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Clinic - Fundamental exercises
Clinic
Clinic - Fundamental exercises
Fundamental exercises are needed before moving the horse ahead to more advanced maneuvers. These are exercises when you need to refresh the horse or to correct the horse. Great body controlled exercises, teaching the rider about balance, hands, reins and legs. This clinic introduces suppleing techniques, backing, steering, neck reining, control, spins and stops.

Take your riding to the next level
Designed for any level rider
Safety and control
Become a better rider

Circle drills - the core of suppleing exercises
Fix backing and backing a circle
Back around drill - help advance turn arounds and soften the horse
Doubling - help turn arounds, stops and keep the horse soft in the face
Turn around drills that focus on the beginning parts of the spin
Neck rein exercise to help steering
Hind quarter control
Stop drills that focus on the beginning parts of the stop

Clinic runs about 6 - 8 hours. The cost is 195.00 per rider.
Exercise covered in the clinic

Circling drills (Circle direct rein, Pull release, Soften the face)
• Direct Rein Circle
• Lateral Work - Pull Releases
• Softening in the face
• Neck rein with bending

Backing a circle – Back Around Drill

Doubling – pull the horse around

Back straight - Fix the backup

Turn around Drills
• Quarter Turns
• Turn around – trot circle

Neck rein exercise

Hind quarter
• Move hip outside
• Move hip inside

Stop Drills
• How the reins work
• How your seat works
• How to time a stop
• What I am looking for in the stop?
• Create a wall
• Stop quarter turn
• Drive to a stop

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