It's not how many exercises you know that develops the quality and connection in your groundwork, it's how you apply them. Through developing a deeper understanding of how you internally and externally offer brace or release to a horse, either intentionally or unintentionally will truly revolutionise your horsemanship.
All styles of groundwork are welcome. Whether you use a rope halter, cavesson, flat head collar or bridle the more you feel what you are giving and receiving the horse the less effort and powerful groundwork becomes. Martha has gift for sensing subtle braces in handlers and always has a way of enabling the student to feel this themselves and allow release. This empowers students to improve at home without relying on the watchful eye of a trainer to guide them. You become your own trainer through improving your feel. |
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Groundwork
- relaxed leading and parking
- full body flexion in stillness and movement
- healthy back-up with wither release
- wither release
- mental, emotional and physical relaxation and trust
- healthy lunging
- body balancing through feel
- fluid shaping in movement (to improve posture and balance)
- liberty
- equipment brace reduction
- all functional body patterns used in training western and classical horsemanship
My aim is to enable students to feel which movement or exercise will help your horse best at any moment.
I want student to be able to feel why your horse is struggling - is it mental, emotional or physical?
Is the student bracing mentally , emotionally or physically?
Is it pain related, fear-based, old pain memory, habit, just restricted?
Through feel we can create the best training experiences, not just for our horses but for ourselves.
Focus on Feel Groundwork Clinics
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10-11.15am Workshops on Feel
Theory/Sensitivity Training/Somatic Movement 11.45am-1pm Client Led Horsemanship Training Each student will work with a horse at their own level of ability, practicing their deeper understanding of 'feel' learnt in the workshop. There will be time for short questions at the end of each session - longer answers will be handled during reflections. 1.45pm-2.15pm Body Awareness/Dynamics for Groundwork Increasinrk with a horse 2.30pm-3.45pm Client Led Horsemanship Training Each student will work with a horse at their own level of ability, practicing their deeper understanding of 'feel' learnt in the workshop. Students can choose to do groundwork/in-hand or liberty work. There will be time for short questions at the end of each session - longer answers will be handled during reflections. This requires a secure area with firm footing and somewhere for participants to watch. Finish Reflections The day concludes with a half hour reflection on what people have felt/learnt/discovered during the clinic. Also any questions that haven't been explored will be addressed at this point. Finish time will depend on participant numbers. £200 per person for 2 people £150 per person for 3 people £95 per person for 4-8 people £25 for non-horse participants |
Enigma practicing what he is learning with Galiene - she is not amused!
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'Focus on Feel' Groundwork Sessions
Group sessions
Minimum 2 people (1 hour)
3 people (1 1/2 hours)
4 people (2 hours)
Run on request at your yard or at our venue near Otley, Yorkshire
£45 per person
Private or semi-private sessions locally
At your yard or our venue.
£50 per hour
Minimum 2 people (1 hour)
3 people (1 1/2 hours)
4 people (2 hours)
Run on request at your yard or at our venue near Otley, Yorkshire
£45 per person
Private or semi-private sessions locally
At your yard or our venue.
£50 per hour
Available to yards, riding clubs and groups of like-minded equestrians
Different types of equipment will be available - bring your own, if you have a favourite. It's an opportunity to try something different and it's important to find what works best for you, whether it's a lungeline, leather or rubber reins, bits, cavessons or one of the many types of rope halters and lines from natural horsemanship.
All methods of horsemanship are welcome, whether you do classical dressage, British Dressage, BHS, all forms of
natural horsemanship, western, or your own eclectic style.
Additional charges may be added for travel over 20 miles from Otley.
All methods of horsemanship are welcome, whether you do classical dressage, British Dressage, BHS, all forms of
natural horsemanship, western, or your own eclectic style.
Additional charges may be added for travel over 20 miles from Otley.
