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August 2018
Centered Riding Clinic with Heidi Potter
A Fun, Informative and Enlightening Experience! Equestrians of all levels and disciplines are invited to discover how the Centered Riding basics of Soft Eyes, Breathing, Balance, and Centering will improve their overall comfort, confidence, and communication. Morning workshops include exploration of the CR basics through interactive exercises with a “human” horse partner. These sessions are great fun and are proven to be very enlightening. Afternoons are reserved for mounted application with participants riding in small groups. Whether you are a…
Find out more »September 2018
Fall Session 2018
Please sign up for the Fall Session of High Horses. The Fall session runs 8 weeks from September 4th - October 26th. You can download our Rider Packet from our "Programs" page or contact our Program Director, Sue Miller program@highhorses.org. Therapeutic Riding - $465.00 Hippotherapy - $615.00 Grey Horse Program - $210 Connections - $680.00 Services Free for Veterans
Find out more »New Volunteer Training
We will be hosting a new volunteer orientation on Thursday 9/27, 5pm-7pm. This training will involve a history of the High Horses program and include an overview of the various programming we offer. Barn safety and working with and around our horses will be included. We will practice getting horses ready for lessons and focus on lesson safety and protocols. As we head into our fall session there are still slots available for helping in lessons and also barn help is…
Find out more »25th Annual Hoofin’ It for High Horses
Join us on Saturday, September 29th at High Horses for the 25th Annual Hoofin' It for High Horses event! To Join or Create a team or to register as an individual, please Register Here! (Below is the 2018 registration packet if you prefer to do your fundraising offline) High Horses’ biggest fundraiser of the year is Hoofin’ It for High Horses. The event is a 3-7-mile foot-walk or 7-9-mile ride through spectacular Vermont countryside. The money you raise will support High Horses’ mission…
Find out more »November 2018
Winter 1 Session 2018
Please sign up for the Winter 1 Session of High Horses. The Winter 1 session runs 7 weeks from November 5th - December 21st. You can download our Rider Packet from our "Programs" page or contact our Program Director, Sue Miller program@highhorses.org. Therapeutic Riding - $405.00 Hippotherapy - $540.00 Grey Horse Program - $180 Connections - $600.00 Services Free for Veterans
Find out more »Horse Speak Phase 3
High Horses is proud to partner with Sharon Wilsie & Heidi Potter again this year. The team will be doing 3 clinics with us for successive clinics from phase 1 through phase 3. You must begin at phase 1. The first clinic will be on November 1, 2, & 3, 2019 at our farm in Sharon, Vermont
Find out more »2019 Year at a Glance
Here is the High Horses Calendar of sessions mapped out for the year. Yellow is the time High Horses is in session Blue is when High Horses on break between sessions Green Are holidays that High Horses is closed.
Find out more »December 2018
Level 2 Leader Training – December 1, 2018
Saturday Dec. 1, 10am-12pm. We, at High Horses, believe that our volunteers be trained to match their interests and abilities. I know that there are several of you who have been struggling to get to a Level 2 leader training during the busy work/school week, so we have opted to run a training on a Saturday Dec. 1, 10am-12pm. Specific to those of you who have completed and been certified as Level 1 horse leaders, we will focus on…
Find out more »Playing with Boundaries
Playing with Boundaries with Russell Jones Saturday, December 15 Full Day 9:00 - 4:00 Morning Only 9:00 - 12:00 Bring your lunch! Interested in boundaries with humans or other mammals? All are welcome! Curiosity is the basis for our natural learning process. In this workshop we will learn how to observe breaks in our own and in other people's boundaries and, most importantly, explore how to restore boundaries to healthy functioning. We will define and discuss boundaries, play in groups and…
Find out more »Working Equitation Obstacle Clinic
Working Equitation Clinic December 30, 2018 Northeast working equitation trainer Amanda Lamoureux will be teaching about obstacles from the “ease of handling” phase of working equitation. Working equitation is a new and growing horse sport that combines dressage and obstacles to develop the partnership between horse and rider. It can be ridden in any style of equipment with very few limitations. It’s open to horses of any breed and type including gaited horses. It’s great cross training for riders from…
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