Amelia Newcombe paid course

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Anyone done one ?
I like her approach
Tempted by the 30 day canter course but it’s about £75 , which I know is the same as one good lesson but a lot for an unknown online thing.
Wondered if anyone had any feedback ?
 
It's been a while since I've seen her stuff but it's not somewhere I'd send a customer. I can't remember what the issues were in particular I'm afraid.

Have a search for posts on FB etc, a lot of "progressive" horse owners feel that she's not truly horse centered.

Amy Skinner Horsemanship might have something similar.
 
I signed up to the program as it seemed to tick the boxes for what I was interested in. Looking at the materials, it is a mix of groundwork, learning and riding exercises. The challenge starts on May 1, but I think the idea is that you have a list of exercises and videos that you use to make your own plan for the month, depending on your ability and goals. The level in the videos range from people who don't yet canter to those looking to improve their position and transitiion. In terms of her approach, she is fairly traditional, based on biomechanics and classic exercises. So far I haven't seen a lot about connection, it is fairly rider and position centered. For example, if you don't have the basics of groundwork you would struggle with the groundwork exercises that she has as there is no expllanation of body position, intention, communication etc. She does, apparently, have videos by type, or horses that aren't forward, horses that are etc so the exercises are tailored.

So it depends what you are looking for. If you actually want podcasts that you ride along to (so you listen and do as instructed) this is another USD 79 on top. So the challenge seems to rely on you putting together your plan and working to it, then using the Q&A sessions and the Facebook group to ask questions, post videos etc.

I think it is like everything, there are parts that will be useful, others you don't agree with any maybe some methods you wouldn't use, but overall it should be helpful. For me, who is looking for some ideas of exercises to really improve the canter from a very low base (i.e. my pony doesn't cart me off around the arena at three hundred miles an hour with his head between his knees because he has no balance), some theory and some guidance, and I already have other sources for groundwork and the principles that I want to abide by (so I can decide or not if the method she is using is right for me) it seems decent. If you had something specific to work on it would probably be better to have one good lesson.
 
smiggy said:
Thanks, but that looks like in hand work, which isn’t really what I’m after.
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I'd thought she had some ridden stuff, shame. I think it all depends what you want, deep down. I'm a big believer in this post of Amy's -
https://www.facebook.com/AmySkinnerHorsemanship/posts/pfbid0Dm1pzcywFNJVgiHFCbyR2BDCwFdCmv8UpnniiTfUy1p1BRTn21uaWSF4VjX1KTzRl
, and WAY less a fan of training approaches that are based on what wins in the competition arena, as so many (all? Nearly all?) horses at the top level are compromised, witness the new photos gone up today of top event horses in the trot up.
 
smiggy said:
Anyone done one ?
I like her approach
Tempted by the 30 day canter course but it’s about £75 , which I know is the same as one good lesson but a lot for an unknown online thing.
Wondered if anyone had any feedback ?
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Never done hers but I paid for one of the Ritter "prepare your horse for canter" courses & it had some v helpful exercises.
 
I did (or sort of).

I found it very interesting. She explains things well, the videos are really useful and the Facebook group was very helpful. She doesn't go into her philosophy, it is more like practical exercises. Then you can use your own approach (there were people riding western, using food rewards etc).

The issue I had was I didn't have the time to do the 30 days straight and the Facebook group, where you post your videos and get feedback, closes 30 days after the course. So you are then on your own.

Also I realised very quickly that we weren't even capable of the trot exercises 🤣. But it did include videos on improving the trot and groundwork, so I just worked on those, and I still have access to the others.

I loved watching the videos that other people posted and reading the feedback.

Personally I saw enormous improvements in my pony, in terms if his lightness to the hand and his ability to carry himself (from a very low base so I am not suggesting we were dressage stars, we could just turn a corner without collapsing and trot sensibly down the graded arena). I am quite annoyed with myself because I stopped working on it over the winter and I can see the difference. I was just about to start again because I saw the ads for the canter challenge.

I don't know if this will work but I added a couple of videos in this folder so you can see our level (low 🤣) but also progress (in my opinion!).
 
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Gropony said:
I signed up to the program as it seemed to tick the boxes for what I was interested in. Looking at the materials, it is a mix of groundwork, learning and riding exercises. The challenge starts on May 1, but I think the idea is that you have a list of exercises and videos that you use to make your own plan for the month, depending on your ability and goals. The level in the videos range from people who don't yet canter to those looking to improve their position and transitiion. In terms of her approach, she is fairly traditional, based on biomechanics and classic exercises. So far I haven't seen a lot about connection, it is fairly rider and position centered. For example, if you don't have the basics of groundwork you would struggle with the groundwork exercises that she has as there is no expllanation of body position, intention, communication etc. She does, apparently, have videos by type, or horses that aren't forward, horses that are etc so the exercises are tailored.

So it depends what you are looking for. If you actually want podcasts that you ride along to (so you listen and do as instructed) this is another USD 79 on top. So the challenge seems to rely on you putting together your plan and working to it, then using the Q&A sessions and the Facebook group to ask questions, post videos etc.

I think it is like everything, there are parts that will be useful, others you don't agree with any maybe some methods you wouldn't use, but overall it should be helpful. For me, who is looking for some ideas of exercises to really improve the canter from a very low base (i.e. my pony doesn't cart me off around the arena at three hundred miles an hour with his head between his knees because he has no balance), some theory and some guidance, and I already have other sources for groundwork and the principles that I want to abide by (so I can decide or not if the method she is using is right for me) it seems decent. If you had something specific to work on it would probably be better to have one good lesson.
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OMG you mean I am not the only person trying to canter with a headless horse :)
 
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