Wild Thyme Horsemanship Clinics
Ellie has a unique style when it comes to working with horses. These foundation clinics give you the basics of how she fuses together different approaches to develop a willing motivated horse.
(Clinics at Wild Thyme Horsemanship Venue Include Ground Fees but additional charges are included for camping. Clinics at other locations will vary on the ground fees and overnight costs (if available).
Month | Day | Clinic | Venue | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
September | 14-15 | Fusion of Horsemanship | Tauranga RDA, Welcome Bay | ellie@wildtyme.co.nz |
January | 4-5 | Fusion of Horsemanship | Christchurch | c_wilkinson@xtra.co.nz |
February | 1-2 | Day 1- Fusion of Horsemanship Day 2 Obstacles | Cambridge RDA | tashguest@gmail.com |
unless specified, the majority of the clinics will be spent on the ground, developing communication and understanding. In some situations and depending on the group, the afternoon of Day 2 may move to ridden work.
For our Ridden clinic, it is expected your horse has been started under saddle. The focus in this clinic will start with Tacking up, mounting and then ridden work.
Some takeaways from the clinics:
- The science and understanding behind how horses and all species learn.
- how to be soft yet be effective
- how to introduce positive reinforcement, how to use it and how to combine it with other methods
- reading body language of the horse
- an understanding of WHY your horse does a certain thing
- how to change your way of thinking to make each interaction a positive one
- Tools to keep yourself and your horse safe
- Tools to help motivate and develop ‘try’
- How to problem solve