Central Vic Quantum Weekend

When: 11th - 14th November 2010

Where: Cloverfern Equestrian Centre, Riddells Creek VIC

Time: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Join us for four 1/2 days, studying the Quantum Savvy Foundation Programme, through Release Focused Training, you will learn to develop Softness & Lightness, improve your Confidence and become Safer with your horse!

Daily Programme:
Morning - Level 1 Primary: Lesson 1 & 2
Learn how to communicate more effectively with your horse—Have a more willing, cooperative horse with much more positive ground manners—How to Float load safely and easily

Afternoon - Level 2 Secondary: Lessons 3 & 4
Safe & Practical Saddling and Riding techniques—To have your horse going forward Confidently & Easily—Sideways and Backwards—How to stop you horse with just your body energy and one rein

We had another wonderful Quantum Weekend at the Cloverfern Equestrian Center where we held Level 1 Primary and Level 1 Secondary Lessons. It was fantastic to see so many new students out there building thier confidence with their horses and learning all about their basic skills and purpose plays. For the Level 1 Secondary group it was all about riding and learning about rein positions, both at a standstill and while moving along. This gave the morning group a chance to see where all their preperation was leading, especially when it came to getting life up tranisions and having their horses follow their focus.

Ta-Dah's from the Weekend:
Giving Release
Getting some softness on Manny's stiff side
Sitting Back when the horses spooked
Transitions just using life up
Seeing how much using your belly button & focus can make a difference
Learning how to protect my space better
Beautiful no contact hindquarter yeilds.
Leading her by the nose.
Making cones my 'friend'
Easier today then yesterday better responses
Getting more forward in groundwork
mounting from both sides and saddle not slipping
The importance of finding comfort in the stick!
Moving well both sides in short range circles!!
Moving her forward with no contact!
Getting her to do a hindquarter yeild while going around me in a circle!!
Much easeir to protect my space!!
Barrel Jumping!

Winchelsea Quantum Weekend

When: 6th - 9th November 2010

Where: Burong Equestrain Centre, Winchelsea VIC

Time: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Join us for four 1/2 days, studying the Quantum Savvy Foundation Programme, Through Release Focused Training, you will learn to develop Softness & Lightness, improve your Confidence and become Safer with your horse!

Daily Programme:

Morning - Level 1 Primary: Lesson 1 & 2
Learn how to communicate more effectively with your horse—Have a more willing, cooperative horse with much more positive ground manners—How to Float load safely and easily

Afternoon - Level 2 Secondary: Lessons 3 & 4
Impulsion & developing emotional fitness for your horse - Cherokee Bridle - Introducing the Bridle - Picking up the pace - Leads & Diagonals

We had a fantastic weekend at Winchelsea at a superb venue, the Burong Equestrian Center. The Lessons at this weekend were Level 1 Primary and Level 2 Secondary and I had brought Dolly along with me to lead the way with the lessons. We had a great time with the morning group, and I think everyone enjoyed putting all their basic skills and purpose plays together and taking our horses OUTSIDE the area for a nice stroll around the property. We found plenty of potentially scary things and our leadership held our horses confidence in us through it all. Well done everyone!

The afternoon group also had their challenges with learning to feel the movement of their horses and I was very proud of them in completing a trot passenger lesson...Bareback!

Thanks to Jennifer Renouf for all your hard work in organising this wekeend, I look forward to the next one!

Ta-Dah's from the weekend:

Driving forward on the offside - Ta-Dah!
Bareback passenger lesson in a group
Lewis came to me in the paddock
Clancy stood still during the group talks on, on the end of the 12' rope.
Smooth transitions up to trot from energy and hip rolling. Yay!!
Lindy Stepped out of her comfort zone - on several occasions! Yay! Good on me!
I'm becoming a better leader for my horse.
Yeh! I got great sends & Blue kept circling me in a trail walk.
Wow I held Blue's tongue for teh 2nd time and he is much more relaxed with my hand in his mouth.
Appollo has behaved well and has been very willing.
Direct Rein (Michelle) If they don't taki then dont make it!
Yeh. I posted to the trot. No more looking down at teh shoulders. Woohoo and I rode up into the canter transition!
Lindy - with encouragement & support I was able to step right out of my comfort zone which has made me a much better leader for Lewis! YAY!
Lots of penny drop moments which have made a huge difference to my confidence & my QS journey. Thank you Mel & the clinic girls.
Shelly - getting better at sending & hindquarter yeilds with practise via short rein circles. I am excited about Apollo & my journey. Thanks for making us feel welcome.
Sue & Phoebe cantered heaps! Lindy & Shelly witnessed thes Tah Dah Yay Sue!