Core Foundational Horsemanship Program

 In partnership with Covered Call Farm, LLC in Lee, N.H, we have launched a non-riding-focused horsemanship foundational training and educational program. The program offers a unique and enriching experience for adults and children at least 10 years of age who are interested in beginning or renewing their horsemanship journey.

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Our programs are tailored for individuals who can relate to any or all of the following:

• You have little to no prior horsemanship experience, but have always felt drawn to and had a desire to learn about horses.

• You may have had past horsemanship experience that did not meet your needs and you seek an alternative approach, based on natural horsemanship principles.

• You have an interest that goes beyond just learning to “ride a horse.”

• You seek to learn and understand how horses think, feel, act and communicate with each other and with humans.

• You don’t have predetermined goals or expectations (i.e. I want to compete in horse shows within two years, I only want to ride English/Western).

• You want to learn and participate in everything that goes into caring for, being with and learning about horses.

• You believe horses and humans form relationships and work as partners in the same way that humans form partnerships with other species, such as canines and marine mammals.

• You don’t view horses as “machines” who should be made to work without regard to welfare, environment or their needs as horses.

• You are at least 10 years of age.

Our horsemanship foundations program incorporates the following core educational areas:

• Biomechanics of Horse and Rider: How Horses Move and How We Move with Them

• Horse and Rider Fitness

• Understanding the Horse and Herd Behavior: What They Think, Feel and Do, and Why

• The Language of Equus: How Horses and Humans Read and Respond to Energy and Body

• Language

• Basic First Aid, Care and Feeding

• Groundwork, In-Hand and Working at Liberty

• Preparing for Horse Ownership

**The foundational program is also available as a private instructional option and can be tailored to individual needs.

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