Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard’s 2012 ProTrack™ Trainer Certification Program

April 23-27 and April 30 – May 4 Horsemanship Ed Course 1: Groundwork & Round Pen

May 7-11 ProTrack™1: Groundwork & Round Pen Training

June 11-15 & June 18-22 Horsemanship Ed Course 2: Basic Under SaddleTraining

June 25-29 ProTrack™2: Basic Under Saddle Training

July 16-20 & July 23-27 Horsemanship Ed Course 3: Advanced Under Saddle Training

July 30-August 3 ProTrack™3: Advanced Under Saddle Training

Hi ! Thanks for your interest in Bob Jeffreys’ & Suzanne Sheppard’s 2012 Horsemanship Education Courses and/or ProTrack™ Trainer Certification Program.

We refuse to let the weak economy stop you from following your dreams. We are rolling back our fees to $1000 per week, what we charged in 2001! Save an additional $150 per week if you register with a deposit by March 1!! This unbelievable early bird discounted fee is only $850 per week, so don’t miss your chance to save big!

Below you’ll find registration information, an overview of our program, info on fees and how to get early bird discounts, directions to Two as One Ranch and more. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have, or to reserve your spot.

Benefits of our Horsemanship Education Courses

1. You will be able to confidently train horses to go either Western or English.
2. You'll learn many new horse training skills, strategies and techniques that will provide you with the ability to work with a whole spectrum of horses and their training needs.
3. Your equitation will improve, allowing you to better enhance a horse's balance and movement as his training progresses through the walk, trot and canter.
4. You will learn the most efficient, effective techniques, allowing you to train more horses in less timewithout ever sacrificing quality.
5. You will learn better ways to stay SAFE and reduce your risk, as well as the risk to the horses in your care, in this high-risk vocation/avocation.
6. Your feel and timing will develop to a whole new level af accuracy and precision.
7. You will learn how to use our unique Two as One Horsemanship techniques to analyze the behavior of horses in training, and make well- informed judgment calls, targeting exactly what holes in the horse's training need to be filled in order to make progress.
8. You will be able to diversify your training abilities from training horse to saddle to resolving specific challenges including trailer loading issues, bolting, fear and anxiety, aggression, resistance and more.
9. Flexible timeframe... take it all in one year, or spread it out over several years, as your schedule allows!
10. You will become a lifelong member of our team and are invited to audit for free any future Horsemanship Ed Course and/or ProTrack sessions at Two as One Ranch in which you have participated!

Additional Benefits for ProTrack participants... get all of the above, plus...

1. Business skills important in becoming even more successful.
2. The ability to analyze the information about the horse shared by the client so that you can better understand what they may be withholding (intentionally or unintentionally) from you.
3. Secrets to increase earnings without compromising your work and taking unproductive shortcuts!
4. A start up plan to promote and market your business.
5. Important insurance and tax info.
6. Charts to help you organize your work, client-trainer communications, and more!
7. You'll become part of a network of colleagues who bond deeply as they share the experience of all the hard work, and the dramatic highs and inevitable lows involved in this work.
8. You will learn advanced training techniques that will encourage repeat business as clients return, seeking to build on the solid foundation established with you in the early training stages.
9. You will be a graduate of a program run by horse trainers/clinicians/teachers who are widely recognized, perform at expos nationwide, and who can refer regional clients to you upon graduation from our ProTrack™ program.
10. You will be listed on our website as a certified trainer.

Horsemanship Education Course: Groundwork and Round Pen Training

This two-week ground training course may be taken independently, or as part of the complete course and consists of all aspects of groundwork. You will be taught to use the horse's natural characteristics to teach the following:

Round Pen Work: Teaches the horse to focus on you, start under saddle, break bad habits, or adjust attitude to become a willing partner.

Spook Training: Teaches the horse to stop his feet and look at whatever is scaring him, rather than spinning around or bolting away

V.S.S. A "Very Special Safety" lesson, which teaches directional control on the lead rope, to stand quietly, to respect your space, not to run into or over you and to develop the horse's attention span.

Trailer Loading: To teach the horse to go into the trailer safely and calmly and to unload in a slow, relaxed manner.

Sacking out: Desensitizes the horse to all the things that he will encounter on a daily basis; your hands, blankets, bridles, saddles, ropes etc.

Also - you will learn how to teach halter breaking, advanced leading, first time mounting, what to do on your first rides, getting the horse comfortable with a rider, and more...

ProTrack™: Groundwork and Round Pen Training

We take all of the above to the next level of skill and expertise; Bob & Suzanne share the secrets of the pros and a few surprises along the way! Monday -Thursday - more hands on instruction, note taking sessions, specific feedback, troubleshooting, etc.
Thursday eve -study night with Bob & Suzanne
Friday - assessment day

Horsemanship Education Course: Basic Under Saddle Training

All aspects of a horse's basic "under saddle" education will be addressed in this session. This includes how to develop balance, control and suppleness at the walk, trot and canter, lateral work, introduction to trails and trail obstacles, and much more. You will learn Bob & Suzanne's Two as One horsemanship methods of gaining control of the horse's individual body parts, enabling you to teach directional control, giving to the bit and direct reining, stopping, go cue, backing, etc. Suzanne will introduce points of equitation and Centered Riding(r) which improve your equestrian technique, balance, quality of communication and control with lots of supportive feedback and specific exercises to improve effectiveness.

ProTrack™: Basic Under Saddle Training

We take all of the above to the next level of skill and expertise; Bob & Suzanne share the secrets of the pros and a few surprises along the way! Monday -Thursday - more hands on instruction, note taking sessions, specific feedback, troubleshooting, etc.
Thursday eve -study night with Bob & Suzanne
Friday - assessment day

Horsemanship Education Course: Advanced Under Saddle Training

This is where our "trail safe" horse begins the transformation to "performance level horse". You shall learn techniques to teach more balanced cantering, circles, leads, leg and seat cues, collection, neck reining (if desired), side passing, correct backing, advanced stops, turns on forehand, spins or turns on the haunches, and more sophisticated lateral work. Suzanne will teach more in-depth Centered Riding instruction to enhance performance and cut your training time. The program is easily adaptable to either English or Western Riding.

ProTrack™ 1 ,2, and 3

In the week that follows each course we take all of the above to the next level of skill and expertise; Bob & Suzanne share the secrets of the pros and a few surprises along the way!
Monday -Thursday - more hands on instruction, note taking sessions, specific feedback, troubleshooting, etc.
Thursday eve -study night with Bob & Suzanne
Friday - assessment day

A limited number of participants are accepted in order to maintain a small teacher/student ratio allowing for personalized instruction.

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