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2024
Michelle Jerry Horsemanship Clinics 

@ Heart & Hooves Arena & Obstacle Course 

Registration MUST be filled out at the bottom of the page. 

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2-Day Ground Control Clinic
Respect, Communicate, and
Connect through Groundwork

$325.00

This Heart and Hooves Horsemanship Essential Ground Control Clinic will give you a solid foundation to build on for continued growth in natural horsemanship over a period of two days. Learning why horses do the things they do, understanding how they communicate with their humans, and having effective training exercises allows you to connect with your equine partner. Both you and your horse will gain confidence and make great strides toward establishing a partnership!
Topics covered include: natural horsemanship definition, two-way communication with your horse, how horses learn, evaluating the whole picture to address common issues, and much more. Skills learned include: respect, desensitizing, engaging your horse’s feet, lunging, moving hind and forequarters, flexion, backing and more.

Prerequisites: None

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3-Day Horsemanship Clinic
Respect, Communicate, and Connect through
Ground Control
 
and Foundation Riding.
$500.00
 

This Heart and Hooves Horsemanship Ground Control and Foundation Riding Clinic will give you a solid foundation to build on for continued growth in natural horsemanship over a period of three days. Learning why horses do the things they do, understanding how they communicate with their humans, and having effective training exercises allows you to connect with your equine partner. We will connect the skills you have learned on the ground to our riding relationships. Truly, everything we do with our horses on the ground ends up in the saddle with us! The exercises and activities we teach in this class will help you to gain control on the ground and in the saddle. You will spend three days working hard and learning with your equine partner, but we promise you will laugh often, gain confidence, and make great strides toward establishing a partnership.

Topics covered include: natural horsemanship definition, two-way communication with your horse, how horses learn, evaluating the whole picture to address common issues, preparation before you ride, basic equine care, saddling, bits, issues that may occur under saddle, and more. Groundwork skills learned include: respect, desensitizing, engaging your horse’s feet, lunging, moving hind and forequarters, flexion, backing, connecting and putting the foundation skills in motion, and more. Riding skills learned: transition of gaits, stopping, backing, flexion, and more.
Prerequisites: None

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3-Day Liberty Horsemanship Clinic

$500.00

 

Finding the Foundation of your Liberty Horse

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All of the Michelle Jerry Horsemanship Ground Control exercises will be covered in detail. A person could dedicate a lifetime to working at this level and never run out of things to learn.
No words can describe the connection you create working at Liberty.

Building a bond that allows you to create an equine partnership that goes beyond the halter and lead rope is a feeling that cannot be put into words. This class was designed to concentrate on groundwork to create an everlasting partnership. It will start out with foundation Ground Control skills and progress to more advanced Ground Control. Understanding what is important to the horse, having the ability to read each as an individual, and knowing the how, why, and when of responding makes the possibilities for the horse and human partnership endless. When you faithfully practice the skills learned, you will excel in

your journey to liberty.

 

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Building connection, focus, and relaxation.
Fundamental body control at liberty.
Liberty circles and advanced liberty maneuvers, Introduction to: Mark Training, Lay down,

Sit up, Spanish walk,

Liberty spin, and more.

Prerequisite: None

For best results 2-Day Ground Control Clinic

is recommended.

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