What You Can Expect From Your Dressage, Centered Riding® or Natural Horsemanship Lessons
Lessons with a Difference
First things first — Callie teaches people how to ride better, communicate more fluently and athletically develop their horse.
Callie brings a Gentle and Natural Approach and with Clear Understanding to both horse and rider, helping riders improve their skills much faster with ease.
You will learn correct riding aids so you will develop good habits that will last a lifetime.
We always focus on developing an independent seat which is paramount for balance and stability and to progress your leg and rein aids.
You will experience a new type of riding instruction and horse training with a professional trainer who will has been specifically trained to teach you according to your individual learning style whether you are a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner.
Callie will support your goals and provide a safe, supportive and fun environment.
Lessons can be taught at Callie’s Cloud Nine Ranch, or at your location — whichever is better for you!
Each lesson will vary, and depending on your experience, skill, and ability. It can rapidly progress to lateral movements and canter.
Lessons often begin with ground simulations to help you focus on your body movement, posture, and physical presence while giving you a clear, and often surprising, idea of what your body language communicates to the horse. You will mount and ride with a new sense of awareness in your body to support your new learning.
If you are a dressage rider, dressage patterns will be ridden, and you will learn how to properly execute the movements with an emphasis on following the foundation of the dressage training pyramid and old master’s dressage training from the classical dressage trainers.
Groundwork Lessons
Callie also teaches groundwork for those wanting to learn the basics all the way to a deeper level of horse training from the ground: correct body language, use of energy or martial arts, positioning and balance.