2 day weekend Clinic with

J A M E S   S H A W

TAI CHI for the EQUESTRIAN

Author of the book:

R I D E   F R O M   W I T H I N

Use Tai Chi Principles to Awaken Your Natural Riding Balance

Date:	19 and 20 July 2008
Venue:	Scotland AI Service Near South Queensferry (West Lothian)
Booking:	Mounted and un-mounted places available (stabling provided) places are limited, places must be booked well in advance

£220 for 2 day clinic (with horse) ø  £140 for 2 day clinic (without horse) ø

About the Clinic

Through the art of Tai Chi equestrians discover a level of inner balance and awareness seldom achieved by riding alone." Join us and feel the power and energy within yourself unlocked by this ancient art.

James works with the group and individually with each rider, addressing their specific needs in creating a softer seat and a deeper connection with their horse.

He then teaches and demonstrates a specific set of exercises for the ground and the saddle.  These exercises enable the rider to recognize and change their unconscious habits that have created patterns of imbalance.  These unconscious habits are the root cause of holding tension in the body and create separation from your horse.

About James Shaw

For the last 15 years, James has worked with the riders on the ground to help them discover and change imbalances in their body.  Then, through mounted work, the rider is able to take this new understanding into the saddle and see dramatic changes in their connection with their horse.  James’ technique works for all types of riders. He works with riders of all ages and levels including professional and Olympic riders.  He has presented successful clinics throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom.  His first book “Ride From Within” was release in August of 2005.

For additional information and bookings Contact:

Amanda:  0777 196 5083, enquiries@naturallyequine.co.uk

*  stables provided, DIY livery will be charged

^{ø  this is a 2-day weekend clinic therefore, bookings taken for both clinic days only.}

Lesson Days

with

E L A I N E   H E R B E R T

Dates

About Elaine

****early bird discounts will be available when dates are fixed****

Evening Lecture / Demo

Equine Clicker Clinic

with

A L E X A N D R A   K U R L A N D

June 2009 - to be confirmed

About Alexandra Kurland

A pioneer in the development of humane training methods, Alexandra began clicker training in the early 1990's.  She very quickly recognized the power of clicker training for improving performance, for enhancing the relationship people have with their horses, and for just plain putting fun back into training.

About the Clinic

Alexandra will explain the principals of clicker training with horses and how to get started.  In the clinic, there will also be practical demonstrations followed by work with each of the horses and their owners.  Each clinic is set up to ensure everyone learns in a way that is suitable for owner and horse partnership.  The clinics are very interactive and, whether with or without a horse, you are guaranteed to learn from hands-on work or observation and discussion.

The lecture / demo and clinic will be run as separate events, therefore, you can attend one or both events.  Mounted and un-mounted places are available for the clinic and stabling will be provided for all clinic horses.

if you would like to get started with Clicker Training your horse before Alexandra's clinic, or f you are stuck with your clicker training and where to go next, contact Amanda and book a clinic or a 1-2-1 session (or series of sessions).

Or you could try the online clicker training (click here).

For additional information contact:

Amanda:  0777 196 5083, enquiries@naturallyequine.co.uk

Clinics with

 P A U L I N E   K I D D

Pauline is a Certified Rolfer®, a STOTT Certified Pilates Instructor®, Reiki Master and Certified JMI Equine Sportsmassage® Therapist. A background of over 15 years in the field of hands on and movement therapies has resulted in a unique approach to facilitate optimum performance for the human and equine athlete.

    Clinics:  Equine Massage                      Lecture/Demos:  Equine Massage

                  Core Stability                                                       Rolfing

                  Reiki Healing Training for Horse owners

EQUINE MASSAGE

Get to know your horse and learn some basic massage techniques.  Small friendly groups of owners  work with their horses under the instruction of Pauline to learn massage techniques and explore any muscular issues that are present.

The classes are 2 hours long, stabling can be provided if required.

BALANCE AND CORE STABILITY FOR RIDERS

Fun, informal hour long group sessions to help you learn about your own balance and

figure out where your seat bones are !

For additional information or bookings:

contact Amanda:  0777 196 5083, enquiries@naturallyequine.co.uk

Do you want to improve your riding confidence ?

E N J O Y   R I D I N G  & 

C O N F I D E N C E   C O A C H I N G

Weekend Clinic

with

C A R O L I N E   P U T U S

Caroline is a homoeopath, Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner and Confidence Coach who uses a variety of techniques to help you to resolve your confidence issue with riding (and in other walks of life).  For more information on Caroline and the techniques that she uses, please visit her web sites (links below).

With ten years’ experience of helping people with problems: from the purely physical to the deeply-felt emotional, Caroline is now coming to Scotland.

Caroline offers two types of clinics, 'Workshops' and 'Clinics with Riding':

Workshops

          Practical confidence boosting exercises, plus Q&A

          Hands-on self help confidence skills (e.g. hypnosis and self-hypnosis)

          The use of essential oils, how food affects your mood, homoeopathy and Bach Flower Remedies for horse and rider

          The workshop lasts approximately 3 ½ hours.

Clinic With Riding

         Initial session of confidence boosting exercises (approx. 3 h)

         A riding session (approx. 45min) on your own horse, or hire a horse

         Recap and discussion on how everyone plans to go forward (approx. 1 h)

         Non-riders also welcome as there will be plenty to learn from each session

For additional information or bookings:

contact Amanda:  0777 196 5083, enquiries@naturallyequine.co.uk

with

Penzance Horse & Amanda Martin

Start to examine the learning theories of clicker training and how to apply them.

Starts 7 July 2008 @ 6.30pm (GMT)

evening classes

6 consecutive weeks of online classes

simply log on to the website and enter the online classroom

all study materials provided online

 Description:   6 Week Introduction to Clicker Training for the Horse

Clicker training can be used for every horse whether you have a young horse, a foal, a stallion, a happy hacker, a competition horse or a problem horse.  Clicker training is fun for both the horse and the trainer providing a clear way to communicate to your horse and forms a wonderful bond between horse and trainer……

Clicker training is rewards based training, so we reward the behaviours we want from our horses.  Clicker trainers do not punish the unwanted, but rather learn how to re-direct the energy of unwanted behaviours to be a behaviour that we do want and can reward.

This clicker training course is designed to get you started with clicker training.  The course will get you started with the training method by learning how to charge the clicker, find appropriate and meaningful ways to reward your horse and get you going with some of the foundation lessons that we teach. 

To understand the method so that you can use it to the best of your ability, we do discuss a little bit of detail about the science behind the training method……don’t worry, it’s not boring.  Understanding the basics of why it works will make you a much better trainer and will help to set you up to tackle training almost any behaviour.

We also look at how to make the behaviours understandable to the horse….how to break them on in to small enough steps to ensure your horse is successful in his/her attempts to getting the ‘yes’ answer.

There are 6 foundation lessons that we will also discuss.  These foundation lessons were planned by a classical dressage trainer and they are key to setting the foundations for an emotionally and physically well balanced horse.

Each week, you have access to an experienced clicker trainer who can help you work through individual issues and problems and find the solutions.

 Designed For:  Those who would like to explore the world of clicker training and horses.

 Objectives:  Introduce the base elements of Positive & Negative Reinforcement through the use of Clicker Training the horse.

 Assessment Method:  Participation in online class discussions, weekly and course hands-on projects, essays, reading assignments as well as written assignments completed online.  

 Materials:  All materials provided online for access at any time.

Study individual courses or complete the whole series of the clicker course from the comfort of

your own home and at your own pace.

with

Penzance Horse & Amanda Martin

Start to examine the learning theories of clicker training and how to apply them.

Starts 7 July 2008 @ 8pm (GMT)

evening classes

6 consecutive weeks of online classes

simply log on to the website and enter the online classroom

all study materials provided online