Description of up-coming clinics and retreats:

March 9 - 14, 2010   Special Colt Starting 

Alice will be working with several local horse-owners to start these colts on a great foundation of horsemanship.  Aided by Ty Sumner, you can come watch as she works with two Andalusians, one Hispano-Arab, one Azteca who are all sired by Encantador, the Andalusian stallion owned by Betsy May of Spirit Ranch in Halfway, Oregon.  To balance out the mix, a fine young quarterhorse gelding will also participate in this 6-day program.  Auditors are welcome, and anyone considering taking a T&T Horsemanship Colt Starting clinic is encouraged to attend.

Come 'Celebrate the Horse' - April 10, 2010

Enjoy a day full of inspiration, riding tips, great food, good friends, and plain 'ol FUN!  This will be the fourth annual 'Celebrate the Horse', held at the T&T arena in Haines, Oregon.  Here is just a sampling of what we have in store in 2010:

• Greg Gommersal from Idaho - Saddle Fit - Riding Western, English, or Bareback...How to Allow Your Horse to Move.     Greg will also have a wonderful display of true Californio/SE Oregon-type trappings, such as rawhide bosals, reins, horse hair mecates, and mohair cinches
• Dr. Shawna Ault  from Boise, Idaho - Western medicine and Eastern practices can work together very effectively to improve animal health and well-being.  Join Dr. Ault as she discusses the use of acupuncture and herbal/aroma therapies 
• Alice Trindle from Haines - This year the theme of 'Celebrate the Horse' will be "Developing the Whole Horse - From Colt to Horsemanship".  Alice will be demonstrating with several young horses various ground work skills, use of the flag and lariat, liberty work with a herd, first saddling, and suggestions for exercises to bring along a colt to a willing life-time partner.
•  Nancy's Hand-Tied Halters - Nancy will display her fine halter and leads, plus beautiful leather work
• Spirit Ranch Andalusians ~ Traditions, breeding, temperament, and a bit of Doma Vaquera
• Ty Sumner Horse Training ~ Ty was Alice's apprentice in 2008 and is now offering an opportunity to have your horse trained light, soft, and thoughtfully right here in Baker valley. 
• WW Cinch ~ Kathy Ward & Christie Wilde bring their life-long involvement with horses to the hand-made mohair cinches they make.  Mohair, which is from Angora goats, breathes well, and wicks moisture away from the skin of the horse.
• FREE Lunch!  For the first 50 people through the door, we'd like to serve you lunch.  Come early and stay all day!  Featuring: Anna's Fabulous Burritos, fresh ingredients, and prepared right here in Haines!  

• Linda Smith's Shearing Corral ~ Featuring Linda's comfy, warm, sheepskin products 

•   Come visit with representatives from D&B Supply and Del's about products and nutrition.
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April 16 - 18, 2010  Western Idaho Horse Expo 

Alice will be returning to the Idaho Horse Expo, and with the same format from 2008... YOU CAN RIDE WITH HER!  These will be a series of little 'Mini-Clinics' with topics such as:

• Preparing Your Horse for Ropes and Dragging Obstacles
• The Garrocha - A 13-ft. long pole that will help you & your horse become balanced and brave
• Group Riding - Benefits of socializing, rating, and FUN!
• Watch the Idaho Horse Council's web site for all the details! expo.idahohorsecouncil.com/

April 20 - 24, 2010  5-Day Colt to Horsemanship Clinic

Focus & Format: There simply is not a better opportunity around to put a soft, willing start on your young horse, or to re-start with the proper foundation.  The focus is on taking the time for the horse and human to understand how to work together, and to offer a variety of situations that allow the human to become a good leader.  Round pen work; Lariat, ropes, flags, tarps, car wash, bridges for obstacles; Working from atop another horse; Herd work; Surcingle & liberty;  Format: Alice will work with the young horses in the morning, while everyone observes, for at least the first few days.  In the afternoon, students work the same skills on their schooling/older horse.  Later in the week, the students are working with and riding their colts.  Fun...Safety...and Understanding!

April 26 - 30, 2010     2 - 3 or 5 Day Work in Hand Clinic 

Focus & Format:  This is will mark the second year we will offer an intensive look at the Work in Hand postures, developing self-carriage and self-confidence in both horse and rider.  Maneuvers we will practice include: Shoulder-in on circle and on a square; Haunches -in and Half-pass postures on the track, on the diagonal, and on a circle; Liberty and on-line work with the surcingle;  You will be offered the opportunity to bring a young horse, perhaps not yet under saddle, as well as an older schooling horse.  We truly TAKE the TIME for both you and the horse to understand.

May 1 & 2, 2010   Preparing You & Your Horse for the Lariat

Focus & Format: Join Alice and some knowledgeable helpers as they walk you through ground skills to prepare your horse for use of the lariat, having ropes every where around them,  and dragging objects.  Plus, learn how to build a loop, toss and coil at lariat, and some basic swings and shots.   To be held at the T&T Ranch in Haines, Oregon.

May 8 & 9, 2010                     Trainers Workshop

Focus & Format:  Many people are interested in starting their young horses under saddle, but few people have taken the time to truly prepare themselves and the horse for a positive experience.  Join Alice for weekend as she shares and demonstrates such topics as: Mindful use of the round pen; Use of the lariat, flag, whip and other tools; Working from atop another horse; Proper ponying - not dragging!  Tools to evaluate a horse for purchase.  This will be a great opportunity for anyone planning on taking the Colt to Horsemanship clinic, June 19 - 23, 2010, or for folks looking to expand their colt training skills and awareness.

May 21-23, 2010   3-Day Riding Clinic       Emmett, Idaho  

Focus & Format: This is a great way to check out Alice's principles and discover the wonderful teacher she has become!  The format will include morning discussions and quite a bit of ground work and work-in-hand practice.  Afternoon sessions will be filled with riding and applying the great skills you learned in the morning.  "Alice dealt with my fears with compassion, and gave me the tools to move past allowing those fears to inhibit my relationship with my horse."  (Comment from a 2007 participant)

Pending Date   3-Day Principles of Classical Dressage

Focus & Format: Developing the basics of the Classical Training steps is critical for any discipline.  Alice will help riders to first work WITH their horses to develop a willing communication, and apply those concepts to developing rhythm, timing, balance, schwung, straightness, connection, engagement, and the beginnings of collection.  Work in hand, driving on long lines, surcingle work, and attention to riders posture.  A great way to prepare you and your horse for a summer of success!

Not offered in 2010     3-Day Memorial Day Vacation Package

Focus & Format:  Bring your friends or family for a ranch get-a-way!  Spend time in the beautiful Elkhorn Moutains, play with cows, eat Susan's wonderful food, and visit the attractions of Historic Baker City.  (It's First Friday, and the town comes to life with art gallery tours, shopping, and great food!  Nothing quite like a Barley Brown microbrew-winner of several Gold Medals!)  The format allows for a little instruction from Alice, mostly regarding safety issues, and lots of time to relax!  Or schedule a private lesson or two with Alice.   3-Day Riding Clinic       Mackay, Idaho  

Focus & Format: This is a great way to check out Alice's principles and discover the wonderful teacher she has become!  The format will include morning discussions and quite a bit of ground work and work-in-hand practice.  Afternoon sessions will be filled with riding and applying the great skills you learned in the morning.  "Alice dealt with my fears with compassion, and gave me the tools to move past allowing those fears to inhibit my relationship with my horse."  (Comment from a 2007 Emmett, Idaho participant)  This clinic will focus on confidence building for both horse & rider, whether you plan on trail riding or taking a dressage level test!  All disciplines will benefit.

June 4 - 6, 2010    3 Day Cows and Mountains Clinic

  Focus & Format: Three days of great fun, connecting your horse to cattle work, and then relaxing for nice afternoon mountain rides.  You and your horse will learn how to read cattle, position for effortless haunch-turns, develop a 'rodera' in the big field, and cut cattle from the herd.  Slow, easy, and true ranch-type cattle work.  Then enjoy the Elkhorn Mts., cantering up hills, and extraordinary views.  

June 11 - 13, 2010   Dressage at the Ranch 

Building on the principles to which Alice adheres, that good horsemanship is good horsemanship no matter what the costume, this weekend clinic will focus on recognizing the elements of the Classical Dressage Training Scale, and giving wonderful exercises to achieve.  Training level tests will be practiced, with individual attention.

June 19 - 23, 2010  & October  18 - 23, 2010

 6-Day Colt to Horsemanship Clinic

Focus & Format: There simply is not a better opportunity around to put a soft, willing start on your young horse, or to re-start with the proper foundation.  The focus is on taking the time for the horse and human to understand how to work together, and to offer a variety of situations that allow the human to become a good leader.  Round pen work; Lariat, ropes, flags, tarps, car wash, bridges for obstacles; Working from atop another horse; Herd work; Surcingle & liberty;  Format: Alice will work with the young horses in the morning, while everyone observes, for at least the first few days.  In the afternoon, students work the same skills on their schooling/older horse.  Later in the week, the students are working with and riding their colts.  Fun...Safety...and Understanding!

Focus & Format: We have developed this clinic by popular demand!  Riding the mountain trails of Montana is an activity that many folks love to do with their horses.  But often, a little situation turns into a bigger one, when we have not prepared ourselves or our horses for the "unexpected"!  This clinic will work on developing confidence and awareness in horse and rider, practice over and through obstacles, and actually take several trips to the mountains!

Focus & Format: The opportunity for a little "One-on-One" with Alice is very beneficial to every riding discipline.  If you are looking for suggestions on improving your relationship with your horse, from Half-pass to crossing creeks, a one-hour private lesson will guide you to new levels of willingness, softness, and respect.  

Focus & Format:  Bring your friends or family for a ranch get-a-way!  Spend time in the beautiful Elkhorn Mountains, play with cows, eat Susan's wonderful food, and take part in the Haines 4th of July Celebration.  Start with a traditional ranch breakfast, take in the HUGE parade, shop the local artisan booths,  attend the rodeo, and finish up watching the fireworks from the T&T Ranch bonfire. The format allows for a little instruction from Alice, mostly regarding safety issues, and lots of time to relax!  Or schedule a private lesson or two with Alice.

July 10 & 11, 2010     August 14, & 15, 2010   Trail Clinic at Eastern Slope Ranch

Focus & Format:  Alice will present exercises to prepare participants and their horses to develop self-carriage and self-confidence while encountering a variety of obstacles that could easily be found on the trail.  Maneuvers such as turn-on-the-haunch, turn-on-the-forehand, balanced side pass, and light-responsive backing, will first be practiced in the arena, then applied to the Trail Course.

July 17 & 18, 2010     August 14, & 15, 2010     October 2 & 3, 2010

 Advancing Horse Course - Making a Bridle Horse

Focus & Format:  For the past few years we have offered several types of Continuing Horse Courses.  They have been very successful.  The 2009 Advancing Horse Course will be an intense series of three weekend classes, conducted over a three-month period.  The curriculum will include required reading and video viewing.  We will examine the process of developing a Vaquero-style bridle horse, advancing from snaffle bit, to hackamore, to double-bridle, and finally straight-up in the bridle.  Certainly this is a long process to develop a true bridle horse, and our hope is to develop a group a dedicated aspiring horseman who will make an on-going commitment to their horse and to studying with Alice.

Focus & Format: This clinic is a great introduction or reminder of Alice's principles in developing a willing attitude, with flowing movement, to develop brilliant communication!  Ground skills applied over and through obstacles, and afternoon group riding.  Of course, posture will be a key component, along with lots of individual attention, group discussions, and FUN!

Focus & Format: Alice can't wait to return to Fort Bragg, and see the continuing progress of her Fort Bragg area friends!  We will add to the ground work and work in hand exercises, building on self-confidence and self-carriage.  Driving on long-lines will be the morning focus, and applying the skills gained to our afternoon riding will be our goal.  (Driving lines or two 22ft. ring ropes, along with a snaffle bit set-up will be needed.)

Morning: Trail Safety and FUN!   Trail riding is one of the most rewarding activities we can do with our horse. And yet, there are probably only a handful of people and their horses’ that you really want to ride with! Join Alice as she talks about equipment, and how to prepare your horse for a safe & fun trail ride. You will practice the "15 minute Warm-up", how to control all four corners of your horse and lots of riding over obstacles, opening gates, & surprising occurrences!

Afternoon: Posture and More!  Our primary communication tool with horses is through body language. We need to develop clear & consistent messages through our focus, balance, posture, & timing. Alice will lead you through a series of exercises to supple you & your horse to prepare for good posture in the saddle. When we get out of the way of the horses, it’s amazing how easily they accomplish our slightest suggestion! Must be able to walk, trot & canter.

August 6 - 8, 2010 3 Day Cows and Mountains Clinic

  Focus & Format: Three days of great fun, connecting your horse to cattle work, and then relaxing for nice afternoon mountain rides.  You and your horse will learn how to read cattle, position for effortless haunch-turns, develop a 'rodera' in the big field, and cut cattle from the herd.  Slow, easy, and true ranch-type cattle work.  Then enjoy the Elkhorn Mts., cantering up hills, and extraordinary views.  

August, 2010 TBA            Doma Vaquera Clinic

Focus & Format: This will be a fun weekend to learn about the traditions of the Doma Vaquera - The Spanish Cowboy.  The clinic will be team-taught by Ami McHugh and Alice.  You will learn from Ami, performing on her beautiful Andalusion stallions, the traditions of the Doma Vaquera equipment, basico patterns, and the garrocha.  Alice will work with the group to develop a willing partnership with their horses, both on the ground and in the saddle, to develop the basic movements.  Everyone will dance with the garrocha, and ride a basico pattern.  Check out Ami's web site at: www.jackassmtranch.com

August 16 - 21, 2010           Cows, Mountains, and FUN Retreat 

Six full days of treating yourself and your horse to ranch life.  We will do some schooling in the morning, aimed at developing a soft and willing partnership in both human and horses.  Then the afternoon will be off to the mountains, or out in the field & pen to play with cows.  We may even have a REAL JOB for you to do one day, moving cows in a mountain pasture.  The bunkhouse, with all its comforts will be waiting in the evening, along with the great food Susan has become famous for sharing!  Come immerse yourself in the culture of Eastern Oregon for a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual experience.

Focus & Format:  will gather the region's aspiring horseman for the annual T&T Horse Swim Party.  Mountain ride - Horse Swim - BBQ & Story Telling!

Focus & Format: We have developed this clinic by popular demand!  Riding the mountain trails of Washington state is an activity that many folks love to do with their horses.  But often, a little situation turns into a bigger one, when we have not prepared ourselves or our horses for the "unexpected"!  This clinic will work on developing confidence and awareness in horse and rider, practice over and through obstacles, and actually take several trips to the mountains!

Focus & Format: The opportunity for a little "One-on-One" with Alice is very beneficial to every riding discipline.  If you are looking for suggestions on improving your relationship with your horse, from Half-pass to crossing creeks, a one-hour private lesson will guide you to new levels of willingness, softness, and respect.  

Dates TBA - Call if you are interested in learning more about the benefits of driving your horse on long lines!

This is a great opportunity to prepare for winter horsemanship activities. Often times many of us do not have quite as much time to ride in the winter months. Even those of us who have indoor arenas in which to work, often find ourselves looking for good exercises that keep our horses soft and supple, in self-carriage, but cautious about getting them too hot in cold temperatures.

October 12 - 16, 2010          Fall Relax, Unwind, and Reflect Retreat 

Fall is our favorite time of year.  The colors of eastern Oregon are brilliant.  You need a sweater in the mornings, but by noon you are toasty in the autumn sun.  It is a time to reflect on the year, enjoy the harvest of Oregon's bounty, and enjoy good friends and horses.  Come join us for six full days of treating yourself and your horse to ranch life.  We will do some schooling in the morning, aimed at developing a soft and willing partnership in both human and horses.  Then the afternoon will be off to the mountains, or out in the field & pen to play with cows.  The bunkhouse, with all its comforts will be waiting in the evening, along with the great food Susan has become famous for sharing!  Come immerse yourself in the culture of Eastern Oregon for a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual experience.

*Non-refundable deposit is due one-month prior to first day of class. Total payment required first day of course/class/forum/workshop. No make-up for missed sessions.