As many of us are stuck at home I was thinking that we could compile a list of your favorite resources for online training videos (clinics, lessons etc.). I was hoping to rewatch the horsemastership clinics but it looks like they have all been removed from USEF Network…
Thanks!
Youtube! All of the 2012 Olympics is on there and I’ve been watching, studying people who ride horses similar to mine.
Beezie also has a youtube she’s been posting lessons to, and I just watching whatever comes up from horse shows and people I respect in the industry
If you’re in the mood for something a little different, I highly recommend the Warwick Schiller “Performance Horsemanship” videos. I find it’s a good supplement to any riding discipline. There’s a focus on the human’s mindset when working with horses. Very enlightening.
Great topic!!! I was following a series on YouTube trying to “fix” my hunt horse --we were having issues with bigger fences --stumbled on Kirstin Kelly Equestrian Videos She is a trainer and event rider in NZ.
Tried 4 and they seemed to help my horse with some issues on the flat --sent a quick email to Kirstin Kelly telling her I’d tried the videos and liked them. She replied back IMMEDIATELY and asked for more information about my horse and me. Within a few days, I was sending her 30 second clips --some longer --of me riding the the horse. Within a day, she would resend the clips back with a “voice over” making suggestions, then link me to specific video exercises. Cost? $5/month patron subscription --or more if one chooses. I gathered NZ is in a lock down too so she’s not teaching her regular classes. [can stop the subscription any time].
Meanwhile (back to me, my favorite subject) I’ve been “working with” her for a month and the horse has improved on the flat and o/f. Of course, the big problem was ME —and something none of my two previous instructors/trainers notices or spoke to --my saddle (purchased in 1976) was too small for me --it kept me from a really solid 2 point --apparently it didn’t matter too much to my old packer —but the new horse (of three years) needed a better rider and with a new saddle (purchased and fitted curbside at a tack/feed store that has a saddle fitter) --the young horse is now doing flat work smoothly, all gaits, and (drum roll) consistently taking cross rails smoothly with proper striding. Due to the CV situation, I’m limiting myself to cross rails for now --but may add vertices as the situation eases. I only practice jumping when DH is on the property (usually moving rails for me).
Personally, I feel like I am getting a better lesson on-line with the voice-over video response —I can SEE what I’m doing and hear the suggestions for improvement. In “real” lessons, by the time the lesson was over, I’d forgotten half of what was said at the start --so seemed to continually make the same small mistakes over and over --this way, I concentrate on the three-five comments Kirstin makes, send a new video, and have the satisfaction of being told “well done!”
I’m interested in this topic also. I have a new beginner I am working with so I would appreciate any good videos that cover the basics that we could watch together.
I agree with what everyone else has said. There are endless videos on YouTube from equitation finals to horsemanship training. Another option, if you want to be interactive when your horse when you are able to ride again, are the Noelle Floyd Masterclasses. They cost a little bit, but are worth it and have definitely helped with training and riding my green hunter. USHJA also live-streamed the derby finals and I am pretty sure they are still up and available for viewing! Beezie Madden also posted a few of her lessons on YouTube as well, which have been quite interesting to watch.
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