Students will learn how their energy (through their body language) can effect their interaction with a horse. This discussion based class will show video clips on different ways to interact with a horse. Students will see the contrast between a high energy handler and a lower energy handler. They will be able to see which approach gets a better result when asking the horse to perform a task. We will go over a different video each week and have an open discussion about that video.
The main focus is on how our movement, energy, and behaviors have a direct result on how our horse's respond to us. The focus is to have an example of both a correct and a less correct way of behaving around horses so when the learner goes out and interacts with horses outside of class they can use safe practices and end up with a better interaction with their horse. Safety is our number one goal and teach good habits in order to be able to enjoy our horse experiences.

This is a reoccurring class: 10 weeks of unique information then it will start over.

Week of (8.2.23): Approaching a horse
Week of (8.9.23): Leading a Horse
Week of (8.16.23): Control of Horse's Feet: Yielding
Week of (8.23.23): Lunging: On a Line and Off
Week of (8.30.23): Stopping and Changing Direction
Week of (9.6.23): Saddling Your Horse
Week of (9.13.23): Mounting, Go and Whoa!
Week of (9.20.23): Walking 
Week of (9.27.23): Trotting
Week of (10.4.23): Canter