Fri, Jul 31
|Loon Lake
Cancelled: July 31-August 3 | Course 1 in Loon Lake, Washington
For Course Registration: Diane Sept | dianesept@aol.com | 509-937-2970 Course 1 is approved for USDF University Credits!


Time & Location
Jul 31, 2020, 9:00 AM – Aug 03, 2020, 1:00 PM
Loon Lake, Loon Lake, Washington
Guests
About the Event
** Event will be held in an outdoor environment to adhere to COVID guidelines **
UNDERSTAND YOUR HORSE’S MOVEMENT TO REALIZE HIS POTENTIAL
Horse Owners, Riders, & Professionals: This Course is for you!
Details:
The 2 ½ day in-depth lecture series explains healthy movement to provide the learner with the opportunity to develop their eye so they can see healthy and unhealthy postures.
To strengthen and enhance equine well-being, it is important to ride and exercise horses in healthy postures. Throughout this course, students will connect the why and how of balance and collection to understand how a horse’s anatomy, muscular development, and movement patterns affect his performance under saddle.
Students will:
• Learn what to look for in healthy movement and muscular development.
• Discover what creates a healthy posture in riding horses.
• Evaluate a horse’s posture and anatomy from a new perspective.
• Add tools to develop horses’ postural strength.
DAY ONE
Evening Introduction - 2.5 hours
Lecture 1: Looking at Your Horse ~ A New Perspective
DAY TWO
Morning - 4.5 hours
Lecture 2: Examining Anatomy and Function of the Equine Head and Neck
Horse Lab: Evaluate Horses’ Anatomies and Conformations
Afternoon - 4.5 hours
Lecture 3: Equine Forequarters, Back, and the Importance of the Abdominal and Psoas Musculature
DAY THREE (Lessons on the 3rd)
Morning - 4.5 hours
Lecture 4: Connection ~ The Hindquarters and the Significance of the Lumbo-Sacral Joint
Horse Lab: Identify key palpation points of the horse. Discuss observations of lab horses and make
recommendations on how to support each
horse according to its conformation and stage of development.
Afternoon - 4.5 hours
Lecture 5: Coming Full Circle ~ The Mechanics of Balance & Collection
Photo Lab: Develop your eye discussing photographs in a group setting
For Course Registration: Diane Sept | dianesept@aol.com | 509-937-2970