You may be starting a young horse from the ground up and/or working toward a new goal with an older horse. Clay's clear and personable teaching style will enable you and your horse(s) to progress at an easy pace that ensures results.

Clay Maier takes you and your horse beyond the basics, developing lateral movement on the long reins. He shows both practical and fun applications of these skills.

Explaining and demonstrating the use of direct and supporting reins, Clay shows how to achieve a 3-track and introduces the concept of "staying in the rectangle." This technique enables you to control your horse's sideways and forward momentum.

Using Clay's layering method of building skills onto each other, your horse learns lateral flexion and you will develop softness and "feel" on the long reins.

Clay demonstrates with both a green horse and an experienced horse so you can see what to expect at each stage.

Known in the horse world for The Friesian Spectacular, Clay Maier trains his performance horses and teaches clinics on long reining and carriage driving. Call it long reining, long lining or ground driving — it's a universal training technique used since Roman times. And if you've ever seen Clay Maier's breathtaking The Friesian Spectacular, you'll understand why he's been called "the leading authority on long-reining today." What's more, Clay acquired his formidable skill by training horses for everyday situations.

47 mins.