Strength and Balance Exercises
Building rider strength and balance through specific exercises at all gaits.
Presenter: Jennifer Eaton
Teaching and Riding the Rein Aids
Transitioning students from beginner hands with loose reins to effectively using connected rein aids.
Presenter: Susan Berger
The Posting Trot
Using exercises to improve not only the rider’s body in the posting trot, but the horse’s as well.
Presenter: Cheryl West
Therapeutic Horseback Riding: Not Just A Pony Ride
Covering teaching techniques and task analysis to help Instructors of Riders with Disabilities move beyond the basics of start, stop, and steer.
Presenter: Diana Beardsley
Timing of the Aids
Correctly timing the use of the aids to communicate effectively with the horse.
Presenter: Cheryl West
Training Through Problems with Lesson Horses
Using a simple riding exercise to identify problems with lesson horses and how to make them better
Presenter: Jesse Westfall
Turns to Fences for All Levels
Helping riders of all levels practice course elements, especially effective turns.
Presenter: Anne Brzezicki
Understanding the Half Pass
Grasping the steps and correct use of the aids to execute the half pass.
Presenter: JoAnne Young
Vaulting Basics: Gymnastics on Horseback
Introducing the basic positions and moves of vaulting and how to teach them
Presenter: Cheryl West
Western Horsemanship Exercises
Establishing a good warm up to perform precise horsemanship patterns.
Presenter: Carla Wennberg
Western Saddle Fit
Fitting challenges of western saddles for horse and rider.
Presenter: Jochen Schleese
Western Stops
Presenting the steps leading up to stopping a western horse.
Presenter: Jill Paxton