Training Clinics & Lessons
Take The Reins Confidence Building Clinics
Take The Reins confidence building clinics provide riders with a comfortable, friendly environment to discuss the problems and fears they are having with their horses. Since that first clinic the program has expanded to include assisting riders with reaching their goals with their horses - whether in the show ring or on the trail.
Participants will work on ground exercises with their horses. They will also do mounted exercises to aid in improving their horsemanship. Improving your riding skills will assist you in connecting with horse, build your confidence as a rider and help you and your horse be the best you can be together.
Private Lessons & Clinics
We offer private lessons in both English and Western. We also offer private training clinics for horse and rider. Showing coaching is also available
Take the Reins Equestrian Coaching
These clinics help build a new bond between horse and rider through ground work, mounted exercises and learning more about your horse than you could imagine. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in our goals in the ring, as well as the mechanics of training, and lose sight of what your horse is feeling, yes feeling. If a rider can learn to listen, really listen to their horse they will often have a better outcome in the show ring.
While Cheryl believes in the foundations of training a horse as well as the foundations of horsemanship, she also believes it is so very important for the human to listen to what their horse is telling them, which sets Cheryl apart from other trainers and clinicians in the field.
Cross Training/Western Dressage
Cross Training is using dressage training methods to train or improve your horse as well as your riding skills. No matter what type of riding you do, there is always a place for dressage training. Using dressage training techniques can help your horse become more relaxed, obedient, athletic and fun to ride. It can also help him have a longer more useful life. It will help you develop a happy well trained horse no matter what discipline you chose to ride or whether you trail ride or show your horse.
Crossing Training increases your communication with your horse and establishes a foundation with which a horse can excel in any discipline. It will help the rider to develop non-verbal language with their horse as well as invisible signals. You will find your horse will be a pleasure to ride.
Seasoned Rider Confidence Building Clinic and Lessons
No matter how many years of horse experience we have had there comes a time when circumstances change and we find ourselves in a different place in life. The retirement of, or even the loss, of our " heart horse" who we trusted literally with our life. It feels like we can't find that same trust with the new horse in our lives. It's just not the same feeling of trust and confidence we had before. Sometimes life takes us away from horses for a while and when we are able to return to horses it's feels different. It may be a physical issue that has taken our confidence from us. Sometimes it's just that feeling in the saddle that it's not same as it was when we were younger.
That's where the Seasoned Rider Confidence Building Clinic can help you find your passion, strength and confidence to get back in the saddle or stay in the saddle. This clinic will help you find the joy in your passion again.
