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.

Tandem riding is a very old riding style often seen in Europe. In Tandem Riding Clay Maier takes you through the steps necessary to develop both a showy leader and a steady riding horse.

The lessons build on Clay's training fundamentals: training the lead horse on the long reins and desensitizing the riding horse.

He shows you how to assess your horses' temperaments; he also discusses equipment and demonstrates reinsmanship. You'll learn some skill-building exercises and the correct use of a spotter.

Using Clay's "safety first" training tips, tandem riding becomes an achievable skill that builds a new level of understanding between you and your horses.

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.

108 mins.