Exhibitions in Rapid City at Spring Fest 2023.

Speed control is about changing your energy and your intent with your horse with regard to how fast or slow they ride.

How we develop speed control, and why it’s important.

Killing cats at speed, fundamentals of forward, quickening the feet, the backup and more! This ride is chock full of tools for your toolbox.

Continuing issimo’s training. Lots of figure 8s outside. Going outside always helps to free up the feet!

One way to teach your horse to tip their weight backwards, and get their shoulders/front end freed up!

DX Generalissimo (Issimo or Issy), a 2015 Red Dun Gelding.

the sound quality is crappy but issimo does well and so does his niece, Prism, who you’ll see Melissa ride in this video.

If we can set the horse up for success by preparing them properly - timing up with a foot in a turn around or letting them know we're going to be asking them to stop etc, they'll be better able to do the maneuvers.

I just felt my way through this ride on him.

Learn to do figure 8s in the pattern.