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Are you interested in developing a partnership of both physical and mental ease with your horse? If so, this Dressage Naturally Workshop Series with Licensed Instructor Michelle Young is for you!These workshops are open to all types of riders and disciplines, and is for anyone who is interested in having a horse that is easier to ride, improving their handling and riding skills, and developing a partnership with healthy movement.
The Sweet Spot Workshop Series is based on Dressage Naturally signature concepts and our most popular DN online course. It is an information packed five part learning progression. Students will benefit from theory, discussions, simulations, on-line sessions, and of course riding. If you want to learn new ways to work with your horse to find a place of cooperation, ease, and biomechanical freedom, these workshops are for you!
Michelle will guide you through helpful exercises both with and without your horse to help find the places you might be getting stuck in your progress. Michelle treats each student and horse as an individual and is one of the reasons her workshops have a six rider maximum per group, allowing time for questions and one on one attention. Michelle is passionate about helping you create more connection, communication and healthy movement with your horse!
Prerequisites:
-Able to walk and trot safely on your horse (if you are planning on doing groundwork only then you do not need this prerequisite).
-Horse and rider are comfortable to be in a group learning environment.
-Able to safely lead and lunge your horse at a minimum of walk and trot.
-Open mindset and willingness to support and encourage other riders.
-Horses should be basically well behaved and not cause disruption or unsafe situations for others.
-No stallions.
Rider and auditor spots available!
Location: 5981 Old Vernon Rd, Kelowna, BC
Dates:
Saturday April 20th: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Relaxation: Develop new tools to help you and your horse let go of tension and find more mental and physical relaxation. Set your horse up for success by teaching them how to better regulate their emotions and find ways to relax when working with you.
Saturday May 25th: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Energy: Help improve your communication with your horse and increase their responsiveness and ability to offer free forward energy without tension or brace. Learn key concepts for finding more harmony in motion with your horse that you can take home with you.
Saturday June 22nd: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Balance: Develop a better feel for when your horse is balanced and when they are not. Help them let go of negative postural patterns and start to move with more rhythm and alignment.
Saturday July 27th: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Connection with Reins: learn concepts and techniques to improve your contact with the reins, dissolve brace and tension, and improve communication and harmony.
Saturday August 24th: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Learn Your Laterals: Does lateral work get you tied up in knots? Explore fun and easy ways to develop more understanding and flow in your lateral work. This workshop will involve learning through both on the ground simulation and riding.
FEES
Best value! Attend all 5 workshops and pay in advance: $300 + GST (save $75!)
Individual workshops: $75 + GST
Auditors: $20/workshop or $75 for all 5 workshops.
Rider and auditor spots are limited, prepayment reserves your spot! To register please email us at [email protected]
Workshops may involve theory, simulations, groundwork and riding. However, if your horse is not yet under saddle or you are not able to ride for any reason you are welcome to attend and do all the exercises from the ground.
To register please email us at [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
5981 Old Vernon Rd, Kelowna, BC, Canada