Classical Training

Tuition, Training, Workshops & Clinics

Jenny offers 'One to One' training with her IBERIAN Stallions Delfin, Maestu, Ebano, & Beduino

Jenny has been called a 'Natural Classicist' using unique techniques to demonstrate skills of Classical Horsemanship - communications using breathing and body language where less becomes more.

The goals of training will be to develop a true understanding of horsemanship, based on the teaching methods within her book 'Ride From the Heart'

The Clinics and demonstrations will take you through a logical progression of training commencing with a demonstration of Loose work with Jenny and Delfin, where Delfin shows his 'spiritual' relationship with Jenny as he mirrors her breathing and body language in all paces and movements.

Our stallions will become your teachers, guiding you through ways of communicating throughout the training. You will learn the goals not only of technical exercises, but the importance of friendship, trust and respect throughout teaching. You will learn how to use your body language and techniques of breathing to communicate in total harmony with your horse. These techniques are easy to learn and quickly perceived by all horses. Our training is based upon the concepts and structure given below:

Training DVD's based on the teaching from the book are now in progress and will shortly be available.
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LOOSE SCHOOLING

• Use of body language - communication - self awareness and observation
• Learning to be assertive and calm within communications
• Understanding herd behaviour and the importance of leadership
• Training the horse to become an athlete and confident within his training
• Working with the personality of the horse with minimal confrontation
• Trotting poles and loose jumping
• Lateral work - loose jumping

LUNGEING

• Goals of lungeing and fitting equipment correctly
• Stages of lungeing
• Developing an eye for correct working paces
• Working with over exuberance or lazy horses
• Transitions
• Building the horse both mentally and physically
• Preparing the horse to receive the rider
• Trotting poles

WORK IN HAND

• Understanding the goals
• Developing the relationship
• Use of body language, breathing techniques and the purpose of the whip
• Exercises to develop engagement, increase the strength and suppleness of the horse

LESSONS FOR THE RIDER FROM THE GROUND

• Learn about the importance of core-stability and how to maintain this feel when riding
• Exercises to help you to understand the use of breathing techniques within riding
• Developing focus, 'feel' and self awareness
• Understanding of 'energy-flow'
• Breathing within transitions
• Connection with the horse's mouth and his mind
• Balanced posture within riding - the meaning of rider 'self carriage'
• Learn the power of breathing control - as a way to gain focus and relaxation thus combating stress

LESSONS FOR THE RIDER

• Softening of eyes and focus
• Exercises in the saddle
• Developing oneness and feel
• Breathing techniques in the saddle
• Breathing, to control or instigate the transitions
• Balanced, fluid riding

FURTHER RIDDEN WORK

• Understanding engagement- forward movement, straightness and building positive energetic paces
• Understanding the lateral work - shoulder-in, travers, to half pass - improving the suppleness of the horse and how to 'ride the exercises'
• Importance of correctly preparing for an exercise
• Understanding the goals of training and the purpose of the school exercises
• Building confidence within training
• Canter work, counter canter, pirouettes to more advanced exercises in the school
• Importance of observation and patience
• Learning how to encourage the personality of the horse to shine through within training - creating harmony so you can 'dance' with your horse

The client will be given an in depth knowledge of how and why these techniques are so well understood by the horse. In this way a true understanding will be gained, which can be passed on with clarity - for the good of the horse and the advancement of horsemanship.

Contact Jenny for more information about her Tutions, Trainings, Workshops, & Clinics