High School Farm

Mike also gives a limited number of clinics for ambitious or upper level riders to introduce the piaffe, passage and pirouettes or to refine their horses' ability to execute the collected movements.

The preferred format for a clinic, depending on Mike's schedule, is two days of work on either the piaffe or passage and the pirouettes. Work in hand may be combined with schooling under saddle depending on requirements. Each lesson us tailored to the rider's biography and their horse's abilities and talents.

Horses of all types can learn piaffe and passage, although some have more talent for these movements than others. The piaffe is also an excellent tool to balance the horse while training other movements.

Clinics can be rescheduled periodically to monitor the horse's and rider's progress.