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Learning to Ride – First Lesson of 2012 at Thompsons Horse Centre (Lesson #24 overall), after 3 weeks off over Xmas/NY – feels good to get back into it!
And yeah, there are some moments when I completely suck but its been a while.
Lots of diagonals and figure-eights. I actually did my first walk-canter transition but didnt get it on video.. maybe next time

Me (wearing pink) riding Yooey
Mum (wearing white) riding Viking

Made with Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD 11.0
Dont own music tracks.

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Learning to ride at Thompsons Horse Centre
Lesson #16 – This is only my 2nd time jumping – everyone has to learn somehow so I dont get why people are disliking this video :S No one is a pro from the start and thats why I upload these videos. If you dislike the vid, then at least comment saying why!
Horse – Max

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Excuse the very poor video skills this time around
6th Lesson Learning to Ride
Riding the bay – Viking
Next lesson should include trotting poles and/or cantering

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Learning to ride at Thompsons Horse Centre- 15th Lesson. My first time jumping
Warming up, and practicing two-point position. Then some trotting poles, and a small jump at trot and canter
Horse – Cookie

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music WAS maneater by nelly furtado BUT i had to change it to this beat since YouTube is cracking down on music out there.

Hey guys,

OK, I am in a good mood today and have faith in humanity to be kind, so I reinstated the comment board and took down my harsh disclaimer. This is all with the hope that no one will be unnecessarily rude in their comments.

This is my riding lesson on Jake at Spring Down Equestrian Center in Portola Valley, CA.

Carol Goldstein’s horses are amazing there and I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a place to ride up north.

I love horses and unfortunately don’t get to ride very much anymore because of work, hence some of the rookie mistakes. I know I am not a perfect rider, but I LOVE horses and always treat them well. After seeing this video I realized my stirrups were too short, my heels weren’t down enough and I hunch forward so please be kind and only add constructive comments.

music WAS maneater by nelly furtado BUT i had to change it to this beat since YouTube is cracking down on music out there.

Bummer, I know

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Learning to ride as adult beginner – 4th lesson
Rising trot
Horse – Max
Thompsons Riding Centre, Upper Hutt – Wellington
Still having a bit of trouble with my feet slipping out of the stirrups :S

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My 3rd riding lesson at Thompsons Horse Centre, just started learning to ride as an adult/complete beginner.
Horse: Cookie
Walking off the lunge. First time doing rising trot off the lunge, and also without hanging onto the saddle.
Song:LadyGaga-HighwayUnicorn

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Learning to ride as an adult beginner, Lesson #7 at Thompsons Horse Centre
Trotting Poles and my first time cantering
Horse – Cookie
Watch in HD

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Learning to ride as an adult beginner, 5th lesson at Thompsons Horse Centre.
Mostly the same, rising trot and a bit of sitting trot, diagonals and circles etc
Horse – Cookie.

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Fantastic pictures from a play-dance-working-session in the wild nature at liberty. Very clearly you can see the fantastic effects of the Magic-Lungeing, which Klaus founded in this form and evolved into a true art and unique way. Here one of the most important bases in Klaus’s work. A horse needs a very good preparation to carry a rider. Klaus has raised the Art of Lungeing – learn more about it here and what this means. This clip is also a first entrance into Klaus’ unique way of being with horses in the highest sense of their culture which has made him known worldwide. ‪‪‪‪http://www.hempfling.com‬‬‬‬ This video features the horse therapist Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling’s work. With his professional background in communications he has shaken up the international horse world. He is working with these powerful, dignified creatures in accordance with nature. The development of the rider’s “presence” and an orientation to holistic principles is integral to this work.
Klaus has the ability to “know” a horse within a few seconds and within a few minutes of the first meeting, he establishes a relationship so firmly that anything after that is completely based on trust — creating lifelong friendship with the horses. Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling (latest book The Horse Seeks Me) is touching equestrians worldwide, with response in fields like natural horsemanship, horse whispering, classical and freestyle dressage, equestrian sports, western riding, endurance, eventing and horseback riding in general. He is at the forefront on working and interacting with horses and is known for authentic and effective groundwork according to the horses’ nature, often proved and documented with stallions (breeding stallions). He considers the horse’s psyche (horse psychology) and communicates via body language with these beautiful creatures. His first book, ‘Dancing with Horses’ met with overwhelming success. The main focus of his teaching is the humans’ personal development and he is the founder of horse assisted manager and leadership training, having trained and coached many managers and leaders from companies all over the world. Klaus lived with wild horses in wilderness to observe their animal language and natural horse behaviour. In the beauty of this nature he developed his principals of the ‘first encounter’ of human and horse.
One of his specialities is the work with difficult and aggressive horses. Hempfling transforms dangerous, nervous, traumatized horses into cooperative companions. They recognize him as their leader, and become willing partners in groundwork and under saddle. The KFH riding system ‘Balanced Weight Riding’ starts with thorough groundwork and lungeing at liberty, building up the potential for the exercises of the High School Dressage (Haute Ecole), like shoulder-in, Spanish walk, passage.
One may say that he is meanwhile one of the leading names in the issue animal and especially horse welfare and horse passion and love, as well as horses in wildlife, roots in nature and animal communication. The German TV programme called him one of the most important horse whisperer of the world. Hempfling’s professional background is in the fields communication, art, theatre, music, study of native people and cultures. He lives on a small island in the Danish Archipelago where he conducts exclusive courses for people from all corners of the world.

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