Lots of stuff!

I wanted to let everyone know some of the current and upcoming events in the coming months. First off all, The St. Vincent's Caribbean Clinic is coming up February 28th. This is an amazing clinic with Stina Herberg and Myself is paradise with her horses! It is magical! We work with Carolyn Resnick's Waterhole Rituals, Yoga and Meditation for riding and transitioning to riding from Liberty work. This clinic is especially good for fearful or traumatized riders. I can't express what an amazing experience it is. We are offering an early bird sign up with a savings of 10% on this already great value. Go here to sign up and get detailed info http://fdhorsetraining.com/Showschedule.html check out a video from the last one http://youtu.be/UbRt-d23b4w

In other news, I am now able to offer playshop intensives at Back Acres Farm in MA. There is accomodation available for you and your horse on site or near by. You can come and work with me for 1-3 days in small groups. You do not need to have a horse. You can lease one if needed. These are arranged by request and demand so If you would like more info about this Contact me here.

Also keep and ear out for clinics in CT as it gets warmer. So far I will be tentively scheduled to do clinics in the UK, Washington, New Zealand and Australia for 2012. Contact me for more info or to find out about having a clinic in your area.

I have currenty available The New Zealand Clinic video and the Going Bitless class video for sale here http://fdhorsetraining.com/FDTIinstruction.html
It's a great way to experience the clinic or classes if you couldn't make them.

Last but not least keep an eye out for the new website launch and the on Demand Video Library coming soon! It will feature exercises in my Liberty-Line-Mounted progression with and emphasis on building Connection-Communication-Calm Leadership. Hope to see you soon in the virtual world or the real one!

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Goal Setting and Visualization

FDTH in New Zealand...Cool!

Here is the first exercise of the New Year. Every year at this time I like to evaluate where I've been and where I'd like to go in the coming year.

It's been an amazing year for me with lots of travel and meeting incredible horses and their people.

Mercury and I have had our usual fun and adventures with a year of careful rehabbing and training us back to full fitness again. He had a year off previously due to injury. We did our first Demo together and he was the Star of the show as he likes to be always.

As I look to the year ahead, I see Mercury and I going back to the show ring and exploring deeper connection and partnership as always. Making up new fun games and my goal of Dancing with horses even more! Whether it be at Liberty or Riding.There is also more travel in the year ahead to new places, people, and horses. I have a deep sense of gratitude to be able to do all the things I do.

The exercise is to write down what you did in the last year with your horse or otherwise, how far you've come and what you are thankful for. Acknowledge your successes and write what you might carry on to the next year as a work in progress. Once you've done that, write any new goals that you would like to achieve with your riding, liberty or connection (or otherwise). Keep that paper or file so you can look at it next year in January and see what happens. That's it! Happy New year! You will reach your goals....

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