05/11/2020
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Your proactive plan to bring your horse back into training SAFE AND SOUND. Limited spaces.
5 lessons across 10 weeks to build relaxation, top line, and get you back to riding.
This is yoga, pilates, and meditation for your horses! Strong core, supple back, relaxed mind. Your horse will flow underneath you like water.
This is your opportunity to learn to be a horse trainer, not just a horse rider! If you can't train it, you can't maintain it!
If you've had a break from riding, this is your opportunity for a fresh start with your horse. In this course we will:
โ๏ธdevelop relaxation
โ๏ธdevelop trust and connection
โ๏ธdevelop balance and top line
and will not:
โcreate tension
โuse force-based quick fixes
โrisk injury
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐?
We take away the pain that comes with trying to compensate with incorrect muscles because the proper muscles are not developed. We take away the unrealistic expectations and we reward the horseโs relaxation.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?
โ๏ธhorses who have been โout of workโ
โ๏ธhorses with mysterious lameness
โ๏ธyoung horses
โ๏ธolder horses
โ๏ธtense horses
I want to tell you that a FOUNDATION is NOT just for the YOUNG horse. It is for ANY HORSE. Especially older horses who you are bringing back into work or rehabilitating, and I have a special passion for working with horses with mysterious lameness that have arisen because of skipped steps in building the horses foundation. We can change their life without need for injecting their joints by bringing them into mental and physical balance through relaxation.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ?
No matter what your goals are with your horse, we must proactively develop the proper foundation of relaxation and correct muscle development or the cracks in the foundation will eventually begin to show, and you will have to reactively try to โfixโ your horse, you will become frustrated, and your progress will be halted.
Slow and steady will eventually win the race, when properly developed horses continue to excel into their 20s, as horses without this foundation begin to show physical and behavioural issues (e.g., lameness, aggression) by the time they are 15, 10, or even 5. Like in many areas of life, the instant gratification of training through force may give you a short release of tension as you see your horse doing what you want now (yay my horse did โthe thingโ I can feel good about myself now), but it will not last, and you may lose your motivation, or feel time spent with your horse is hollow.
In contrast, spending the time to put a proper foundation will not only give him peace and longevity, it will also transform YOU into a better person. Training in this way takes patience, mindfulness, relaxation, body awareness, and fitness on YOUR part. What an incredible journey that you can share with your horse.
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๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ $๐๐๐
(including travel up to 45 minutes from Brunswick East, Vic - travel up to 1hr $325, up to 1.15hr $350)
On offer until end of year. Limited spaces.
Lessons are fortnightly because the horse needs time to develop in each stage before moving on to the next. This is a GROUND UP training for you and your horse both metaphorically and literally! Teach your horse all the things it needs to know before you add yourself on their back to the equation - make riding the horse easy because they already understand!
Lesson 1 (Weeks 1-2): Basics of work-in-hand
Lesson 2 (Weeks 3-4): Advancing work-in-hand and lunging at the walk
Lesson 3 (Weeks 5-6): Lunging in walk and trot
Lesson 4 (Weeks 7-8): Riding in walk
Lesson 5 (Weeks 9-10): Riding in the trot
Demonstrated by my rehabilitated 21yo Arabian Danny Boy in the video below.
Message Flowing Equines through Facebook
(Australiaโs only certified Art2Ride Associate Trainer)
Kate Ann Barford
