Welcome to the Marlene Clinic! This will be three full days of riding and learning. There will be a one hour lunch break each day however; we encourage you to also bring a cooler with snacks and drinks to supplement your needs. Marlene and Doug work together to give you the most riding and one-on-one time possible. On many exercises they will split the group in order to maximize your personal learning time. There will be all levels of riders and horses at this clinic with no one left out. You can learn many new techniques by paying close attention to Marlene’s and Doug’s instructions to others. They adjust their teaching schedule as situations come up and questions are asked so the“set” schedule is subject to change. Please be prepared to ask questions, get the most from this experience and have fun!

Friday (8 AM – 5 PM)

  • Check in, sign release forms, pay balances due and warm up horses.
  • Orientation with Marlene followed by a competition run that is timed and videoed. (Only go as fast as you and your horse are capable of and no faster than you have went in the past).
  • Review video of competition runs with Marlene. Individual time spent with each student answering questions and giving feedback.
  • Review of proper equipment for you and your horse to maximize your results.
  • Work in both arenas within the barrel racing pattern concentrating on corrections from the video review.
  • Discussion- bits, hackamores and proper head gear.

Saturday (8 AM – 5 PM)

  • Saddle and warm up horses.
  • Horsemanship exercises to keep you and your performance horse working as a team.
  • Discussion- proper shoeing of the performance horse with emphasis on owner/rider responsibilities.
  • Work in arena with barrel racings problems and solutions. Various exercises necessary in correcting problems.
  • Discussion- proper saddle fit to the horse and the rider.

Sunday (8 AM – 5 PM)

  • Take aspirin and/or other pain remedy ;-) Saddle and warm up horses.
  • Conditioning the performance horse to top physical well-being.
  • Sprinting/breezing your horse for maximum results.
  • Discussion of proper nutrition for the performance horse with emphasis on consistency and soundness maintenance.
  • Work in arena with the barrel racing pattern concentrating on fine tuning the horse and rider for competition.
  • Competition run that is timed and videoed.
  • Review video of competition runs with Marlene. Individual time spent with each student answering questions and giving feedback.
  • Final day of clinic ends. Happy trails to you…