Our Natural Horsemanship Courses are great for beginner and more advanced riders who want to get more knowledge, learn to read their horse and increase their confidence on the ground and in the saddle. Our main focus is building trust and harmony between horse and rider.
Enjoy riding on our scenic trails, enjoy the beautiful scenery, eat like royalty and sleep like a baby in one of deluxe rooms or our homey cabins. Pair all of that with Bernadette’s passion and patient natural horsemanship instructions, and you’ll be sure to go home with skills that you can use for the rest of your life!
For small groups of up to five students max.
4 night Horse Communication Package: $ 1,586
This Horse Communication Course is 4 nights from April 28 – May 2 2019 and October 14-18 2019 (Adults Only)
Communication:
To make a natural connection with the horse it is obvious that we need to communicate with him on his level. For this to be possible we need to raise our awareness especially of our unconscious actions as we are continually giving him signals whether we mean to or not. The horse reads our body language and emotions which of course are both related to our thoughts. As we become more in touch with all our senses we can react with appropriate sensitivity and timing. So often problems arise in training horses just because we are doing too much. Natural Horsemanship is about the horse teaching you about yourself!
Itinerary:
Every morning: Natural Horsemanship in ranch arena and play area, where we go over Communication, Energy use, Lightness, rapport and Connection. Simulations with other students, groundwork /games with horses (how to interpret body language).
Every afternoon: we ride out or walk with the horse on the property and practice what we have learned!
Services / Amenities:
- 4 night stay, Accommodations: Room in the main lodge or Cabin
- Daily House Keeping
- Wireless Internet in the Main lodge
- Fully equipped Games room (Pool Table, Air-Hockey & Foosball Table)
- Use of Wood-fired Sauna and Hot Tub
- Local Phone calls, Cellphone-Booster
- Adults: no extra charge for single occupancy during Spring & Fall Season.
- Pick up/Drop off fee: $79 per ride to and from Airport or Greyhound bus station or Hotel in Kamloops (per vehicle max.4 guests)
- 3 Meals per Day (Dinner on Check in Day, Breakfast on Checkout Day), Snacks, Non-Alcoholic Drinks
- Check-in between 4pm and 6pm, Check-out before 11 am
5 night ‘Confidence builder’ Package: $ 1,995
This Confidence Builder Package is 5 nights, April 14 -19 2019 (Adults Only)
Connection and Awareness become knowledge:
Knowledge Leads to Confidence! If we are not aware of ourselves we cannot expect the horse to understand us or feel good being in our company.
While learning to connect with a horse, who is a purely intuitive being, we will learn to be quiet and still in the present moment and authentic in our communication. Luckily for us horses are extremely tolerant of our human clumsiness which allows us to learn from him along the way if we pay attention to the feedback.
The horse has no hidden agenda and asks us to become more natural and take total responsibility and grow confident around them!
Itinerary:
Every morning: Natural Horsemanship in ranch arena and forest/field play area, where we go over Communication, Balance, Energy use and Connection.
How to halter, saddle, lead, mounting your horse, riding with one rein and developing a balanced seat (bareback session).
Yielding FQ and HQ from the ground and in the saddle. Lateral flexion on the ground and in the saddle, and at the same time developing soft hands that close slowly and open quickly.
Every afternoon: we ride out off the property on the trails and practice what we have learned!
Services / Amenities:
- 5 night stay, Accommodations: Room in the main lodge or Cabin
- Daily House Keeping
- Wireless Internet in the Main lodge
- Fully equipped Games room (Pool Table, Air-Hockey & Foosball Table)
- Use of Wood-fired Sauna and Hot Tub
- Local Phone calls, Cellphone-Booster
- Adults: no extra charge for single occupancy during Courses.
- Pick up/Drop off fee: $79 per ride to and from Airport or Greyhound bus station or Hotel in Kamloops (per vehicle max.4 guests)
- 3 Meals per Day (Dinner on Check in Day, Breakfast on Checkout Day), Snacks, Non-Alcoholic Drinks
- Check-in between 4pm and 6pm, Check-out before 11 am
