Training/Instruction: Riding Control

Caroline’s teaching style offers a vast array of opportunities for learning, including: private lessons; group and clinic environments; performances and demonstrations; speaking engagements; apprenticeship programs and camps.

No matter where you are in your horsemanship, each class is designed to encourage and support a level of understanding and communication between you and your horse. You will find yourself experiencing immediate results that will positively enhance the relationship you have with your horse – forever.

Caroline Rider’s "Consider the Horse" Training Programs are designed to teach participants the following:

RIDING WITH CONTROL & CONFIDENCE
+ How to “engage a horse’s mind” and keep them connected under saddle.
+ How to overcome fears and ride with control and confidence.
+ How to develop a calm, obedient horse that is a pleasure to ride both in the arena and on the trail.
+ How to develop focus, projection of energy, feel and timing within us – and why it’s important.
+ Why softening our horses is everything! And how to develop softness through the top line.
+ How to develop feel in your hands and soften our horses to the bit – teaches our horses to “give” to the bit.
+ How to supple our horses; isolate and control the body parts: vertical and lateral flexion; turning on the forehand and haunches; side passing; half-passing; two-tracking; etc.
+ How to develop smooth transitions (back-up/h/w/t/c).
+ How to prepare and develop your horse for correct leads and flying lead changes.
+ How to develop your horse for dressage; reining; hunter/ jumper; barrel racing and cow work.
+ How to properly prepare our horses for the trail and what to do when our horse’s get out of control – and so much more!

 

 

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