Clinic / Seminar description
7 Day wild burro gentling C.
In this clinic i use a 6 year old wild BLM burro. I show how to gentle and TIP train a burro in just 7 days. I show the bamboo gentling to start and what proper facility to have in order to start the process. In that 7 days i not only get her gentled but i can get her to halter, lead, tie, groom, load in and out of a trailer, first walk outside the pen, feet handling, stranger interaction, and we even have the farrier give her the very first trim.
4 Part intro to donkey movement and backing C.
In this clinic i show and go over how to start asking your donkey to send and move away from us which also results in better and more free movement along with softening them on that line. This is the very very beginning stage. Once we teach the moving and sending we introduce how to start backing your donkey with direct contact. After showing how to get your donkey to free up and get the movement i show how to ask for the trot in hand and have that donkey pick up the trot at ease with just using my body language and energy giving you a great visual on how it starts out and what your end result will look like.
7 Day starting your saddle donkey C.
In this clinic i show how to start your saddle donkey successfully. This clinic is after you have done all your groundwork and have gotten the donkey use to wearing a saddle. I show how i start my donkeys in a rope halter and go over why. I show how to gain control and softness without needing to be harsh and or use harsh tools. I show the importance of lateral flexing your donkey. I show how to get the first movement under saddle, direction, direction change, backing, and stopping. show how to keep softness. I show and talk about saddle and saddle fitting along with how to tack up your donkey. i show how i start them in the roundpen, first outing outside the pen, first haul out to an arena, first off property trail ride. During our trail ride i show how to handle a bolt and how to redirect the brain back and control the situation. Show how to introduce a horse to a donkey who may fear them, also show how to get the first trot under saddle.
14 Day wild burro gentling C (22 yr old jenny).
In this clinic i am gentling a 22 year old highly guarded burro who comes off as aggressive. Unlike my 7 day this one really focuses on a harder to work with burro that requires more time hints why its 14 days verses 7. Just like the 7 day we start by using the bamboo pole to gentle her. In the 14 days i get this jenny to learn to trust me and drop her high guard, i get her halter broke, leads, grooms, trailer loading in and out, ties, feet handling, and i am able to have the farrier give her the very first trim. During these 14 days this jenny does have some big explosive moments and lots of fear and testing. you will see i am more firm with a burro like this then the burro i used for my 7 day clinic above. I will show you how to be successful and deal with a burro like this jenny.
2 Part donkey respect C
In this clinic i show and talk about the importance of having respect and show how to establish the foundation of respect. I use three different demo donkeys, one competition BLM burro, one intact jack weanling, and one very reactive wild BLM burro. I show backing out of your space, how to help and establish leadership with a pushy disrespectful donkey, how to properly reward the donkey without becoming treat pushy and or nippy, talk and show the importance of your bubble and my bubble, don't invade and pop my bubble. Most importantly i show you how to become a leader for your donkey.
2 Hour problem donkey S.
In this seminar i go over several problem areas that folks encounter with their donkeys and have asked me the most. Topics we cover are introducing fly spray, introducing fly mask, how to help a buddy sour donkey, how to help a bolter, tying, how to handle feet, how to get a donkey past kicking when going to handle the feet. i show my pacifier trick for the feet. backing the donkey out of your space, sticky feet, anxiety in a donkey, treat aggression, and more.
Trailer loading 101 C.
In this clinic i show the 3 stages of trailer loading your donkey. Show how to introduce the trailer, show how to help a donkey who is very resistant to get in the trailer, show how to control a donkey who bolts out of the trailer and has alot of anxiety towards the trailer. I use two demo donkeys for this clinic, one who was recently gentled but still has alot of anxiety and bolts, and the other who is a more relaxed fellow. Both are BLM wild burros.
4 Hour donkey 101 S.
In this seminar i cover over 13 different topics. I use several different demo donkeys, i show over 35 large visual ad pictures. topics i go over are getting a halter on a feral or nervous donkey without touching or stressing the donkey out, bamboo gentling, proper setup and or facility to work with a rescue or feral donkey, BLM requirements for TIP and adoption through BLM, talk about guardian burros and what to look for along with pros and cons, aggression, health of the donkey, feet care, farrier work, breeds, donkey confirmation and structure, metabolic issues and other diseases or health issues that may occur, feed and proper diet program, treats, saddles, saddle fitting, respect, introduction to giving to pressure and leading, fun facts about donkeys, show some x-rays of the feet and talk about how diet can effect them, and much more.
Donkey gentling / Problem solving S.
In this seminar we cover how to gentle a feral donkey and or restart a rescue. I go over some problem areas folks may encounter along the way like showing my pacifier trick to handle the feet. I also cover how to help free the feet of a sticky donkey and show my sending methods and exercise. I show how to worm a donkey without having issues, and more.
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