Nancy Cahill – Set of 4 Training Videos

Horsemanship – Part 1: The Fundamentals of Excellence
Included is an overview of basic tools for communication, proper body position for maximum control, an excellent exercise to improve your seat. Great tips for holding your reins to be prepared for the show ring, collection, a close look at what makes a quality gait and much more are presented in this video!

This tape is a prerequisite for Part 2 of The Plain English for Western Riders series, Horsemanship-Drills for Ultimate Control.

This video includes in depth:
Introduction
6:16 Equipment-Bits
15:04 Equipment-Spurs
18:12 Equipment-Martingales
19:50 Proper Body Position
52:25 Equipment-Draw Lines
56:47 Draw Lines and Collection
1:05:56 Quality of Gaits

Horsemanship – Part 2: Drills For Ultimate Control
These drills once perfected, give you the groundwork you must have to execute advanced maneuvers. Whether you ride just for fun or in today’s tough competition, this tape is a must have for all riders.

This tape, along with Part 1, The Fundamentals of Excellence in Horsemanship, is a prerequisite for Nancy’s other tapes, Precision In Western Riding and Taking Your Obstacles Out of Trail. Both these tapes delve deeply into the fine details of these popular events.

This video includes in depth:
1:32 Introduction – Drills For Ultimate Control
14:36 Circles
30:11 Counter Arc
32:33 Sidepassing
40:20 Forehand Turn
42:38 Stopping & Backing
59:07 Straight Lines
1:13:55 The Turnaround
1:22:33 Conclusion

Taking Your Obstacles Out of Trail
This includes guidance exercises, distance judgment, hoof placement, and so much more. This provides the rider with a means to keep a horse interested in his hoof placement in a safe and effective manner.

This video includes in depth:
1:33 Introduction
4:45 Walk-overs
8:12 Teaching The Artificial Drop
15:00 Too Fast
15:31 Too Slow
23:57 Trash Trail
27:01 The Bridge
31:53 Water Box
32:36 Backing Through Obstacles
43:42 The Gate
15:56 Sidepassing
51:06 Trot And Lope Logs
1:01:58 The Box
1:05:42 Serpentine Cones
1:09:52 Practice Configuration
1:12:24 Conclusion

Precision in Western Riding Video
All necessary basics are discussed as well as the step by step drills to achieve the lead change. There is also a troubleshooting section as well as class strategy. This tape simplifies a very difficult maneuver and is the only tape of it’s kind on the market today.

1:32 Introduction
11:27 The Trunk of the matter: what your horse needs to know before you begin
12:06 Traversing the Pen
32:28 Incorrect Position
34:22 Take It to The Extreme
35:17 The Typewriter Exercise
36:55 The Actual Change
43:07 How many times to change
43:07 How long will training take
45:13 Straighten the Arc
48:13 Things That Go Wrong
56:32 Too Slow
57:47 The Fast
57:57 Losing Forward Motion
58:50 Lack of Lateral Motion
58:50 Lack of Elevation
59:35 Correct Change
59:57 The Counter Canter
1:05:14 The Anti-Change
1:10:04 Class Strategy
1:14:52 The Line
1:22:00 Bad Approaches
1:23:31 Drill; For the horse that won’t move over far enough
1:24:22 The Serpentine
1:25:43 Over The Log
1:29:07 Conclusion

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