Horsemanship Clinics Lindsay is available to teach at your facility to meet your needs and answer your questions. For large groups or just a few riders, one day or several days. She can give you some suggestions for planning your custom horsemanship clinic. Many groups choose several, hour long sessions throughout the day, focussing on topics such as: starting a young horse, ground work and longeing. introduction to trail obstacles, jumping or flying lead changes step by step strategy for riding pattern classes, and overcoming "show ring nerves." tack, bits, and show ring attire effective rider position and excersizes what makes a horse a good mover? rail classes. Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure. Maneuvering in "traffic". Some groups have elected a round table discussion or lecture format. Others prefer one-on-one sessions. What about a mock show in which we run through the events of a typical competition and give suggestions at the end of each class? Save up all your questions - Lindsay always leaves time to answer them! Lessons Whether you compete at the club show or National level, Lindsay can help you get that little bit extra out of your horse's performance. Trailer your horse in for a lesson or call to have her visit your farm weekly or occasionally. Coaching Competitive students can meet Lindsay at many of the Ontario Quarter Horse Association shows to receive guidance throughout the day and a "game plan" before each class. Equine Canada Testing Lindsay is acertified Equine Canada Level 2 Western Coach and National Coaching Level 3 coach and is available to test riders and other aspiring trainers in this program. Teaching the "Hows and Whys" of Riding How’s include the mechanics of riding: precise pace control, maneuvering the horses body laterally, exercises to improve the riders effectiveness. This builds a solid foundation for whatever direction a rider chooses to follow - jumping, western riding or trail. "Whys" include answering questions such as: Why does the horse react that way? How does he perceive what you’re doing? What is the application for this skill down the road? Understanding the answers to these questions makes confident and thinking horseman out of riders. Congratulations to students Caitlyn and Sarah Black! Sixteen year old Caitlyn was recently selected to represent Canada as a member of the Youth World Cup Team to compete in Texas in July, 2006. Caitlyn Black Lindsay is very proud of her student! Team members were selected for their competitiveness in many categories of AQHA competition, and their experience at the high caliber horse shows. Preference is given to those riders who are competent riding a variety of horses. Caitlyn, her Mom, Joanne, and sister Sarah have been riding with Lindsay for years and all have become accomplished horsewomen. Team members do not bring their own horses, but must work with horses supplied to their team in Texas. Sarah Black Sarah Black qualified in 2004 for the Youth World cup in Austalia and won gold in Hunter Under Saddle! This year, with her horse, Hill of a Tabu, she earned placings at the prestigious AQHA Regional Show and the Quarter Horse Congress (one of the world's largest horse shows), both in Columbus, Ohio. Sarah Black

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