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Trail
Riding & Obstacle/Sensory Course
Date:
June
28 & June 29, 2008
Cost: $150.00 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)
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