Lesson Objectives and Outcomes

To learn how to train horses

Haunch turns, forehand turns, sidepassing, shoulder-in, counter shoulder-in, travers/renvers, rollbacks, spins, collection, flying changes, jumping
Catching your horse the way she wants to be caught
Teaching your horse to follow without a lead
Grooming for emotional collection
Causing your horse to want you to ride
Doing pre-ride checks where you get an idea of what you can achieve that day and how long it will take you to achieve it
Doing undersaddle checks where you get an idea of how to ride your horse in a way that will bring out that day's best possible performance
Bringing a horse down from adrenaline one muscle group at a time
Bringing the life up in a weak or "lazy" horse
Collecting, extending, lengthening, and shortening a horse's stride
Lowering your horse's head, rounding the topline, and teaching your horse to step through with the hind feet
Teaching your horse first to allow you to move the hind-end and the front-end separately, then the shoulders and hips separately, then each foot individually
Being specific with your reins and legs so you can communicate with one body part at a time
Giving a cue and having your horse maintain a movement until the next cue is given
How to trail ride and compete
Getting in synch with your horse's movement
Breaking movements down into simpler steps
Riding without stirrups, riding bareback, riding in a halter, riding without reins
Developing your own lesson plans for the roundpen, arena, pasture, barn yard, and trail