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Join in on the Live Q&A or submit your questions and watch the recording later. 

All of your questions will be addressed, and one of Angelo's strengths as a teacher is being able to give many examples of horses he has worked with and how they may relate to the issue you are facing. 

Whether you have questions on theory, or a specific challenge you are encountering, get Angelo's personal feedback during this Live Session. 

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Here is exactly what you get when you join...

​Your Course Includes

• 5 Core Modules released over 5 Weeks
• 1 Video Coaching Session with Angelo Telatin
• 1 Live Q&A Coaching Call with Angelo Telatin
• ​Lifetime Access to the Entire Course
• Full 30 Day Money Back Guarantee​​

​ Your Bonuses Include

• Course Critiques with Angelo Telatin
• ​Course Building Tutorial with course designer Cherie
• Access to Private CRK Course Members Facebook Community​

Teach Your Horse to Jump Confidently and Carefully, with Rhythm and Ease

While Avoiding and Solving Common Problems

 

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What gives some horses “heart”?

The bravery, the drive, the willingness to jump out of any spot. The horse that is generous in making up for a mistake by the rider, getting out of the tough lines, and always seems to have more jump left in him.

Is this hard to define quality called heart innate in some horses, or is it a result of their training?

When a horse seems to lose this “heart”, becoming burnt out from jumping, and developing habits like stopping or running out, can they be retrained?

While we may never really know what gives some horses that special quality of heart, it is not a mystery how the all too common problems in jumping develop, and, fortunately, they can be both prevented or retrained through correct work.

A horse and rider are cantering around a jump course when, at the third fence, a sizeable oxer, the horse stops short in the last stride. The rider gets thrown up the horse’s neck, pushes herself back, and then holding the horse in front of the jump, gives him a loud “thwack” with the crop. 
 
They turn away, canter around, and approach the jump a second time. Once again, the horse hits the brakes in the last stride. This time, as the rider fights to regain their balance, the horse jumps quickly to the side, but the rider once again pulls them around back to the base of the jump and punishes the refusal with a smack of her crop. 

Once again, they pick up the canter to make another approach. As they straighten out in the approach, the horse starts to rush forward, now anxious about the jump ahead. In the last stride, he stops and quickly leaps out to one side, getting away from the space in front of that fence as quickly as possible.
 
While the rider was attempting to punish the horse for stopping, can you recognize what really happened?
 
The horse was lacking the confidence, and perhaps the balance in his approach to jump, so he stopped, but because of the use of the crop, he associated being in front of the jump with being hit, so became anxious about the approach and learned to quickly run out to avoid the smack of the whip. 

Many horses develop problems in jumping because they are pushed too fast in their early training. They develop habits such as rushing, stopping, or running out as a result of a lack of confidence around jumping.

Unfortunately, in an attempt to solve the problem, many riders, such as the one in the example above, inadvertently make it worse.
 
The amount of physical learning that is needed for a horse to jump confidently is underestimated.

Many horses are started over jumps by being pointed at obstacles and expected to leap. The result is that every approach will be slightly different, not providing the horse an opportunity for trial and error learning of how to use his body correctly from take off through to landing.

As long as the horse continues to go, the height is raised and courses are built.

The margin for error becomes smaller as the horse has never learned how to jump out of bad spots when he gets in too tight or doesn’t have enough impulsion in the approach.

As a result, the horse’s confidence can plummet when he has an accident, or a pattern can begin when he stops or ducks out, unable to jump out of a bad spot or a poor balance.

A horse who lacks confidence over jumps will also tend to rush, running forward due to a combination of anxiety and poor balance.

The more the rider attempts to hold the horse back, the more compromised the jump can become, as the horse approaches with too much weight on the forehand, and is unable to reach with their neck, and use their body effectively during the jump.
 
The key to building skills, confidence, and perhaps even the heart of a jumper, is to build exercises that set up the same approach to the jump each time.

As the horse’s confidence grows, the exercises are expanded and changed, to teach the horse how to adjust their stride, reach with their neck, and round their back over the jumps.

Through the gridwork, the horse learns how to use their body, how to jump out of different distances, and they develop the strength and coordination necessary to handle longer courses.

In this kind of jump training, the horse is able to develop confidence, due to the exercises setting them up for success, and for learning to jump without being micromanaged by the rider.
 
These exercises are  important not only for the young horse learning to jump, but also for the horse who needs to be retrained  for jumping.

Specific exercises can help the horse learn to jump with confidence again and perhaps rebuild the heart and spirit they once had.
 
I would like to invite you to join me in the new online course Building the Showjumper with Angelo Telatin. 

In this course you will learn the psychology of training a showjumper, and get exercises to practice groundwork preparation all the way through building and riding courses, creating confidence, correcting problems, or preventing future problems from ever developing!
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Many horses develop problems in jumping because they are pushed too fast in their early training. They develop habits such as rushing, stopping, or running out as a result of a lack of confidence around jumping.

Learn to rebuild your horse’s confidence through the progression of exercises with Angelo Telatin in Building the Showjumper.

In this Course you will learn:

• To retrain bad habits such as refusals, runouts and rushing
• How to calm the anxious horse who rushes (??? does this also help with calmness out at an event???)
• The training of a young horse who has never jumped before
• Why investigative behavior should be allowed, even in the last few strides before the jump
• How to train your horse to jump from any distance

Whether you want a confident, responsive horse for the showjumping course, a steady, even rhythm for the hunter ring, or just to jump a few crossrails in the arena or logs out on the trail for fun, this course with Angelo will improve both you and your horse.

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Your Instructor Angelo Telatin

​Dr Angelo Telatin is a PhD in Equine Behavior as well as a Professor of Equine Science at Delaware Valley University and an experienced showjump rider, trainer, and coach.

Angelo has brought many young horses from their first jump to successful competitions and has also developed a specialty in retraining jumpers that are “burnt out” and now known for refusals or worse.

His success comes from a slow and systematic approach, teaching the horses one new skill at a time and moving forward when they are showing the necessary skill level and confidence to do so.

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Build Your Showjumper

Use These Step by Step Lessons to Jump Confidently and Carefully, with Rhythm and Ease...

​Module 1  Learning Theory and Jumping

Understand how learning theory applies to jumping, and how training jumping is different than training other behavior in that the jump is such a short moment in time.

Discover the sequence of training a jumper, beginning with ground work and riding in balance on the flat, then building progressive grids and taking those skills out into course work.

​Module 2  Lunging and Long Lining

​​Learn why Angelo considers lunging skills to be a pre-requisite for jumpers.

Discover how lunging and long lining are used to bring the horse into good balance and prepare them for jumping.

​Module 3  Developing Balance with Grids
OR Balance + Rhythm with Grids
OR Grids for Success

Begin working on the jumping grids, beginning with trot poles.

You will learn how to feel if your horse has a correct balance working through the trot poles.

​From there, begin building the poles up into jumps, and how to set your horse up for success every time.

Module 4  The Course Work Begins
​OR Conquer the Course

​In this section, Angelo teaches how to apply the skills you have been building into a course.

Learn when to trot and when to canter your courses, and how to create rhythms in the canter for lines, long approaches, or tight turns.

Angelo also gives tutorials on other important skills for course work such as schooling lead changes.

​You will also learn how to prepare for competition and how to ride your jump offs.

Module 5  Solving Common Problems

Get specific information on how to work through the most common jumping problems:
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- refusals
- runouts
- rushing
- pulling rails

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Getting the Most Out of Your Riding Lessons

​I just take weekly lessons, and I don’t own a horse… 

​No problem, when you join BRC, you’ll also get my Mini Course Getting the Most Out of Your Riding Lessons.

In this Mini Course we cover how to handle common lesson horse behavior, how to communicate with your riding instructor, tips for riding in groups and more! 

Getting Started with Horses + Horse Care 101

​I’m a beginner…  should I wait until I’m more experienced?

I think new riders need the best instruction. It's a huge advantage to learn the correct way the first time and create good habits right from the start.

​The Balanced Riding Course is excellent for new riders, and just to make sure we’ve covered even the smallest details for you, I’ve included my Getting Started with Horses and Horse Care 101 courses.

How Does the Course Work?

Go at Your Own Pace

​​When you join Building the Showjumper, you’re in for life. There is no expiration date, and your access to the videos will never go away. Plus you can join in future rounds and work on new skills.

Get Your Questions Answered

???As with all our premium Courses, this is a well supported program - to make sure you keep making progress and don't get stuck. 

Ask Angelo questions at the Live Q&A - if you can't make it, you can send your questions ahead and watch the replay - and you can ask questions in the Course portal under all the lessons.???

Join Our Private Course Community

Get access to our Private CRK Training Course Members Facebook Community, where you can communicate with and ask questions of like-minded riders.

Join in on private online events, such as our monthly Wine Nights and Community Assignments!

TBD - This Course is a Great Fit for You If...

You're Stuck with Your Jumping and Want to Make Progress
If your goal is to develop the balance and skill to ride a specific gait, such as sitting trot or rising trot, or to finally get that feeling of being with the horse, the Balanced Riding Course will help you with specific exercises to practice.

You Want to Fix a Jumping Problem such as Refusals, Runouts, Rushing or Pulling Rails
If your goal is to develop the balance and skill to ride a specific gait, such as sitting trot or rising trot, or to finally get that feeling of being with the horse, the Balanced Riding Course will help you with specific exercises to practice.

You Want to Set Your Horse Up for Success in the Jumping Ring
If your goal is to develop the balance and skill to ride a specific gait, such as sitting trot or rising trot, or to finally get that feeling of being with the horse, the Balanced Riding Course will help you with specific exercises to practice.

You're Looking for a Steady, Even Rhythm for the Hunter Ring
If your goal is to develop the balance and skill to ride a specific gait, such as sitting trot or rising trot, or to finally get that feeling of being with the horse, the Balanced Riding Course will help you with specific exercises to practice.

You Just Want to Have Some Fun Jumping
If your goal is to develop the balance and skill to ride a specific gait, such as sitting trot or rising trot, or to finally get that feeling of being with the horse, the Balanced Riding Course will help you with specific exercises to practice.

​In Case You're Wondering...

​What if I don’t have THE time right now?

​I get it, life is busy! When you join the Balanced Riding Course, you are a member for life, so you can go through the course now or later, or as often as you want!  You can also participate fully with each live round of the Course and work on new goals.

Do I Need to HAve my own horse?

Nope! Many current members don't own or lease a horse, they ride friend's horses or ride at a local lesson barn. The Balanced Riding Course is perfect for riders who are just starting out, and this year, I've included the mini-course How to Get the Most Our of Your Riding Lessons to provide specific help for riders just like you. 

​Will the course be offered again?

Yes, the Balanced Riding Course is usually offered twice a year. However, if you join now, you can participate fully every time the course runs. The earlier you join, the more value you get! 

When does the course start?

As soon as you join, you have access to all the BONUS Mini Courses, and a special section called "Pre-Course Material". 
We will ship out your Workbook right away and you should receive it about a week after you join (a bit longer for international members). Lessons are released weekly, and the live Course will run for 8 weeks, but you will have continued access to all of the content to revisit as often as you like.

TBD - Do I need a horse with Jumping experience?

Angelo has brought many young horses from their first jump to successful competitions. He has also developed a specialty for retraining "problem" jumpers.  You are in the right place to develop confidence, rhythm and ease.in your horse's jumping while avoiding or correcting common jumping problems.

What if my internet is super slow?

While most of the Course content is delivered over the internet, the videos are downloadable and can be customized for playback in slow internet areas. If you do join and find that you can't participate in the Course as you hoped, we offer a 60 Day Full Money Back Guarantee. 

What if I fall Behind?

When you join the Balanced Riding Course, you have lifetime access, so you can go through at your own pace, and retake the Course as many times as you wish! 

I already have a great instructor... can I still BENEFIT FROM this course?

Absolutely! Through the Balanced Riding Course you will get exercises to practice at home, as well as during your riding time. Go into each lesson prepared so you can get even more out of the time with your local instructor! 

Here's how one of our current students, Penny, describes taking the Balanced Riding Course and working with her local instructor:

"Some may wonder why I take your courses when I ride 3 days a week with a wonderful trainer. The Answer: I can sit quietly, focus, absorb and digest your lessons, visualize myself taking the correct steps or procedures, and hit "rewind" as many times as I need (which is impossible in the arena LOL)! The Payoff: I can see a marked improvement in my skills since taking your courses! Thank you for allowing us to tap into your wealth of equine knowledge, for the time and commitment to produce quality work, for your passion to educate yourself further and your willingness to pass that information on to us!"
~ Penny Wilson

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​If you are not satisfied with this Course for any reason, return it for a full refund within 30 days of joining.
 
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• 1 Live Q&A Coaching Call with Angelo Telatin
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