Rider Training

 

Dressage Lessons

Tired of endless 20 meter circles?
Dressage doesn't have to be that way.
Learn to make dressage FUN and INTERESTING by presenting tasks for you and your horse to solve.

Tired of wearing out your arms and legs?
Learn to make your horse light and responsive through improving your own and your horse's balance, suppleness, and responsiveness.

Tired of fighting with your horse?
Are you talking to your horse but he's not listening?
Learn to hear and understand your horse's communications and interpret what he's trying to tell you.
Learn how to communicate more effectively with your horse and develop this communication into a meaningful and productive conversation.

Make the most of your partnership with your horse.

Riding Lessons

From Beginner to Advanced to develop the harmony between horse and rider and to fully appreciate the understanding of classical horsemanship.
Working on the Biomechanics of riding; of how the aids and the seat affects the horse and so by gaining this understanding, developing an independent seat and increasing rider co-ordination.

Lunge Lessons

To develop a correct, classical seat.
It is extremely helpful to spend some time on the lunge so that you can concentrate on your own position and aids more accurately without having to worry about keeping the horse going. This is useful at all levels of training. Lunge lessons are also very beneficial for correcting rider problems.

Work-in-Hand Lessons

Working the horse in hand is so important both as a training aid for the horse and to create spatial awareness with your horse.

Lungeing & Long-Reining

Learn to create an understanding with your horse by working from the ground. Initially lungeing, but developing on to long-reining where lateral work can be taught to the horse. Lungeing and long-reining shows you how the horse is moving, and what you can expect when riding. It creates a greater understanding and bond between horse and rider. Click here to view a slideshow.

Dressage is good for every horse and every rider, regardless of breed, age, or discipline. Riders of ALL ages and levels are welcome here at Equus Ourique

Show Jumping Lessons

Jumping grids, complex fences and small courses helping riders and horses with accuracy and rhythm in their training. For those with more advanced needs we can call on specialist trainers. Monthly clinics with an International competitor and trainer.

Video Lessons

You can send us a 30-45 minute video/cd, or a link by email of you and your horse. You will receive a detailed critique complete with theory, suggested exercises and ideas for improvements of either your riding or the horse’s way of going, or of both; by email. You can then use this commentary alongside your video to understand where improvements can be made. You may also email us further, free of charge, if anything is unclear. Video Lesson price is €40.00 per lesson, inclusive of any follow-up. Shorter videos, dealing with just one problem can also be accepted at a reduced rate. Payment can be made through paypal or by bank transfer in euros or sterling. There is a 10% discount for a series of 5 lessons. Please contact us first by email to establish the suitability of these types of lessons for you and to receive advice on the best way of taking your video.

 

Horse Training

Here at Equus Ourique we can offer training for all types of horses; those with complications as well as those that are straight forward. Establishing basic work in youngsters or older horses that need to be restarted; taking horses empathetically on through their development in flexion and straightness via lateral work; culminating in a responsive horse capable of advanced dressage movements.
We produce sensible, responsive and pleasurable horses that can be ridden out as well as competed. All work programmes for horses sent to us are discussed with the owners so that we can return a horse to you that you will enjoy owning and riding.