Where: Riverbend Vet Clinic, Buronga
9th - 12th Jan 2010
9th - 12th Jan 2010
Daily Programme:
Morning - Level 1 Primary: Lessons 1 & 2
Learn how to communicate more effectively with your horses - Have a more willing, co-operative horse with much more positive ground manners - How to Float Load safely and Easily
Afternoon - Level 1 Secondary: Lessons 3 & 4 in the Foundation Programme.
Safe & Practical Saddling and Riding techniques—To have your horse going forward Confidently & Easily—Sideways and Backwards—How to stop your horse with just your body energy and one rein
14th - 17th January 2010
Daily Programme:Morning - Level 1 Advanced: Level 1 Overview
Combine skills learnt in Level 1 - Build your Confidence in all gaits - Prepare for Level 2
Afternoon - Level 2 Advanced: Lessons 8 & 9
Positive Patterns for Galloping - Flying Lead Changes - Jumping - Contact Riding with Soft Feel - Rebounds -Impulsion in Sideways - Support Rein
Assignments were the focus of this double Quantum Weekend and everybody braved the heat this week to get out there and progress with their horsemanship. The first weekend was exceptionally warm with over 40 degrees on some days but we kept going with just some minor change of times to beat the afternoon heat. Thank goodness for the new roof over the arena at the Riverbend Vet Clinic! With new information being taken in and the extreme heat of the first four days, we still got a number of assignments filmed and assessed, AND even a few blue ticks were had.
Things cooled down for the second weekend and the Level 1 Secondary guys put in a huge effort with lots of riding - and I am proud to say that EVERYONE cantered with 1 rein!! The Level 2 Advanced students also stepped up a notch with a look at the gallop programme. We also had lots of fun with jumping and discovering soft feel for the first time.
Here are a few Ta - Da's that were written down from the weekends.
Filmed an Assignment - Kirsty & Lisa
Doing Gallop Pattern - Liz
Riding Deni in a Bridle - Carmen
Doing Gallop Pattern - Carmen
Riding in a Bridle & Jumping - Liz
Getting soft feel on Deni & Jumping - Carmen
Cantering with 1 rein - Maggie
Phase 1 Backup - Amanda
Plus! - I did a liberty/Bareback & bridle less demo with Dolly one evening and we had lots of people come along to watch!
