R&M STABLES
  • Home
  • Clinics 2023
    • BuildingTrailConfidence
    • StartingonObstacles
  • R & M Staff
  • Tennessee Equine Trail Challenge
  • Pony Camps
  • Jr. Wranglers
  • Blog
615-712-3513

Clinic:  Building Trail Confidence
Three Parts:  February 11, February 25 and March 11, 2023
R&M Stables, Hendersonville, TN

Cost: $375 per rider
For information,contact: Ron Chlasta 615-712-3513 or Brian Felts 629-234-6137

Application: 
buildingtrailconfidenceapp.pdf
File Size: 257 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Picture
Spring will hit horse owners full force when we emerge from the ‘bleak mid-winter’.  Riders who have faced barriers due to winter weather will be anxiously awaiting those sunny days when they can get back in the saddle ready to hit the trails. For many, the words ‘anxiously’ and ‘barriers’ play a central role in their mind as they have a desire to trail ride, but still have reservations about their abilities and partnership with their horses during their time off.
 
R&M Stables is pleased to offer a Building Trail Confidence clinic that will help address some of the anxieties and barriers that riders may face when they are ready to sit tall in the saddle and enjoy some trail riding adventures again.
 
This three-part clinic will be conducted on February 11, February 25, and March 11. The sessions will cover some of the issues riders face from evaluating their own mind set to being aware of what to experience out on the trail.
 
Several topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Pre-ride preparedness: What to have on the trailer; what to have handy in your saddle bags, including first aid supplies for you and your horse; overcoming ‘barn drama’ and the feeling that you might be judged by others; how to load and unload safely onto the trailer; how to head out safely on the trail.
 
  • While riding: Ways to eliminate stress, fears and anxiety while in the saddle; how to relax and not over think the experience; what are the things that say ‘boo’ to your horse - crossing logs, water, bridges, and even trash that may blow across your path; opening gates, awareness of trails and terrain that you will encounter.
 
  • Post-ride: Returning to the trailers; safest ways for dismounting in the group; tying up to the trailer; untacking and replacing equipment and, of course, loading horses prior to returning home.
 
Format : The first two sessions will be held on property at R&M Stables. Clinics will begin promptly at 1 pm and conclude at 3:45, allowing riders to untack and load horses back onto trailers by 4 pm.
 
Riders can expect to spend time in the arena riding in formations, learning spacing and how to pass riders safely on the trail. We will do obstacle work that mimics what you can expect to encounter on the trail. We will work on riding order: who is the ‘trail boss’, who rides ‘clean-up’, and what responsibilities do these riders have communicating to the larger group. We will then spend time in our ‘natural arena’ out in the fields, with a practical application of what we practiced in the arena.
 
Our final session will be experiencing an actual ride on the trails at a local farm right here in Sumner County. All details about this session will be covered with participants during our second group meeting.

Picture
Waiver (REQUIRED)
2023r_mwaiver.pdf
File Size: 365 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Location: R & M Stables
1060 Goshentown Road, Hendersonville, TN
615-712-3513

Contact Us by Email:

  • Home
  • Clinics 2023
    • BuildingTrailConfidence
    • StartingonObstacles
  • R & M Staff
  • Tennessee Equine Trail Challenge
  • Pony Camps
  • Jr. Wranglers
  • Blog