These are 3 days of intense learning but they are made fun & enjoyable. These clinics are designed to cater for all levels of riders and for horses that are started under saddle. The riders & horses come to learn invaluable techniques & utilize the simple tools of a rope halter, 12ft lead & horsemans flags. For those interested lariat/ rope skills are included.
Each horsemanship clinic runs over 3 days to allowed plenty of soak time for both human & horse. They all begin with being taught correct groundwork skills. These are correct in how you offer the question/command to the horse, how you utilize your tools & your own body & emotion & offering the best deal for the horse.
You will learn how to get your horse balance through moving his/her body equally through the forequarters & the hindquarters. You will get them soft & supple throughout their whole body.
Once good groundwork is established you then take these skills to the saddle.
You will be looking to get a soft feel on your horse, teaching them to be balanced in all quarters of their body, be soft & supple, asking them to transition in their gaits in a balance & willing manner at your cues.
Working horses with the use of all aids, but yet trying to aim for the softness & doing less with your own body to come one with the horse. You learn correct lateral & vertical flexion, moving the forequarters & hindquarters equally & balanced but also being able to separate them when needed. Seeking lightness in all that you ask & do with your horse.
The clinic covers everything from transitions, flexion, lead departures in simple terms, hind & forequarter maneuvers, backing circles, foot falls, leads & lead changes saddle fit, teeth, feeding, float loading to many other issues that are brought up within a clinic itself. The main goal in any of Anthony’s clinics is to get to the horses feet. His mentor Ray Hunt said, “ Control the feet, Control the mind”
If people are interest we cover rope handling skills too as for many who want to be the best with their horses, learn to get handy with a rope (45ft Lariat).