

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: First Ride Foundations: Mind, Body & Balance in the Young Horse
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: About the event

This three-day intensive clinic is designed to lay the true foundation for a confident, willing, and balanced first ride—by prioritizing communication, nervous system regulation, and meaningful dialogue between horse and handler.

Rather than rushing to “get on,” this clinic focuses on preparing the mind and body of the young horse so that the first ride is a natural progression of understanding, not a moment of tolerance or survival.

Participants will learn how to develop a calm, connected partnership by working with the horse’s nervous system—establishing safety, clarity, and trust through presence, awareness, and timing. The emphasis is on creating a two-way conversation where the horse feels seen, understood, and ready to engage.


Key Focus Areas Include:
Establishing foundational principles of communication and connection

Developing basic cues that are clear, fair, and easy for the horse to understand

Helping the horse become aware of their own body, posture, and movement

Teaching rhythm, balance, and relaxation as prerequisites to riding

Cultivating handler postural awareness to improve clarity, influence, and success

Learning to read the horse’s responses and nervous system state

Developing timing and feel to recognize when the horse is truly ready to progress

This clinic is ideal for riders and handlers who value long-term soundness, emotional wellbeing, and partnership over shortcuts—and who want to set their horses up for success from the very beginning.

The goal is not just a first ride—but a successful first conversation under saddle that the horse can confidently build upon for years to come. 


In this clinic Stephanie will be working with her 3 year old un-started Warmblood mare and will also have school horses available for participants to practice techniques, and of course we encourage participants to bring their young stock.


Investment: 
🐦‍⬛ Early bird-$275 + GST 
(if registered before April 1st)

$300+GST (after April 1st)
Auditing: $30/day
Limited Stabling available $15/night
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/princeton/first-ride-foundations-mind-body-and-balance-in-the-young-horse/200029801149316
- **Event Categories**: workshops, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029801149316?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=princeton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Princeton
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 364 Princeton-Summerland Rd, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0, Canada
- **lat**: 49.48184
- **long**: -120.48559
- **full address**: 364 Princeton-Summerland Rd, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Hoof to Heart Horsemanship (https://allevents.in/org/hoof-to-heart-horsemanship/14681642)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 10 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 364 Princeton-Summerland Rd, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hoof to Heart Horsemanship
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about First Ride Foundations: Mind, Body & Balance in the Young Horse ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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