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Train With Mandy

The Train with Mandy Programme is an online video coaching programme consisting of videos on various training topics. How it works is you will receive a video along with an instructional pdf on a task you then record yourself, duplicating each task and submitting your video. Mandy will respond with feedback, and you will either pass or be asked to try again and re-submit. There is no time limit on how long you take to complete the course; you work at your own pace according to your particular time constraints. After completing the course, a reward will be headed your way, as well as you own a more responsive and willing partner. The course is also a great introduction to Mandy's lessons at her live clinics.

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Mandy and her associates will not assume any liability for your activities. These online course videos provide general information that may not be suitable
for everyone.

Start Here: Our Skill Assessment Stages build upon one another. Please begin with Stage One.

Course 1:
Please note: 1 Horse and Handler to be assessed
 
Horsemanship Groundwork the Basics
(Tasks can be performed on any age horse)

$250

Mandy considers these groundwork basics the foundation building blocks needed to train a horse for any discipline properly. The better your horse is at the Groundwork exercises, the better he will be under saddle. The importance of groundwork cannot be emphasised enough; the horse will learn coping skills and balance, which sets them up for success in their ridden career. Mandy uses a combination of Positive and Negative reward-based training when teaching her horses. You have the option of teaching your horse Positive reward training along with Mandy, or you can just simply
opt-out of the first exercise.

 
  • Course 1 Exercise 1:  Charge to a Bridging Signal using a marker (Optional)

  • Course 1 Exercise 2:  Polite Haltering the head down cue.

  • Course 1 Exercise 3:  Eyes towards

  • Course 1 Exercise 4:  Backing from a distance

  • Course 1 Exercise 5:  Eyes away 

  • Course 1 Exercise 6:  Circle around and eyes towards to stop

  • Course 1 Exercise 7:  Yield your nose

  • Course 1 Exercise 8:  Picking up Feet to a tap

  • Course 1 Exercise 9:  Squeeze game

  • Course 1 Exercise 10: Stick driving

  • Course 1 Exercise 11: Circle and bring shoulders through to change direction

  • Course 1 Exercise 12: Leading beside

  • Course 1 Exercise 13: Circle around walk, trot, and canter

  • Course 1 Exercise 14: Yielding, hind, shoulder, nose to pressure

  • Course 1 Exercise 15: Side Passing

  • Course 1 Exercise 16: Follow me leading behind

  • Course 1 Exercise 17: Easy worming

 

Reward Equine Connection Cap

Course 2:
Please note: 1 Horse and Handler to be assessed
 
Liberty
(Prerequisite to Liberty is to have completed course 1)

$250

Exercises with rope in belt and neck rope. Tasks can be performed on any age horse

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  • Course 2 Exercise 1:   Eyes towards

  • Course 2 Exercise 2:   Eyes away

  • Course 2 Exercise 3:   Circle around and eyes towards to stop

  • Course 2 Exercise 4:   Squeeze game

  • Course 2 Exercise 5:   Circle and bring shoulders through to change direction

  • Course 2 Exercise 6:   Leading beside through cones

  • Course 2 Exercise 7:   Circle around walk, trot, and canter

  • Course 2 Exercise 8:   Side Passing

  • Course 2 Exercise 9:   Follow me leading behind

  • Course 2 Exercise 10: Whoa Cue from a distance, stopping with the stick in the air

  • Course 2 Exercise 11: Backing beside

  • Course 2 Exercise 12: Changing Directions figure 8

  • Course 2 Exercise 13: Teaching a trick hug

  • Course 2 Exercise 14: On your mat, stay cue

  • Course 2 Exercise 15: Putting it all together in a pattern novice ILHA pattern

  • Course 2 Exercise 16: Offline Practice small area performing hind, shoulders, stop and back, leading, circling and figure 8

  • Course 2 Exercise 17: Taxi

 

Reward Equine Connection Cap

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Course 3:
Please note: 1 Horse and Handler to be assessed
 
Riding with Confidence
(Prerequisite to Riding with Confidence is to have completed course 1)

$275
  • Course 3 Exercise 1:   Polite Bridling

  • Course 3 Exercise 2:   Polite Saddling

  • Course 3 Exercise 3:   Yield your nose on the ground 

  • Course 3 Exercise 4:   Advanced groundwork in the bridle hind, go forward, shoulders, back

  • Course 3 Exercise 5:   Mounting from a block

  • Course 3 Exercise 6:   Yield your nose under saddle

  • Course 3 Exercise 7:   Stop now cue at a walk

  • Course 3 Exercise 8:   Stop now signal at a trot

  • Course 3 Exercise 9:   Stop now signal at a canter

  • Course 3 Exercise 10: Staying on the track, follow the fence

  • Course 3 Exercise 11: Changing direction diagonals

  • Course 3 Exercise 12: Yield hind

  • Course 3 Exercise 13: Yield hind and stop

  • Course 3 Exercise 14: Soften in the bridle at a standstill

  • Course 3 Exercise 15: Stopping on two reins

  • Course 3 Exercise 16: Teaching inside leg 

  • Course 3 Exercise 17: Inside leg transitions

  • Course 3 Exercise 18: Backing yield hind and back

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Reward Equine Connection Polo Shirt

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Course 4:
Please note: 1 Horse and Handler to be assessed
 
Advancing your Riding
(Prerequisite to Advanced Riding is courses 1 and 3)

$300
  • Course 4 Exercise 1:   Mounting from a fence

  • Course 4 Exercise 2:   Give to the bridle in motion at the walk

  • Course 4 Exercise 3:   Cross pattern 4 leaf clover

  • Course 4 Exercise 4:   Riding to a point 

  • Course 4 Exercise 5:   Yield hind on wall

  • Course 4 Exercise 6:   Yield hind on wall and side pass 

  • Course 4 Exercise 7:   Give to the bridle in motion at the trot

  • Course 4 Exercise 8:   Circle, hind, and bring shoulders through yield hind and bring shoulders through

  • Course 4 Exercise 9:   Snakey serpentines 

  • Course 4 Exercise 10: Inside leg with softness

  • Course 4 Exercise 11: Give to the bridle and lateral flexion

  • Course 4 Exercise 12: Canter departures

  • Course 4 Exercise 13: Side pass off the wall

  • Course 4 Exercise 14: Leg yielding

  • Course 4 Exercise 15: Teaching the Whoa 

  • Course 4 Exercise 16: Counter bend walk

  • Course 4 Exercise 17: Counter bend trot

  • Course 4 Exercise 18: Giving to the bridle at the canter

  • Course 4 Exercise 19: Putting it all together and riding a pattern

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Reward Equine Connection Long Sleeve Shirt

REGISTER

Each September, Mandy sets aside some time in her calendar to invite participants to train with her at her ranch; this is an excellent opportunity to tick off some of your course skills

READ TO BEGIN: Purchase your coaching course and then follow these simple steps

STEP 1

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Read the pdf and watch Mandy's video

STEP 2

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Practice, and once you feel you are ready to film yourself duplicating the skill

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Filming Tips

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  • Shoot horizontally. Shooting while holding your phone vertically will lead to black bars on the side of the screen

  • Hold it steady! If you don't have a tripod, try resting your phone on a stable surface while shooting.

  • Check your lighting. The best videos are shot in natural sunlight.

STEP 3

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Upload and share your video with Mandy

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Sharing Options:

YouTube is the best option:

Public videos and playlists can be seen by and shared with anyone.

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You and the users you choose can only see private videos and playlists.

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Unlisted videos and playlists can be seen and shared by anyone with the link.

STEP 4

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Receive written feedback from Mandy.

 

You can move on to the next skill and repeat these steps when you pass.

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