Instructing & Training

"Until one can positively affect a horse's mind, she will be unable to appropriately affect the body."

 

While this concept has been discussed in equestrianism for millennia, familiarity with such principles occasionally appears to be gradually diminishing in modern circles. Andrea's unique empathy and perceptiveness of a horse's way of going, and how such physical behavior correlates with cognitive solidarity, allows her to establish trust and bring out the best in horses on whom most have given up.  A comprehensive mental foundation leads to the ability to establish the physical framework; until the former, the latter cannot be attained, and therein lie the holes that negate proper performance.

 

In a sentence, by allowing a horse to be a horse, free from "being lied to" and in the absence of physical pain, the horse can be willing and able to do pretty much any job. By starting at a base level, one is able to determine and remedy the weaknesses, progressing into a sophisticated fluid development along the proper training scale. But first, no anguish, no pain.

 

Each training session is progressive and cumulative in nature, building on the inclusion of exercises for polishing, understanding, and (literally) moving forward. "Goal attainment plans" and detailed homework guidance are supplied as part of the ongoing training programs, with individual coaching sessions also available off the horse.

 

Rates:  Individual lesson:  $65

Individual training ride:  $65. Often orchestrated as split between Andrea warming up the horse to in order allow the rider to feel proper elements

Individual coaching session:  $65

Training board:  $1200/mo