Tallman Training Centre

Debuting in the 2009 season, Tallman Training Centre will be offering riding/training camps for all levels of riders and handlers, aged 12 and up.

You may bring your own horse, or be provided a horse from our collection.  We have horses of all ages at different levels of training.  Working with your own horse, of course, is the objective.

As with all lessons and clinics, the goal will be to help horse enthusiasts cultivate a productive and enjoyable working relationship with horses.  There will be a focus on safety and horsemanship, and learning the relationship from the horse's perspective.  

My philosophy is that anyone who handles a horse is a horse trainer - horses learn from every interaction they have.  Whether you as a handler are a good trainer is the question.  A good trainer produces quiet, trustworthy, respectful horses that are responsive, not reactive.  My goal is to produce good trainers.

I will be offering riding & training camps to all levels of riders & handlers in the 2009 season.  As with all my lessons, there will be a focus on Safety and Communication. 

Camps will typically run 5 days, though custom camps could be arranged for private groups.

Cost will be $500/5 days
Bring your own horse, or use one of ours.
Cost includes:

• 5 days Focused Instruction
• Room and Board for One Horse
• Excellent Quality Meals
• Camping Space with or without electrical hookup

Clinics are geared toward helping you communicate better with your horse, therefore improving your relationship and performance.  

Please Note:  Prices listed here are offered for the FIRST 4 CLINICS BOOKED.  After that pricing will be subject to reevaluation, so book early!

Option #1:  Participation Clinic:  participants working with their own horses - troubleshooting problems, basic horsemanship skills, most things come back to groundwork.  Group session with each participant getting individual attention.  Full day, 2 sessions (morning 8-12/afternoon 1-5).  If there are 2 different experience levels in the group, the sessions are best divided between experience levels, however, if there are few riders (up to about 5) each rider could have a morning slot and afternoon slot.  
Price:  $200/day up to 8 riders (4 per session) + mileage, accommodation & meals.  Mileage is .50/km between my house & yours.  No "fast food", white bread, processed cheese or balogna.  If more than 8 riders, days can be extended after supper for an extra charge ($25/hour).

Option #2:  Demonstration Clinic:  Basic round penning skills, foundation building.  Need a new horse for each 1 hour period (average, though actual session length will be based on knowledge acquired during session.  We conclude sessions based on what the horse has learned, not the time on the clock).  Will use participant's horses, discuss what I am doing with the horse, and give the owner of each horse some hands-on time with instruction if it feels right.  
Price:  $200/full day or $125/half day + mileage, accommodation & meals.  Half day only one meal required (and obviously no accommodation).

In both clinic options sessions are based on current knowledge of student (whether horse or human).  My focus is on foundations, and most problems stem back to foundations.  With the right basic knowledge & exercises most issues can be resolved and most maneuvers carried out.  

note:  half day clinics can fill the other half of the day with hoof trimming if there are horses in need to balance not only the hooves, but the cost of mileage as well (make it more worth while for the clinic hosts).

I offer riding & training lessons to all levels of riders & handlers.  My focus is on safety and communication, horsemanship and improving relationships between horses and their people.  It is important to consider every situation from the horse’s perspective in order to  understand the most effective way of dealing with problems.  Often the problem is not with the horse, but the approach of the handler.

Individual lessons will be $35 each, you can bring your horse to me, work with one of mine, or pay my mileage to come to you - I have a minimum $75 charge to travel for lessons, so it would be best to have groups of 2 or 3 people to make it more affordable.  Group lessons are $25 per rider/handler with a minimum $75 charge.  Please contact me for more information.