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Dressage Naturally Workshop Series - Finding the Sweet Spot of Healthy Biomechanics 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. They are for anyone who is interested in building better communication, improving their handling and riding skills, while also developing a partnership and 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 four 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 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 four 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!
This workshop series is for you if:
- You want to improve your groundwork, riding skills, and communication with your horse.
- You want to find more harmony and balance in movement with your horse.
- You are able to walk and trot safely on your horse.
- You are able to safely lead and lunge your horse at a walk and trot.
- You want to learn and connect with a group of other like minded horse people.
- You and your horse are comfortable riding in a new place with other riders.
- You have an open mindset and willingness to support and encourage other riders.
- You are ready to challenge yourself and your horse in a fun supportive environment!
This workshop series is not for you if:
- You want quick fixes and are not willing to put the time into developing a partnership and clear communication with your horse.
- You or your horse are not comfortable being in a small group environment.
- Your horse gets very emotional or overwhelmed in new environments (if you need help in this area Michelle recommends reaching out about private sessions to get started).
- You are still working on developing basic riding and handling skills with your horse like stopping and steering (if you need help in this area Michelle recommends reaching out about private sessions to get started).
Rider and auditor spots available!
Location: Topline Stables, Salmon Arm, BC
Dates:
Wednesday April 16th: 4:00 - 6:00 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.
Wednesday April 30th: 4:00 - 6:00 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.
Wednesday May 28th: 4:00 - 6:00 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.
Wednesday June 25th: 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Connection with Reins: Learn concepts and techniques to improve your contact with the reins to dissolve brace, tension, and to improve communication and harmony.
**If the time of day does not work well for you and you would prefer a morning class instead please let Michelle know and she may be able to adjust the time if enough participants are interested.
FEES
Four Part Workshop Series - $300 + GST, plus $100 facility use fee ($25 each workshop).
Haul-ins welcome, there will be some holding pens available for haul-in horses to use during theory segments of the workshop.
Indoor and outdoor arenas are available for the workshops which will allow us to adjust classes to weather conditions.
Auditors: $20/workshop or $60 for all 4 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 you are not able to ride for any reason you are welcome to attend and do all the exercises from the ground.
Sign up deadline for the full workshop series (4 dates) is April 2nd.
BONUS! Pre-register as a rider or Auditor by April 2nd end of day and receive a bonus virtual call on April 13th at 4:00 PM with Michelle to help understand the Sweet Spot big picture, do rider introductions, ask questions, and prepare for the workshops.
To register please email us at [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Topline Stables Salmon Arm BC, 151 60 St SE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1W4, Canada,Salmon Arm, British Columbia
