Rider Horsemanship - Caroline Rider
 

Assessments and Evaluations

Horse & Human Assessments & Evaluations

One of Caroline’s specialties is identifying horse and human nature – reading and understanding, horse AND human behavior.

If you are feeling challenged in your horsemanship, searching for answers and feeling frustrated and stuck, Caroline has the experience and skill sets needed to help you and your horse develop deeper understanding, communication and partnership.

If you can’t bring your horse to her, she will travel to meet you and your horse. Please see details and costs below.


First time meeting and assessment involves the following:

  1. Assessment of horse's nature, temperament, work ethic, physical stature and natural agility, responsiveness, or lack of, to requests*
  2. Time spent discussing/talking about where you are, where you want to be, and how you're going about it as well as what changes need to be made to help you get where you want to be in your horsemanship
  3. Time spent working with your horse (s) with Q&A
  4. Time spent working with you and your horse together
  5. Plan of action, or customized program, is created as continued maintenance for both you and your horse

    * PLEASE NOTE: Our time spent with your horse will help us identify the following factors that will determine how quickly, or not, we (and you) will be able to connect (join up), teach and implement new training methods and patterns, ways of receiving and doing with your horse: excessive fear and lack of trust due to negative past experiences, trauma, abuse and/or neglect; the nature/temperament – whether they are innately challenging due to attitude (stubborn, dominant, playful, etc).

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Cost:
$375 (max: 3 hours)*
*Does not include travel expenses.

Please contact info@riderhorsemanship.com for scheduling and appointments.



Long Distance Coaching and Video

We understand how challenging it can be, due to weather conditions, lack of transportation and/or financial means, for those of you wishing to study with us.

Because of this, we are offering the opportunity for long distance coaching and training by means of video assessment. Please see following options below.


I. YouTube Video Assessment and Questions:
This is where you can upload a 4-6 minute video of you working with your horse for Caroline to review, answer your questions and respond in email form.

Cost: $75 per review/assessment of your 4-6 minute YouTube video (a film of where you and your horse are) with a max of 2 response emails from Caroline.

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II. Personal DVD Assessment and Questions: This is where you can film where you and your horse are (problem at hand) and send it in to Caroline for evaluation and problem solving.

Cost: $135 per review/assessment of your 15-20 minute video (a DVD/film of where you and your horse are) with a max of 4 response emails from Caroline.

Please note: Footage MUST be clear meaning the challenge at hand needs to be easy to identify; i.e., we will need close up shots of areas that are in question. If your footage is blurry, too far away or too close up and we cannot detect, find, the issue at hand, we will ask you to retake and send in again.

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III. Phone Coaching: Caroline will assist you in coaching by means of phone conversation and email exchanges. The hour can be broken down into separate segments of time or used all at once.

Cost: $75 per hour

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Hi Caroline,
I want to thank you again for your incredible expertise, equine enlightenment and holistic sensitivity toward Luna and myself. It was truly an experience that I will remember and cherish for a long time. Being new at this horse ownership game, I am slowly feeling my way through the quest for a totally organic, holistic and loving approach to partnering up with this incredible animal. It is unfolding perfectly, especially with your help.
~ Kim E.


"I so appreciate you and your love for horses. How you feel about horses, I feel about people. I look at the example that you gave me while watching you with Castano and correlate that with many people. For those struggling with life, sometimes it requires a recognition that they're punkin' out and need to get a grip; other times they need to trust, submit and obey to reach that peace; they'll find security in having a leader and being with other people that knows how it works; and all of it is surrounded and engulfed in tons and tons of love. I live by a motto that says "you are blessed to be a blessing" , you are blessed with the understanding of horses, thank you for having the passion and courage (probably to deal with people more than the horses) to share that blessing with others."
~ June and Castano