The Experience
At the JRFS with James Roberts
The essence of the experience week is to give students a chance to spectate James developing young horses, and foundation training. You become part of the team, learning the savvy way of doing everything that is required on a horse development facility. In the afternoon, after a tailor made programme and plan is made for you and your horse, you receive coaching from James to help you fulfil your goals and to give you a long term plan for when you return home. Bring your horse for a week, and be immersed in an environment purely for horse lovers, and make the most of our fantastic facilities.
Each day begins at 8am. Be part of the team, and see how things are done at a working foundation station. All students are able to spectate James playing with several horses a day, followed by an afternoon of coaching with your own horse, to give you a plan and programme to set you up for success for the rest of the year.
We offer full 24 hour turnout for your horse, or a stable if you prefer.
The cost is only £400 per week, and is available for a maximum of four horses/humans per week only, due to the amount of horses in for foundation training and starting.
Experience It!
Experience 1 – ‘An Experience’
Prepare your horse for a safe ride. Using the 7 games online – prepare for saddling and riding. Develop soft lateral flexion and indirect/direct rein,
to follow a rail and trail. LEVEL: Working towards Level 2.
Experience 2 – ‘Horseman's Experience’
A follow-up from Experience 1.
Using patterns to develop mental/emotional fitness and true impulsion - for a soft, responsive ride.
Progression from the end of the buckle to CarrotStick riding (for eventual transition to bridleless riding).
Keeping On Line preparation relevant to your future ride. Begin to develop your online skills and relationship
to prepare for your Liberty.
LEVEL: 2-3.
Experience 3 – ‘The Ultimate Experience’
Principles are the preparations, but purpose gives it meaning!
Using your principles learnt in
Experience 1 & 2, put them to a purpose. E.g. cow-working, dragging, jumping, trail riding....
Consolidate what you learned in Experience 1 & 2 and progress your freestyle – to ride bridleless,
and learn to have fun and improve your groundskills by developing your Liberty Level 3 & 4.
Develop your partnership using all 4 savvy’s, and become the horseman your horse needs you to be.
LEVEL: 3-4