Training
Programs
• private sessions
• foundation schooling, starting
and restarting
• advanced schooling, "finishing"
• membership programs
• long distance assessments and
coaching
• winter programs
A. PRIVATE
LESSONS
Caroline can personally travel to your farm/facility
for private sessions or you can schedule a designated
time at Rider Horsemanship Training Facility.
Your training can include any problem, in any
discipline, breed and/or age.
Costs*:
$75 /hour
$225 /3 hours
$450 /6 hours
*Travel over 90 mile radius, not included.
Deposit:
A $100 deposit, directions, motel phone number
and confirmation number must be mailed to our
office in order to hold your date.
Hotel Reservations:
Hotel reservations and payment are to be made
by the person booking the private session. Confirmation
of your date will be made after our office has
received all information. Checks and/or money
orders should be made payable to Rider Horsemanship.
We also accept Visa, M/C and American Express.
First Time Meeting and Assessment involves the
following:
- Assessment
of horse's nature, temperament, work ethic,
physical stature and natural agility, and
responsiveness to requests (this has a lot
to do with horses that have been troubled
and carry excess baggage from past trauma)
- Time spent
discussing/talking about where you are, where
you want to be, and how you're going about
it as well as what changes need to be made
to help you get where you want to be in your
horsemanship
- Time spent
working with your horse (s) with Q&A
- Time
spent working with you and your horse together
- Plan
of action, or customized program, is created
as continued maintenance for both you and
your horse
B. FOUNDATION
SCHOOLING FOR YOUR HORSE
Acquiring softness begins
with the "inside" of your horse – within his
heart and his mind. Through time, patience,
trust and love it will work itself through to
his body.
Our
foundation schooling is for any horse, – young,
green or those that have specific behavioral
challenges, such as; rearing, biting, kicking,
bucking, over-all sour attitude, lack of confidence,
lack of trust, willfulness, high play drive,
are shut down and non-responsive, to name a
few.
While each horse is treated as an individual,
our Tao of Horsemanship™
Approach is applied to each and every horse
we handle and work with: Tao
of Horsemanship DVD Series
We begin each horse at liberty so that acceptance,
trust and willing partnership are allowed to
happen easily and naturally for the horse (there
is no force, domination or punishment). Once
we are joined up and connected at liberty with
our horse, we move on to 9 specific online exercises.
These online exercises are the combination of
both our approach and technique and are to encourage
the following within your horse: confidence,
obedience, deeper partnership and acceptance
of leadership, softness, responsiveness, lightness,
respect, balance, suppleness and self carriage.
When your horse accepts our leadership, trusts
us and offers partnership online, we will move
on to our riding program. Our riding program
involves deepening connection, partnership and
harmony under saddle. We work to develop the
following within your horse: softening to the
bit, softening/rounding of the top line, balance,
suppleness, vertical and lateral flexion, collection,
leg yields and w/t/c/transitions with ease,
relaxation and rhythm.
Your horse will be evaluated often, with their
progression dependent upon the following: their
natural training aptitude, nature & temperament,
natural agility, past experiences (emotional
scars & trauma), and your personal desired horsemanship
goals.
PLEASE NOTE: Because it is natural for horses
to revert when not being consistently handled
in the manner in which they were accustomed,
we ask that you take a few private lessons with
one of our schooled horses as well as lessons
with your own horse before you take him home.
It is most important that you not only understand
the way in which we think and work with your
horse, but that you also know how to work with
your horse in the manner in which they were
taught. If not, we cannot be responsible for
your horse once they return home.
For more information on our training program,
and costs, please contact our office: info@riderhorsemanship.com
C. ADVANCED SCHOOLING
FOR YOUR HORSE
Our
advanced schooling program is designed for those
of you that want to refine your horsemanship
and your horse's performance. We work with the
horse's natural agility, all the while presenting
new ideas and exercises that build him emotionally,
such as; trust, confidence, willing partnership.
We also work on the physical aspect by developing
both online and riding exercises that build
self-carriage, more responsiveness, softness,
lightness, suppleness and respect.
PLEASE
NOTE: Because it is natural for horses to revert
when not being consistently handled in the manner
in which they were accustomed, we ask that you
take a few private lessons with one of our schooled
horses as well as lessons with your own horse
before you take him home. It is most important
that you not only understand the way in which
we think and work with your horse, but that
you also know how to work with your horse in
the manner in which they were taught. If not,
we cannot be responsible for your horse once
they return home.
For more information
on our training program, and costs, please contact
our office: info@riderhorsemanship.com
D. MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS
As of January 2010, Rider Horsemanship, Inc.
will be offering membership programs for those
interested in taking their relationship with
their horse, and horsemanship, to new heights!
- Open forum
and Q&A “Sharing Stories and Problem Solving”
Caroline’s website will host an “Open Forum”
where members (only) can write in and exchange
open dialogue with other Tao of Horsemanship™
students.
- Discounted
prices on: assessments, clinics, merchandise
- Monthly
auditing opportunities of clinics and private
lessons Caroline will offer members an opportunity
to expand their horsemanship by viewing segments
of her clinics and lessons.
- Weekly
Video where Caroline will visually answer
a question from the open forum Caroline will
personally address questions from members
regarding written in (email) questions, video
assessments and/or questions about her training
method during lessons and clinics.
- Quarterly
contest drawing for members to WIN Rider Horsemanship,
Inc.’s LONG DISTANCE coaching sessions, or
local lessons, with Caroline Rider Horsemanship,
Inc. will create a “number” drawing for members
every quarter. The winner will be able to
choose a FREE long distance coaching session
(video assessment or email) or a one-hour
lesson with Caroline. Lesson must be within
60-mile radius or participant can bring horse
to Caroline.
E.
LONG DISTANCE ASSESSMENTS & COACHING
Whether you are a Rider Horsemanship, Inc. Member*
or not, we will be offering you an opportunity
to send in a video, of you and your horse, for
Caroline to personally evaluate/assess. Caroline
will then develop a personalized “Home Program**”
for you to follow that will aid in the process,
and success, of your horsemanship goals.
*
Discounted prices for members ONLY.
** Depending on the nature of the question and
answer, Caroline can develop a personalized
“Home Program” for you to follow that will aid
in the process and success of your horsemanship
goals. There will be options for written
(e-mail) or visual (DVD) instructions.
F. WINTER
PROGRAMS for you and your horse.
Do you stop riding as soon as the weather gets
cold? Do you find yourself waiting for springtime
before you can ride, only to realize that your
horse hasn’t been ridden in months and has become
a loaded spring board just waiting to launch
you into the next ozone layer?
Well, look no further, Rider Horsemanship, Inc.
can assist you with a winter maintenance, ground
or riding, program specifically designed for
you and your horse!
Our program will be developed after a careful
evaluation of where you and your horse are.
It will also be designed to meet your desired
horsemanship goals. Because of Caroline’s vast
experience with most disciplines of riding,
she is capable of helping you achieve your goals,
goals that can include: ground manners, trailer
loading, trail riding, liberty and freestyle
work, classical dressage foundation and finishing
(lead changes, tempi changes, piaffe, etc);
hunter/jumper, English equitation/flat work,
western pleasure, barrel racing).
Our
maintenance programs include:
- Weekly
Maintenance Program
$45/hour and includes 90 mile radius for travel.
Travel over 90-mile radius will be additional
to hourly rate. Maintenance sessions are conducted
by a Rider Horsemanship Certified Instructor.
- ON-SITE
Monthly Maintenance Program
(We travel to you) $500/month and includes
90-mile radius for travel, 8 sessions per
month with your horse. 2 FREE 45-minute lessons
included for you and your horse.
- IN HOUSE
Monthly Maintenance Program
(Your horse stays with us) $540/month and
includes 12 sessions per month with your horse.
Board is additional. 2 FREE 45-minute lessons
included for you and your horse.
OFFERING videotaping
of private lessons and training sessions. Cost:
$75/hour.
All breeds are accepted, any discipline, groundwork
or under saddle, any age**. Client must provide
bridle and saddle. Ground work equipment will
be provided by Rider Horsemanship, Inc.
Does NOT include “green”
horses, horses that have had less than 20 rides
or need to be started under saddle.
NOW accepting students & horses for January's
winter maintenance programs. Please contact
info@riderhorsemanship.com
for registration.
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