Horsemanship Clinic
JULY 7-9, 2023
Whether you own your own horse, whether you are planning to purchase a horse, or just want to learn something new, this is it.
Come to the ranch and spend two nights/three days/all-inclusive and find the love and respect for the horse. You will be amazed at what you can learn. Even if you own your own horse we all can improve our skills in creating the best relationship between you and your horse. If you have issues with your horse we can help you. Most issues with rider and horse are rider error and generally easily fixed.
This weekend is created to have fun, learn, and to improve your skills around the horse from basic to advanced horsemanship. If you’re interested, take a look at the itinerary for this event.
Cost: $675 per person
Early Bird Rate until April 30. $750 per person beginning May 1.Friday
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Welcome and Settle-In
- Meet and Greet with Everyone
- Discuss
Goals for this clinic
Horse knowledge and experience
Meet your clinicians (Joelle and Kelsey’s background)
Weekend itinerary - Conversation
Talking to horses
How do horses interact with each other?
How do horses interact with humans and why?
What we see in a horse’s body language
How we use our body language to talk to horses - Demonstration of join up with a horse
- Free time to explore the Bunkhouse, woods, barn, etc.
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Dinner and wrap up for the evening
Saturday
8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Breakfast and Getting Ready
- Guests eat breakfast and comes to the barn at 9:00
- Kelsey and Joelle get horses ready with tack and lunch
9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Guests Get Assigned a Horse
- Ground interactions and body language activity with their horse
- Guests should be able to get their horse to follow them with little to no contact of the lead
- Get Guests on their Horses
- Guests will work on steering, stopping, and starting their horse before hitting the trail
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
- Guided all day trail ride with lunch
3:00 pm -5:00 pm
- Downtime/Hot Tub/Relax for Guests
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Release the Horses
- Guests will see the horses leave the barnyard and see how they interact with each other
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Dinner with Campfire
Sunday
8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Breakfast and Observation
- Breakfast and coffee are packed out in the field for sunrise breakfast and observations of the horses
- Horses will be in front pasture close to the barn
9:00 am – 10:00 am
- After breakfast guest will catch their horse in the field using a given lead rope (explanation to how and assistance will be given)
- Guests can help groom their horse or go back to the bunk house for a bit before our ride
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
- Short trail ride
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Wrap up and good-bye
Contact Us
North Mountain Outfitter
709 North Mountain Road
Swoope, Virginia 24479
540.886.7768
North Mountain Outfitter is a permittee
of the George Washington National Forest
of the George Washington National Forest
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