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Ed Dabney Gentle Horsemanship
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DATE CITY CLINIC FORMAT HOST EMAIL/CONTACT
April 7-12 Chattanooga, TN Private Horsemanship Clinic  
May 1-4 Strängnäs Sweden Classical Equitation Clinic with Craig Stevens HMS@stenbro.com
May 5-11 Eskilstuna Sweden Colt Starting Clinic HMS@stenbro.com
June 6-8 Columbus, NC Full Weekend Six Keys to Harmony clinic clinics@re-ride.com
June 9 Columbus, NC Riding Skills Clinic clinics@re-ride.com
June 10 Columbus, NC Private Lessons customerservice@eddabney.com
October 31-Nov 2 Richmond, VA Equine Extravaganza www.equineextravaganza.com
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HORSEMANSHIP & RIDING
LESSON DAYS

Spectators welcome
Ed Dabney

Please let us know if you would like to schedule a group or private training session with Ed during one of our Horsemanship Lesson Days.

We schedule private and/or group lessons throughout the day to work on whatever issues the participants want to work on. You just let us know what you want to work on, how long you want the lesson to last, what time of day is best for you and if you want a private lesson or want to be put with a group who might be working on similar issues.

Lesson fees are $110.00 per hour for private lessons and $75 per hour per person for group lessons. These lessons are scheduled on a first come first serve basis.

To schedule a lesson please contact us at training@eddabney.com, or call 770-314-9254

 

June 10 - Columbus, NC
Flight Quest Farm
6691 NC 9 S
Columbus, NC 28782
 
HORSEMANSHIP CLINICS
May 1 - 4, 2008 - Strängnäs Sweden
Ed Dabney

Classical Equitation Clinic with Craig Stevens
contact:
Madeleine Forsgren, HMS - Stenbro Gård,
63514 Eskilstuna, tel 016/359030,
www.stenbro.com, HMS@stenbro.com

May 5-11 - Eskilstuna Sweden
Colt Starting Clinic
contact:
Madeleine Forsgren, HMS - Stenbro Gård,
63514 Eskilstuna, tel 016/359030,
www.stenbro.com, HMS@stenbro.com
June 6 - 8, 2008 - Columbus, NC

Ed DabneyFlight Quest Farm
6691 NC 9 S
Columbus, NC 28782
http://www.re-ride.com/clinics/eddabney.html

Full Weekend Six Keys to Harmony clinic

For detailed information about the clinic click visit:
http://www.eddabney.com/clinics_weekend_schedule.htm

Friday Evening 7:00 - 9:30 PM

"Revealing the Mystery of Natural Horsemanship"
A lecture/demonstration on the theory of natural horsemanship.

On Friday night Ed will introduce what the participants will be learning on Saturday and Sunday. Attendance at the Friday night session will be required for rider participants. This session is open to spectators as well. Topics covered on Friday night:

  • Building a relationship with your horse through Care, Communication and Consistency
  • Join-up for Respectful Catching
  • Predator/Prey Relationship
  • How this type of training relates to the horse's natural instincts by explaining herd dynamics and leadership, especially in the wild horse herd
  • Discussion of tack and bits
  • The tie knot
  • Demonstration with Sunny showing:
    • Respectful Catching
    • Achieving Proper Head Position for Bridling
    • Respectful Haltering
    • Respectful Leading
    • Saddling and Bridling tips

"Six Keys to Harmony"

Easy to understand techniques for establishing respect and trust with your horse and achieving light responses from your horse on the ground and mounted.

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Saturday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

You'll enter the arena with your horse on halter and lead rope unsaddled. During the day you'll be teaching your horse the "Six Keys". In the afternoon you'll be introducing your horse to "Developing the Fearless Horse" - Techniques to build Calm and Confidence into your horse

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Sunday 9:00AM - 5:00PM

You'll enter the arena with your horse saddled. Review of Six Keys and Developing the Fearless Horse with your horse. Then on to "Riding Skills" including:

• Safe and Respectful Mounting
• Confidence and Independent Seat at all Gaits
• Emergency Stop
• Quality of Control of Speed and Direction
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For registration contact:
Paula at 828-863-2770 or clinics@re-ride.com
www.re-ride.com

Monday June 9, 2008 - Columbus, NC

Flight Quest Farm
6691 NC 9 S
Columbus, NC 28782

Ed DabneyRiding Skills Clinic

As a prerequisite to this clinic, participants and their horses must have already participated in one of our regular weekend horsemanship clinics.

We'll have a short review of the "Six Keys to Harmony" ground exercises then we'll mount up and apply all Six Keys mounted. You'll learn how to achieve light responses from your horse, definite control of both ends, good quality of control of speed and direction at all gaits, smooth backing and solid stops. We'll also throw in some more advanced, fun maneuvers such as shoulder-in, side-pass and roll backs, time permitting.

For registration contact:
Paula at 828-863-2770 or clinics@re-ride.com
www.re-ride.com

Tuesday June 10, 2008 - Columbus, NC

Flight Quest Farm
6691 NC 9 S
Columbus, NC 28782

PRIVATE LESSONS

Please let us know if you would like to schedule a group or private training session with Ed during one of our Horsemanship Lesson Days.

We schedule private and/or group lessons throughout the day to work on whatever issues the participants want to work on. You just let us know what you want to work on, how long you want the lesson to last, what time of day is best for you and if you want a private lesson or want to be put with a group who might be working on similar issues.

Lesson fees are $110.00 per hour for private lessons and $75 per hour per person for group lessons. These lessons are scheduled on a first come first serve basis.

To schedule a lesson please contact us at training@eddabney.com, or call 770-314-9254

 

October 31-Nov 2 - Equine Extravaganza
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, VA
Ed Dabney
Ed has been selected as a judge for the Trainer Challenge event in which he competed and won in 2007.  Ed and his daughter Elizabeth will be presenting several informative horsemanship and training demonstrations throughout the weekend.
www.equineextravaganza.com

Ed Dabney

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