Jack Burns Horse Training and Riding Lessons

Southern Arizona Horse Expo

By jackburns, on November 25th, 2011%

November 26, 2011

Jack will demonstrate at Southern Arizona Horse Expo for Everyday Dressage for rest of us.

Clinic in Montara, Ocean View Stables

By jackburns, on June 5th, 2011%

June 25, 2011

June 26, 2011

All levels and disciplines of horses and riders are welcome!
You will improve:
Your horse’s natural abilities. Learn how to get the most out your horse with the least amount of effort.
Your relationship with your horse. Create a dynamic and harmonious partnership with your horse.
Jack’s brings his background and extensive work in classical dressage and 3-day eventing to create a thorough and unique experience with the training process.

Where: Ocean View Farms
2001 Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1), Montara 94037

Cost: $100 for a 45 minute-1 hour lesson. No charge for auditing

Registration and info:
Gabi Cressman: g4schubert@yahoo.com 650-728-7681

Essence of Horsemanship lecture

By jackburns, on June 5th, 2011%

July 10, 2011
2:00 pm	to	4:00 pm

Essence of Horsemanship. Lecture from 2-4

Cost: $20, includes materials and refreshments

at 1oo W. Trinity Rd., Glen Ellen, CA 95442

Lecture will include:

A comprehensive approach to horsemanship. Traditional importance of horses and how they fit into our modern society.

Biomechanics and the study of movement to improve our horses’ physical and mental functionality.

The nature of the horse. How we understand them, and how they understand us, and what it means to train them.

The synergistic relationship between horses and people and how to improve it.

Horsemanship as an artistic and creative expression in our daily lives.

Download PDS File here: EssenceofHorsemanship

Download Summary of Lecture File here: Lecturesummary

Manolo Mendez Clinic, May 2011 Equidor

By akikob, on May 11th, 2011%

On Day 2, Jack brought Equidor to work with Manolo. He is a 15 year old Hanoverian, and has been under Jack’s training little over a year now. Since he had mysterious neck injury (click the link for Equidor for his story), Jack re-started him very slow.

Equidor has been making fantastic progress with her adoring owner, Margaret and he actually made a sensational debut at Ram Tap 3 day eventing last weekend. Despite some unexpected obstacles, i.e., flapping flags and unforeseen event, dismount in the stadium jumping arena, right before the start line, which he was scared by moving judges in the shaded judging booth, Equidor and Jack completed the 3 phases of event safely and finished in 4th!

So here comes Equidor. Of course he was fabulous. He was very relaxed and forward. He has fantastic movements. I cannot comment on exactly what Manolo was saying since he was talking to Jack very close and I could not hear, but what I heard was that he was doing very good and every time he rides with him, his riding gets much better, according to Senior Mendez.

So the story of Equidor’s recovery must have inspired Manolo to ask Jack to ride another horse later. This horse needs some rehab, I believe and Manolo wanted to see him ridden by someone else.

After lounging the horse, very tall, nice looking gelding, Manolo asked Jack to get on him while he is still on lounge line.

This horse had been ridden very tight, neck high and not able to go forward. According to Jack, when he puts legs on, he just stops. But he was able to get him going with lounge line as well as without lounge line. His contact was minimum in the mouth also in the legs.

Another successful day with master Manolo:)

Manolo Mendez Clinic, April 2011 Sherpa

By akikob, on April 27th, 2011%

: Jack on Sherpa with Manolo

Jack rode with Spanish classical master, Manolo Mendez last weekend. Jack has been riding with him for several years now. Manolo brings such a nice way of developing the natural ability of the horses which coincides with Jack’s training philosophy.

The first day, Jack brought Sherpa who is 8 year old quarter horse/thoroughbred cross. He has had some training in western but not very much. He used get very fussy when we ask him to canter since he was young and still learning how to use his body. His current, adoring owner for 2 years, Ellie has been working with Jack to bring him to wholesome approach of training and he has been getting much better. So we brought him to work with the master, Manolo.

He started out very calmly with Manolo massaging him which he seemed to love it. Sherpa is such a nice tempered horse. Since he is still young, Jack has not trained him to do any fancy moves but his movement at the clinic was spectacular:).

Things I like about Mr. Manolo are, of course vast knowledge regarding riding and training but I will say it here as a lay person’s perspective:) So just name a few, he runs, literally runs with a horse with a long bamboo stick. Carrying a bamboo stick helps horse to stretch and move forward. I have not seen anyone else RUNS with the horse as a clinician yet, from my small, limited experience going to clinics. Another thing I want to mention here is he asks the rider to PET the horse to praise. I have seen this for kids lessons but not adults lessons. I think this tells you how nice he is as a person.