Least Resistance Training Concepts'
RENO, NV 3-DAY WORKSHOP DEMO AND ADOPTION
Official Information Site
Last Revised 4-30-04
Reno, NV Three Day Workshop Demo
and Wild Horse Adoption
In association with the
Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo
With clinicians
Chris Erlon, Willis Lamm,
Lesley Neuman, Cliff Tipton, Janet Tipton, Donna West
and the LRTC Wild Horse Mentors

* * * CUTTING ARENA SCHEDULE * * *

See live gentling of wild horses using equipment and methods that you can use!

  • View demonstrations of practical wild horse gentling and training.

  • Interact with the Wild Horse Mentors as they work with unhandled horses.

  • Meet the crew who gentled and trained wild horses for the Salt Lake Olympic Games.

  • Adopt a wild horse and take it home!

  • There is no charge to spectate and learn these gentling techniques.

LRTC Program Schedule
When:
Where: 		August 20, 21, 22
Cutting Arena
Reno Livestock Events Center
1350 N. Wells Ave.
Reno, NV 89512
Please note: The schedule represents the kinds of activities that will take place. The actual sequence of activities is subject to adjustment based on the needs of the Expo and animals being handled.
Friday, August 20:     10 AM - 5 PM Cutting Arena

  • 8:15: Introduction of Clinicians

  • 9:00: "Gentling Wild Horses 101"

  • 11:00: "Approach and Retreat" & Clicker Training

  • 1:00: Gentling with a Bamboo Pole

  • 3:00: "Wild Horse" on the Lead Line

  • Plus Many Other Presentations and Demos

(The wild horse mentors will also be gentling horses the whole day.)

Saturday August 21:     8 AM - 5 PM Cutting Arena

  • 8:00: Safe Gentling Practices

  • 9:00: Prison Horse Program Training Methods

  • 11:00: Positive Responses in the Round Pen

  • 2:00: BLM / NDA Wild Horse Adoption (Pavilion)

  • 3:00: Preparing a Horse for Saddling (following the adoption)

  • Plus Many Other Presentations and Demos

(The wild horse mentors will also be gentling horses the whole day.)

Sunday, August 22:     8 AM - 4 PM Cutting Arena

  • All Day Bombproofing Class
    (Participate with your adopted horse!)

  • Basic pressure and release

  • Focus and communication

  • Handling progressively difficult obstacles

  • Helmets and appropriate clothing mandatory!

(Plus wild horse mentors working with horses for the whole period)

Special Guest Appearances

Velvet, the trick horse
Spirit (BLM's ambassador to the Salt Lake Olympic Games)

Clinicians and Demonstrators

Chris Erlon (Red Rock, TX)
Willis Lamm (Stagecoach, NV)
Lesley Neuman (Rescue, CA)
Cliff Tipton (Tooele, UT)
Janet Tipton (Tooele, UT)
Donna Maye West (Birmingham, AL)

For more information contact:

Betty Retzer - blretzer@yahoo.com
775.629.9197
or log onto the Expo web site at www.wildhorseandburroexpo.com.

BLM and NDA horses will be adopted on Saturday afternoon only.
LRTC Horses will be available all weekend, first come - first served.

Please Check the Expo's "Official" Event Schedule For Any Last Minute Changes!

Continue to Detailed Descriptions of Activities

Requirements for Adopting Horses at the Expo

View MapQuest Map & Directions to the Event Center

There are lots more activities going on at the Expo.
to go to the Expo web site and see more!

Our Lodging Partner

800-905-7774

These activities are brought to you through the efforts of the LRTC Wild Horse Mentors

and our partners in wild horse education and preservation listed below.

 

LIFESAVERS
Wild Horse
Rescue

Three Day Workshop Objectives

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