3. Groundwork & Riding

Develop your Groundwork and Riding skills by studying this course. Go from a solid foundation to the level you desire.

In this Groundwork Course, I will give you different exercises to practice with your horse. Whenever we work with horses, it’s important to be aware of what stage our horse is in, because throughout the exercises, we have to be capable to switch in our questioning depending on their stage.

I am giving you different exercises, but we shouldn’t focus on the exercises itself. We have to focus on the feeling we give our horses throughout the exercises. It’s not about the execution of the exercises, it’s about feeling the connection through your questions and noticing what your horse is thinking about.

What I search for in an exercise depends on what stage the horse is in. This can differ from day to day, minute to minute. So you have to practice your feel and watch the signals of your horse carefully to be able to notice what stage your horse is in and ask an appropriate question.

In this course I’ll show you how to notice what stage your horse is in (if you need more help, visit the Core Elements Course). I teach you what to look for in each exercise, depending on their stage, and how to ask the different groundwork questions through understandable body language. 

The different stages: 
1. Connection
2. Response
3. Finding softness
4. Creating a flow

Enjoy!