MODULES TO BE PURCHASED
FOR FREE GROUP
TRAINING DAYS
The following Modules
cover basic dressage, jumping, cross-country riding and Ground Training. Each module aims to teach rider
how to ride the work while developing the horse ability to perform the work. Learning this way instils
in rider a good understanding of how to train the dressage/jump horse.
THESE
MODULES CAN BE BOUGHT TO WORK WITH VIA EMAIL TUITION WITH ME. SEE MY SERVICE CHARGE PAGE FOR MORE DETAIL
ABOUT THIS OPTION.
READ THROUGH THESE MODULES** TO GET
AN IDEA OF THE STEP BY STEP WORK THAT IS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING NATURAL HORSEMASTERSHIP RIDING SKILLS VIA MY SYSTEM OF TRAINING.
** the
name of each module is underlined.
BASIC WALK TROT CANTER MODULES
The work covered in the following
WALK TROT and CANTER MODULES is necessary for both dressage and jump training when horse
is mounted. Dressage and jump training can be done separately or combined. The Service Charge for these
modules is $30au each.
WALK: BASIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT
GOAL – to develop rider’s understanding of the walk process; to have horse
calm, obedient, active, consistent and balanced in this gait.
Rider position
[Sitting] at halt and walk and Use of Seat: Goal – to understand
the use of the sitting position in walk-work: how body, legs, hands work in unison to influence the horse in the walk-work
How to Start walk and Halt from walk: Goal – to understand the basic principles involved in starting a walk and halting from a walk
How to support horse’s movement in the walk: Goal – to understand the basis principle of whip-use for supporting a horse’s energy in walk
Turns: Goal –to understand
how rider influences the horse to turn
Rider position [Forward Leaning/Standing]
at halt and in walk: Goal – to understanding the second
riding position involved in early training walk-work, and the use of legs, hands, and body balance in this position
For the walk-work, the modules of Rider
position [sitting] at halt and walk and Use of Seat, How to Start walk and Halt from walk, and How to support horse’s movement in
the walk, Turns need to be purchased FIRST.
The module of Rider position [forward leaning/standing] at halt and in
walk are added as an
understanding of the earlier modules
develops.
TROT:
BASIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT
GOAL – to develop rider’s understanding
of the trot process; to keep the horse calm, obedient, active, consistent, and balanced in this gait.
Rider position [Rising] in trot: Goal – to understand the use of rising trot in the early training of trot-work,
and how legs, hands, and body balance work to influence the horse in trot
How to Start trot from walk and return to walk: Goal – to understand the basic principle of starting
a trot from a walk and how to influence the horse to a walk from trot
How to support horse’s movement in trot:
Goal – to understand the basis principle of whip-use to support a horse’s energy in trot-work
Rider position [Forward Leaning/Standing] in trot: Goal – to understanding the second riding position involved in the early training of trot-work,
and the use of legs, hands, and body balance in this position
Use
of seat in Sitting Trot position: Goal – to understand how
body, legs, and hands work in unison to influence horse in sitting trot
Use of half-halts in sitting trot: Goal –
to understand how a rider’s body, legs, and hands work in unison to influence the horse in a half-halt [this is learnt
once rider starts to master sitting trot-work]
To start trot-work, the modules of Rider position [Rising] in trot, How to Start trot
from walk and return to walk, and How to support horse’s movement in trot need to be purchased FIRST.
Then
the modules of Rider position [Forward Leaning/Standing] in trot, Use of seat in Sitting Trot position,
and Use of half-halts in
sitting trot are added as the trot-work becomes established.
CANTER: BASIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT
GOAL – to develop
rider’s understanding of the canter process; to have horse calm, obedient, active, consistent, and balanced in this
gait.
How
to start canter from trot and return to trot: Goal - to understand
how to start canter from Rising trot, and how to return to the Rising trot
Use of seat in canter: Goal – to understand
Sitting position in canter, and how body, legs, and hands work in unison to influence the canter-work
How to support horse’s movement in canter: Goal – to understand the basis principle
of whip-use for supporting a horse’s energy in canter-work
How
to start canter from a Standing trot: Goal – to understand
how rider works the horse in the Forward Leaning position in canter-work [an important basic training position for this stage
of the work]
How
to start canter from a Sitting trot: Goal – to understand
how start canter from a Sitting trot, and how to return to a Sitting trot
To start canter-work, the modules of How to start canter from trot and return to trot, Use of seat in
canter, and How to support
horse’s movement in canter need
to be purchased FIRST.
Then the modules of How to start
canter from a Standing trot and How to start canter from a Sitting trot are
added.
TAUGHT AS PART OF THE ABOVE MODULES ARE:
Circles
Turn changes across centre of circle
Use of short and long (dressage) whips
TRAINING PATTERNS/MOVEMENTS MODULES –
arena pattern work begins once horse is working calmly and obediently on a circle in the walk and trot. The Service Charge for these modules is $20au each.
ARENA PATTERNS/MOVEMENTS MODULES that need to be purchased as training progresses are:
20metre circle pattern
Turning
across diagonal
Turning Down/Across centre line
15metre circle pattern
Serpentining
Half circle/return to track and loops
Figure of eight – walk and trot
10metre circle pattern
Canter
Figure of Eight
Canter Serpentine
Counter-canter half-circle
Counter-canter figures of eight
Counter-canter Serpentine
ADVANCED DRESSAGE MODULES: details available upon request
JUMP-WORK MODULES
The Service
Charge for these modules is $20au each.
Pole and Low jump-work can be combined with modules that cover Basic
Walk, Trot, and Canter work. Contact me to find out more.
Even
if Jump-Work is the main interest, a various modules for Basic Walk, Trot, and Canter need to be combined with the jump modules.
Contact me to find out more.
POLE-WORK
· At WALK
Walk
poles - CIRCLES and STRAIGHT LINES
Trot poles - CIRCLES and
STRAIGHT LINES
Canter poles - STRAIGHT LINES
LOW JUMP-WORK
· At WALK
Walk CIRCLES – Low Jump Work
Walk SERPENTINES – Low Jump Work
Trot
CIRCLES – Low Jump Work
Trot
SERPENTINES – Low Jump Work
Canter CIRCLES –
Low Jump Work
Canter SERPENTINES –
Low Jump Work
HIGHER/WIDER
JUMP-WORK
Canter CIRCLES – Higher/Wider Jump-work
Canter SERPENTINES– Higher/Wider
Jump-work
CROSS-COUNTRY OVER JUMPS
Cross-Country TROT over jumps
Cross-Country CANTER over jumps
GROUND TRAINING MODULES: This work is suitable for ‘backing’ previously unridden horses for the first time. The
Service Charge for these modules is $30au each.
If you would like to know
you can use the Jeffery Method for preparing unbroken horses to be ridden, contact me to discuss how I can assist you in this
area of horse training.
BASIC GROUND CONTROL
TYING UP: Goal - basic
ground manners for grooming and ‘tacking up’
Tying
up safety – knot to use and length of slack; the use of voice;
how remain safe when working around the horse
LEADING
Basic leading: walking and halting; safety
measures taught; includes uses of voice and whip
More
advanced leading: working horse in trot/canter, back to halt
BASIC LUNGING for dressage
Basic lunging preparation: includes Side rein introduction/Leading both sides
with side reins in place
Lunging
in walk: starting walk, back to halt; use of ‘safety’
pole
Lunging in trot: starting trot, back to walk; use of lunge whip
Lunging in canter: starting canter, back to trot
ADVANCED LUNGING for dressage
Lunging/pace lengthening
Lunging/canter: from
walk, back to halt
Lunging/flying
changes
BASIC LUNGING for jumping
Lunging over poles
Lunging
over small jumps
BASIC DRIVING
Driving/Basic preparation: intro horse to the driving reins; how to start walk and halt
Driving/Arena Walk patterns
Driving/trot
from walk, trot to walk
Driving/halt to trot,
trot to halt
Driving/canter
