apprentice

Apprenticeship Program

General Information

* The Apprenticeship Program consists of 4 sessions, 3 groups
* Each session will last one week, with a three week study time at home
* The cost of each session is $800.00, to be paid the first day of each session
* A deposit of the last session (800.00) is required to hold a spot
* Each session needs to be paid at the beginning of each session
* Total cost of the program is $3,200.00
* No more than 4 participants per session
* Participants are encouraged bring one unbroke or green horse (no stallions)
* A coggins test is required
* The same horse should be used for all sessions
* Travel, Lodging,and meals are your responsibility
* Stalls are $5.00 each per day, includes bedding
* Lodging information at http://www.goshen.org/lodging.html
* Information on feed stores in the area will be available
* There is an electric, and water hook up (no sewer) at our barn for a $10.00 a day charge, limited to two trailers

Dates Pending

Session I	Session II
Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:	Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:

Session III	Session IV
Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:	Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:

Session I

The first week of the Apprenticeship Program will cover the following:

Round Pen Exercises
     Gaining control
     Building Trust
     Come to you cue
     Bridling
Ground Exercises.
     Disengaging
     Go forward Cue
     Give to the bit
     Head down Cue
     Standing quiet
     Sacking out
     Prepare for saddling

Participants will go home for three weeks and practice the lessons and come back for the second session. We will go over the lessons learned in Session I before we go on to Session II

Session II

The second week of the Apprenticeship Program will cover the following:

Prepare horse for riding through Ground Control
     Disengaging the hips
     Hip-shoulder-shoulder
     Directional control


Participants will go home for three weeks and practice the lessons and come back for the third session. We will go over the lessons learned in Session II before we go on to Session III.

Session III

The third week of the Apprenticeship Program will cover the following:

Riding Exercises
     Directional control
     Speed control
     Softness
     Shoulder control


Participants will go home for three weeks and practice the lessons and come back for the fourth session. We will go over the lessons learned in Session III before we go on to Session IV.

Session IV

The fourth week of the Apprenticeship Program will cover the following:

Riding Exercises continued
     Turning on the forehand
     Turning on the haunches
     Side pass
     Head set
     Calm down cue
     Lead changes

Upon completing the Apprenticeship Program participants will have the tools to put a good start on their horse using the step by step Conditioned Response Exercises.

* Gain control of the horse with communication through the reins.
* Learn how to teach the horse to be soft in the bit.
* Get the desired response whenever you pick up on the reins.
* Control of the individual parts of the horse.
* Gain the confidence to control the horse in any situation.

Advanced Training will be available by arrangement at the end of completing sessions I, II, III, & IV

The Apprenticeship Program is designed to help you become a partner with your horse instead of being a passenger.

Questions are encouraged.

This program is designed to help you become a trainer by working independently on problem solving where it pertains to training horses.

You will only get out of it what you put into it.