Horse Riding 101 - Equine Encounters Of the Educational Kind

This course is a follow up to Equine Encounters of the First Kind, in which the viewer is introduced to what is required to take care of a horse either on one’s own property or boarded somewhere else with regard to the basic things a horse needs with respect to body, mind and spirit. In this second course, emphasis is put on how to educate a young, ‘unbroken’ horse into one that works with the rider in ways that work for both parties. And as the education of horse and rider is a continuous process, each teaching the other, this video goes into more detail as to how to ride most effectively, enjoyably and safely.

The objective of this course is to present the basics about horsemanship, horse training and equine behavior to horse owners who are beginning and intermediate riders, as well as well experienced horse people who wish to expand their perspectives to new ways to ride and train their valued equine companions.

The student will learn about:

-The mind of the untrained horse, particularly the young ones and how to establish a connection with such.

-The best choices of tack to buy and use.

-Various ways to have the horse do what you want and need him/her to do while on top.

-Some of the major differences between English and Western riding, and how they can be combined to suit the horse and rider.

-How to maximize pleasure during the training and riding process, and minimize injury, disappointment and frustration. For the rider and the horse.