Take Control DVD Series

Vol. 1 – How To Be A More Effective Rider

There’s power in your seat, hands and legs. Learn the most common faults that riders have and how to eliminate them in this video. I teach techniques that turn a good rider into a great rider. You will learn how to use your seat, hands and legs more effectively.

Vol. 2 – 7 Steps To A More Responsive Horse

This video gives you seven powerful steps to improve your horse’s responsiveness and to teach your horse to “listen up” to your cues. Learn how to eliminate all unresponsiveness. Why? Because small disobediences in your horse can grow into huge problems. A responsive horse is a safe and enjoyable horse!

Includes:

  • Learning to read your horse’s energy level
  • Reestablishing the whoa cue
  • Develop a more responsive mouth through proper use of your hands
  • Say “listen up” with your legs
  • The power of positive breathing
  • Catching the rhythm

Vol. 3 – How To Get The Lean Out Of Your Performance Horse

For your horse to be balanced, exhibit self-carriage and move with flow and cadence, he needs to be guiding between your reins and not leaning in any direction. This program covers in depth, the steps you can take to identify and get the lean out of your performance horse so you can have that great ride you’ve been looking for.

Includes:

  • What lean is and how it will interfere with a good ride
  • How to diagnose lean in your horse
  • How to correct lean in your horse

Vol. 4 – How To Develop Feel and Timing

What is feel and timing? Timing is knowing when to pick up on your horse, and feel is knowing if they gave or not and when to release. You communicate or talk to your horse with your hands, seat and legs. You can develop good communication by having good feel and timing. With time, patience and discipline you too can develop feel and improve your timing. This program covers in depth five principles that will help you accomplish this!

Includes:

  • Raise your level of awareness
  • Follow through
  • Use a fair approach with your hands and legs
  • Learn to tell the difference between a refusal and an “I don’t understand”

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