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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (for equestrians)
About our sessions for dancers and equestrians
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In the dance world, it’s a Workshop
In the horse world, it’s a Clinic
Equestrians, what will you learn in this workshop / clinic?
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Techniques for reading and following your horse’s movement
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How to transition smoothly between leading and following
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What might improvisation with a horse look like?
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How improvisation brings playful interaction into partnership with horses (and humans)
What skills do The Equus Projects dancers bring into the horse world?
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Lots of Natural Horsemanship knowledge and ground skills
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Years of experience moving with an equine partner
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A new perspective on leadership
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A sense of play
What experience does The Equus Projects have with teaching equestrians?
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One on One training with Linda Parelli; PNH Level II
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Training with Anna Twinney
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On-going horsemanship ground skills training
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Choreographing and performing with horses since 1998
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Co-Teaching equestrian clinics with David Lichman, Karen Rohlf
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Clinics in Montana, Vermont, Maine, Ohio, Florida, Texas, NY, CT, NM
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Santa Fe: https://www.equus-onsite.org/pr-horses-come-to-pullman
What will this workshop / clinic do for your horsemanship?
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Expand and deepen your
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Noticing, spatial awareness, posture-gesture integration, expressiveness
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Give you tools for creating playful interactions with horses (and humans)
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Offer insights how we can be more accountable for our movement choices
What will we be doing in the workshop / clinic?
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A fun, easy warmup that will get body and mind working together
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Movement explorations to get you into a playful state of mind. No wrong answers…
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Improvisation exercises with a human partner to:
Sharpen your ability to notice and move at the same time
Let your body do the thinking
Bolster your decision-making skills.
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Hands on explorations with equines on line, at liberty
A Workshop / Clinic that combines dance with horsemanship is unusual.
Folks often have questions. We created this document to answer some of your questions.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (for dancers)
About our sessions for dancers and equestrians
In the dance world, it’s a Workshop
In the horse world, it’s a Clinic
Dancers, what will you learn about in this workshop / clinic?
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Noticing how horses negotiate alpha status amongst themselves
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Translate that interaction into an improvisation score
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Reflect on how choreography can be deepened via this inter-species notion of alpha negotiation….all human interactions are based on some for of status negotiation.
Dancers, what hands on equine experiences will you have?
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Herd behavior observation
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Being with a horse via grooming activities
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Leading a horse on a lead line
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Varied techniques for how to move a horse on a lead line
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Experiencing moving with a horse at liberty in a round pen
What skills do The Equus Projects dancers bring into the horse world?
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Lots of Natural Horsemanship knowledge
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Lots of equine ground skills
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Years of experience moving with an equine partner
What will this workshop / clinic do for your dancing?
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Redefine being present
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Heighten spatial awareness
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Offer new perspectives on
leading and following
strategic thinking & choreography
orchestrating a trajectory
partnership
movement as communication
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What will we be doing in the workshop / clinic?
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A fun, easy warmup that will get body and mind working together
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Movement explorations to get you into a playful state of mind.
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Improvisation exercises with a human partner to:
Sharpen your ability to notice and move at the same time
Let your body do the thinking
Bolster your decision-making skills.
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Hands on explorations with equines on line, at liberty
