About this Event
Join Anna, equine psychologist and Monty Robert’s Certified Instructor, where you will be guided through an outdoor obstacle course, learning how to tackle a variety of obstacles in a calm and relaxed manner.
Horses are flight animals and often, when faced with something new or unfamiliar, their response is to flee, spook or freeze (shutdown) and then nap, often unnerving or unseating the rider or handler. This creates further fear in the horse and subsequently the rider/handler, where their synchronised heart rate continues to increase, creating a cycle that can be hard to break. By learning how to break things down, with positive reinforcement, you will see how easy it is to de-sensitise your horse to anything, creating confidence and strengthening the partnership between you both.
This clinic focuses on the importance of teaching your horse to lead correctly, through feel, before being presented with a variety of obstacles and how to tackle them calmly together. Here you will learn the importance of building a solid foundation and why, when this is lacking, common problems arise such as non-loaders, spooking, napping, bolting and barging.
These simple, yet effective leading exercises will then be applied to Anna’s well-known obstacle course, where she will work with you one-on-one to obtain a better connection where the horse responds rather than reacts as you navigate her unique course.
This clinic is suitable for all horses and owners, at any level. Designed to facilitate learning in a fun and relaxed atmosphere without time constraints, focusing on the individual needs of horse and owner.
This can be done on the ground or ridden, however due to the level of difficulty with some of the obstacles, it’s strongly advised to start with the groundwork. Those wanting to participate as ridden, please contact Anna to discuss before booking. If you have already participated in one of my clinics, you can go straight into ridden.
If anyone has issues with loading (provided they can get there!) please let Anna know as she can incorporate this within your session. Those that are unable to attend because of this issue, please feel free to get in touch and arrange a private session with her at your yard.
Location: TA37DZ
*Please note this postcode will not take you directly to the clinic but very closeby. Please contact Anna for exact location.
*This clinic will be taking place in a large field, making it a little more challenging but most importantly, more representative of day-to-day life! For anyone that may be anxious about working in an open space, please give Anna a call.
Participants- £50
Spectators -£5 (need to book in advance)
Please contact Anna at [email protected] for more information, bookings and exact location.
The clinic will start at 10am as a group session. You will then have the chance to work individually with Anna. Participants are welcome to stay and watch after they have completed the course. Watching others can be extremely beneficial as you can observe how Anna guides each horse and owner through different reactions until a relaxed response is achieved.
No age restriction.
Anna will be hosting more clinics throughout the summer, including ‘Confidence Boosting with Obstacles’ in surrounding area of Quantocks and Dorset.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
TA3 7DZ, Contact Anna for what3words, Taunton, United Kingdom
GBP 6.13 to GBP 54.88
