Workshops and Training

A Clear Connection

One of the most challenging aspects of training horses, is understanding how to be progressive, train step by step to advance in the direction you want. To do this we must firstly understand the psychology of training, why horses do anything and how much to expect on a daily basis in order to keep progressing.

All of this comes from experience and dedication. We are all bound to make mistakes, and mistakes aren’t such a bad thing, as long as we learn from them. Problems develop when we aren’t aware of our mistakes and therefore keep repeating them. Eventually this leads to frustrations for both horse and rider.

What we should hope to learn from a teacher, is a way of learning to think for ourselves. The end result is never handed to us on a plate, but it helps a great deal to have someone who is gifted in helping you to recognize those mistakes in their infancy and more importantly how to correct them in a logical and effective manner.

Good training comes down to good communication through a balanced seat allowing accurate messages from the seat to the hands. Achieving this “connection” is an essential part of the process of creating calm, supple and responsive horses.

Steve Jefferys is a man well known in this country, with demonstrations at all 3 Equitanas and Olympic games. His beautiful stallion ‘Jamieson’ has thrilled us all in demonstrations of incredible communication on the ground and in the saddle. He and ‘Ammo’ stopped the world with that breathtaking gallop and rear to open the Sydney Olympic Games. Whilst his talented four year old stock horse ‘Drummer’ was ‘The colt from Old Regret’ in the recent Man From Snowy River Spectacular. In addition to their fame all three horses are National Champions in competition.

Steve Jefferys will be conducting a number of progressive schools over two days, designed to enhance the skills of everyone from beginners to advanced riders, both on the ground and in the saddle.

There are 14 rider positions available in each clinic and unlimited spectator numbers. The dates for the clinics are listed on our coming events area with details of how to register.