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Richard Maxwell Demonstrations
Demonstrations
All demos start at 7.30pm
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Friday 20th June – Quob Stables, Church Croft Farm, Durley,
Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2AR. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday 27th June – Holmeside Hall, Holmeside Hall Road,
Burhope, Durham, DH7 0DT. <
tickets:-
£20 per person
£15 for students up to age 21
payment by credit card on 01440 702327
Cheque:- Equestrian Demonstrations Ltd, 9 Billings Close, The Croft .
Haverhill. Suffolk CB9 9SA
Ridden Demonstrations
I don’t want a brain dead horse, but I do want a safe horse. It is
possible to have a horse that is full of character and be safe. You
could never accuse my horses of being brain dead but you could accuse
them of being safe.
Bring the fun back into riding, ground work is great and plays a huge
part in my training, but that is so I can ride my horse and enjoy the
experience.
Ground work is NOT a substitute for riding
Whether you want to hack out or compete, safety is a major factor;
safety comes through discipline, teaching your horse that when you need
his attention he gives it to you.
There is nothing more frustrating than being worried about hacking your
horse out or riding in an arena because there is something else going on
out side.
In these demonstrations I am hoping to cover:-
Lateral work, in-hand and ridden
Why is lateral work important if you don’t want to compete?
To be able to do anything safely with your horse you need to be-able to
move him sideways, whether it is to distract him from a bin bag on the
floor, open and close a gate or to lead safely when there is exciting
stuff going on around you.
Control of the quarters and control of the
shoulders
Almost all evasions whether ridden or in-hand come about through the
shoulder or the quarters from niggling schooling issues to major
problems such as rearing. I will show you exercises that will give you
control of both of these areas so that when you need them to counteract
a situation you will have them in place
De-spook and desensitise on the ground and
whilst being ridden.
It amazes me how many people don’t hack out because they are worried
about their horse spooking at everything on a hack.
It mazes me that people have horses that get upset if everything around
them isn’t quiet and still.
This is not the real world, I will show you exercises that will help
horses and their owners cope with things that happen that you can’t
control, such as a bird flying up or a bag blowing across their path.
Importance of being happy to stand still
There is nothing more frustrating than a horse that won’t happily stand
either in hand or ridden, a horse needs to learn that there is comfort
in standing in his own space, it makes them more settled in everything
they do.
Having a horse to learn to stand still helps in many areas, mounting,
standing at a junction, show-grounds, when you have to halt in a
dressage test…………the list is endless, yet it is a discipline that is
often neglected.
All of the exercises that I will go through in the demonstrations can be
used with some adjustment on any horse at any age.
In the demos I will be bring two horses of my own, either Jo, a Dutch
warm blood, Vogue another warm blood, but very opinionated or Trigo a
lussitano stallion that was so hot that it was like sitting on a time
bomb.
I will also be working with a local horse to show you how quick they
pick this up and I would also like to do some de-spook training for
those that have problems with spooky horses out hacking or in the
school.
If you have a horse that you would like to volunteer then please email
all the details to equestservices@btinternet.com
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