THe Thoroughbred LOgic Clinic: AN Overview
The overarching goal of the Thoroughbred Logic Clinics is to increase a rider’s skill set for retraining, riding, and handling Off-Track Thoroughbreds. Clinics combine lessons and demonstrations to address common challenges that riders face as they transition their Thoroughbreds into their second careers.
Demo rides / Masterclasses focus on retraining processes and how one can address TB issues (eg. Moving their shoulders over / training the hot horse to jump) or processes (eg. the First Post-Track Ride / Grids / ground poles for cadence etc.). In addition, each participant rides in 40-minute lessons, where the horse and riders’ specific concerns and goals are addressed. By focusing specifically on Thoroughbreds and fostering a positive, interactive space, the clinic classes build on each other to help create a broader knowledge-base for riders and auditors while fostering a supportive community geared towards the love of these horses.
Dates & Location
Location
Currently all Thoroughbred Logic Clinics are located at Kivu Sporthorses & Training, LLC at 4112 Airline Rd, McDonough, GA. That said, some of these clinics may be hosted at nearby facilities. We are also always open to hosting a clinic at your barn or in another state / region. Reach out to Aubrey to schedule if that is of interest.
Thoroughbred Logic Clinic Series
Get Going
Improve ground-work and initial post-track rides
Skill Building
Work on rhythm, straightness, flexibility and pace
Poles and Gridwork
Nail down footwork on ground poles and through grids
Coursework & Polishing
Prep for the show ring with patient, balanced coursework, turns and transitions
TB Logic Clinic Redux
Additional Information
Thoroughbred Logic Clinic Fe. 2023 redux
(Feb. 19, 2023)
Last weekend we hosted the first Thoroughbred Logic Clinic of 2023 and I’m absolutely thrilled with how well it went! The clinic highlighted eight riders and two demo rides. Training rides ranged from very early rides on track-fresh horses to individuals regularly running Starter. Demos showcased ways to work with green Thoroughbreds at different points in their development (Pederson’s Courage demo-ed a first-post-track ride and Madigan Cat showed the development of early-on jump training and flat rhythm and shape). In addition, all riders and horses were able to participate in a ground work clinic to teach suppleness, bend, and the movement of the shoulders from the ground.
Throughout the day, we discussed bloodlines, shoeing, tack options, and worked on identifying horse needs and rider patterns and worked to build the toolkit and the confidence to take these horses through their early second career.
A few of the patterns included:
· Do not move (see the most recent Horse Nation Thoroughbred Logic for more)
· Keep up the awkward posting if they break to canter without asking
· Using the post to help control and balance transitions
· Balance the horse to slow them instead of using one’s reins to attempt to reduce speed
· The outside rein is your friend (and you have to give away the inside one)
· Get the quality gaits with round, forward impulsion and the jump will come to you
· And many others…
I’m enormously grateful to @redonrightequestrain, @Hallwayfeeds and @Countysaddlery for the kind and helpful door prizes! It certainly never hurts to be well equipped, in high quality, good fitting tack, on well-fed horses, so thank you all. Many many many many thanks go out to the Kivu barn crew for freeing me up to teach, and to @CoraWillaimson for the outstanding photographs and to @TravisWilliamson for manning the grill and keeping all of us well fed!
The next clinic will be here on April 2nd and will feature the opportunity for ten riders and horses to engage in the clinic and the activities. There will be additional door prizes and offerings from our sponsors and further ground work and demos to be done. I am super excited for better (warmer and drier) weather and more time on the ponies.
If you’re interested in the next Thoroughbred Logic Clinic. Please sign up on the jotform listed on the website and additionally featured here: (https://form.jotform.com/230576591270155).
The clinic is first come-first serve and usually fills up quickly. There will be a waitlist and spots must be paid for before the end of day Monday before the clinic. Auditing must be signed up by Wednesday of the week of the clinic so that we can coordinate food.
If any of you have suggestions or commentary from the last clinic, please respond here or send me an email! I’m always looking for how we can improve and bring more to the table.
Overall, thank you to everyone who came out and supported this crazy venture. My heart is very, very full. So many more photos to be posted in the near future!
