Lessons, Workshops and Clinics

  “I am here to give you the tools to solve your own problems...if I do my part, I will eventually work myself out of a job and I'm alright with that.”

I have trained horses for many years for many different types of people with a variety of goals.  I discovered the best clients are those who wish to learn along with their horse.  They are the happiest and most satisfying people to work with because these are the people who genuinely want to build a partnership with their horse.  

If you believe in building a true partnership with your horse and want to learn how to communicate effectively and train with gentle methods designed to work with your horse naturally rather than forcefully, you have come to the right place!

Lessons and Instruction

Riding lessons are offered on your own horse.  For the first lesson you will tell me your goals and I will evaluate you and your horse.  After the evaluation (usually 10-15 minutes) I will be able to pinpoint areas to focus on in this and in future lessons to help you reach your goals. $35/session*

Ground work lessons are offered with your own horse or possibly with mine if the circumstance fits. Ground work is everything from handling behavior issues to longeing,  ground driving, or starting a horse under saddle.  These sessions usually run around 20-30 minutes due to the increased intensity and mental challenge to the horse. $25/session* 

*Additional travel fee may apply

Workshops and Clinics

The following clinics are available. I am looking for host facilities. Please contact me if you are interested in hosting one of these clinics. The host may be eligible to participate at no cost.

Forever Friends -- Enhancing the Horse-Human Relationship

Me with my first horse, Corky.

The Forever Friends clinic is designed for anyone who wants to build a true relationship with the horse in their life.  I am offering to assist you in opening the lines of communication with your horse. Together we will decipher what your horse is trying to tell you and I will give you the tools so that you can work through it together with the goal of a more defined unity of mind and spirit resulting in deeper relationship with your equine partner. MORE

Riding and Ground Work Clinics

Do you have a group of like-minded people interested in building a partnership with their horses?  Consider hosting an all day or multi-day clinic at your facility where riders and handlers can not have one-on-one instruction with their own horse but also benefit from watching others work with their horses. There is a lot of flexibility in this clinic. You can offer ground work, riding work or a combination. Promote your facility by inviting horse people from your community to participate or audit the clinic. Please contact me for more details!

Introduction to Paint/Pinto pattern genetics

Paint or Pinto? How did I get this tobiano mare from a solid Thoroughbred and a tovero? What role did the sabino gene play? What exactly is an all-white Thoroughbred? Find out this and much much more!

    Originally developed as part of the curriculum for horse science students at Black Hawk College (Kewanee, IL).  This informative clinic discusses how the tobiano pattern is passed on genetically and how to determine your chances of breeding a patterned foal. 

     We will also discuss solid colored horses and the overo pattern as they relate to color production.  This clinic is ideal for the mare owner looking to breed for a colored foal or anyone who would like to gain a better understanding of how coat patterns are passed in Paints and Pintos.

Great option if you are looking for a speaker for your horse or breed club event!  Contact me for more details.