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“Control
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A Horsemanship Clinic |
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Karen A.Jarvie |
To achieve “Control the
Feet, Control the Horse” is the result of almost four decades of
experience with hundreds of horses and students competing in every
discipline. During that time I have tried many different ways to perfect
on that magical winning formula. The bad ones left my body
and sometimes the horse, pretty badly beat up. I needed to find a
simpler, kinder method for both of us.
I have developed “Control the Feet,
Control the Horse” to train competition-winning riders and horses
in every discipline. It is an advanced method of developing the all-important
partnership and communication between horse and rider as well as
making the horse more supple, agile and attentive.
Most importantly, it is safe and
gentle on the horse and rider!
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It all began about 37 years ago
when I showed on the Quarter Horse Circuit as a Youth. Although I
participated in all disciplines, it was Showmanship that most intrigued
me at that time. To place much less win in Showmanship, demands the utmost
control and respect from your horse. It was also quite common to
have over 30 entries in a class. |
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At first to place, was a distant reality. So I studied what the winners were doing so differently from the rest of us I realized that part of it was presentation (grooming, self carriage etc) but in order to win consistently you had to be able to work your horse’s feet like magic! Stop, go, turn, walk, trot, set up and move a specific foot a fraction of an inch. Even after waiting in a 30-person lineup your commands had to go instantly from his brain to his feet |
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This demanded a whole new level of
partnership between my horses and I. Developing and perfecting the
ground work then transposing this method to riding became an obsession
for me for the next
thirty-odd years.
As I continued showing, I began winning consistently in
classes that demanded timing and accuracy of both horse and rider. |
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The versatility of my training methods
became apparent when I extended beyond ones discipline to include
Showmanship, Trail, Western Riding and Jumpers. I qualified for the
Quarter Horse Youth Team twice and was consistently in the Top 6
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I campaigned for many years on the Paint Horse Circuit. I constantly achieved top 5 in the World Standings. In later years I also competed in Dressage, Hunter, Jumpers
and Eventing thought out Western Canada and the U.S to prove the
versatility of the Trakehner.
American Trakehner
Association Awards
“Control the Feet, Control the Horse”! |
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Who would benefit from this clinic? |
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| All levels of riders who are interested in communicating with their equine partner on a higher level |
| Rates: $75.00 per person (minimum- 6 people/ maximum- 10 people) |
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