Gracewood Farm Paso Fino Training Sessions -- Photos added

[LynnG]

Gracewood Farm near Raleigh, NC is hosting a continuing Training Session Clinic program. Here's a great opportunity to learn some training with your young (or older less expereinced) Paso Fino. Topics covered will be ground handling/round pen/ starting under saddle training for May/June. A minimal of 3 people will be desired to sign up per each session. There will be a limit on number of people as this will be some hands-on too, so pre-sign up. Each session will build upon the other, but it is not required you attend all sessions to learn. Horses to be used in the sessions will be mainly Gracewood's young Paso Fino horses.

MAY - JUNE TRAINING SESSIONS

Ground Handling & Round Pen Training

Session 1: Saturday May 13th 9:30 am - 12 noon completed
Session 2: Sunday May 14th 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm postponed due to bad weather to Sunday, May 21 10:00 am -12:30 am

Session 3: Sunday May 21 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Introducing The Horse to Saddle Training

Session 4: Saturday May 27th 9:30 am - 12 noon

Session 5: Sunday May 28th 2:00- 4:30 pm

Session 6: Sunday June 4th 9:30 am-12 noon

Session 7: Saturday June 10th 9:30 am - 12 noon

Cost will be $20 per person in advance. For morning sessions bring lunch if you'd like for enjoying after the clinic. A frigerator will be available to keep it cool. Sign up for which ones you'd like at least a week ahead.

If needed extra times can be added if other sessions are full.

Email Lynn Gallup info@gracewoodpasos.com or call 919-362-5966.

[appyday]

Great idea I wish you a super turn out..

[LynnG]

I have quite a few newer people that have attended my past open house and visited the farm also, plus students who this would interest and benefit them. Many are also considering purchasing a Paso Fino in the near future (within a year or so) or already own a younger one that needs more guidance and training. It just makes good sense, plus I have enough young horses to be the clinic sessions hands on horses/models.

[Pasogirlz]

Are there gonna be test rides for newbies there? :D

[LynnG]

Lori, I think this will be mainly attended by people who already own Paso Finos who are young or are green to the saddle and need more foundation work to get them more trusting; also people who have attended My Open Houses in the past will be notified. Its concentrating on preparing to ride a (young) horse not under saddle yet. I don't think they will be test-riding them yet. ;-) I find that a strong consistent ground training foundation gives a horse an easy time once started under saddle though. :D

Here's a student Allison on Sombra (photo from last saturday) who wants to get a Paso Fino and is very interested in learning all the groundwork needed to train one under saddle. Allison has been taking lessons now for 1 1/2 months and is doing very well. She was a beginner novice rider. She is very excited to be doing anything around the horses.

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/images/horsemanship/allisonSombra4_29_06_1.jpg

[LynnG]

Session 1 & 2 for this weekend for the hands-on participants is filling up fast. Observers are allowed also. If you'd like a sign-up form with all the info, pm or email me with your email.

[LynnG]

Here are some photos of the first group training (round pen) session participants and horses........at Gracewood Farm in NC.
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06rondaDavina10web.jpg http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_haleyLynn7web.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_haleyDavina4web.jpg http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_haleyDavina6web.jpg http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_lynnGalactico8web.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_allisonFlash1web.jpg http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_allisonFlash2web.jpg http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/events/clinics/5_14_06_allisonFlash3web.jpg

The weather was great on Saturday for the first training session ...the Sunday session was postponed to heavy rain and hail! and rescheduled for Sunday May 21 in the am.

http://www.geocities.com/lynngallup/gracewoodfarm/horsemanship.html#groupSession