Course curriculum

  • 1
    Foundations - Mind Body work
    • Mind Body whakapapa| introduction
    • Mind Body session with Ace
  • 2
    Week one
    • Week 1 Workbook
    • Round Pen - Go button
    • Round Pen - Change of direction
    • Round Pen - Stop
    • circling - go button
    • circling - stop
    • Chilling
    • Basic change of direction
    • The Half halt
    • Acceptance session one
    • acceptance session two
    • Acceptance to stimulus - rope
    • a full acceptance to stimulus session
  • 3
    Week Two
    • Week 2 Workbook
    • Transitions
    • Round pen - the driving game
    • Advanced Change of direction with Olly
    • Acceptance to stimulus with bend
    • Acceptance to Stimulus - at trot
    • Hindquarter Yield - with Olly
    • Coming forward off a soft feel
    • Backing up off a soft feel
  • 4
    Week Three
    • Week 3 Workbook
    • Forequarter yield
    • Round Pen - Invisible cues
    • Figure 8
    • Acceptance - flag standing still
    • Acceptance to obstacles
  • 5
    Week Four
    • Week 4 workbook
    • Acceptance to Saddle Blanket
    • Acceptance to rope - Girthing step one
    • Acceptance - First saddling
    • Acceptance - Girth
    • stirrups acceptance
    • Preparing to get on - teaching go cues from the ground
  • 6
    Week Five
    • Week 5 Workbook
    • Bridling - session one
    • Bridling - session 2
    • Bridling - session 3
    • lateral flexion w bit
    • Getting on - Bend to a stop
    • foot in stirrup LF
    • Getting on - Foot in stirrup with LF bounce
    • Getting on - weight half on
    • Getting on - full on
    • half on LF HQ
    • LF HQ full on
  • 7
    Week Six
    • Week 6 Workbook
    • First rides with groundwork person
    • First rides wihout grounwork person - Lateral Flexion getting on
    • Hindquarter yield to Find forward
    • Bending to a stop
    • half halt under saddle
  • 8
    Week seven
    • Week 7 Workbook
    • go button - energy, voice, legs
    • go button trot
    • half halt trot
    • transitions
    • fence exercise
    • shoulder ex w fence
    • soft feel
    • Example of a full session in week 7
  • 9
    Week Eight
    • Week 8 Workbook
    • go button - energy, voice, legs
    • Canter - go button/cue
    • canter transition
    • canter half halt
    • Turn on the forehand
    • Turn on Haunches
    • 360 Exercise - Turn on Forehand into Turn on Haunches
    • Soft feel walk
  • 10
    Week Nine
    • Week 9 Workbook
    • walk trot canter trans
    • Lateral work - circle staircase
    • Lateral work - staircase
    • backup
    • Putting it together - Teardrop exercise
  • 11
    Week Ten
    • Week 10 Workbook
    • Staying between the hands and legs - Follow the fence
    • Dressage half halt
    • Serpentines - for softness in the rib cage, shoulder control, and lateral flexion
    • Riding in open spaces
  • 12
    Week Eleven
    • Week 11 Workbook
    • Soft feel & core
    • Lateral flexion + walking straight
    • Shoulders-in
    • Riding the whole horse - Teardrop exercise 2
    • Walk pirouette
    • Haunches in
  • 13
    Week Twelve
    • Week 12 Groundwork
    • Week 12 Ridden
    • Final message