Building Confidence and Advancing Fluidity

Do you want to become a better rider?  Feel like you are one with your horse?  Would you like to ride a horse without bouncing at the trot? This is the class for you.  A good prerequisite for this class is Foundation Horsemanship Ground Skills.  At the end of this 6 week class you will be able to:

• Understand how to mount politely and safely
• Ride a young horse for the first time safely
• Ride bareback at a walk, trot, canter
• How to move your body with the motion of the horse
• Direct the horse with your body instead of just your hands
• Understand leg cues and rein positions and how they effect your horse
• Identify trotting diagonals and choose the one to help your horse balance
• Canter or lope in the correct lead
• And much more!