Types of Clinics Offered

"The start... IS the finish." ~ Deb Cooper

Level One - Partnership	The Partnership Level is about achieving safety and confidence through love, language and respect. You'll learn to create a language for communicating with your horse, and teach your horse on the ground the things you want him to understand when you are on his back. You'll develop natural riding dynamics by riding with one rein, with focus, and with the Carrot Stick. PNH Partnership skills are the first building blocks for developing a great independent seat.
	Level Two - Harmony	The Harmony Level is about impulsion, positive reflexes, and fun! You'll develop more feel, better timing, and more harmony with your horse and start to experience the magic of becoming a part of your horse. It brings your horse into harmony with you. He becomes increasingly softer and more willing with positive reflexes. This level also explores impulsion, which is why you'll begin using the reins for subtle communication rather than control.
		Level Three - Refinement	With refinement you and your horse will have completed the Four Savvys, gained Advanced Horsemanship, plus: Precision and Collection Lateral Maneuvers Finesse and Lightness Impulsion and Energy Self Development and Discovery Mental, Emotional and Physical Fitness
Special Skills	Deb Cooper teaches a wide variety of special skills clinics, including Gate Opening, Lateral Work and Pattern Riding, Trailer Loading, Developing an Independent Seat, and other skills that improve your horsemanship and your communication with your horse. All special clinics are based on PNH principles and methods. She teaches you to apply your PNH skills to your daily riding and horse handling. Leads and Lead Changes - Focuses on Basic techniques for teaching your horse to take and maintain the correct lead.  Three types of Lead Changes will be taught: Drop to Trot in Straight Lines, Drop to Trot in Circles, and Flying Changes. Teaches all riders the Fundamentals, as well as how to achieve fluency coming up into the canter and bring your horse down through the gaits.  Open to  all levels, but some PNH skills are required for this clinic. Poker Trail Rides - There will be ten tasks to complete throughout the day.  As you complete a task, you receive a card, and the top poker hand wins various prizes.  No Ribbons.  Open to all Horsemen.  No previous PNH skills required. Cherokee Bridle - Learn to use your Savvy String as a bridle.  This clinic covers how to apply the string into the horse's mouth, ride forward, backward, and sideways with a soft feel.  Open to Everyone.  Familiarity with PNH skills helpful, but not required. Carrot Stick Riding - Learn techniques for guiding and supporting your horse, using figure eights and the rail to slow.  Learn how to maintain control over your horse's feet without ever pulling on his face!  Open to all PNH Levels, but prior PNH skills are required. Fundamentals of Reining - Focuses on getting your horse to respond to the reins.  Get your horse working off his hindquarters and isolate tasks in the Reining Pattern.  Open to Everyone, but familiarity with PNH techniques helpful.  Suggested Pre-Req: Cherokee Bridle Clinic. WHOA!! - Focuses on teaching patterns to help a horse stop.  Learn which aids help the horse find the athleticism of the whoa, especially the backup.  Open to Everyone.  Familiarity with PNH techniques helpful.