Pink Level is a beginner level, designed to introduce basic horse training principles and hands-on ground training skills.
Students in unmounted Pink Level lessons will gain familiarity with basic equine behavior and training theory while practicing a variety of foundational groundwork exercises.
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Pink Level students are encouraged to prioritize the horse’s enjoyment and develop awareness of the horse’s posture and mental state.
Pink Level introduces concepts and exercises designed to give students confident ground handling skills, an understanding of the training process, increased awareness of equine body language and empathy for their nonverbal partners.
See our helpful introduction to HorseCentered Levels in this Boss Mares post: Teach Ground Training Skills – and Connection – with HorseCentered Levels
LEVELS TOPICS include unmounted safety, ground handling, equine behavior, training theory.
Overview of Pink Level: Students will gain familiarity with basic equine behavior and training principles while practicing a variety of foundational groundwork exercises. Students are encouraged to prioritize the horse’s enjoyment and develop awareness of the horse’s posture and mental state.
We’ve been blessed with many talented photographers over the years: students who voluntarily stood in sweltering/ freezing arenas, capturing lifelong memories of lessons, camps and shows. We’re grateful to all of them!
One former student, Delaney Witbrod, is now a professional photographer with a gift for animal portraits – see more of her fine work here. We’re also grateful for photos of Western riding donated by LLPro instructors – particularly Bit of Pleasure Horse School and Joyful Hearts Photography!
You’ll find illustrations throughout our online courses and printed materials graciously donated by our friend Rhonda Hagy. Evan Surrusco contributes additional illustrations and handles most of our photo processing. Contact us for information about their work.
