WELCOME ALL,

If you are hoping to continue to develop a stronger relationship with your horse & were planning on including our West Coast Cowboys Club activities this year, this event is perfect for you.

Our Club is made up of friendly, supportive members of all level riding skills, always happy to welcome newcomers. All equine/bovine creatures of any experience level are welcome!!! (Yes, you can ride your cow if you wish! Come along and give the obstacles a go! 

This Event is applicable to any level, any discipline, In-hand & Ridden!

Following on from our previous mindset session, this clinic brings those human-first principles into the saddle.

This isn’t about teaching you how to ride. It’s about understanding how your mindset, timing and communication influence the horse beneath you. Through practical ridden exercises, we’ll develop softer, safer and more responsive partnerships, with skills that transfer beyond the arena and out onto the trail.

Because confident horses don’t just happen… they’re created through clarity, consistency and one thoughtful ride at a time.
It takes the time it takes.
 

The day will comprise of the following (subject to time and amount of participants):

𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡/𝗜𝗡-𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗
• teaching safe leading - discuss importance of horses understanding the “gear” - aim for “touch the knot- think back”
• Respecting space - discuss OUR commitment when haltering/saddling.
• Importance of timing and allowing processing time- it takes the time it takes
• Begin the park up/mounting block training
- discuss why the park up is a non negotiable tool to have when mounting. Importance of teaching horse to stand still to mount - safety
Discuss how we can “accidentally” teach our horses to NOT stand at the block.


𝗪𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 - focus on safety on the trail/arena
• Discuss pre-flight checks/demo
• Teaching bend to a walk/stop - this is NOT the same as a one rein stop
⁃ Discuss how this can be used to teach softness in the mouth and the body
• Waiting for relaxation before reward and release - discuss timing and how we can “accidentally” teach our horses bad habits
• Practise using cones or poles to walk over
• Discuss the idea of 50ft trail ride - how it helps separation anxiety and how we can begin to teach the horse to relax away from friends
⁃ Figure 8s : begin small and work to increasing size.
⁃ Look up & ride
⁃ what to do if it starts to go “wrong”
⁃ Choosing the “right people” to ride with!

𝗪𝗧𝗖 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦
• Bend to trot/walk/stop
• Figure 8s for softness and strength
• Transition Ladder
⁃ Walk 6 strides.
⁃ Trot 10 strides.
⁃ Walk.
⁃ Halt.
⁃ Rein back 2 steps.
⁃ Walk off again.
⁃ Progress to trot–canter–trot transitions

PRICE:

Members (with Membership Pre-paid) -  Adult $65  Child $40 (NOTE: This includes Ground Fees)

Non-Members (including Day Membership) - Adult $110  Child $75 (NOTE: This includes Ground Fees)

Obstacles only (no clinic) from about 10.30am onwards $50 (includes ground fees)

Gold coin donation $2 for Morning Tea, drinks will be available to purchase and please BYO LUNCH.

Plenty of yards available, no need to book. First in best dressed.

RULES:  Please clean up after your horse, i.e. POO & HAY MUST BE PICKED UP & deposited into the Poo Bins!!

AGENDA:

8.30am introduction and Group 1

10.30am - morning tea

10.45am-12.45pm - Group 2

12.45-1.15pm Lunch (BYO lunch)

1.15pm - 3.30pm Obstacle play then equipment packup.

NOTE: you can only participate in one group which will be decided on the day.

!!!!!!!!! WHAT TO BRING:  Bucket for your horses water (water available), halter & leadrope, Carrot stick-optional, Horses hay/feed.  Bring something to share for morning tea, BYO Lunch & Drinking Water.

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