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LIBERTY CLINICS
TOPICS and LEVELS
Intro/Novice
Small Area (round pen)
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*Establish your Unstoppable Mindset/The sky is NOT the limit*
Basic Yields on the line (back up, sideways, send, draw)
*Circles (send out) at the trot
*Draw (bring back from the circle)/walk
*Initiate close range circles/walk
*Changes of direction/walk
*Sideways around you
*Back up in front of you
*At the shoulder walking inside circles
*At the shoulder transitions (walk-stop-back up)
*At the shoulder outside walking circles
*Beginning steps of the lay down
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*Establish your Unstoppable Mindset/The sky is NOT the limit*
Stop Cue
*Transitions (walk-trot-walk-stop-back up) on a small/medium size circle
*Draw with more energy (bring back from the circle) - trot
*Close range circles and Large Circles/trot
*Changes of direction/trot
*At the shoulder sideways
*At the shoulder walking and trotting leg-yield away and to you
*At the shoulder transitions (trot-walk-stop-back up)
*At the shoulder outside trotting circles
*Refining the stick cues for the lay down
*Teaching the sit from the lay do
Intermediate/
Distinguished
Square pen and/or Medium Size Area
ADVANCED
Medium to Large Area
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*Establish your Unstoppable Mindset/The sky is NOT the limit*
Transitions on a medium-large circle (canter-walk-stop-back-up -canter)
*Draw with more energy - canter
*Cantering Close range circles and Cantering Large Circles
*Changes of direction/trot and canter/simple and flying lead change
*At the shoulder Leg Yield and Half Pass/Trot and Canter
*At the shoulder transitions/ Canter-Stop-Back Up-Canter and Canter-Walk-Canter
*Correct Leads
*Weaning off the stick for the lay down
*Lay down lay on the side
Photo Credit:
Sedrick Hicks -
PS91 Digital Arts
LIBERTY CLINICS FOCUS:
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*Improve the connection, responsiveness, relaxation and posture.
*Gain clarity of cues and techniques.
*Learn new maneuvers, including but not limited to the different sizes of liberty circles, transitions and lateral maneuvers.
*Get inspired during demos and immersed in the hands on process.
Who is the PFT clinic for?
*Whoever seeks a better understanding of how to help their horse find self-carriage and eventually sustain it on their own.
*For the person who is tired of their horse leaning on them, on the lead line or on the reins, who sees the tension in their horse but doesn't know how to resolve it, who has struggled lowering their horse's head, because their horse always brings their head right back up and/or who doesn't want to use tie downs and martingales, but would rather train towards a natural self carriage.
*For the person who likes to use a nice balance between a positive and negative reinforcement while working with their horse.
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POSTURE FOCUSED
TRAINING
(PFT)
CLINICS
BENEFITS and TOPICS
PFT BENEFITS
PFT CAN HELP IMPROVE THE HORSE'S:
*Mental Focus/Attentiveness
*Relaxation Level
*Lateral and Vertical
Balance
*Strength
*Quality of Stride
*Engagement
*Power
*Collection
*Health - Longevity
PFT under on the GROUND
LEARN
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*Establish your Unstoppable Mindset/The sky is NOT the limit
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*The story of my PFT
discovery
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*The Benefits of PFT
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*Get inspired by PFT Demos (in person or via videos if Mirka can't bring a horse)
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*Learn the 10 PFT ground STEPS
PFT under SADDLE
LEARN
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*Establish your Unstoppable Mindset/The sky is NOT the limit*
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*The story of my PFT discovery
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*The Benefits of PFT
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*Get inspired by PFT Demos (in person or via videos if Mirka can't bring a horse)
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*Learn the 10 PFT ridden STEPS