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Summer Horsemanship Schools Begins August 07
Black Creek Stables is pleased to announce our 2nd newsletter. Recent events have included our 2007 Horsemanship School & educational programs provided by Shelia Ellison, owner and trainer. Shelia is certified with the American Riding Instructors Association in Level II Eventing and recreational riding. Black Creek Stables Hosting Summer Horsemanship School Ø Learn basic horse care Ø Stable management Ø Developing and improving riding skills Ø Lessons, lectures, videos, AND DEMONSTRATIONS will be included videos, AND DEMONSTRATIONS will be included. All levels of experience are accepted. Students are encouraged to bring their own horse. The school, if required can provide a lesson horse.
School Weeks: · June 4th - June 8th · June 18th - June 28th · June 25th - June 28th · July 9th - July 14th
Classes begin Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Because school space is limited, reservations are required and should be made as soon as possible. Ask about discounts. Horsemanship School is not a camp, it is a school. We are interested in teaching proper horse handling, not entertaining. This years Horsemanship School includes lessons on horse handling, stable management, care of equipment and the proper use of that equipment in grooming horses. Lessons are provided on the lunge line as well as arena work. There’s also lecture on how to know if a horse is sick and how to handle the situation.
Each student is tested on identifying body parts of the horse and tack. They’re each given a subject to report on. Each student presents their topic to their classmates followed by class discussion.
Black Creek Stables has been proud to host these events and pleased to have the following guests: Leah Williams, Whitesboro, AL, Chelsea Slater, Jacksonville, FL, guest and working student for one month; Lauryen Noojin, Whitesboro, AL, Taylor Noojin, Whitesboro, AL, Kellie McCormack, Boaz, AL, guest and working student, Elizabeth Kantzler, Gadsden, AL, Jill Hardy, Dallas, GA, Tara Place, Dallas, GA, Maggie Hanson, Knoxville, TN, Alexis Gregory, Gadsden, AL, Phoebe Fogelman, Knoxville, TN. Each year Black Creek Stables will start a series of schools in the spring. Some students stay for a week, some a month.
Lunging School
In September, Black Creek Stables will sponsor a Horse Longeing School. Shelia Ellison will be the Head Instructor. Check our calendar for the upcoming date.
The Three Day Event includes methods of exercising the horse, training the rider, training the rider to lunge horses, how to lunge the young horse, and many safety issues when working with horses.
The objective of the above is to gain the horses confidence, teach him to balance himself without a rider, and to increase his proficiency. With the establishment of confidence, the foundation of obedience is laid. It teaches the horse what his role is. Lungeing the horse improves lateral balance and flexibility. It develops a convex outline and strengthens musculature. This improves gait qualityand flexion for carrying weight.
Lungeing the rider improves balance and poise, reduces excess tension, develops independent limb use and masters braced back applications. It takes quantity time to arrive at quality time.
Newsletter Questions & Answers included Question: The horse’s muscles are classified into three major types. What are they?
Answer: Cardiac Muscles (those active in the cardiovascular system) Smooth Muscles (those active in the respiratory and digestive systems) Skeletal Muscles (those attached to the skeleton). Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by connective tissues called tendons.
Question: How many bones are in a horse’s skeletal system?
Answer: 200
Question: What purpose does the skeleton serve?
Answer: The skeleton has five purposes: Ø support for the muscles Ø protects the internal organs Ø provides the mobility of parts for necessary movement Ø stores minerals Ø is the site for blood cell formation
Bones are held together by connective tissue called ligaments.
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