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Foundation Ground Exercises - Tanja Kraus Horsemanship
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Foundation Ground Exercises - Tanja Kraus Horsemanship

Establish a language to effective communication with your horse
Created byTanja Kraus
Last updated 3/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • The Foundation Ground Exercises

Course content

2 sections • 13 lectures • 2h 17m total length

  • Introduction0:56

    Develop a foundation in groundwork through a complete series of ground skills, from young or untrained horses to performance horses, focusing on training.

  • Module 1 - The Lateral Bend6:36

    Develop the lateral bend as a foundational ground skill for horses at all levels. Learn open-hand cues, balance, and hind-leg engagement with proper rope length and a level frame.

  • Module 2 - The Park7:24

    Practice the park ground skill to establish space, teach the horse to stand at distance, and master inactive right for safer, more confident handling during distractions.

  • Module 3 - Desensitization16:04

    Develop desensitization in young horses by gradually exposing them to tools, including rope and stick, while matching energy and building trust for low-stress handling.

  • Module 4 - Moving to Touch (Previously yield to a feel)3:10

    Learn to train a horse to yield to touch by responding to the feel of your hand and leg, replacing pushing into pressure and building partnership.

  • Module 4 - Moving to touch - Turn on the Forehand / Hindquarter Yield19:34

    Learn to teach the hindquarters yield by guiding the inside hind leg to step in front of the outside leg using phase-based ground work to build balance and rhythm.

  • Module 4 - Moving to Touch - Turn on the Haunches - Forequarter Yield10:29

    Learn to teach the forequarter yield and turn on the haunches by cueing to a feel, using proper lateral bend, inside leg cues, and neck-first response.

  • Module 5 - Move to My Energy (Previously Yield to Suggestion)13:13

    Learn to move with your horse's energy and yield to a suggestion in liberty and ground work, using hindquarter and forequarter yields to build rhythm and harmony.

  • Module 6 - Backup (Previously Yo Yo)7:04

    Explore the backup technique in horsemanship, focusing on backing up just off the rider's energy with a soft feel, neck and poll alignment, and balanced response.

  • Module 7 - Circles29:44

    Explore three circle types: short range active, long range inactive, and long range active, focusing on self carriage, collection, engagement, and warm-up of the horse's gait.

  • Module 8 - Sideways12:47

    Explore five stages of sideways to build balance and self carriage by teaching diagonal use and hind quarter engagement, using hand, stick, and leg cues.

  • Module 9 - Squeeze8:29

    Master the squeeze ground exercise to address claustrophobia and build trust, using calm, patient guiding through a gap along the fence, with integrated yield to a suggestion and back up.

Requirements

  • This course is best for students who have their own horse and are able to halter and lead it.

Description

Our foundation ground exercises will get you well on your way to communicating with your horse in a way that he, and you understands. 

Our horses are instinctive, powerful animals, that communicate with each other in ways very different than humans communicate.  Across these foundation exercises we will share with you the basic exercises that we use with all horses - from Green to Advanced - to establish a language that we both understand, and one that builds trust in the relationship.

Our foundation exercises can be used to gain more respect from your horse, to promote self carriage in your partnership horse, and everything in between. 

These exercises are used by thousands of students across the world, to help with their day to day interactions and training with their horses, with great success.

Who this course is for:

  • People interested in developing the partnership with their horse

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