Tik Maynard Teaches Training the Young Horse
Give Your Young Horse a Strong Foundation
The traditional methods of starting young horses usually focus on "making" the horse do something. But what if there was a better way? What if you could connect with your young horse from a place of kindness, and give them confidence through a solid relationship built on mutual respect, rather than force? In this 14 part Masterclass, Tik Maynard shows you how to get started with your young horse in a way that's positive, fun, and sets the tone for a strong, lifelong partnership, regardless of your discipline or desired level of competition.
Pay Attention to Your Voice
Learn why you might be confusing your young horse more than you realize with unfocused verbal communications, and discover how to become more aware of the sounds coming out of your mouth.
Expand Your Toolbox
Discover a wide array of techniques to better connect and communicate with your young horse, and learn how to select which one to use for any given situation to continue their development in a positive way.
Lunge More Productively
Tik takes you beyond the common "lunge line" as a way to get excess energy out of your young horse mentality, and shows you how to harness its power as a training tool for a wide variety of situations and scenarios.
Course Overview
Here are just a few of the many things you'll learn through this comprehensive course:
- How to pace the training of your young horse
- The science behind horse psychology
- Exercises to develop focus and attentiveness
- How to introduce lunging, lateral work, jumping, and “spooky” elements
- Groundwork all young horses should know
- Setting realistic timelines and expectations for your young horse training journey
Training the Young Horse Lesson Plan
Learn Tik's basic tenets of young horse training, and why it's so critical to get the beginning foundation solid.
What are the very first building blocks of young horse training? Tik starts from the ground up.
Tik takes you through the mental and physical tools you will need to get the most out of this course.
Stop confusing your horse by making sounds that have no connection or meaning! Tik takes you through how to me more mindful with your voice with your young horse (or any horse).
You can't run before learning to walk. Similarly, Tik shows you how to understand when your young horse is ready for the next step in their training by knowing how to properly ascertain your horse's level of mastery of new tasks or skills.
Teach your horse how to explore the world around them from a place of positive curiosity rather than fear, and how to look to you for confidence while also building their own self-confidence.
You've heard it before, but what IS it exactly? Tik takes you through the basics of groundwork, including safety measures and how to use pressure as a tool of communication.
Tik shows you why taking your time with any exercise yields better results in the end, and how going slow allows your horse to better process new information and objects.
Tik shows you how to use the lunge line as more than just a way to tire your horse out. He also shows you various situations where it can be helpful, and how to keep past lessons in mind as you use it.
Learn how to use both speed and transitions correctly for training your young horse, including how to correctly use pressure through precise timing.
Take your young horse through basic lateral movements to progress in their training, keeping in mind the correct use of pressure, release, and contact.
Tik shows you how to introduce jumps to your young horse.
Tik continues to show you how to introduce jumps to your young horse.
In this final lesson, Tik takes a moment to help you understand the holistic process of training a young horse, and how to take your own goals and journey into account.
Meet Tik Maynard, your Masterclass Instructor
Tik Maynard is a horse behavior expert, trainer, coach, clinician, best-selling author, and international-level competitor who has combined his love of eventing with horsemanship training. He and his wife, Sinead Halpin, who is a 5* three day event rider and member of the U.S. Equestrian Team, run Copperline Farm in Citra, Florida, accompanied by their two young children. Tik recently won the 2024 Road to the Horse, a colt-starting competition, being only the second English rider in the event's history invited to participate.
Tik's mother competed in grand prix dressage while his father was a grand prix show jumper. Tik grew up riding in the show jumping ring frequently and eventually became interested in Modern Pentathalon - a sport in which he won the National Championships and competed in the World Championships twice.
