Women Wine & Equine – Banshee Ranch

Welcome to Women, Wine and Equine!

When you are at the end of your equestrian knowledge you get frustrated. This is a group we started to fill the gaps in horse knowledge while you get to know your fellow enthusiast over a glass of wine or your choice of refreshment. This is a no pressure group where you can ask any crazy question to your instructor and even requests class topics on things that strike your fancy! We will be covering topics from “ground work” to “leg wraps” to “saddle fitting” to “what judges look for” to “ why on earth is everyone yelling heel down???”

While this is not part of our Ladies Drill Team we do go over maneuvers as drill requires a combination of precise control and tolerating a stimulating environment for both the horse and rider. It’s a simple way to ferret out the gaps in training so the instructors know what portions of the clinic to put more emphasis on.

Each camp will have a Saturday ride session as well as ground training and topics commonly missed in day to day lessons/barn life. Please bring a bagged lunch for Saturday as well as wine and any other refreshments you wish. Side note wine is only for after riding portion!

We would also like to take these classes as an opportunity to empower our clients. Our wonderful trainers are all strong women with can do attitudes that have hauled and shown in the horse industry on their own. They can hopefully take any fear of the unknown and help you conquer it. There is nothing you can’t do with the right attitude and support.

We discourage the youngsters from this class as most of these topics will be in depth and geared to the adult enthusiast. That said if you have a very mature teen you are welcome to let them interview to be part of the class. They will be admitted by trainer discretion but if they are a distraction they will be dismissed from the class. This time is devoted to our mature clients seeking to educate themselves to either be able to assist their kids at shows or just to better themselves for their own adventure in the horse world.

Please come join us! Email Banshee1984@hotmail.com for more details or to sign up.

Cost: 125$ (different pricing for the larger clinics)

The outline is roughly followed and learning is paced to each group.

These clinics will repeat every year and go more in depth depending on the level of our group. Don’t worry if you feel like your not catching every detail. There will be review and repetition not to mention you can always take a private lesson to get to your desired level.

Please click the month or subject you are interested in to be directed to that clinic.

January

February (Barrel Bash)

March

April

Clinic pending

Improve neck rein, Understanding lateral and bend, Exploring Bits

May

Clinic pending

June

July

Clinic pending

August

Clinic pending

September

Clinic pending

October

Clinic pending

Costume contest

November

Clinic Pending

December (no clinics)

Clinic

Person Supply list:

WE WILL BE MOUNTED FOR HOURS SO BE PREPARED!

Note pad

Light Spurs

Longer Reins or Split

Water

Electrolytes (human)

Suggestion of power or protein bar

Saturday 9am Start

…in arena please be tacked and ready…

Warm up
- Mounting over log for safety
  - Getting horse use to it
  - Why we use it
  - Emergency uses
- During warm up discussion of why we shouldn’t bath horses in winter.
  - Also cover rain rot different season methods and why we change our methods
- Side pass review
- Leg yield review
  - Forward lateral challenge course (The Drunken Irish Game)
  - Same course in pairs
  - Practice with speed
- Cardio break with desensitizing time
  - Showing pass from right brain to left
- Turn on haunches and fore review
  - Game obstacle course with alternating the commands
  - Explanation of when and why
  - Practice to music
- Circle with leg yield review
  - Learning one handed vs plow reined
  - Challenge game
  - 2^nd Challenge game
- Gate opening review
  - Verbal only
- Preset obstacle course for full challenge
  - Time kept
- Circle with rearing horse demo
  - Difference between training and emergency
- Drill maneuvers review
  - X
  - Sweeps
  - Fans
  - Routine
- Breakdown of faults
  - What went wrong
  - How to spot a gap and pick an exercise to fix it
  - Reevaluating if it worked
- NOON Untack and wash down

Discussion of why thrush is worse in winter and also abscesses
Durasole vs Keratex vs Venice Turpentine and other treatments

Physical demo
Combination treatments

Future we will cover:
- Fura Zone
- Alu Shield
- Blood Stop
- Danger of injections
- Liniments or Poultices… What’s the Difference?

Lunch

Debate of the day

Farrier wrongful death, are you at risk?

Future:

The Barefoot vs. Shod Debate
Big Lick, how does it affect me?
PMU horses
Aluminum vs Steele trailers Pro’s and Con’s

AFTER LUNCH RIDE (Bareback preferred)

Tack up
Problem shooting time
- Discussion of the rib cage
- Flexing
Creating a still horse (stage 2) – Teaching horse to appreciate when your still
- Make stop the reward
- Why is lateral movement important to stopping?
- Create safe spaces
  - Tips of small signals indicating safe space to your horse
  - Where is your safe space?
  - Difference between safe and bad habit
- Wash down and injection site review/introduction. When to pick which site.
  - Neck pointers
  - Downside to certain locations
  - Physical practice
  - Jerky horse solutions
  - Twitch or not to twitch
- Bit Demo
  - Skull Demo
  - Discussion of head position in relation to bit interaction

Clinic (Date to be announced for 2020)

Supply list:

10-14’ nylon NOT COTTON lead and a belt for around human waist
Horse and all desired tack

Bonus Supplies (so you don’t have to wait for a turn with demo supplies)

Duct tape or elastikon elastic tape 4″
Vet wrap
Padding leg quilts
Cling wrap
Baby diaper

9am Start in arena please be tacked and ready

Saturday 9am Coffee and Donuts

Tack up
Steering from the rib cage
Flexing through the body not just the neck
Lateral pass or Side pass over log
Backup L
Turn on haunches, turn on forehand, spin and when to use what.
Cowboy leads (bring 10-14’ nylon NOT COTTON lead and a belt for around human waist)

Mounting and dismounting without tangling
Circle with rearing horse demo
Drill maneuvers review
Breakdown of faults
Spirals practicing leg yielding circle with cones
Lateral pass or Side pass using fence as aid
Mounting over log for safety
Creating a still horse – Teaching horse to appreciate when your still
Wash down and injection site review/introduction. When to pick which site.

Noonish Untack and wash down

Drawing agents
Ichthammol vs Epsom Salt Poultice
When and why
Physical demo
Combination treatment
- Future camp we will cover:
  - Fura Zone
  - Alu Shield
  - Blood Stop
  - Banimine and Bute when and why (dangers of injections)
  - Liniments or Poultices… What’s the Difference?

DEBATE TIME!!! Lunch and optional wine (BYOW)

Cloning… when, why and who allows what? Stallion vs Mare breeding rights

Read HERE to get a start on subject.

Future Debates:
- Farrier wrongful death, are you at risk?
- The Barefoot vs. Shod Debate
- Big Lick, how does it affect me?
- PMU horses
- Aluminum vs Steele trailers Pro’s and Con’s

2pm Guest speaker covering

Buying and selling a horse
What to look for:
Conformation is not the end of the world or the beginning.
Injuries quick identification of deal breakers.
Bad habits we find and is it trainable? How to know when to walk away.
Protecting yourself as seller
Bills of sale
Proving you own a stolen horse

3pm End of clinic

We would love to hear from you on topics you would like to see covered in the program.

Topics Schedule for future:

Horse Show Classes!
Breakdowns in definitions of the different classes at horse show and how they are judged. Be sure to come to this class to ask any questions about the upcoming show series!

Round Pen Demo

Why do we use to round pen? Training vs discipline will be explained. Each person will get a try at exercising what they learned briefly with the ranch stock horses.

Safety basics

Putting on a halter safely and efficiently. Retrieving a loose horse in a pen. In and out of stall safety and what injuries to both you and your horse that can occur. Why we tie saddled horses in stalls. Reasons for cross tie vs straight tie. Basic moving the horse around you. How to tie a horse up properly.

Lungeing

What you need to know! Demonstrations along with the chance to pick up the line and develop some new skills of your own. If time allows we will cover artificial aids that can be used to help achieve your goals.

Vet Stuff

What is Colic? You will learn the different types of Colic as well as the warning signs. Time allowing we will also go over Choke and other issues that may come up with your horse.

Trailering
Hooking up to a bumper pull vs goose neck. Safety in loading and unloading along with hands on practice.

The difference between emergency loading and teaching a horse to load. How to make him appreciate the trailer. Using a method that will have lasting results vs the latest trend.

Emergency loading techniques and when to use which technique, and when they become dangerous.

Jumping Demo!

Understanding basic principles. Explanations of what we look for in a jumper. Why is all that balancing with arms out so important? How to protect our horses and ourselves. Why does a trail rider need to know how to jump?

Farrier Day!
Trimming Demos and explanations. How to care to our athletes hooves. We will be covering the different types of shoes and when to use what type. Discussion with the farrier about barefoot vs shoes. We will also be covering basic ways you can train your horse to stand better for the farrier and common mistakes owners make.

How to properly hold a horse being worked on and why it’s important.

Buying The Right Horse! (the first try)

We will address: What you need vs what you want. Why color doesn’t ride but still costs more. The importance of vet checks. Translating sales Jargon. Tricks of the trade and what to look for. How to take a hard look at what you need verses what you want. Spotting potential verses how to evaluate a non starter.

Sight and sound

A better understanding on how your horse sees, hears and interprets that information. What this means to you as a rider. How to anticipate or empathize with your horses limitations and sensitivities. We will go over tricks and tips to improve your training methods with your new understanding.