Custom Riding & Education Intensive

DATES/TIMES

Call to schedule

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Shelbie Fredenhagen and Pine Knoll offer a unique experience for the enthusiastic student. For those visiting Kentucky and interested in a comprehensive lesson with one of our horses, we offer (3) options:

• 1 hour lesson – Which includes learning about the care, behavior, groundwork, and riding in rhythm with your horse.
• 2 hour lesson – Expanding your awareness of the horse and onto Harmony.
• 3 hour lesson – This includes an in depth lecture on equine ethology, biomechanics of the horse, and gives you experience in training your eye and furthering your ability in horse handling.

Depending on the work you are currently doing (options for beginner riders or people with no horse experience available), Shelbie designs individual lesson plans.

You may bring your own horse for this experience, or lesson horses and ponies are available.

This is a holistic minded horsemanship and riding opportunity that can be customized to include any of the options below.

• The emotions of the horse
• The learning quadrant
• How to think like a trainer.
• Dressage (French for training) lecture modules that can be customized to what you and your horse are working on.
• Round table discussions on a variety of topics including horse husbandry animal communication, position on and off the saddle to increase body awareness
• Work with the horses include
• Liberty
• Corrective lunging
• Postural leading
• In-hand work
• Lateral exercises
• Gymnastic exercises dependent on your horse’s bio mechanics
• Comprehensive dressage lessons analyzing you and the horse and the level you are riding.
• Lunge lessons on the horse focusing on rider position
• Cavelettis and gymnastic jumping
• Upper level movement preparation in hand and on the back.

ABOUT FACILITATOR

Shelbie Fredenhagen is a classical equitation trainer, riding instructor and traveling clinician rooting her work in bio-mechanics and respect for the horse.

Shelbie has dedicated her life to learn integrative approaches that honor how horses think, learn, and feel. She aims to bring patient, kind work for the horse and aid the rider to understand their horses through feel and intention. This desire to understand the entire picture has led Shelbie to study both Classical Masters and Integrative Bodywork.

​Shelbie works to create fluid, individualized training programs to bring out horses naturally relaxed and true demeaner. Shelbie uses integrated bodywork and cross-training methods rooted in classical principles which honor the horse’s nature. Her training always surrounds the well-being and longevity of the horse.

Shelbie welcomes any discipline, breed, and age of horse including starting horses and rehabilitation cases.

PRICE

Pricing is dependent on the experience you choose .

CONTACT

To discuss and schedule your experience, please Shelbie . We look forward to talking with you !

352-681-9797

bodhiequus@gmail.com

PREPARING FOR YOUR COURSE

• Watch Safety Video CLICK HERE
• Fill out course form (Download PDF)
• Review what to bring (Download PDF)