Rider Intensive

Class Overview:

Mondays & Wednesdays at 3pm
60 minute lessons

Schedule:
Weeks 1–2 (Foundation) — 4 sessions

• Session 1 9/14: Mounting, seat, hand position, stop/go at the walk.

• Session 2 9/16: Steering — direct rein, circles and turns at the walk.

• Session 3 9/21: Walk-jog transitions, balance without rein-gripping.

• Session 4 9/23: Sitting the jog through turns and straight lines, neck-rein introduction. Goal: rider is steady at the jog and ready to hand off.

Weeks 3–6 (Advanced Instructor) — 8 sessions

• Session 5 9/28: Neck rein refinement, straight-line lope depart from the jog.

• Session 6 9/30: Lope on a circle, correct lead by feel. Goal: rider has a real lope in both directions by end of week 3.

• Session 7 10/5: Combine walk-jog-lope transitions, stop-and-stand.

• Session 8 10/7: Introduce basic pattern shape (circles, transitions, stop), broken into pieces.

• Session 9 10/12: Run the pattern slowly, focus on precision.

• Session 10 10/14: Polish the pattern, add lead changes of direction if ready.

• Session 11 10/19: (Reining Pattern): Run the pattern independently in front of the barn.

• Session 12 10/21: (Trail Ride): Take it off the rail, onto the property.

Make-up sessions offered each week on Friday at 4pm, however, will be less structured than the regular scheduled intensive.