MMSC Horse Centered© Re-Schooling Program

MMSC Thoroughbred’s will be taught the skill sets listed below. Mastery depends on temperament and length of stay prior to adoption.

 
Ground Manners:

• Grooming: body, head, stomach, legs, picking feet
• Cross Tie
• Standing still when tacking, bathing, fly spray applications
• Lowering head to halter and bridle
• Calm when blanketing
• Able to be bandaged
• Trailer load

 
Ground Work:

• Mindful leading, turning, halting
• Leading at left shoulder, right shoulder, and in front
• Walking obstacle course, over objects (logs, jumps), through (puddles, narrow
• spaces), over (tarps, alien stuff)
• Lunging: free, tacked up, in side reins
• Long Lining, driving

Riding:

• Standing still when mounting (from ground, mounting block, leg up)
• Mounting and dismounting from right side
• Walk, trot, canter soft and round
• Halt, back up
• Turn on forehand, turn on haunches
• Lateral work (leg yields, should in, haunches in)
• Extension and collection
• Simple changes at canter
• Cavalletti, jumping
• Trail riding
• Several horses in the arena at one time
• Opening gates when mounted
• Parade of Breeds at the KY Horse Park
• Horse Showing