Trail Clinic with Jean Chaney
Schedule
Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 09 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Eagle Mountain Arabians | Arlington, WA
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THIS CLINIC IS FULL! AUDITORS STILL WELCOME $30/DAY. CONTACT LEIGH WILSON TO BE ADDED TO THE WAIT LIST.______________________________________________________________________
COST: Members: $250, Non-Members $275, Auditors $30 per day ~ Lunch Included - A nonrefundable Deposit of $150 is Required to Hold Your Spot.
We have a limited # of stalls available starting the night of the 7th for $30 per day for those that cannot haul in daily. Contact Leigh Wilson for details regarding stall and clinic reservations.
Up To Date Vaccinations Required. We will have a form participants must sign indicating all vaccinations are current.
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The Morgan Horse Club of WA State is excited to bring you our first clinic of 2025! OPEN TO ALL BREEDS. Does you horse run screaming from the simplest of obstacles or ask you if he should investigate the thing that scares him?
Does she carefully consider where to place her feet or belly flop over an obstacle?
Mountain trail is a combination of finesse, precision and trust. This clinic will help participants develop a partnership of mutual trust with their horse to negotiate obstacles in harmony, as well as understand the philosophy and methodology of mastering the courses.
In each of the sessions, participants will start out with understanding control of the body... with moving forward, backward, sideways; moving the hindquarters and forequarters; moving each foot individually; and, bending.
In addition to body mechanics, participants will learn how to build confidence with obstacles. Whether it's crossing water, a high bridge, a balance beam or a tarp, learning the methodology for transforming your horse's fear into confidence is critical for Mountain Trail competitions.
And finally, there's the timing and balance. Participants will help their horses learn both timing to negotiate foot falls for spaced poles, obstacle approaches, or log falls. Similarly, balance will be a components deal with in helping their horses negotiate balance beams, 360 turns on narrow bridges or precision foot work.
When these elements are combined, people begin experiencing things they never imagined possible with their horses. Horses will take responsibility for negotiating obstacles, see the obstacles as a safe space; and take pride in doing a good job.
The Clinician
Jean Chaney has over 80 National Mountain Trail Championships on three horses in eleven years of open competition. In her second year of showing at the Morgan Grand National and World Championships, she has garnered two World Championships, three Reserve World Championships, and two National Championships. These were done with two horses in Reining, Trail and Ranch Riding.
Jean will be bringing her 25 year old Morgan, (Biscuit) Doublemint Immortal Cruz, GCH, to the clinic to help demonstrate and show participants a finished Mountain Trail Horse. Biscuit is a true veteran with 51 National Mountain Trail Championships, and a World Championship.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Each day the clinic will consist of 2 sessions, a morning session that begins at 9am, and an afternoon session to begin at 1pm, with an hour lunch generously provided at noon by MHCWS.
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Where is it happening?
Eagle Mountain Arabians, 805 Lakewood Rd, Arlington, WA 98223-9620, United States,Lake Goodwin, WashingtonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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