Richard Shrake Videos

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Horse Psychology & Ground Work

Richard Shrake teaches you how to have complete communication with your horse, with very little time and effort, by showing you what your horse is saying to you through his body movements. This knowledge will aid you in banishing bad habits and raising your awareness skills as a competent horseman. Ideal for both beginners and for those who wish to improve their relationship with their horse. (1 hour)

 

 

Resistance Free™ Training

Learn to start a young horse from step #1 to being saddled and ridden for the first time. Richard Shrake gives you a complete program that eliminates the need for force or abuse when starting your young horse.  Watch a young horse be bridled, saddled and ridden for his first time.  In less than two hours, he is taken through an easy-to-follow, step-by-step program that eliminates the need to use the old-fashioned, forceful methods of training a horse.  This video allows you to master the fundamentals and gain the confidence of your horse by having the confidence in yourself as a trainer. (80 minutes)

 

Resistance Free™ Training Part II

Richard Shrake gives you the building blocks for starting the young horse under saddle. Learn the step-by-step process that will create a willing partner of your horse. Richard teaches communication through exercises, leg rhythm and hand movements with preparatory commands, lateral bending, hip and shoulder movement, leads and transitions. He explains the use of the hackamore and snaffle and gives you a solid set of exercises to constantly retain the harmony with your horse through the training process. (50 minutes)

 

Resistance Free™ Training the Weanling

This video teaches a complete program for working with the weanling. You will learn selection, colts vs. fillies, teaching to lead, tying, longeing, round-pen work, clipping, setting up, trailer loading, using the pecking order for obedience, ponying off an older horse, picking up feet, plus several other challenges for you and your weanling. (1 hour)

 

Resistance Free™ Training The Problem Horse

Learn to retrain the spoiled or problem horse to become a long-term, quiet, obedient horse. Correct your horse's "bad habits," such as lack of concentration, unresponsiveness, stiffness and unpredictable behavior.  Through the basics of ground work, bitting and relaxation exercises, see immediate results in your horse's behavior. Bad habits can be broken! Richard Shrake gives the guidelines to create a positive bond with your horse and allows him to change through your teaching. Learn how to teach your horse patience, obedience through lateral flexion, the "pecking order," lateral control and exercises for bonding. (1 hour)

 

Resistance Free™ Training The Older Horse

Retrain your horse by knowing his abilities and then establishing a program that works. Learn how to establish a groundwork program to teach confidence and obedience. By bonding and using the pecking order, you will set up the foundation to teach your horse softness in his mouth and sides, giving you a totally new feel.  Learn how to detect burn-out and what to do with it to transform your horse into a willing partner.  See drills and collection exercises that will shorten or lengthen his stride, and speed-up or slow-down his gaits.  Master lead changes, spins and stops with your horse being your "willing partner." Your horse can be trained and will change to become more valuable no matter how old he is.  (1 hour)

 

Bits & Bitting

This video contains an in-depth description and anatomy of bits and their various uses for horses of all ages.  Seasoned knowledge, handed down from trainer to trainer, is passed along, with solid, logical advice for any horseman, explaining and defining the styles and designs of bits, including "red signals" to watch for in your horse from bit-related problems.  This is the information the serious horseman looks for when selecting a bit for his horse. (1 hour)

 

Introduction to Resistance Free™ Riding 101

This video contains the basics for Resistance Free™ Riding – English and Western. With this video, you will learn to execute all the basics of horsemanship, starting from arriving at the barn, reading your horse's attitude before you start to ride, selecting the correct tack, grooming and then on with the actual riding lesson. You will master the 12-step program by learning how to have total control through your hands and legs, both from the ground and mounted.  You will have newfound efficiency in your position in the saddle, mounting, dismounting, and holding the reins properly.  This will be followed with demonstrations on caring for your horse after the ride to have a "willing partner" for your next ride.  (80 minutes)

 

Resistance Free™ Riding

Achieve dramatic improvement in your riding skills by learning to develop a "oneness" with your horse. This program, created by Richard Shrake, shows how to develop quiet, slow hands, master the "ripple effect," proper leg position, "level eyes" and a complete set of drills for rhythm and timing. It gives immediate results by developing a "bond" between horse and rider for total communication and "feel." Whatever level the rider, from beginner to advanced, learn through exercise drills and mental preparation the secrets of balance, timing and rhythm in an intelligent, easy-to-follow, common sense approach. You will stop making the mistakes you may not have known you were making! (1 hour)

 

Resistance Free™ Riding Part II

Gain a deeper understanding of leg and hand skills, plus the process to perfect lead changes, turns, spins, haunch turns, stopping and sliding. Learn how to move in perfect unity with your horse and to gain his confidence through your non-threatening movements at an advanced level of riding. This video gives you the finishing touches to help you become a world-class rider, in both Western and English. (1 hour)

 

Trail

Crystal clear detail on position and control for riders of all levels of the Trail class. Learn through this step-by-step program to master the walkovers, gate, back-throughs, side passing and trot-overs without your horse becoming nervous or hard to work with. This video is excellent for all horsemen, as it teaches you and your horse patience, precision and timing. (1 hour)

 

Care & Selection Of Your Horse

This video will provide every horse owner with the most thorough and effective way possible to select and care for your horse. Richard Shrake shows you in an easy-to-follow program how to cover all the basics needed to becoming a knowledgeable horse person regarding the requirements needed to provide the proper environment for your horse. You will learn foundation requirements on barns, stalls, tack room, grooming and bathing areas. Each area is explained and shown in detail.  You will discover the art of selecting a horse by using several check points that are elementary and factual.  Care of your horse is detailed to every step: feeding & nutrition, vet care, equipment, washing, clipping, grooming, pasturing and exercise areas. (1 hour)

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