Progressive

You know better than anyone, how unique your horse is.

You're aware that they have individual and special qualities, just like you.  And that they're your partner.

Now imagine a tailored training plan as distinctive as your connection. One that concentrates on your horse's specific needs.  That isn’t just beneficial, it's crucial for progress.

Sometimes it's tough to pin down what those needs are; we might only know we're having problems.  Or we keep trying to push our horse through the same ol' steps.  Or we're stuck.  Or we've plateaued.  

The answer is an approach customized to you and your horse, as a team.   That's what Progressive Horsemanship is all about.

First, we'll have a chat about what your goals are - and truly?  Anything goes!  Have a new horse you want to get the hang of?  Advanced athletic work?  Starting a colt?  Any facet of problem solving?  Softness?  Liberty?  Trail?  Obstacles?  You name it!

Next, we'll discover your horse's strengths and struggles. These can be very obvious, or very subtle.  This involves identifying leadership issues, physical tensions, potential anxieties, or feelings of confusion and frustration.  It can be as obvious as fear and as subtle as missing a lead.  

And then, we get you working in ways to clear up all those road-bumps.  Together, as a team with your horse.

The Progressive Horsemanship clinic is a refreshing twist on the standard clinic format. It's like a clinic and lessons mixed together.

• On each day, you'll have a 1.5 hour slot where Scott will work with you and your horse individually.
• There are 5 slots in each day with a break for lunch.
• Outside of your session, you can watch the other participants or practice what you learned with your horse.
• While the sessions are individual, we work as a group discussing each horse and exactly what we're doing so that everyone is engaged.

What do we do?

• Well, that's sort of up to you!  We have both arenas, trails, obstacle course and round pen at our disposal.
• We'll start by figuring out where you and your horse are at and what you'd like to work on.  From there we progress.

Who are these clinics for?

• If you're starting a new horse, competing or showing in any event, new to horses, looking to strengthen the connection with your horse, work through issues or simply improve your horsemanship, this is for you.

Why do we call it Progressive?

Well, there's a few reasons:

• Each clinic is 4 days long.  You can opt to sign up for more than one workshop in one season.  That way you can take what you've learned and work on it, then come back and we'll dig into something new, or add a new layer.
• There is progress: we chat about your goals, ensure you're moving toward them and keep track of your progress.  We also make sure you're leaving with some homework (no groaning!) - things to practice before your next clinic.  
• We work in a style of relational horsemanship in what Scott calls, "Progressions".  A progression is simply an element of training that we can focus very clearly on.  Horse training isn't linear, it's something we can approach from many angles, like carving a sculpture.  Each facet of that scuplture is like a progression.

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