Ground skills-- how to catch
your mule, how to halter, leading your mule, how to ask the mule to
pick up the hooves, move over, back up, go forward, stop.
Getting
ready to ride-- grooming, picking up the feet,
saddle fit and where to position the saddle, adjusting saddle for leg
communication, britchen and breast collar fit, bridling and biting, how
to mount and dismount, how to get your mule to stand quiet.
Learn
how to communicate-- with your voice, with your
hands, with your legs, with your seat in the saddle, asking, telling
and demanding.
Using
your communication skills to-- back up, side
pass, step, walk, trot, lope,
stop, turn on forehand, and turn on hindquarters..
Friday Night Symposium: Free to
the public. Bring your family and friends! This is
an opportunity to visit personally with Steve Edwards. He will
talk with participants so that he can gear the clinic to the needs of
the mules and owners.
Saturday: Clinic 9:00 A.M. - 12 noon, break for lunch, 1:00 - 5:00 P.M.
In the morning Steve will address the needs and problems participants
spoke about at the Friday Evening Symposium. Later that morning
he will talk about ground communication skills. Lunch time everyone will sit and visit about what training has
been covered so far and what will be covered later. The afternoon
session starts with getting ready to ride skills. Steve will
demonstrate how to use your voice, hands, legs, and seat to communicate
with your mule. Everyone will then practice these skills in the
arena
with their mules.
Sunday:
Cowboy
Church at 9:00 A.M.
Everyone
welcome!
Steve has COWBOY CHURCH at every clinic. If you sing or play an
instrument we would like to invite you to be part of the service.
Please contact Steve.
Clinic 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
In the morning Steve will go over skills taught on Saturday to refresh
everyone's memory and will answer any questions. After that
everyone will practice the communication foundation work in the arena
with their mules. Steve will be working with the group as a whole
and
individually with each participant providing personal assistance
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At the end of the clinic
Steve will give each participant a recommended training program to work
on with their mule for the next 30 days.
Participants—$100.00
per day. Spectators—$25.00 per
day.
Limited to 10 participants per day.
