Day 1 - July 11, 2025 - Liberty: you will learn to teach your horse to lock on to you, control inside turns, teach your horse to make you the mark and come to you. This is the foundation of Mark Training. Equipment needed: lunge whip, dressage whip, halter, long line, lead rope, and O-ring snaffle bridle.
Day 2 - July 12, 2025 - Mark Training: you will learn to teach your horse to associate the release with an object, teach the horse to hunt the object and stand and wait there for you. Great for creek crossings, trailer loading, really all aspects of riding. Equipment needed: 15 foot lead with nylon rope halter, safe clip, 3ft X 4ft 3/4" plywood, lunge whip, dressage whip, and O-ring snaffle bridle.
Day 3 - July 13, 2025 - Groundwork: you will learn to teach ground manners, to teach your horse to respect the handler and their space, move the shoulders, rate speed, reverse arc for in hand pivot, even how to get them to pick you up at the mounting block. Equipment needed: lunge whip, dressage whip, halter, long line, lead rope, and O-ring snaffle bridle.
Skill Level: Beginner - Advanced
Every clinic is customized to the participants! No matter what your skill level, every lesson is tailored to skills you and your horse need. Many lesson principles are the same for a variety of skill levels. Josh will show you how to adapt each lesson and make your horse confident and eager to learn.
Horse Level: Green - Advanced
Wondering which horse to bring or worried your horse is too green for a this clinic? As long as your horse is comfortable working in a group, he is perfect for this clinic! So bring your favorite seasoned horse or bring the horse that needs the most improvement.
A Josh Lyons Clinic is ideal for creating habits of learning for you and your horse. Invest in yourself and your horse by participating in a clinic and expect to leave with deeper understanding as well as a better trained horse.
Don’t be afraid of signing up because you feel you are not ready. Josh’s clinics are designed to be safe, motivating and effective whether you’ve been around horses for one month or 20 years.