Spirit Of Exmoor

NEW COURSES

HOW TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR HORSE

This course covers everything you need to know about riding outdoors especially across the wild terrain of Exmoor. How to have a fantastic time and stay safe. How to build a bond with your horse and get him/her to listen to you. A fun and informative course for anyone who would like to improve their riding and influence the horse in a better way.

From handling the horse without getting your toes trodden on or being pulled about, to riding fast across the moor we will help you to get the best from your trusty steed. How far you go is up to you, from opening gates to navigating your own way across the moor.

IMPROVE YOUR RIDING SKILLS

Without balance it very difficult to control the horse and feel safe whilst riding. Without being able to feel the horses steps it is difficult to gain a useful amount of control over direction and speed. Without technique it is almost impossible to get the horse to understand what we want it to do. Our course may include lunge lessons to promote the riders balance, skills designed to help the rider feel the horses footfalls and methods to find the techniques needed for the horse to understand the riders commands.

STABLE MANAGEMENT

Everything you might need to know about the care of the horse and then some. How to care for the horse stabled, out at grass, handling, feeding, rugging, grooming, tacking up, mounting correctly, averting problems out riding, recognising ailments, bandaging, understanding horse behaviour, how to deal with a young, nervous or pushy horse, how to listen to your horse and helping them to work with you happily.

RIDING OUT

Another fun and instructive course designed to help the rider gain maximum skill and enjoyment from riding out in the open countryside. Including how to open gates, coping with rough terrain, staying on board if a stirrup is lost, speed and direction control, balance over all terrain and anything else you might need to know.

HARMONY WITH THE HORSE

A course using techniques now known as horse whispering, natural horsemanship and classical riding principles. A truly mind blowing weekend where you will learn the secret of horse communication. Fun and informative with lots of input from the horses themselves and run by Stephany who has been learning from horses for over 30 years. She has attended courses run by |Monty Roberts, Pat Parelli, EricHerberman, Mark Rashid, Gawani Pony Boy and many others.

If you would like to know how horses think, why they react to things the way they do, how to be safe around them, to get them to respond to your commands better and how to have more fun with them then this is the course for you.