Gain the skills you need to train your horse to be responsive & calm

Level 1

The Basics of Groundwork

Level 1 covers the important basics of groundwork. You'll learn techniques to train your horse to respond to light aids, and learn to park. You'll find your horse easier to handle and improve response to ridden aids.

The Basics of Groundwork

3 Modules — (A total of 31 short Units) Blah hours

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Level 2

Starting Sideways

Level 2 Level 2 builds on the skills learnt in Level 1, developing sideways movement from the ground, casting and real world proofing.

Starting Sideways

3 Modules — (A total of 22 short Units) Blah hours

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Level 3

Lateral work

Level 3 builds on the skills learnt in Level 1 and Level 2, developing casting, lateral movements and transferring the basic skills learnt so far into ridden work.

Lateral Work

3 Modules — (A total of 27 short Units) Blah hours

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Level 4

transferring to ridden work

Level 4 transfers more of the groundwork skills such as moving the quarters/ fore hand and wiggly lines into ridden work .

transferring to ridden work

3 Modules — (A total of 27 short Units) Blah hours

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Level 5

Transferring to Ridden Lateral Work

Level 5 transfers more advance groundwork skills such as leg yield, pirouettes, travers and shoulder-in into ridden work.

Transferring to Ridden Lateral Work

3 Modules — (A total of 22 short Units) Blah hours

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Example Unit

Level 3, Module 1, Unit 3

Learn how to teach your horse to move its quarters in towards you in walk.

YOUR Coach

Ali Wakelin

Ali is a BHSAI, and senior Ride With Your Mind coach who specialises in groundwork and rider biomechanics. She’s had great success coaching riders with their horses, helping get them out competing with confidence, and improving their scores, as well as their relationships with their horse.

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Trusted Knowledge

Our coaches are British Horse Society and Ride With Your Mind Qualified. They follow one methodolgy in step-by-step bite sized chunks