The Making of a California Vaquero Bridle Horse
The Project is a 5 year study course, in which participants learn the process of Making a California Vaquero Style Bridle Horse. The process is taught in the same sequence as Mike trains his horses.
This course is limited to a small group of people who are willing to make the commitment for 5 years and to do the necessary work. At present there are four Project Groups in the United States, each at different stages.
Each group meets twice a year and at each session the participants receives a lesson plan that outlines the new subjects to be covered and the riding homework to be completed before the next session. Project participants are permitted to have a note-taker, if they chose, and have access to a private e-mail group where they can post and share session notes, review notes from prior sessions and discuss what they encounter as they work through this process with their horses.
This course covers the bio-mechanics of the horse, body positions for riding and how to teach a horse, from the ground and from the saddle, all of the movements and exercises that Mike uses in the development of his horses.