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Hearthstone Farm Inc. Presents…. Hands-On Horse Courses Love horses? Want a job with horses or to move up in your equestrian career? Tired of learning only from books or in a classroom? We offer the opportunity for intensive, guided learning right in the stable! Students are able to practice various skills on several horses in each session. Around horses, it is the actual practice, under the guidance of highly experienced experts, that will build the skills you need to be a good horseman or horsewoman. This is a series of courses offered to horse enthusiasts at all levels. Each course is a series of four three-hour blocks of lecture, demonstration, and practice. At the end of the course, you have the opportunity to take an optional exam on the information and skills learned. To take the Intermediate Courses, the exam for the Basic Course must be passed first, even if the course is not taken. Students who pass all Advanced Courses will be given Hearthstone Horsemaster Certification. As a part of each course, you will practice your skills on not one, but several horses. The intention is to give each student enough hands-on experience to develop confidence in being able to perform each task safely, correctly, and easily. Experienced staff will demonstrate and then assist, as needed. We want you to have fun while you learn! Courses are $195.00 each. Exams taken at the end of the course included in the price, but are $25.00 if taken without the course, to meet the prerequisite of a higher level course. Basic Horse Care Grooming, tacking up, tack cleaning, principles of feeding, leading, tying, stall cleaning Intermediate Horse Care Prerequisite: Pass exam on Basic Horse Care Lameness inspection, basic first aid treatments, leg wrapping, restraints, dealing with emergencies, fitting and use of different kinds of tack, fitting and selecting horse clothing, inoculations and de-worming. Advanced Horse Care Prerequisite: Pass exam on Intermediate Horse Care Dealing with illnesses and injuries, dental care, chiropractic care, nutrition for various ages and training stages, assessing conformation and movement, understanding new modalities available for veterinary diagnoses, geriatric care Intermediate Grooming Prerequisite: Pass exam on Basic Horse Care Bathing, trimming, body clipping, sheath cleaning, braiding, mane and tail care, grooming products, Basic Lunging Correct techniques for lunging, fitting and use of equipment, dealing with basic problem and safety issues Intermediate Lunging Prerequisite: Pass exam on Basic Lunging Starting an inexperienced horse, dealing with training problems, muscle development through the training process, soundness rehabilitation, Advanced Lunging Prerequisite: Pass exam on Basic Lunging
Combining
cavaletti work with lunging, advanced use of equipment, development
of collection and extension with lunge work, introduction to
long-lining
See our website for other Hearthstone Farm programs: www.dressagehorse.com Call or e-mail Jayne Ayers for more information.
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