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| A private lesson includes the following: |
• Forty-five minutes of one-on-one classical dressage instruction.
• Developing the use of a correct seat that is balanced, straight and supple.
• Lesson structure strongly emphasizes student and horse safety, while encouraging students to become independent and confident riders.
• Lessons will include proper grooming and horse handling skills as needed.
• Lessons incorporate positive
re-enforcement with horse and rider to achieve ultimate harmony.
• Lesson methodology includes the teachings of Jill Hassler-Scoop and Eckart Meyners.
• Students will be asked to create short and long term goals and lessons will be formatted to achieve those goals.
• Students are required to wear a helmet at all times while riding.
• Beginning students will be started on the lunge line to strengthen their seat, improve their position and get in tune with the feel of their horse.
• Hard soled boots, riding gloves, and riding pants are reccommended.
• All students must sign a release form before they will be allowed to ride.
Costs
Private Lessons: $60
Private Boarder Lessons: $50
Group Lessons: $45
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| Recommended Reading List: |
• Effective Teaching and Riding: Exploring balance and motion by Eckart Meyners
• Lessons with Lendon by Lendon Gray
• Beyond the Mirrors: The Study of the Mental and Spiritual Aspects of Horsemanship by Jill Keiser Hassler
• In Search of Your Image: A Practical Guide to the Mental and Spiritual Aspecs of Horsemanship by Jill Keiser Hassler
• The Riding Experience and Beyond: Personal Development for Riders by Jill K. Hassler-Scoop and Kathy Kelly Ph.D.
• Cross-train Your Horse: Simple Dressage for Every Horse, Every Sport by Jane Savoie
• Dressage in Harmony: From Basic to Grand Prix by Walter Zettl
• Dressage with Kyra: The Kyra Kyrklund Training Method by Kyra Kyrklund and Jytte Lemkow
• The Simplicity of Dressage by Johann Hinnemann and Coby van Baalen
• Program for Better Riding: Educational Series Books 1-5 by Eckart Meyners with Jill K. Hassler-Scoop
• The Tao of Equus: A Woman's Journey of Healing Through the Way of the Horse by Linda Kohanov
• The Principles of Riding by the German National Equestrian Federation
• Spirits in the Garden: The Amazing Realm of Secret Life Around Us by Joan Solomon
• Centered Riding by Sally Swift |
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