2018   (Registration Form  &  Release Form)

 

Dates	Title	Location
August 4th	Namaste Horsemanship Clinic	Healing Hope Farm Contact: Laura Inman yootslaura@hotmail.com
August 11th (possibly 12th)	Namaste Horsemanship Clinic	Narnia Farm Ashford, CT Contact: Meg Brauch megbrauch@gmail.com
September 8-9th	Namaste Horsemanship Clinic	Stephensburg, VA Contact: Bonnie Williams mms.bonnie@yahoo.com
September 15-16	World Equestrian Games	ks@kellysigler.com
September 22-23	Namaste Horsemanship Clinic	Eatonton, GA Cloud9 Ranch Contact: Elizabeth Mills EAB187@gmail.com
September 29-30th	Extreme Trail Clinic and Spook and Survive!	Newport, TX Contact: Tori Corn windyridge.toni@aol.com
October 6-7th	Cross Country Schooling	ks@kellysigler.com

Clinic Offerings

If you have a special topic you would like covered that is not on the list CONTACT me as well!

Formats for these topics include 1-Day Workshops and 2-Day Clinics.

Filling in the Gaps

Kelly certified up to a Three Star level Parelli professional. Her skills and understanding of the Natural Horsemanship Program can help those in the program bridge to the next level. In this clinic, you choose your level and Kelly can help you and your group get there!

Confidence in the Saddle

Not only is Kelly good at teaching horses and students ground skills, but she is also a very accomplished rider. Many complain that Natural Horsemanship is great for groundwork, but not in the saddle. Kelly can help you bridge that gap. Kelly is the President of the International Society of Rider Biomechanics. She will bring that unique set of skills to any riding your clinic includes.

Rider Biomechanics

The focus is on you. Through Rider Biomechanics you will learn how to achieve a safe and secure riding position. And gain a better understanding of what you are doing in your body, so that you can be a more effective rider. You will also learn exercises to help you break old negative patterns.

Rider Biomechanics is not just about movement, but also about why things happen. It is not just “look up and get your heels down”, but why did your heels come up in the first place? It looks at your spine and anatomy to make sure you are sitting in a strong, safe position.

Biomechanics can help improve performance and achieve the competitive edge for the more advanced rider. The beginner will learn to sit in a stronger, safer position and find increased confidence from better balance. Through simulations, practice and theory.

 

Spook & Survive

Beginning with a discussion on why horses spook, and how their spirit level impacts on how they react.

The clinic continues on the ground, with horses online. A variety of stimuli in the form of scary objects and scenarios will be presented to the horses. From the safety of being on the ground learn how to introduce your horse to these objects and how to build their confidence.

Then encounter additional scary obstacles from the saddle. And learn the basic Natural Horsemanship skills needed if your horse spooks when you are in the saddle. In an Introduction to Rider Biomechanics, Kelly will show you how important it is to ride correctly so you stay in the saddle if your horse does spook!

Equine Emergency Disaster Preparedness

The unthinkable can happen in the blink of an eye. Barn or wild fire, trailer accidents, incidents on the trail, getting stuck in mud or down a ravine, entangled in wire. How will you respond? Who do you call? What do you do? How will your horse react?

Learn basic equine emergency rescue and trailer safety training. Learn how to prepare your horse for the feel of straps, ropes, and webbing; observe your horse’s behavior when approached by a firefighter in a simulated barn fire evacuation; discover whether your horse will load under the direction of a firefighter in full gear.

If an emergency occurs, yes—Call 9-1-1 and your Veterinarian—but don’t miss this opportunity for Emergency Preparation to prevent and prepare for those potentially life-threatening emergency situations.

Expect the Unexpected…Be able to Respond instead of React!

 

Introduction to Natural Horsemanship

Begin your journey into Natural Horsemanship by learning the horses language on the ground, and then in the saddle. The groundwork skills will help to earn your horses’ trust and respect.  The ground skills are based on the ways horses interact with each other in a natural herd dynamic to establish communication and dominance. And they are the basis of every maneuver you will want to teach your horse, no matter how basic or advanced.

Not only does the horse become calmer and more responsive, he becomes more mentally and emotionally connected to you – developing a partnership, strength of bond and loyalty, to the point that your horse will prefer to be with you more than with another horse.

 

Cross Country

Get ready to apply your principles to purpose! This one day workshop or two day course will show you how natural horsemanship can improve your communication cross country. This is for natural horsemen that want to just start out jumping (small natural logs as you could encounter on the trail) and to know how to do it safely. For those who have evented, you will learn how to prepare your horse safely on the ground to help your horse’s confidence.

We will then take it to the saddle and show how natural horsemanship and reading the horse will create an amazing partnership. This course can be customized for a more advanced eventing group. Care will be taken that everyone is at the same level.

 

Defining the Brace: Mental, Emotional, Physical

Horses and Humans Brace when they are unconfident or unwilling. This could stem from a bad experience— self protection, discomfort, or fear. It could also result from an “I don’t want to!” In this course, we will learn to read which is which and how to fix it, starting with tiny braces on the ground. These will fix the big braces while riding!

We will also work on brace in the saddle—this might mean from your horse not softening at the pole, to not moving off of your leg. How do you tell if they are unwilling or unconfident? This course will answer those questions. We will also focus on the scale of training and how brace is a red light—we need to release this before we move on.

 

 

Natural Horsemanship Program for the Deaf

I’m working with Dr. Clare Manning and the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, California to establish a Natural Horsemanship Program for the Deaf. We believe the world of Natural Horsemanship may hold a very special significance for Deaf individuals in the future. The unique way most Deaf individuals process information visually is actually considered an asset, not a deficit, in the Natural Horsemanship approach to communication with horses.

The pilot program with the California School for the Deaf in Fremont is an all volunteer effort. We need a riding facility (for free) where we can hold the Program. And we are looking for volunteers to help. There is no money, just a willingness to donate your time and passion—as we are ours. Please help us to make this vision a reality.

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