Equitation & Horse Care
We offer courses for equine enthusiast’s, which are passionate and willing to learn. One can choose between equitation and horse care or both. There are various levels of certification courses (levels explained below). Specialized training facility provided for competitive riders with or without own horse, to improve the style and ability of dressage, show jumping and eventing.
Horse Training
At Kortastud we offer full training services, from breaking in to advance level of riding. We train horses for dressage, show jumping, X-country, showing and basic riding. Training of horses is done by a professional rider under the supervision of an experienced International Coach.
Livery
We can offer stabled livery for horses in training, at rest, in rehabilitation, retirement or a well-deserved holiday. Horses are checked on daily basis, those on long term with us will need to be regularly wormed and vaccinated at the owner’s expense. We can facilitate all your horses’ needs such as vets and blacksmith visits.
Horsemanship
A learning process to care and understand a magnificent creature (Horse)
Horsemanship has been defined in many ways, but in simple words it’s a person’s knowledge and ability to take care and understand the horse in various situations. Be it on the ground or on the horseback.
Horsemanship
A learning process to care and understand a magnificent creature (Horse)
Horsemanship has been defined in many ways, but in simple words it’s a person’s knowledge and ability to take care and understand the horse in various situations. Be it on the ground or on the horseback.
To attain horsemanship a person should be fit mentally and physically. Horse’s demands time and patience to bond and reach to a point of understanding. There are no shortcuts to be a successful horseman. It’s a lifetime process of learning and developing skills and constantly improvising yourself.
The journey of becoming a horseman or horsewoman can start at any age and stage of life. Some lucky people are born and brought up with horses and wants to be around them while some have a goal of becoming professional. One can be passionate or professional or both, the idea is to be around the horses as it provides physical benefits as well as psychological benefits. It’s a great therapy, simply being with horse and developing a sense of trust is a great stress buster and boosts your general wellbeing. Learning to understand, control and care for animal larger than yourself, can have profound effect on your confidence.
To be a horseman or horsewoman you would need to understand the basics of the following skills:
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Active listening
- Adaptability
- Creative thinking
- Self-awareness and empathy
- Appropriate assertiveness
- Self-control
- Ability to cope with problems
- Focus
- Trust
- Relationship building
- Decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Leadership
- Setting and respecting boundaries
- Collaboration
- Diplomacy.
Horses are very sensitive and honest, having individual personality, attitude and moods. Therefore working with horses, requires good understanding and most importantly clear communication. In short one needs to be honest, as horses do react on and reflect handler’s behaviour.
(To enrol you will require to sign, "Rider Registration, Declaration & Acceptance Form". This includes self-assessment as well, which helps us to categorise the level.)
Equine assisted learning (EAL)
A unique experience to gain more in life.
To enrol, There is no age bar or previous experience required and to be a participant you just have to be present physically and mentally.
What is EAL?
It is an experiential learning approach that promotes the development of life skills for educational, professional and personal goals through equine-assisted activities. In short, Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) is the introduction of horse in the learning process.
What are life skills?
Life Skills are a group of psychosocial competencies and interpersonal skills that help people to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. Few out of many life skills are listed below.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Leadership
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Creative and critical thinking
- Self-awareness and empathy — two critical parts of emotional intelligence
- Assertiveness and equanimity, or self-control
- Resilience and ability to cope with challenges
- Setting and respecting boundaries.
What we offer?
We offer a unique concept with first-hand experience and an opportunity to rediscover you to add another perspective in life. Activities with Horses, provides physical benefits as well as psychological benefits. It’s a great therapy, simply being with horse and developing sense of trust is a great stress buster and boosts your general wellbeing. Horses are very sensitive and honest, having individual personality, attitude and moods. Therefore working with horses, requires trust, good understanding and most importantly clear communication.
In short one needs to be honest, as horses do react on and reflect handler’s behaviour. Learning various behavioural patterns of communication and control an animal larger than yourself, can have profound effect on your confidence.
With your active participation you can imply, gain and improve the following skills:
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Leadership
- Active listening
- Articulation
- Adaptability
- Creative thinking
- Critical thinking
- Self-awareness and empathy - two crucial parts of emotional intelligence
- Appropriate assertiveness
- Self-control
- Resilience and ability to cope with problems
- Focus
- Trust
- Relationship building
- Boundaries
- Coping mechanisms
- Mindfulness
- Collaboration
- Diplomacy
- Conflict Management
Corporate training program & leisure activity
The training and leisure activity program is uniquely designed to benefit all the participants and allow them to express the real freedom of “a moment of achievement”.
(To enrol you will require to sign, "Rider Registration, Declaration & Acceptance Form". This includes self-assessment as well, which helps us to categorise the level.)
Vocational Camp
Six days of thrill, chill and excitement in nature’s abode. In today’s world, we often too busy and restricted to activities in confined spaces and miss out on growth of our capabilities in natural surroundings, so we designed a vocational program for you to get a new perspective of life and understand Nature, to express yourself in nature’s way.
Vocational Camp
Six days of thrill, chill and excitement in nature’s abode. In today’s world, we often too busy and restricted to activities in confined spaces and miss out on growth of our capabilities in natural surroundings, so we designed a vocational program for you to get a new perspective of life and understand Nature, to express yourself in nature’s way.
What is it?
A Vocational Camp for age 10 to 18 yrs old.
Six days of thrill, chill and excitement in nature’s abode. In today’s world, we often too busy and restricted to activities in confined spaces and miss out on growth of our capabilities in natural surroundings, so we designed a vocational program for you to get a new perspective of life and understand Nature, to express yourself in nature’s way.
Who we are & what we offer?
Who we are: A team of professionals, dedicated to field of our own expertise. Working together and putting an effort to save nature and build ecofriendly community.
What we offer: We offer a chance to rediscover (re-live) yourself, redefine your capabilities, boost your self-esteem, healthy living, environmental awareness and skills that prove beneficial in future life.
Activities to participate in?
Yoga: We all know benefits of yoga but to in-cooperate it in life is bit difficult according to dependency of living digitally. First step to in-cooperate anything in life is discipline. Yoga is a technique to control mind and body. It provides a space and time to rejoice and discover a new dimension to live healthy life.
Horse riding: Horse riding is a great sport to get involved with and is an activity for all ages and ability. There is real sense of exhalation and freedom when you ride. Horse riding provides physical benefits as well as psychological benefits. It’s a great therapy, simply being with horse and developing sense of trust is a great stress buster and boosts your general well-being. Learning to control and care for an animal larger than yourself, can have profound effect on your confidence.
Swimming: Swimming is a great activity to develop physical strength and endurance and there is no age bar. You can burn lots of calories; it’s easy on the joints, supports your weight, builds muscular strength and improves cardiovascular fitness. Refreshes you in summer.
Nature trail: Nature trail / walk is a specially developed hiking trail or footpath that runs through countryside, these may convey information about flora, fauna, ecology and geology. Along these paths, there may be points of natural or cultural interests.
Air rifle target shooting: Air rifle target shooting demands stability, calmness and coordination. It is a popular sport and like any other sport, it takes lot of practice to get close to understand the idea of setting a goal and achieving it. It’s a sport, to be taken responsibly and participants must follow safety rules briefed at the beginning of the session. This sport teaches a good level of discipline and focus.
(To enrol you will require to sign, "Rider Registration, Declaration & Acceptance Form". This includes self-assessment as well, which helps us to categorise the level.)
Certification Level Courses for Beginner
The Beginner Courses are designed to help the horse enthusiasts to acquire the Practical & theoretical knowledge to learn Horse Riding and Horse Care and achieving proficiency level of Equitation and horse care. Each level has 6 progressive sessions and upon completion of each level, you will get accreditation.
| Level | Experience | Horse Care | Equitation |
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| Beginner Level 1 | Nil |
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| Beginner Level 2 | BL1 |
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| Beginner Level 3 | BL2 |
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| Beginner Level 4 | BL3 |
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| Beginner Level 5 | BL4 |
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| Beginner Level 6 | BL5 |
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| Proficient Level | BL6 | Horse carer | Progressive rider |
(To enrol you will require to sign, "Rider Registration, Declaration & Acceptance Form". This includes self-assessment as well, which helps us to categorise the level.)
Certification Level Courses for Novice
The Novice Courses are designed to help the Proficient level Riders to acquire the Practical & theoretical knowledge to learn Horse Riding and Horse Care to achieve the competitive level of Equitation and horse care. Each level has 6 progressive sessions and upon completion of each level, you will get accreditation.
Certification Level Courses for Novice
The Novice Courses are designed to help the Proficient level Riders to acquire the Practical & theoretical knowledge to learn Horse Riding and Horse Care to achieve the competitive level of Equitation and horse care. Each level has 6 progressive sessions and upon completion of each level, you will get accreditation.
| Level | Experience | Horse Care | Equitation |
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| Novice Level 1 | BL6 |
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| Novice Level 2 | NL1 |
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| Novice Level 3 | NL2 |
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| Novice Level 4 | NL3 |
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| Novice Level 5 | NL4 |
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| Novice Level 6 | NL5 |
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| Performance Level | NL6 | Groom/Confident enough to manage a small yard | Compete in show jumping, dressage & eventing at novice levels. |
(To enrol you will require to sign, "Rider Registration, Declaration & Acceptance Form". This includes self-assessment as well, which helps us to categorise the level.)