Horsemanship Foundational Training and Education

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At Covered Call Farm, we offer a unique and enriching horsemanship experience for individuals and families interested in beginning or renewing their horsemanship journey.

We are not a “lesson barn.” There are many longstanding, reputable farms in Lee and the Greater Seacoast area that offer lessons and training in many different disciplines. They are much larger establishments, have small herds of experienced lesson horses, and can accommodate many students of differing riding ability and horsemanship backgrounds.

Our program is tailored for individuals who can relate to any or all of the following:

• You have little to no prior horsemanship experience, but have always felt drawn to and had a desire to learn about horses.
• You may have had past horsemanship experience that did not meet your needs and you seek an alternative approach, based on natural horsemanship principles.
• You have an interest that goes beyond just learning to “ride a horse.”
• You seek to learn and understand how horses think, feel, act and communicate with each other and with humans.
• You don’t have predetermined goals or expectations (i.e. I want to compete in horse shows within two years, I only want to ride English/Western).
• You want to learn and participate in everything that goes into caring for, being with and learning about horses.
• You believe horses and humans form relationships and work as partners in the same way that humans form partnerships with other species, such as canines and marine mammals.
• You don’t view horses as “machines” who should be made to work without regard to welfare, environment or their needs as horses.
• You are at least 10 years of age.

Our foundational program, which consists of six weekly 90-minute sessions, incorporates the following core educational areas:

• Biomechanics of Horse and Rider: How Horses Move and How We Move with Them
• Horse and Rider Fitness
• Understanding the Horse and Herd Behavior: What They Think, Feel and Do, and Why
• The Language of Equus: How Horses and Humans Read and Respond to Energy and Body
• Language
• Basic First Aid, Care and Feeding
• Groundwork, In-Hand and Working at Liberty
• Preparing for Horse Ownership

**Limited private instruction in balanced-seat riding, equitation, and groundwork is available for individuals who have completed the core foundational program. Alternately, the core foundational program is also available as a private instructional option and can be tailored to individual needs.

Contact us to inquire about private instruction.