It seemed like forever since I last saddled and rode my young horse Patrick, the plan was to continue riding as near to Christmas as possible before turning him away to grow on, but an early dose of a Flu virus brought that forward to October so he has had nearly 5 months off during which time he has grown upwards and outwards though frustratingly still needs to push his wither through to match his bum! The long awaited change in the weather along with more daylight hours has finally got me back out there and this week after slithering on bareback on day 1 he progressed to his first hack out on day 5 performing like a real star when we met an unexpected hazard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsXKBMGBzKg The plan for him is to be ready to take part in Martin Blacks clinic at Doncaster at the end of May and for 2 intensive months with Dave Stuart through July and August.
Bookings for Dave’s clinic here at The Chestnuts in August have been coming in this last few weeks and we are down to only a few spaces now so if you have been hanging back I suggest you need to get the form filled in and off to Tina asap to avoid being disappointed.
· Thursday 27th March – we still have a few tickets left for the talk “The Performance Trail Horse” with Max Easey and Christine Worthington – poster attached.
"We will be covering, in a light-hearted presentation (chock full of pictures of lovely horses on the trail) what it takes to create the perfect partnership of The Performance Trail Horse and Rider. If you are weary of being labelled a "just a happy hacker", simply because you do not want to compete, it's time to stand up and be counted! There are no limits to what a horse and rider can do out on the trail.
We will look at the physical care of the horse, the kinds of skills a horse and rider need, and ways to use simple positive reinforcement (reward based) techniques to build confidence and boldness of your horse. With will finish up looking at rider confidence and ideas to help you maintain and grow the confidence you need to become an intrepid trail rider. With the skills, and the knowledge of how to apply scientifically proven techniques to build confidence in both your horse and yourself, you too can be the horse and rider partnership that can go anywhere and do anything. In the year of the horse this is the start of a movement to "big up" and recognise the unsurpassed talents and skills of the adventurous horse and rider. Performance is not all about competing. It's all about excellence!
Some more dates now in the diary, hope that something will take your fancy and you will come along and join us.
· Saturday May 3rd – Lessons with Tina Griffin
· Saturday May 10th – Lessons with Parelli 3* Instructor Sally Brett
· Saturday May 17th – Talk and Demo with Vanessa Yates – http://www.naturesroots.co.uk/ Zoopharmacognosy – now I know it’s a mouthful and difficult to get your tongue around but if you haven’t had chance to look into this previously then I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is really interesting and informative. See attached poster
· Sunday 1st June – Demo Day with Parelli 3* Instructor Sally Brett – A new format to the day this year starting with a theory session, then Sally will play the seven games with a horse new to them before showing us where it all leads with the lovely Bertie. The day will finish with lessons with a group students. Limited horse places but a great day to come and spectate. And obviously we will need a horse who hasn’t been exposed to Parelli previously.
· 4th to 6th July – Camp Weekend with Josh Steer – arrive Friday - option for support from Niki Hardwick in the afternoon or just chill with your horses in the arena/round pen. Josh will teach Saturday and Sunday before he heads off to spend 2 months with Dave Stuart.
Please get in touch asap for any of the above as it helps to gauge numbers as we go along. Hope to see you soon!
Bookings for Dave’s clinic here at The Chestnuts in August have been coming in this last few weeks and we are down to only a few spaces now so if you have been hanging back I suggest you need to get the form filled in and off to Tina asap to avoid being disappointed.
· Thursday 27th March – we still have a few tickets left for the talk “The Performance Trail Horse” with Max Easey and Christine Worthington – poster attached.
"We will be covering, in a light-hearted presentation (chock full of pictures of lovely horses on the trail) what it takes to create the perfect partnership of The Performance Trail Horse and Rider. If you are weary of being labelled a "just a happy hacker", simply because you do not want to compete, it's time to stand up and be counted! There are no limits to what a horse and rider can do out on the trail.
We will look at the physical care of the horse, the kinds of skills a horse and rider need, and ways to use simple positive reinforcement (reward based) techniques to build confidence and boldness of your horse. With will finish up looking at rider confidence and ideas to help you maintain and grow the confidence you need to become an intrepid trail rider. With the skills, and the knowledge of how to apply scientifically proven techniques to build confidence in both your horse and yourself, you too can be the horse and rider partnership that can go anywhere and do anything. In the year of the horse this is the start of a movement to "big up" and recognise the unsurpassed talents and skills of the adventurous horse and rider. Performance is not all about competing. It's all about excellence!
Some more dates now in the diary, hope that something will take your fancy and you will come along and join us.
· Saturday May 3rd – Lessons with Tina Griffin
· Saturday May 10th – Lessons with Parelli 3* Instructor Sally Brett
· Saturday May 17th – Talk and Demo with Vanessa Yates – http://www.naturesroots.co.uk/ Zoopharmacognosy – now I know it’s a mouthful and difficult to get your tongue around but if you haven’t had chance to look into this previously then I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is really interesting and informative. See attached poster
· Sunday 1st June – Demo Day with Parelli 3* Instructor Sally Brett – A new format to the day this year starting with a theory session, then Sally will play the seven games with a horse new to them before showing us where it all leads with the lovely Bertie. The day will finish with lessons with a group students. Limited horse places but a great day to come and spectate. And obviously we will need a horse who hasn’t been exposed to Parelli previously.
· 4th to 6th July – Camp Weekend with Josh Steer – arrive Friday - option for support from Niki Hardwick in the afternoon or just chill with your horses in the arena/round pen. Josh will teach Saturday and Sunday before he heads off to spend 2 months with Dave Stuart.
Please get in touch asap for any of the above as it helps to gauge numbers as we go along. Hope to see you soon!