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Ala Carte Clinic October 22 & 23 (Sat - Sun) Strike Off on the Correct Lead and Join Terri Jordan at The Natural Gait for One Day of Horsemanship Strategies followed by a day of private lessons. Start time: 9AM both days. • Lodging details: Cabins and camping available • Meals: Available for purchase • Cost: Both days: $175 (7 total hours of instruction = $25 hour) • AM session only: $100 (3 hours instruction = $33 hour) • Private session only $100 - (2 hour minimum = $50 hour) • You have OPTIONS! Participate in the morning and/or afternoon session. If your horse isn't ride-able participate in the morning only. If your horse is ride-able, participate in BOTH! Followed by a day of private one on one hourly sessions working on whatever you need help with. Day 1: AM Session: Ground Work. Learn safe and controlled strategies of proving to your horse that you are his leader BEFORE you hit the saddle! Build confidence in yourself about your abilities to become the leader your horse needs. Prove to your horse that you can be trusted as his leader to keep him safe and comfortable. PM Session: Ridden Work - Morning session is a requirement for this afternoon ridden session. Apply the ground work towards mounted work. You will learn how to move body parts and put them into patterns. Keeping your horse between your reins and your legs. Day 2: Turn your concerns into your successes!! Use this time to work with Terri individually for 1 hour of private instruction. If you opt to ONLY have a private session with Terri, this will become a 2 hour minimum. If you've participated in the first day, your session is 1 hour unless you request more time. If you require more than one hour, the extra time is $30 per hour. NEW OFFERING at TNG: Horsemanship Video Critique $40 per video. It's convenient because: • You can prepare it in your own back yard at your convenience • You don't have to travel • The training tips offered can be practiced over the winter at your leisure HOWEVER! This does not take the place of clinic time or important and valuable hands on. What it can do is provide you with some information that may be useful to you for something that has a simple fix. Terri will let you know if she needs to see you. But most likely will be able to offer valuable information on line. Contact us about sending your youtube video and get started towards knowledgeable, safe and successful horsemanship TODAY! 877-776-2208 or email ntrlgait@acegroup.cc Call or email us TODAY for more information or to make your reservations! 877-776-2208 · 563-535-7314 email us at - ntrlgait@acegroup.cc TheNaturalGait.com TNGhorsehappenings.com TNGhappenings.com TNGmercantile.com The Natural Gait Howard and Donna Bright 1878 Old Mission Drive, Harpers Ferry, IA 52146
9th Annual Haybarn Rendezvous 3 Day Music Festival Why Rondy? Dear Switchback Fans, In a few days we will be holding the 9th Annual Haybarn Rendezvous. When Brian and I first started the "Rondy" we wanted to create a festival that would draw Switchback fans from all over. Our first attempt was at The Natural Gait grounds. It was early fall and though it was warm enough during the day, it really got pretty cold at night. Still we had a great time with fans coming from as far away as Tennessee. The next year we moved the Rondy closer to Chicago to the farm of our friends and Switchback Team members Mary Anne and Jerry Duve. There it started to grow, gathering in more fans and also serving as a chance for Switchback STeamers (our volunteers) to meet and greet. Many of them only knew each other through email, so it was a real pleasure to get to see them meet in person for the first time. STeamers like the legendary Soupbone and Monica, who are both blind, rode the Greyhound all the way from Cincinnati so they could be part of the fun. We started inviting musicians like singer-songwriter Karen Reynolds of Tennessee and Prairie Home Companion veteran Dave Moore to play for the audience. Who could forget Dave's famous harmonica solo done with the harmonica completely in his mouth and resonating on his abscessed tooth? Probably one of the best solos ever. Pretty soon a sound man was needed and Mike Sharp from FitzGerald's nightclub ventured out in his 1964 station wagon, crammed with the necessary gear to turn a home-grown event into a real festival. One day wasn't enough, and so it became two days and threatened to turn into three. Sure, there were some mishaps, like the time I stayed up past 3 a.m. with the Chardonnay gals the night before the Rondy and found out the hard way why they are called that. I didn't know tents could spin. Or the time my buddy Norm got lost and had to ask for directions at a rural cross-roads gentlemen's club called Heartbreakers. He said they were the worst directions he ever had. It took him four hours to cover a mere five miles! But it never rained and we always had a great bonfire to celebrate the end of summer. Click here to read the rest of the story on the Switchback blog and feel free to leave comments! Cave Concert Series - October, 2009 featuring Switchback and Dave Moore Watch the Video		PAST EVENTS 2011 Click on Flyer to View or click here August 19, 20, 21, 2011 TNG Event - Upper Gait View PDF June 23, 24, 25, 26 2011 Doc Hammill Driving Clinic View PDF July 16, 2011 TNG Event - Lower Gait - Yellow River Yak Festival View PDF TNG Poker Run July 23, 2011 View PDF July 30, 2011 Cave Concert Series Sawtooth Bluegrass Band

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