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Holistic Horsemanship Clinic with Micheli Lynn
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Part 1: Foundations: Groundwork & Basic Riding
Best for:
• New horse owners
• Colts / young horses
• Horses needing consistency or confidence/problem solving
• Riders wanting a solid foundation
What we’ll cover: Groundwork & “Bomb Proofing”
• Establishing control on the ground (circle work, yielding, changing directions)
• Introducing the flag + understanding pressure/release
• Desensitizing with tarp, poles, and obstacles
important for building saftey trust, and responsiveness in day to day situations
Riding Fundamentals
• Separating the front and hind end
• One rein stop (when, why, and how)
• Tracking correctly at the walk, trot, lope (WTL)
• Beginning one-handed riding, cones
Rope & Obstacle Introduction
• Handling a rope safely from the ground
• Introducing your horse to rope movement
• Riding over logs, tarps, and obstacles
• Intro to flag work — “hooking on” basics
1:00 – 4:00 PM: Part II: Performance: Refinement & Cow Horse Concepts
Best for:
• Riders with a solid foundation
• Horses ready to progress into more advanced work
• Anyone wanting to improve feel, timing, and precision
What we’ll focus on:
Body Control & Softness
• Shoulder and hindquarter control
• Rib cage softness and body isolation
• Lead departures + transitions
• Figure 8s and counter canter
Maneuvers & Performance
• Improving stops, spins, and backups
• Counter backing + increased responsiveness
Ranch & Cow Horse Skills
• Roping off your horse
• Dragging objects with confidence
• Flag work:
– Proper positioning
– Timing on turns
-Developing a true “hook”
4:00 – 5:00 PM - Optional Add-On: Ranch Riding Pattern Practice
We’ll finish the day by putting everything together.
• Practice a real ranch riding pattern
• Patterns pulled from the Dripping Springs Ranch Park Ranch Riding Series
• Focus on execution, flow, and show preparation
Perfect for riders wanting to apply skills in a practical, show-style setting
Location: Kenshō Stables, Wimberley, Texas
Additional info:
All haul-ins will be required typical health cert, coggins and up-to-date vaccinations.
Haul-in is an additional $25 per horse.
Auditor tickets available.
8 horse limit; payment holds your spot; first-come, first-served.
If horse haul-in tickets are sold out, please, consider an audit ticket. We would love to have you!
Background:
We searched for the “right” trainer at Kenshō for three years. I love Micheli because she is multi-disciplinary, based in natural horsemanship, colt starting, cowboying / reined cow horse. She takes a relationship-with-your-horse approach to all disciplines. She’s well-rounded, experienced and pushes her limits, often in Montana, Oregon, Fort Worth or Nevada , working with some of the top trainers in the country. She’s calm, kind and makes training a fun, informative learning experience for everyone involved.
Micheli Lynn, Trainer, Colt Starter, and Equine-Facilitated Learning Specialist; experience in English and Western disciplines
Micheli Lynn has been riding since before she could walk — born in Cabo San Lucas, she spent her earliest years being passed from horse to horse on the beaches of Mexico. After competing across New England in Hunter Jumper circuits, she earned a degree in Psychology and went on to become EAGALA-certified, spending two years running the equine program at the Burke Center for Youth in Texas — teaching emotional regulation, communication, and trust through horses with at-risk youth. Her horsemanship training took her to McGinnis Meadows Ranch in Montana to study Buck Brannaman-style horsemanship, then across the country — Fort Worth, Oregon, Nevada — starting colts for performance programs and reined cow horse competitors while training under some of the finest horsemen in the business. Today Micheli blends psychology, energy work, and true cowboy horsemanship into a holistic approach that honors both horse and human — building partnerships based on respect, feel, and understanding, never force.