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Preparing Your Horse For Success
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(43 ratings)
839 students

Preparing Your Horse For Success

Building a Foundation for Success With Your Horse
Created bySteve Rother
Last updated 2/2021
English
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What you'll learn

  • Groundwork
  • Horsemanship
  • Horse Training Techniques
  • Natural Horsemanship
  • Building A Partnership With Your Horse
  • Confidence
  • Horse Communication

Course content

2 sections12 lectures1h 57m total length
  • Preview0:48

    Establish a space bubble between rider and horse, using light guidance and minimal pressure, then back the horse clockwise around the circle to reinforce yielding and control.

  • Balance12:41

    This lesson will help you get your horse's body in balance.  This will then allow you to communicate with them better in order to achieve your training goals.

  • Separation with Stick9:06

    This lesson will help you gain more control of your horse's emotions.  Many good and bad things can happen when a horse uses their emotions.  Having control of them is a very valuable tool.

  • Separation with Flag6:43

    This lesson will help you gain more control of your horse's emotions with the use of a horseman's flag.  Many things in a horse's environment, that you don't have control of, can effect the outcome of your success.  This will help teach you and them to focus.

  • Rollbacks5:31

    This lesson will help to teach you and your horse to communicate with speed and precision from the ground.

  • Whoa10:36

    This lesson will help to teach the word whoa from the ground.  An essential tool to performance and safety.

  • Turning Loose11:21

    This lesson will help you prepare your horse's mind and emotions better before riding.

Requirements

  • Willingness to Learn

Description

Building a partnership with a 1,200 lb. animal can be scary if you don't know what you are doing.  This course will walk you through building a foundation for success, no matter what type of riding or horsemanship you partake in.

Taking some of the best exercises we focus on topics such as balance from both the ground and saddle, and giving your horse purpose.

Other things that you will gain from this course include:

• Developing confidence in you and your horse
• Learning about proper riding position
• Learning how to connect the reins to the feet
• Developing a good ‘whoa’ on your horse
• Finding ways to stay connected with your horse
• Developing a soft and willing partner

Learn what to do when your horse spooks, so that you can ride out with confidence.
Learn how to communicate with your horse effectively so that the two of you can be a team rather than opposition.

In this course, internationally-acclaimed Equine Clinician Steve Rother will show you how to be more successful with horses, no matter what your discipline or breed of horse. He shares his all-time favorite warm up and confidence-building exercises from the ground and saddle.  These exercises will ensure that your horse is properly warmed up and listening to you so that you can just enjoy the ride.

Known as the Horse Teacher, Steve is dedicated to all horse people who strive to teach their horses by educating themselves.  Winner of numerous colt starting challenges, Steve has helped thousands of horses and riders develop a more willing partnership.

Who this course is for:

  • Horse Owners
  • Horse Riders