Idaho Falls, ID: 2 Day Spring Breakthrough Clinic
2 Day Personalized Lessons Clinic suitable for All Horses (even ones who have not been worked since Fall). Spring Breakthrough/Goal Achieving/Green Horse/Personal Advancement/Problem Solving.
To Book: Please email our clinic host, Anita anitaogden@yahoo.com, a non-refundable deposit is due at time of booking.
Clinic Format: At our Spring Breakthrough Clinic you will get two different 1-on-1 sessions in the Round Pen with Ben each day! It is personalized to address exactly where you and your horse are at and where you want to go this year. A huge benefit of these clinics is you also get to spectate everyone else’s individual sessions – learning from a huge range or situations which you can then apply to your horsemanship journey as well.
Date: April, Sat 25th & Sun 26th, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Where: 1799 E 81st N, Idaho Falls, ID 83401
Cost: $550 per participant (for both days) + arena fee
Arena Fee: Free
Spectators: $30 per person, per day
Dogs: Strictly no dogs
Overnight: Overnight is available at a near by horse boarding facility – details on request.
**This Clinic is strictly limited to 6 participants** Spaces in the Clinic are run on a first-in first-served basis, with your spot confirmed by a non-refundable 50% deposit, due at time of booking. If for some reason you have paid the non-refundable deposit, but are unable to make the clinic – you will only be refunded the deposit (less $50 admin fee) if you are able to find a rider to replace your spot or if the clinic is full and there is a waiting list with someone who would like to take your spot.
Clinic Description
This Clinic is run a little different to our other clinics – in that Ben will take each participant with their horse for 1-on-1 sessions in the roundpen. This means they can address exactly where each horse/owner is at, work on goals the owner would like to achieve and work through any problems or training holes that may occur along the way. While each participant has their sessions, the other participants are watching and learning. Ben finds this an incredible way to run these clinics as each horse is so varied as to what level they are at. Participants learn during both the hands-on sessions as well as watching the others working with their horses that they may progress to at a later stage.
This Clinic is suitable for all horses.
Subjects may include (but are not limited to):
Gaining a feel for building confidence instead of instilling fear
Basic groundwork
Advanced groundwork
Dealing with foundational training holes
Ridden work
Goals & specific advancement
Problem Solving
Saddling Steps
First Ride
Float Loading
Feet Handling
Confidence Building (both owner & horse)
Bucking/Raring
Discussing the feet/mind/leadership connection and other foundational Horsemanship principles
Learning how to be safer around your horse and develop a great partnership
Understanding why you need to be the leader and how to become the leader
Why respect is so important
Understanding the relationship of pressure, release, and timing
Foundational Groundwork and how it prepares the horse to be ridden
