Horse Care and Riding 101 - A Beginners Guide
What you'll learn
- Students will be able to confidently care for a horse and make important ownership decisions
- Students will learn about the mind of the untrained horse, particularly the young ones and how to establish a connection with such.
- Students will learn various ways to have the horse do what you want and need him/her to do while on top
- Students will learn the best choices of tack to buy and use.
- Students will learn some of the major differences between English and Western riding, and how they can be combined to suit the horse and rider.
- Students will be able to maximize pleasure during the training and riding process, and minimize injury, disappointment and frustration for all involved.
Requirements
- Only curiosity is needed at this point. This course will tell you about everything you will need if you're deciding to get a horse.
Description
A colorful and concise primer for those new to the horse world and reminder to those experienced of what they should not forget. This course is ideal for everyone who are curious to see what they are signing up for with horse ownership. No prior experience is required, and you're never too old to start.
The student is introduced to what is required to take care of a horse either on one's own property or boarded somewhere else with regard to the basic things a horse needs with respect to body, mind and spirit. In the riding portion, emphasis is put on how to educate a young, ‘unbroken’ horse into one that works with the rider in ways that work for both parties. And as the education of horse and rider is a continuous process, each teaching the other, this course goes into more detail as to how to ride most effectively, enjoyably and safely.
The objective of this course is to present the basics about horse care, horsemanship, horse training and equine behavior to horse owners who are prospective, beginning and intermediate riders, as well as well experienced horse people who wish to expand their perspectives to new ways to ride and train their valued equine companions.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in the practical elements of horse care, ownership and riding.
Instructor
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 126 Reviews
- 552 Students
- 3 Courses
Ph. D Medical Physiology - New Jersey Medical School, DVM - Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Senior Author on 45 original biomedical publications in neuroscience with top notch journals i.e. Brain Research, Experimental Neurology. Faculty appointments at University of Saskatchewan, University of British Columbia, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. University lecturing for 20 years. Commissioned author on The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your IQ.