Leads & Lead Changes
What you might want to know & bring to attend Harmony Courses & Camps.
Welcome to Leads & Lead Changes 5 day Horsemanship Camp Level 3 & 4
The lead change is an integral component of performance, regardless of discipline, but the necessary skills and techniques need to be developed long before you enter the performance arena.
Understanding leads and lead changes is one of the benchmarks of a good foundation, and the cornerstone to becoming a real horseman.
“You’ve got to get good with The Four Ls:
- Get good with horses On Line, in order to have basic manners on the ground and get them yielding.
- Teach horses how to Load into a horse trailer.
- Get good with horses at Liberty.
- Lead changes.
- If you get good at these four things, all the answer you’re looking former in there.”
– Troy Henry
Things covered in this Horsemanship Camp.
- Preparation of the Ground
- Prerequisites
- Circling on 45-foot line
- Walk, Trot, and Canter on 45-foot line
- Simple Lead Changes on 45-foot line
- Flying Lead Changes on 45-foot line
- Understanding foot falls
In order for horses to accomplish these tasks: they’ve got to want to be with us, they’ve got to want to do what we’re asking them to do, they’ve got to understand what we’re asking them to do.
- Understanding Diagonals
- Understanding Leads & Simple Changes
- Understanding Flying Lead Changes
- Yields
If you are following the Parelli Program you are on the lead change ladder, come along if you are confident to ride on a loose rein and are ready to move forward with your horsemanship.
You may not be ready for the flying lead change right now, but there is plenty to know about, getting prepared for leads, how to set yourself and your horse up for a successful lead. Starts now with every ride, don’t wait to fix it up later.
If you want don’t want to make your horse emotional when it comes to Leads then, don’t be direct line and work of the task, set yourself up for success by knowing and working on the ingredients.
eg. Simple Lead Changes – By learning to do simple changes Freestyle, you’ll learn to position the hindquarters and learn how this influences canter leads.
Leads & Lead Changes Camp Details…..
*This is a Level 3/4 Online, Freestyle Riding, Liberty & Intro to Finesse Parelli Natural Horsemanship 5 day Camp. Prerequisites be confident and balance at the trot and/or canter and ride on a loose rein. Level 2 in the Parelli Program, self assessed only. David knows that confidence is hard to get and easy to loose and puts the relationship first when it come to taking care of you.
*Equipment you may need for Level 3/4 courses and camps: 12foot Lead Rope & Horseman’s Halter, 2 Carrot Sticks & Horseman’s String, 22foot Lead Rope & 45foot Lariat Line Horseman’s bridle with Horseman’s reins or Natural Hackamore (or whatever you have usually been riding in) Saddle & Saddle Pad. needed to attend this camp.
Come along and enjoy yourself and add more arrows to your quiver.
5 day camp $1500 includes all tuition, camping with power & secure horse yards. With full use of Coolibah’s Horse facilities. 25% deposit required to secure your spot.
David carries some of Pat’s essential equipment with him for sale, if there is some equipment you know you would like to purchase, please feel free to let David know prior to the camp start date.
