Jacquie Billington Artist and horse trainer
Horses trained according to Academic Art of Riding, Bent Branderup principles, using Positive Reinforcement and patience.
Horses taken for full livery and training at yard in Somerset
Riders taught according to Heather Moffetts' Enlightened Equitation principles by EE Level 3 Teacher
Contact me on 0777 303 2670
Clinics being held at Stonehaven 2017
Christofer Dahlgren clinic – Christofer is coming here from Sweden and he is accredited as a Master and is a licenced Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer
13th 14th April - £320 per horse place, and £80 for theory student place
Ylvie Fros Clinic – Ylvie is coming from Holland and she is an Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer and Centred Riding Trainer and Zen BodyTherapy worker.
20th 21st May - £260 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
Ylvie Fros Clinic
22nd 23rd July - £260 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
Provisionally booked - Kathrin Branderup Clinic – Kathrin is coming from Denmark and she is an accredited and licenced Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer
19th 20th August - £280 per horse place, and £70 for theory students
Ylvie Fros Clinic
23rd 24rd September - £260 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
Katrin Wallberg Clinic – Katrin is coming from Northern Sweden and she is a very experienced accredited and licenced Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer
21st22nd October - £280 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
The Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainers know that the horses softness of body and mental calmness must be prioritized above all other requirements to ensure a relaxed and happy partnership and a language is gradually taught so that the horses and the humans can communicate softly, without force from the ground in a manner that can be applied to riding later on. Many stallions are being taught in this manner within AAoR and there is no horse breed, or age ( over 3 for starting on the ground) or size that this is not suitable for. It is also excellent for rehabbing an injured horse. It is believed in the AAoR that gymnastic exercises must never be carried out with tension (tension in the mind creates tension in the body - and stiffness of muscles also creates tension in the mind and the body) and any exercise carried out with tension will be worthless at best and harmful at worst. Bent Branderup also teaches that there is no such thing as a lazy horse, only a stiff horse.
If you are interested to learn more about any of these clinics at Stonehaven - or if you simply have some questions about the AAoR Bent Branderup training approaches, please contact me by email on Jacquie.flyingfox@btconnect.com
Horses taken for full livery and training at yard in Somerset
Riders taught according to Heather Moffetts' Enlightened Equitation principles by EE Level 3 Teacher
Contact me on 0777 303 2670
Clinics being held at Stonehaven 2017
Christofer Dahlgren clinic – Christofer is coming here from Sweden and he is accredited as a Master and is a licenced Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer
13th 14th April - £320 per horse place, and £80 for theory student place
Ylvie Fros Clinic – Ylvie is coming from Holland and she is an Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer and Centred Riding Trainer and Zen BodyTherapy worker.
20th 21st May - £260 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
Ylvie Fros Clinic
22nd 23rd July - £260 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
Provisionally booked - Kathrin Branderup Clinic – Kathrin is coming from Denmark and she is an accredited and licenced Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer
19th 20th August - £280 per horse place, and £70 for theory students
Ylvie Fros Clinic
23rd 24rd September - £260 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
Katrin Wallberg Clinic – Katrin is coming from Northern Sweden and she is a very experienced accredited and licenced Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainer
21st22nd October - £280 per horse place and £70 for theory student place
- *All clinics are held at Stonehaven, Witham Friary, Frome BA11 5HH
- *All horse place students can use a stable here free, bringing your own hay and feed, with mucking out equipment and buckets provided.
- *All particpants can camp here if they prefer
- *All participants are provided with lunch, plus ad lib tea, coffee and biscuits and all of the Trainers will wear a microphone with a wireless speaker to ensure the maximum benefit can be gained from watching each lesson.
- *All clinics will include at least one, but more often two or three theory sessions, using either a power point or a flip chart to illustrate information on the biomechanics of working a horse correctly for suppleness, straightness, rhythm and schwung.
The Academic Art of Riding Bent Branderup Trainers know that the horses softness of body and mental calmness must be prioritized above all other requirements to ensure a relaxed and happy partnership and a language is gradually taught so that the horses and the humans can communicate softly, without force from the ground in a manner that can be applied to riding later on. Many stallions are being taught in this manner within AAoR and there is no horse breed, or age ( over 3 for starting on the ground) or size that this is not suitable for. It is also excellent for rehabbing an injured horse. It is believed in the AAoR that gymnastic exercises must never be carried out with tension (tension in the mind creates tension in the body - and stiffness of muscles also creates tension in the mind and the body) and any exercise carried out with tension will be worthless at best and harmful at worst. Bent Branderup also teaches that there is no such thing as a lazy horse, only a stiff horse.
If you are interested to learn more about any of these clinics at Stonehaven - or if you simply have some questions about the AAoR Bent Branderup training approaches, please contact me by email on Jacquie.flyingfox@btconnect.com
