These clinics are for you if:
* You love horses
* You are a beginning or intermediate rider, or an adult
returning to riding
* Your fears or insecurities are preventing you from fully
enjoying your horse
* Your fears are preventing you from progressing in your riding
* Your fears are preventing you from meeting your riding goals
PART 1 - UNMOUNTED CLASSROOM & GROUNDWORK
Fee - $95
This unmounted clinic focuses on the mental, emotional, and psychological factors and experiences that prevent many adults from fully enjoying their horses and meeting their riding goals. Topics covered in the morning classroom session include: Determining motivations for riding; accurate risk assessment; setting appropriate goals; mental imagery and visualization skills; relaxation and breathing techniques; creating a safe environment; and keeping the focus on fun! Completing Part 1 is a prerequisite to participating in the following Confident Rider clinics.
PART 2 - GROUND CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION
Fee - $95
This unmounted clinic will focus on safe and effective communication with your horse on the ground. Students will learn how to read a horse’s body language, be an effective leader and communicate clearly with a horse. Students will learn safe and effective ways to confidently lead and send a horse forwards, backwards, right and left and how to prepare a horse for a safe ride. Students should wear close-toed shoes appropriate for working with horses in a sand arena. Completing Part 2 is a prerequisite to participating in the mounted Confident Rider clinics.
PART 3 - MOUNTED, IN THE ARENA
Fee - $115
This mounted clinic is a continuation of Parts 1 and 2. Relaxation, breathing, visualization and riding techniques are learned and practiced on a horse, in the safe environment of a round pen or arena. Each horse is assigned two riders, who alternate being a rider and a coach. DreamPower’s calm, confident school horses can be ridden in this mounted 4-hour clinic or participants can trailer in their own horses. If you would like to ride your own horse please let the instructor know before the session. California Stables also requires an additional $15 haul-in fee. (For health and safety Dreampower school horses are not able to accommodate any riders who weigh over 200 pounds.)
PART 4 - ARENA FUN AND GAMES
Fee - $115
This mounted clinic is a continuation of Parts 1, 2 and 3. The Confident Rider skills from Parts 1, 2 and 3 will be practiced and reviewed in the context of playing horseback games and having fun. Games will primarily be performed at a walk, although trotting will be introduced for riders who feel comfortable and ready to trot. Riders are encouraged to bring and ride their own horses; please notify the instructor before the session. California Stables also requires an additional $15 haul-in fee. DreamPower school horses can also be ridden in this mounted 4-hour clinic. (For health and safety, Dreampower horses are not able to accommodate any rider who weighs over 200 pounds.)
PART 5 - RIDING WITH CONFIDENCE ON THE TRAIL
Fee - $135
Participation in Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, and permission of the instructor are prerequisites to register for this 1-2 hour trail clinic. Riders should have demonstrated the ability to walk and trot with good control in the arena setting. The clinic will include a pre-ride check-in and discussion on how to reduce risks, and increase your confidence an skills for group trail riding. The clinic will close with group discussion. The trail clinic will be held at Harvey Bear Park in San Martin. Riders are encouraged to bring and ride their own horses; please notify the instructor in advance if that is your plan. By prior arrangement DreamPower school horses may also be ridden. For health and safety, Dreampower school horses are not able to accommodate any riders who weigh over 200 pounds.
