINIC 6: - May 10, 2008 |
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More Exercises to Gain Control
of Horses Feet |
Ground
Work and Under Saddle |
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GOAL:
Through different exercises, learn to
get your horse “light” in there feet and
more supple in the body. Control the
feet, and you control the horse. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
Review & refine ground work techniques.
Line driving from pole to pole. |
| Under Saddle:
Review techniques thus far; turning on
the fore hand, disengage hind quarters
with spurs, learn to side pass. Breaking
at the pole breaking at the withers.
More backing exercises. |
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CLINIC 7: - May 24, 2008 |
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Asking More from Your Mount |
Ground
Work and Under Saddle |
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GOAL: Turn
up the Heat by having your mount start
to respond with a “yes sir, yes ma’am”
attitude. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
Review all techniques from prior white &
gold series clinics. This will be done
in a crisp, precise format. The trainer
and mount will be expected to respond to
ground work techniques with a very
decisive response. Leading roll backs |
| Under Saddle:
Review, lateral flexion and vertical
flexion, start “collecting” your mount,
increase the mounts stride from the
saddle, posting, trotting, side passing
on/off the fence, roll backs, and cues
for cantering. |
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CLINIC 8: - May 31, 2008 |
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Expanding & Refining Natural
Horsemanship Techniques |
Ground
Work and Under Saddle |
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GOAL: At
this stage the trainer and mount should
be working as a fairly well balanced
unit. Keep the horses feet light.
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
Review prior ground work from all
clinics, Circle Driving stages 1 & 2 |
| Under Saddle:
Striving to perfect the one rein stop,
the suppleing exercise, extensive “rail”
work (pushing on and off rail by control
of 5 body parts), diagonal exercise at
the trot, pole to pole at the trot, roll
backs. |
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RED SERIES |
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CLINIC 9:
- April 19, 2008 |
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Making the mount softer & more
supple |
Ground Work & Under Saddle
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GOAL: Learning More About
Keeping the Feet Light and the mount supple. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
Back the mount at angles, changing the
eyes exercise, turn and go exercise. |
| Under Saddle:
Review of all thus far; aggressive roll
backs, backing in circles and clover
leaf exercise. |
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CLINIC 10:
- To Be Announced for
2008 |
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Objects that scare horses |
Ground Work & Under Saddle
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GOAL: The trainer
must be in complete control of the
horse’s feet. Keep the feet light, under
control, and you can make the horse use
there “thinking side” of their brain.
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
Teaching the mount to go over, around
and through different objects. Lunging
for respect Stage 3. Working the mount
at greater distances while on the 14’
lunge rope. |
| Under Saddle:
Trainer and Mount will ride over, under,
and through obstacles. Learn at the
trail exercise. |
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CLINIC 11:
- To Be Announced for
2008 |
| The
Bonding Process |
Ground Work & Under Saddle
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GOAL: As the
exercises become more advanced, the
horse will need to continue building
respect and trust in the trainer.
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
: Respect my space exercise (both
sides), backing serpentine exercise,
start practicing as if you were “off
line”. |
| Under Saddle:
2 Tracking Exercise Stage 1 & 2 at walk,
trot. Lead departures for the canter.
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BLACK SERIES |
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CLINIC 12:
- To Be Announced for
2008 |
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Staying in Control |
Ground Work & Under Saddle
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GOAL: Expose the
rider and mount to advanced techniques
that can be achieved when they perform
as one. The rider needs to fully
understand complete control of the five
body parts. The mount needs to fully
respect and trust the rider. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
:Use of the long line (23 ft) at the
circle, change of direction, and circle
driving at different speeds |
| Under Saddle:
Side tracking in straight line. Neck
Reining via the “hub” exercise. |
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CLINIC 13:
- To Be Announced for
2008 |
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Refining What We Know |
Ground Work & Under Saddle
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GOAL: The entire
black series is dedicated to
understanding Natural Horsemanship as
seen through the eyes of the trainer and
the mount. |
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Training Material to be
Covered: |
| Ground Work:
:Line Driving, Out & Back, and the “C”
pattern on the Long Line. |
| Under Saddle:
Shoulder In, Shoulder Out exercise, &
Counter Bending in a circle. Yield hind
quarters, bring front shoulder through
(The Spin) Post to Post exercise
bringing the front shoulder through. |
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CLINIC 14:
- To Be Announced for
2008 |
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| NOTE:
Six participants is the minimum for a
clinic. If clinic is canceled, you
will receive a full refund. If YOU
cancel, your deposit can be applied
toward another clinic. Cost is for
participant and horse.
Observer's price
is $10.00 per day per person. |
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SPECIALIZED
CLINICS |
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1-DAY
EQUINE CLINIC |
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How
to: Roundpen and How to:
Gain Respect/Trailering Problems |
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(Round
Penning For Respect) |
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This
clinic gives you "hands on" instruction
on how to round pen your horse safely
and correctly. Understand how your
horse thinks and why they react the way
they do makes this clinic a must for
everyone. Correct round penning
leads to a supple and more respectful
horse, which makes your riding time more
enjoyable. |
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Instruction by
Ferd Roth, former OIC of the LaCrosse
Mounted Police Unit (now retired) |
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I
guarantee results, not excuses. I
specialize in "down under techniques"
taught to me by Clinton Anderson. |
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Date: May 17,
2008 |
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Cost: $75.00 |
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Certificate upon
completion |
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Pre-registration
required. |
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Clinic limited to
first 8 with mounts! |
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Stable call 8 AM (free
coffee and donuts) |
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Start at 9AM Sharp |
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Equipment Needed:
Rope Halter & 14 ft lunge rope, Handy
Stick with string. Equipment
available for purchase at Clinic.
Click here
to see prices. |
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Trail
Riding & Obstacle/Sensory Course
Date:
June 7 & 8, 2008
Cost: $140.00 Two Day Clinic
Observers:
$15.00 for both
days
Recommendation:
Trainer already
have attended white or gold clinic, but
not completely necessary.
GOAL:
Through
respect and trust, the trainer and mount
will learn the “ins and outs” of trail
riding. A good “trail horse” has to be
taught, just like a barrel or reining
horse. An obstacle/sensory course
has been built to resemble many things
that might be encountered on the trail.
Second day will include a trail ride
with hills and water crossings.
AM:
Ground Work:
Learn or review Lunging for Respect
stage 1. Aggressive sensory training,
review sending exercise, expose mounts
to obstacle course so they can start
negotiating all obstacles.
PM:
Under Saddle:
Review emergency one rein stop, how to
negotiate an obstacle, how to encourage
your mount to go through, under, or over
an obstacle, How to position and control
your mount going up and down an incline.
AM:
Ground Work:
Re-enforce trust and respect,
along with suppleness via Lunging for
Respect Stage 2. Lead your mount
over, under, or through an obstacle,
send your mount over, under, or through
an obstacle using the “stationary
sending exercise.”
PM:
Under Saddle:
Short review on one rein stop. Negotiate
all changed or re-shaped obstacles. Some
obstacles will present a problem for
most horses. (ex. 6ft beach ball) How to
solve that problem. Obstacle
course competition. Trail ride over
hills, and through water. Time permitting (teaching the
horse to swim)
Watch for more specialized clinics as
well as any changes in the calendar of
events. All clinics are first come,
first serve. I will put people on a
waiting list if it fills. All clinics
require ½ deposit in advance to reserved
there spot. (This deposit is
non-refundable, unless there are exigent
circumstances). You may apply your
deposit towards another clinic. In the
event of a canceled clinic, (need at
least 6 participants to make it go) all
monies will be returned. Feel free
to e-mail us for inquires, questions, or
just to chat about natural horsemanship.
We are also available via phone. (608)
781-6445.
THE MOST
COMMITTED, WINS!
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