Exploring the Core Concepts
These Mini Clinics provide in depth awareness, theory, and practice of the core concepts of riding. They can be taken individually or in sequence, as an auditor or as a rider. Please RSVP to let me know you'll be attending!
Fall 2009 Calendar
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SEPT
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12
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Mini Clinic 1 - Alexander Technique, Basics, Satori Sequence, What to Pay Attention to |
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19 |
Mini Clinic 2 - 'Go,' Aim, Flight Plan, Arena Layout, Shapes |
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26
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Mini Clinic 3 - The Spinal Column: Straightness, Bends & Turns |
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OCT
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17
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Mini Clinic 4 - Legs: Hips, Sit Bones; Light Seat - Trot |
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24
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Mini Clinic 5 - Legs: Knees, Ankles, Feet; 3 seats - Trot |
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31
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Mini Clinic 6 - Arms: shoulders, hands, contact |
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NOV
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7
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Mini Clinic 7 - Stride modification, bubble, bridge |
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14
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Mini Clinic 9 - Leg Yield |
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14
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Mini Clinic 10 - Shoulder Fore, Shoulder In, & Shoulder Out |
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21 |
Mini Clinic 11 - Haunches In & Haunches Out |
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21
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Mini Clinic 13 - Half Pass |
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tbd
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Mini Clinic 8 - Jumping courses: grids, single jumps, multiple jumps |
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tbd
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Mini Clinic 12 - Canter |
Levels
For those who are interested in the lesson plan at Satori Stables, accomplishment and skill are recognized in Levels. Advancement through the levels is determined by the client's ability to apply each of the Core Concepts in increasingly more complex situations. The Core Concepts consist of Centered Riding Basics, the Satori Sequencing list, a following seat, and the communication for bend, direction, and combinations of bend and direction, and some other things as well. All students will learn how to ride on the flat; those who are interested in jumping will learn that as well. At each level, the Core Concepts are developed more deeply.
The Core Concepts consist of:
 | the 4 Basics + Grounding |
| the 4 steps in the Satori Sequence |
| the motions of the gait, including following hands and legs |
| transitions up and down and timing of aids |
| modifying the motions of the gait - longer-lower, shorter-higher, and slower, faster |
| modifying the position of the horse - neutral, left, right |
| modifying the direction of the horse - straight ahead, sideways shallow (in both directions), sideways deep (in both directions), pivots, reverse |
| combining position & direction of the horse - neutral, left, and right in the directions of straight ahead, sideways shallow, and sideways deep |
| applying the training scale |
Overview of the Progression of Skills and Proficiency through the Levels:
To move through the levels, proficiency at each of the Core Concepts is required in different situations. The first level requires verbal proficiency and also physical proficiency on the lunge at the walk for initiating each Core Concept and getting feedback 50% of the time. The second level requires a higher level of physical proficiency on the lunge at the walk and a 50% physical proficiency off the lunge at the walk. During each level, skills for the next level are introduced.
Proficiency is determined by the students ability to ask for what they want and determine the effectiveness of their body to make the request; it is not determined by the response the horse gives.
| on lunge | at large | ||||||
| Level | verbal | walk | trot | canter | walk | trot | canter |
| 1 | yes | 50% | |||||
| 2 | yes | 75% | 50% | ||||
| 3 | yes | '100%' | 50% | 75% | |||
| 4 | yes | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | 50% | ||
| 5 | yes | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | 75% | ||
| 6 | yes | '100%' | '100%' | 50%-75% | '100%' | '100%' | |
| 7 | yes | '100%' | '100%' | 75% | '100%' | '100%' | 50% |
| 8 | yes | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | 75% |
| 9 | yes | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' | '100%' |
Proficiency at each level can take anywhere from 6 to 12 or more lessons.