Studying equitation with mary anne campbell
Intensives:
Get yourself a riding upgrade: The intensive is a personal riding retreat: multiple lessons daily for an extended period of days.
Clinics:
in depth two to four day events offered at your own location
Riding lessons and Clinics
Can be booked with Mary Anne at your facility
Mary Anne works effectively with adults from first time riders through to the professional level.
In the us and abroad
Classical equitation clinics at your own barn.
Clinics with Mary Anne Campbell introduce and develop French Classical ideas at your home barn. Work in hand, longe work, the delightful seminal practice of Mediterranean Horsemanship, the art of timing, the art of feel… clinics based on one particular old master’s work, or around one particular gait or transition. There’s lots of fun potentials when you’re working with Mary Anne Campbell and the French Classical tradition.
Design your own in depth personal riding retreat
lessons or INTensives
Riding lessons for students in the Seattle and Portland areas can be arranged on a regular basis.
Online or virtual lessons are available anywhere in the world.
Intensives are just as they sound: intense! This is a personal riding retreat, a time to focus with Mary Anne on developing your seat, your understanding of the aids, and your work with your individual horse. The intensive is basically a personal clinic, given at your location.
Theory, seatwork, classical aids and practice: it’s all part of the intensive.
Working with horses includes much more than riding.
ground work, work in hand & horsemanship
Being able to work the horse effectively and safely and joyfully from the ground is a critical skill and one that can be a lot of fun on its own. We teach classical work in hand, longe work, and the beautiful connecting base of the classical approach called ‘Mediterranean Horsemanship’, as well as the basics in equine body work. You don’t have to be ready to ride to be ready to enjoy a lovely day with a horse on a regular basis!
There are methods of working the horse from the ground that support a life-long relationship with a healthy, focused, balanced horse. And as Winston Churchill once said, though we’ve just slightly paraphrased it: “The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a person.”
Mary Anne also works with her riders to learn the nuts and bolts of what it is to care for a horse. From online courses on conformation, breeds, colors, history, and more… to seminars on specific trainers from antiquity or basic bodywork, to on-line or at your facility seminars on buying, housing and feeding a horse, we love these animals and we love the people who work with them. Got a curiosity about some aspect of horsemanship we haven’t mentioned? Just ask. Mary Anne is delighted to teach all things equine.