Skill set:
- leading exercises
- control of the horse’s body parts
- round penning
- outdoor obstacle course/trailer loading
- advance and retreat technique - obstacles and desensitizing
- building a connection with our horses
We also demonstrate our What Color is
Your Horse Really? program relating to our new Color Tool™
booklet. We talk about the horse and rider personalities being
broken into four traits: Red sorrel, Blue roan, Dapple gray, or
Yellow palomino. We learn through ground training and round pen
demonstrations that each color has its own set of strengths and
limitations, which can be applied to every person and every horse.
From this portion of the clinic, the key take home message is that
as we work in our strengths and on our limitations, our personal
growth gives us the ability to grow in our relationships. |
Skill set:
- equitation
- stopping exercises
- control of the horse’s body parts
- turns on forehand and haunch
- teaching the horse to follow its nose by one-rein riding
- roll backs
- counter flex
- diagonal reverse
- counter canter
- canter departures
- consistency in all gaits
- building a connection with our horses
Part of what we talk about at the Colt Starting Clinic is
recognizing the importance of transferring what we learn on the
ground to the saddle. At this stage, it is important for riders
to recognize when to get tough and apply your knowledge and when to ask for help on what
to do next. Both situations can be frustrating, but remember that
frustration is part of advancing to better horsemanship. |