In March of 2007 I developed Women and Horses Mind, Spirit & Body confidence building clinics to provide women with a comfortable, friendly environment to discuss the problems and fears they were having with their horses. Since that first clinic the program has expanded to include assisting women with reaching their goals with their horses, whether in the show ring or on the trail.
Whether it's a confidence building clinic, private instruction or any other type of training clinic I use the same three phase training method - Mind, Spirit & Body - to help riders improve their riding skills. Improving your riding skills will assist you in connecting with horse, build your confidence as a rider and help you and your horse be the best you can be together.
Mind- In this first phase the participants are asked to discuss goals, problems, fears and concerns. Then the participants are asked to enter the arena with their horses in-hand. I then assess each participant’s relationship with her horse.
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| Mind Phase |
about ground training techniques to build their confidence and their horse’s confidence in
them. They perform a series of ground exercise with their horses that will assist them in becoming a confident leader which will in turn build their horse’s confidence to follow them.
We also discuss physical pain the horse may be experiencing and how it is affecting both
horse and rider.
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| Spirit Phase |
Body- In this third and final phase participants will mount their horse and perform a series of exercises. Participant's confidence levels are assessed while riding. Participant's riding ability is assessed as well to help them improve their confidence level through proper and balanced horsemanship.
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| Body Phase |
While I came up with the Mind, Spirit & Body concept to help horsewomen who had lost their confidence due to fear issues it has expanded into a training method that helps any rider achieve her goals.
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