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Roy Yates Horse Training, Inc. 2034 J Road
Fruita, Colorado 81521

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Roy Yates doing a sliding stop on Connie King, a futurity horse
Roy doing a sliding stop on Connie King, a futurity horse.

Instructional Videos & Audios

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AT LAST ... A set of videos and audios that actually work!

Roy Yates has developed the only set of videos and audios on the market today which takes the same horse as a two-year-old from day one in the round pen then, over a period of time, advances that horse up through the slow canter, the flying change of leads, the dance in place, collected transitions, collected stops, sliding stops, turn arounds, and much more!  These tapes don't just show you a green colt or just the finished product; they show you step by step, how to start a colt and advance him.  They even show the horse making mistakes and how to correct the mistakes!  If you're tired of watching the same kind of horse training videos and not being able to get results with your horses, then these are the videos and audios for you!

Overseas Residents: We ship anywhere, but please bear in mind our videos are NTSC standard and may not work outside North America. All billing will be in U.S. funds only.


Videos

1) DEMONSTRATION

  • ground collection with Weymouth bridle
  • shoulders in
  • haunches in
  • haunches out
  • pasade
  • pirouettes
  • half pass at trot and canter
  • hackamore work
  • roll backs, spins, sliding stops, flying changes of leads with and without reins
  • Fillis work at the trot
2) THE VERY BEGINNING
  • catching and haltering the range colt
  • tying and leading for the first time
  • tying and handling of front and back legs
  • use of come-along bridle
  • leading up, walking and trotting
3) STARTING THE TWO-YEAR-OLD, PART ONE
  • breaking equipment
  • teaching "WHOA"
  • longeing, hobbling, bitting
  • ground work
  • turn on fore and hind quarters
  • neck reining on ground
  • saddling first time
  • walk-trot-canter transitions
4) STARTING THE TWO-YEAR-OLD, PART TWO
  • extensive sacking and gentling process
  • direct flexions with bosal-standing and going forward
  • first ride: starting, stopping, neck reining, turning on forehand and hind quarters
  • fourth ride: walk-trot-canter transitions mounted
  • special longeing process with Weymouth bridle
  • first ride outside
  • leg yield, 1/4 turns, 1/2 turns
  • curing the shying horse
5) BEGINNING TRAINING
  • longe-line work with half-halt
  • two tracks
  • canter depart from walk and halt
  • how to use hands and legs effectively
  • relaxation of lower jaw with snaffle
  • direct flexions with hackamore
  • using leg yield and two tracks in combination for canter depart outdoors
  • working doubler at canter outdoors
  • collection while mounted
  • relaxation of lower jaw with Weymouth bridle and direct flexions at the halt and going forward on the ground
6) INTERMEDIATE TRAINING, PART ONE
  • three golden keys to fine horse training
  • collection on foot going forward
  • collection mounted at walk and trot
  • hands without legs
  • legs without hands
  • collected stops
  • lateral flexions
  • leg yield
  • shoulders in
  • backing
  • doubler with leg yield
  • reining test for lightness
7) INTERMEDIATE TRAINING, PART TWO
  • reverse pirouettes
  • haunches in, shoulders in, half pass
  • turning a lateral effect into a diagonal effect
  • collected canter work
  • leads
  • straightening at the canter
  • slowing at the canter
  • collection at the canter
  • starting the flying change of leads
8) ADVANCED TRAINING, PART ONE
  • advanced longe line equipment
  • advanced work on the longe line
  • description and explanation of the Weymouth bridle
  • direct and lateral flexions on the ground
  • shoulders in, haunches in, pirouette, and half-pass without reins and legs
  • the body weight rule
  • lightening your horse up to the legs and reins
  • collected stops
  • collected back up
  • collected transitions
  • straightening at the canter
  • canter departures
  • counter canter
  • flying change of leads
9) THE HACKAMORE AND HORSEMAN RELATED KNOTS
  • spanish heel knot
  • fiador knot
  • tying up the mecate and reins
  • putting hackamore together
  • fitting of hackamore on the horse
  • turk's head knot
  • square knot
  • sheep shank knot
  • hondo knot
  • bowline knot
  • tying on a load of hay
  • handcuff knot

PRICE: U.S. $39.99 per video or U.S. $335.99 per set of nine, plus shipping and handling.


Audios

We also offer a set of six audios which parallel the video series on breaking and training and contain additional information on how to teach the new rider a balanced seat in the saddle, shoeing in balance, selecting the performance horse and feeding and nutrition of the horse.

1) TAPE ONE

  • improving seat, hands, and legs
  • training equipment and teaching WHOA!

2) TAPE TWO

  • benchmarking and canter departs
  • extensive sacking program

3) TAPE THREE

  • beginning training — after the starting process
  • collection and lateral flexions

4) TAPE FOUR

  • intermediate training canter work, half-pass, and leads

5) TAPE FIVE

  • advanced training definitions

6) TAPE SIX

  • feeding and nutrition of the performance horse
  • selecting the performance horse

PRICE: U.S. $19.99 per audio or U.S. $109.99 for a set of six, plus shipping and handling.


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