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CLINICSDay By Day
Saturday:Riders can arrive on Saturday during the day in order to be ready for pick up on Sunday morning. Sunday:Riders will be picked up at the lobby of any of the two hotels suggested according to the schedules detailed for each hotel. The transfer by car to Valle de Bravo will take approximately two hours. After registering and getting set in one of the magnificent bedrooms in Finca Enyhe, lunch will be served. The afternoon is free so riders can enjoy the facilities in Finca Enyhe or visit the town. Monday:A delicious Mexican breakfast will be served early in the morning. Afterwards a short briefing about what will happen during the week. Riders will get to know Alfonso Aguilar and start the clinic with a theoretical introduction and discussion. The practical clinic will take place in the riding arena of Finca Enyhe where riders will get to know the horses they will be working with. Lunch will be served in the terraces of Finca Enyhe. In the afternoon riders will resume the clinic and later on will have some time to relax and enjoy the facilities inside the property. During dinner guests will be able to enjoy the excellent Mexican and international cuisine that comes out from the kitchen of Finca Enyhe and accompany it with red or white wines. Morning clinic will focus on ground work: Understanding and performing lateral flexions, vertical flexions, turn on the hindquarters, turn on the front quarters, lateral movements, teaching the horse how to back up, etc. Afternoon clinic will focus on riding: Understanding the different aids and how to apply them. Ride your horse with only a halter, use the lead rope as one rein and work the same ground exercises now mounted on the horse. Tuesday:A delicious Mexican breakfast will be served early in the morning. Afterwards meet in the riding arena to start today’s clinic. Lunch will be served in the terraces of Finca Enyhe. In the afternoon riders will resume the clinic and later on will have some time to relax and enjoy the facilities inside the property. During dinner guests will be able to enjoy the excellent Mexican and international cuisine that comes out from the kitchen of Finca Enyhe and accompany it with red or white wines. Morning clinic will focus on an obstacle course from the ground. Riders and horses will work and deal with different materials on the ground under different presentations. Riders will learn to walk a horse on different things, around things, under others and through narrow spaces while the horse learns to trust its rider. Afternoon clinic will focus on riding a horse through the same “obstacle course”. Wednesday:By now everybody should be communicating pretty well with their horse and applying the newly learned skills and others that will be learned today. Guests will have another delicious lunch in Finca Enyhe. At the end of the day you might have some energy left and will want to explore the colonial town of Valle de Bravo, or why not relax next to the swimming pool with a margarita in hand and have an invigorating and restoring massage in the privacy of your bedroom! Morning clinic will focus in body language, both of horse and rider, liberty work and round pen. Afternoon clinic: Description and understanding of how the reins work. Ride with two reins. Thursday:After breakfast the horses will be waiting for the riders to take them to an enjoyable ride. Apply some of your new skills in the trail and understand the importance of knowing this technique. Lunch will be served on the trail. Riders will be returning in the afternoon to Finca Enyhe and after having a question- answer session will have time to relax and enjoy the property. Friday:The practical part of the clinic will continue today. Lunch, as other days, will be served on the terraces of the finca and in the afternoon riders will work in the arena with the horses. Morning clinic: reinforcement of liberty work and round pen and for the most daring riders, why not maybe some bridle-less riding. Afternoon clinic: personalized desires and queries. Saturday:Today will be the last day of the clinic, riders will work for the last time in the arena with the horses. Lunch, as other days, will be served on the terraces of the finca and the afternoon will be free to enjoy the facilities in Finca Enyhe or to visit town. Since this is the last night in Valle de Bravo, dinner will be in the nicest restaurant in town. It is located in one of the oldest buildings of the area (not included in rate). Sunday:Breakfast will be served earlier, this is at 7:00 a.m. Transfer back to Mexico City is programmed at 8:00 a.m. Estimated time of arrival to Mexico City will be around 10:00 a.m.
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