When 16th & 17th Feb 2013
Where Trentham Pony Club, Vic
Time 9am - 5pm Daily
Hosted by Trentham Pony Club, please contact Karen O'Brien on 0402134918 for details or bookings.
Get started on your way to achieving amazing things with your horse!
Spend
2 days with Mel in this clinic and gain an understanding of 3 basic
skills that will make handling your horse safer and easier. Learn how
to teach your horse to stay calm in all situations and discover how to
steer and stop your horse without relying on 2 reins for control.
This clinic covers aspects of Lessons 1, 2 & 3 of the foundation programme.
I was honored to be invited by Trentham Practise Group along with the Trentham Pony Club to visit their area this weekend for a demonstration and a 2 day Clinic. The demonstration was well attended and I introduced myself and Abbey to the crowd with a Liberty and bareback and bridle less demonstration.
We had 10 people attend the clinic along with a few auditors and over the course of the 2 days everyone discovered how to apply their basic skills to achieve steering and stopping their horses both on the ground and in the saddle. We looked at safe saddling and mounting procedures and discovered the value of the 'Flight Test' and I think everyone took a big step forward in trusting their horses when we all took part in a walk passenger lesson in a halter and 1 rein. For many participants this was the first time they had ever ridden without a bridle and the oohh's and aahhh's of excitement said it all as they explored the feeling of riding their horses 'bitless'.
We had 10 people attend the clinic along with a few auditors and over the course of the 2 days everyone discovered how to apply their basic skills to achieve steering and stopping their horses both on the ground and in the saddle. We looked at safe saddling and mounting procedures and discovered the value of the 'Flight Test' and I think everyone took a big step forward in trusting their horses when we all took part in a walk passenger lesson in a halter and 1 rein. For many participants this was the first time they had ever ridden without a bridle and the oohh's and aahhh's of excitement said it all as they explored the feeling of riding their horses 'bitless'.
A big thank you to Karen O'Brien (our fabulous GO for the Trentham Practise Group!) for organising the weekend, the Trentham Pony Club for providing a fantastic venue and of course to all the participants of the clinic who made the weekend such a special one!
BG going from phase one in the fore 1/4 and Hind 1/4 and backwards!!
BG going straight into a trot whil I was riding. Didn't even tray a pace!!
Reuben and I did really well was contact leg yielding and fore1/4 yielding and also getting him getting out of my space.
Bringing my new horse Charlotte to a clinic and having her relaxed.
My horse Jake staying out of my space and I have more trust in Jake now! Ta- Dah!!
Gundy, my horse couldn't be touched with the stick on Saturday and by Sunday afternoon he was tolerating it well. I am so pleased with the transformation.
Riding without a bit and feeling safe and staying out of my personal space.
Just being here was awesome and riding my horse for the first time. Have not been on a horse in 20 years! YAY!
Doing a walk Passenger Lesson with Charlotte. When she broke into a trot I didn't go into 'foetal position'. I wasn't fully relaxed, but I didn't fully panic!
