Do the Tao now and become one with your horse
in everything you do together.
Individual Lesson and Levels Clinics
Training & Education for the Whole Horse & Rider
A holistic approach to horse care, handling, training, rehabilitation and performance.
2-Day Lesson Clinic
While lesson clinics are in a group setting, they are designed to work with one horse and rider at a time. This means each student receives one 60–75-minute lesson each day. Participation includes free auditing.
Lessons can be about anything!
Caroline is an expert in the language of Equus, specializing in horse-human relationships, connection, 2-way conversations and consensual partnerships, She is a Certified Working Equitation Instructor and trainer, specializing in classical training and foundation.
She brings a lifetime of experience working with thousands of horses and students and has helped students world-wide develop the relationship and riding partnership of their dreams with their horses. Her scope of knowledge, experience and skill is parallel to none when it comes to teaching and problem-solving.
Caroline's experience includes, and not limited to: wild horses, gaited and non-gaited horses, rescues, young horse development, beginner to advanced riders, Flatwork, Dressage, Working Equitation, Centered Riding, Eventing, Hunter, Reining, Cowmanship, Obstacle Course, and Trail Riding.
Caroline’s expertise also includes the following areas: working with nature, understanding and shaping behavior, equine psychology, young horse development, starting horses (groundwork and under saddle), re-training, trauma and rehabilitation, liberty, groundwork, foundation, and performance.
Clinics Include:
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Pre-Zoom group meeting to discuss where you are, your goals and to get to know each other.
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9am-6pm daily.
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Group warm up both days to set the intention, energy and embodiment of ease and partnership using Caroline’s 3 core principles of training.
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60–75-minute lessons per student per day.
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Minimum and maximum of 8 students each day.
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Free auditing for participants. Audit each other’s lessons and learn even more!
Participation Costs*: $525/person (both days)
Auditor Costs: $40/person/day or $75/2-days
*Travel is not included. Please email Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com to discuss.
2-Day Tao of Horsemanship Intro Level I Clinic
Do The Tao Now and Become One™ with Your Horse
No riding at the intro level and no prior horse experience necessary. This clinic is an entry level into Caroline’s Tao of Horsemanship training method. It is designed to improve any horse and rider, discipline, age, and experience.
This clinic is the foundation of Caroline’s Riding as One™ method and will teach you specific heart-mind-body techniques designed to transform you and your horse’s relationship, connection, and partnership.
Caroline guarantees that no matter what your challenge is, this clinic will teach you what you need to know so you can achieve the dream relationship and consensual partnership needed to be, move and ride as one with your horse.
You will begin by learning Caroline’s 3 core principles to her amazing method. These 3 principles will create a deeply connected, thinking, relaxed, confident, and self-regulated horse and in everything you do together.
Like any foundation, learning the basics, the building blocks are essential when creating lasting change, progression, and partnership - everything you and your horse need to build trust, feel safe and confident.
In addition to learning how to use these principles, you will learn how connection, communication and clarity can open the door to all things possible with horses.
It doesn’t get any better than this! Come join Caroline and experience
the magic in horsemanship.
2-Day Tao of Horsemanship Level II* Clinic
Do The Tao Now and Move as One™ with Your Horse
This clinic is phase two of Caroline’s Riding as One™ foundation and is designed to take the heart-mind-body connection taught in level I into the biomechanics of movement, Caroline’s Art of Lunging.
Caroline’s Art of Lunging is Pilates for horses and their riders. In addition to learning a classical approach to developing movement, you will also learn a form of Tai Chi called calisthenics: gymnastic exercises designed to achieve embodiment, unison and grace of movement.
When classical principles, calisthenic and energy work are infused, you create a deeply connected, emotionally agile, self-regulated, and balanced horse – inside and out.
This is a full circle approach to developing the riding horse and the rider
in true connection, communication, self-regulation and safety.
What a great way to learn how to ride the movement from the ground up, while developing your horse’s movement before you ride.
In addition, you will be developing an emotionally agile, self-regulated professional athlete who is happy, balanced and eager to be with you and move with you.
It doesn’t get any better than this! Come join Caroline and
experience the magic in horsemanship.
*Prerequisites
You will need to have either participated in the Tao of Horsemanship Level I Clinic or be an active student of either the Spirituality of Horsemanship Online Course or MasteryMembership Riding Foundation Program. If you are a student of either online course, you will be required to submit a video of your progress in the program. Please contact Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com to receive a list of required videos.
2-Day Tao of Horsemanship Level III* Clinic
Do The Tao Now and Ride as One™ with Your Horse
This clinic is phase three of Caroline’s Riding as One™ foundation and is designed to take the heart-mind-body ground connection and lunging techniques taught previously in Caroline’s level I and II clinics and into your riding so you and your horse can feel the magic and Ride as One™.
There will be a review and warm up of clinics I and II each day to prepare for permission to ride and if you and your horse are not ready, you will work to restore conversation and confidence together.
At this level, all riding exercises and techniques are done slowly, with an emphasis on connection, communication, clarity and with feel and timing.
As the late great master horseman Jack Brainard often said in his advanced horsemanship clinics, “You must learn the steps and the rhythm of the dance before you add the speed.” This means we will be spending our time diving into the mechanics so we can develop both the connection and biomechanics in both horse and rider so you can think and move as one.
Main riding exercises will include suppling; Pilates under saddle (warm up and stretching); straightness training; w/t/b transitions; renvers/shoulder-in, travers/haunches out; figure eight patterns; obstacle course.
It doesn’t get any better than this! Come join Caroline and
experience the magic in horsemanship.
*Prerequisites
You will need to have either participated in the Tao of Horsemanship Level I & II Clinic or be an active student of either the Spirituality of Horsemanship Online Course or MasteryMembership Riding Foundation Program. If you are a student of either online course, you will be required to submit a video of your progress in the program. Please contact Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com to receive a list of required videos.
3-Day Advanced Tao of Horsemanship Level V* Clinic
Do The Tao Now and Ride as One™ with Your Horse
Caroline is a USA/FL Working Equitation Certified Instructor. She received her certification in 2012 and from her Florida FEI instructor, Jean White. Caroline’s method and riding foundation, which is what you are learning in her clinics, is part of the working equitation training model.
At this level you should be consistently practicing what you’ve learned in clinics I-III, or the Tao of Horsemanship’s Mastery Riding Foundation Program, with an emphasis on refinement, ease of aids, subtly, balance, collection, and self-carriage.
To qualify for this clinic, you will need to submit a video of the following riding exercises and techniques, suppling; Pilates under saddle (warm up and stretching); straightness training; w/t/b transitions; w/t renders/shoulder-in; w/t travers/haunches out; figure eight patterns; obstacle course.
Please contact Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com to receive a list of required videos.
It doesn’t get any better than this! Come join Caroline and
experience the magic in horsemanship.
*Prerequisites
You will need to have either participated in the Tao of Horsemanship Level I & II Clinic or be an active student of either the Spirituality of Horsemanship Online Course or MasteryMembership Riding Foundation Program. If you are a student of either online course, you will be required to submit a video of your progress in the program. Please contact Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com to receive a list of required videos.
2-Day Clinic Details for Levels I-III
Minimum and maximum participation of eight participants required; unlimited auditors.
No matter what your challenge, or goal, is with your horse (trauma, ground, or riding), the clinic is designed to assist in teaching you what you need to know to work together, resolve issues easily and make lasting change.
Participants receive the following upon registration:
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Workbook: You are required to review the workbook before your Zoom meeting and clinic.
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Meet & Greet: Pre-clinic goal setting Zoom meeting. Caroline will email you to schedule.
No children under 12 or stallions accepted. All horses must be healthy and UTD on hoof care, health certificates and vaccines. Must show UTD vaccine and certificate upon participant registration and before you can bring your horse.
Daily Schedule
The daily schedule is 9am-6pm with a lunch break.
Clinic Group Format
Participants are divided into 4 groups throughout the day, 2, 2-hour groups in the morning and 2, 2-hour groups in the afternoon. Caroline will email participants their group times before the clinic.
Each group receives 2 hours of hands-on work with Caroline, group time slots are: 9-11, 11-1pm, break for lunch, 2-4pm and 4-6pm. Please be ready with your horse, tools and equipment, 15 minutes before your group’s lessons. Each group will be following the workbook and outlined exercises.
While one group is working with Caroline, the other group will be auditing. The group/auditing format works great because it ensures maximum intake, dwell time, processing, all of which produces better learning results for both horses and humans.
Both groups will be learning the same principles, exercises, techniques, and approaches to partnership and problem solving. If your group is waiting their turn, you can either audit, or Caroline will give you a specific skill, technique, to work on quietly until it’s your group’s turn.
Auditors
Auditors are welcome and responsible for their own seating.
Clinic Policy & Cancellations
50% down payment is required to reserve your spot or schedule a clinic. The cost is paid in full 30 days before scheduled clinic. Cancellations: There are no refunds. If you cancel out of the clinic at any time, your deposit is forfeited, no exceptions.
Off-site (your location) Tao of Horsemanship 2-Day Group Clinic Costs
The cost per clinic is $850*/participant and includes:
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Both days
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Minimum and maximum of 8 participants.
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Pre-clinic group Zoom meet and goal meeting.
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Workbook.
*Total clinic cost: travel is not included. Please email Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com to discuss travel expenses.
Auditors cost: $40/day or $75/2-days.
