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Date: Sept 4, 5 & 6 2010 HORSE CONFIDENCE COURSE AND DE-SPOOKING CLINIC Police Training for Civilian Show, Trail & Working Horses By Bill Richey, Director of National Mounted Police Services, Inc. Come and experience a Mounted Police Training School and Train with a Mounted Police Officer
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Photos from Dec 2008 clinic at FEC Click here Video clips & photos from Oct 2009 clinic at FEC Click Here |
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DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR HORSE COULD NEVER BE AS STEADY AS A POLICE HORSE? NOW YOU AND YOUR HORSE CAN BE FEARLESS AND FORWARD! Think about it this way, if Arabs, Thoroughbreds, Warm-bloods, Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, Paints and any other kind of horse can be trained to be police horses, there is no reason your horse can’t be taught the same things. The fact is, training a horse to be “spook proof” is just another training method. Like all other training methods, it requires a working knowledge of techniques used by, in our case, mounted police training. And, like all training, with enough practice your horse will learn to trust you and “go forward” through whatever you tell him/her to go through with little or no resistance. Do you need to prep your horse for the upcoming show and hunt season? If you would like to prepare your shy, green or spooky horse for show and hunt season using police training by a mounted officer with 29 years of Mardi Gras experience, contact us. Let us show you what we can do for you and your horse. DO MORE IN A WEEKEND THAN YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD DO IN A YEAR! P.O.S.T. credit hours for mounted officers, sheriff posse and search & rescue members
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Fees (details below) Basic (Sat & Sun)$250 per Rider 3-days $350 per rider
Advanced (Mon Only) $150 per rider
*RESERVATIONS AND DEPOSIT REQUIRED FOR RIDERS*
For Reservations, Stabling and Lodging Information: Dana Dewey, 531 Starnes Lane, Taylorsville, NC 28681 Email: foothillsequestrian@hotmail.com or Call: 828.495.3022
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MINIMUM HORSE & RIDER REQUIREMENTS: Most people will find greatest benefit from using a horse able to walk under saddle. We have had handlers complete the clinic with a great deal of satisfaction and training benefit LEADING YEARLINGS! This work helped make the yearlings the easiest and most laid back colts to saddle break that you could ever imagine. This is a lot of riding for a two year old just starting under saddle, but it can be kept very slow and if the baby is reasonably fit, they can complete the entire weekend with occasional rest breaks. Many riders have reached "firsts" during this work, including first canters, and even first mounted rides! In fact, you will find the entire weekend is a progression of "firsts", even for highly experienced horsemen! |
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FORMATS: Saturday and Sunday - Saturday begins with basic classroom work on the physiology and psychology of equine vision and how it relates to training. Groundwork for preparation of the horse to ride and learn, follows. Riders mount and employ the techniques of drill as presented earlier. Obstacle work is introduced. Sunday continues with theory and integration. (16 riders maximum fee- $250.00) Monday - Begins again with classroom theory work advancing basic principles. Mounted work continues with advanced obstacle work. This day is limited to a smaller group size (10) and is open only to horses and riders which have satisfactorily completed at least one previous (two day) clinic. (fee $350.00 combined, $150.00 Monday only) |
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*Our facility requires ALL RIDERS wear ASTM approved HELMETS and safe footwear. We suggest you wear casual riding attire which will be comfortable and adjustable to weather.
*Tack and equipment for horses needs to allow the rider to achieve a
balanced and comfortable position at all gaits natural to your horse and
should fit the horse well enough to not cause undue soreness over two
full days of mounted work.
*If stabling, either stall or paddock, please furnish your own feed
(including hay) and feed and water buckets.
***All riders will be required to sign FEC release and medical forms
upon arrival. Boots and ASTM helmets are
required at all times when mounted. *** |
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Stabling:
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Bill Richey, founder and Director of National Mounted Police Services, Inc. is a POST certified mounted police instructor. He was instrumental in creating the mounted units for the city of Duluth, also in Forsyth and Gilmer Counties (Georgia) and training their officers and horses. He worked with Atlanta Police Mounted Unit in preparation for the 1996 Olympics and was also involved in reorganizing the unit. He was the chief instructor for Mobile Mounted Police Mardi Gras School. Mr. Richey has participated in and won or placed in every national mounted police competition he has entered. He has 30 years experience as a mounted police officer with 29 years of Mardi Gras as a mounted police officer, and almost as many as a trainer/instructor. He has spent countless hours training officers and civilians from all over the United States and Canada, as well as their mounts, to perform safely and professionally, from the trail to the show ring to Mardi Gras.
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Clinic Information or Concerns IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS including the suitability of this clinic to your personal situation, for reservations, stabling or lodging information - please contact Foothills' director, DANA DEWEY (American Riding Instructor Assoc., and Centered Riding instructor 828.495.3022) for advice. See more Clinic Information and full clinic format presented by: National Mounted Police Services, Inc. 275 Kings Point Road, Kings Point, NY 11024 Tel. 239-214-2062 email: info@mountedpolice.org web information: www.mountedpolice.org
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