Some horses really struggle with contact, some horses love it - why? This can be down to the horses character, their physical capabilities, and how they are/have been trained.

This series of clinics is designed to answer these questions and more and give you and your horse an understanding of the basics of contact and movement from a training and behaviour perspective.

This exclusive clinic has only 8 rider places and includes stabling for your horse, food for you as well as an evening of fun and entertainment.

Total cost for the clinic is £395, deposit of £150 secures your place, balance of £245 payable on or before 1/5/21

The format will be theory sessions and small group sessions (maximum 4 per group). The venue benefits from an indoor arena (no need to get wet!!!), stables, parking area, tea/coffee making facilities.

❓Do you want to ride with contact but not sure how to teach your horse?

❓Have a horse that has ‘baggage’ about the bit?

❓Have a young horse that is new to the bit?

❓Want to ride with a contact and stay bitless?

❓Do you have dressage lessons but wish you understood a bit more about why your instructor is asking you to do certain things?

❓Been advised your horse needs to carry himself better by a physical therapist but no idea what to do?

Some horses really struggle with contact, some horses love it - why? This can be down to the horses character, their physical capabilities, and how they are/have been trained.

This series of clinics is designed to answer these questions and more and give you and your horse an understanding of the basics of contact and movement from a training and behaviour perspective.

This is a two day clinic using a combination of presentations, discussion, simulations and teaching time to explore how to teach your horse to develop and maintain healthy posture and movement happily.

What you will learn...

- Healthy posture... identifying good and poor posture in your horse and the factors that can influence it and how you can improve it

- Developing your ground skills to help your horse explore and improve healthy self carriage

- How to transfer what you have learnt on the ground into the saddle

Testimonial from previous clinics:-

"My sister and I both attended Lyla's Healthy movement and self carriage fundamentals workshop with our horses, and found it to be transformational! Both our horses behaviour/confidence has improved during the last couple of years, so we were ready to ask a bit more from them, to help them (and us) move our bodies more effectively ... Lyla very clearly explained how to identify good/not so good posture in horses (and riders) She demonstrated a combination of ground/ridden exercises with our horses, and was able to convey how we sympathetically go about achieving an improvement. Lyla then taught us the same ground/ridden techniques (including advise on the most helpful

kit to use on both our horses.) We are already seeing positive changes in both horses, and are totally committed to continuing to train our horses in this way." Claire

A bit about me

Hi, I am Lyla and I believe that success with horses comes from understanding and connection.

I specialise in providing a unique blend of natural horsemanship principles alongside sensitively applied traditional ground & ridden techniques for riders of any discipline to achieve transformational results with their horses.

My teaching brings together everything I have learnt from Natural Horsemanship, Dressage and a lifetime spent with horses.

🦄 Coach for over 15 years

🦄 Creator of the Spooky Horses Online Course and the Healthy Movement & Self Carriage Study Series

🦄 Given demonstrations at national UK & US venues including Aintree, Hartpury, various shows at the NEC including Horse of the Year Show, HOYS

🦄 Worked intensively with Spanish Dressage Team trainer Luis Lucio getting FEI level horses ready for the competition environment