Horseback Riding Lessons Las Vegas is run by Callie Klein – the only Certified Centered Riding Instructor in Nevada. I decided to become a Centered Riding Instructor after learning about the program and realizing that Centered Riding techniques are used by the best instructors in almost every discipline – they just don’t give credit to …
When working in the positive reinforcement quadrant of operant conditioning, treats or food, are often provided as a reward. Many see this as a bribe, but is it really? Is a reward a bribe? I think not. I see a reward as a reward IF the intention IS to reward and reinforce a desired behavior. …
Our equine dentist is a licensed veterinarian who only does teeth and loves it. Yesterday while assisting him with a few of my horses we started discussing sedation. He gave me some tips about how it works after I asked if my horse was sweating from the sedative or from the sympathetic nervous system being …
This new ‘Choice-Based’ training is just that: it’s new and it’s choice-based! Too simple, I get it. What I mean is that it’s pretty new for horsemanship, that a horse can actually have, or be allowed a choice to participate or not in its training. Who knew? In the past, I was always focused on …
There comes a time to make a decision. Am I going to do this or am I going to do that? Or am I going to do both in Incongruency? Am I going to straddle the fence or am I going to leap over it and rush into the new field and experience all the …
I’ve been pretty effective in getting results with my horses over the years. I felt I had done a good job with them, using what I knew and always asking myself how I could do better. Recently, some new information has come into my arena and I’m quite mesmerized, happy, overwhelmed, and excited! In my …
The horse is not naturally built to carry weight. Therefore, if we want to sit on it as a rider, we need to prepare the horse to carry us properly. This is done through dressage, with straightness training as an essential part of it.
Are you and your horse speaking a common language? Do you know what your horse is really trying to express through his behaviors?
How connected is your horse really? Just take off the reins and halter and you will find out! I like to do some circles at liberty before I ride sometimes; it’s a great way to know how your horse really feels!
Three key components of Straightness Training include the Lateral Bend, Forward Down, and Stepping Under. Stepping Under helps improve the horse’s biomechanics and leads to improved horse and rider harmony.
Respect, partnership, and ease. These fundamentals of communication will help you in all you do with your horse and they will go a long way in helping you to confidently put a bridle on your horse.