Includes 1 Participant Spot (One Horse)
Intermediate Retreat: Perfecting Your Riding Skills
For those ready to advance their riding abilities, our Intermediate Retreat is just what you need. Over 5 days and 6 nights at our serene ranch in Southern Mississippi, enjoy lodging in our cozy cabins, cowboy quarters, or a Western-style hotel. Your choice to ride one of our Paso Finos, Quarter Horses, or bring your own horse.
This retreat focuses on honing your horsemanship skills through obstacles and games when it comes to the walk, trot, and some cantering thrown in. You'll build on the basics of horsemanship and develop your confidence and control. It's the perfect opportunity to take your riding to the next level under the guidance of Michael Gascon, The Horse Guru.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN A RETREAT?
Enjoy our picturesque ranch nestled in the gently rolling hills of beautiful Southern Mississippi.
- 5 Days And 6 Nights Of Lodging
- Stay In Our Peaceful Cabins, Cowboy Quarters, Or Beautiful Western-Style Hotel**
- Hookups For RVs, Campers, And LQ Trailers
- Stabling And Stall Care Of Any Horse Or Horses You Bring
- Amazing Home-Cooked Meals Each Day
- Entertainment And Fun (Everyone Knows We Can Throw A Party!)
- Horsemanship Education With Michael Gascon (The Horse Guru)
- Education On Safety And How To Read Horses
From general horsemanship and trail riding to retreats focused on confidence, colt starting, or advanced riding, you’ll have the opportunity to relax as much as you want and to learn as much as you want.
Possible Horse Retreat Topics And Education Opportunities May Include, But Are Not Limited To:
Trick Riding/Roman Riding
What Are The Different Retreat Types?
- 1st-Time Horse Owners: Handling / Grooming / Riding Safely / Nutrition
- Confidence Retreats: Walk / Trot / Optional Cantering In Games / Recovering Confidence
- Intermediate Retreats: Walk / Trot / Some Cantering
- Advanced Boot Camp Retreats*: Walk / Trot / Canter / More Advanced Work*
- Competitive Rider Retreats*: For the more Advanced Rider that takes horsey games SERIOUSLY / Cantering *
- Gaited Retreats: Additional Classes Focusing On Gait Work / Correction / Refinement
- Cattle Retreats: Cutting / Reining / Roping
(*Must have attended a past retreat or been through our Horse Help Course program)
**Accommodations:
- Cabins: 1 Queen bed and Private Bathrooms
- Hotel Rooms: 1 Queen Bed per room and 2 Shared Bathrooms for the 4 Rooms
- Cowboy Quarters: 2 Queen Beds or 4 Twin Bunk Beds, all with Private Bathroom
Located on the Ranch at 270 H Burge Road, Poplarville, MS 39470
NOTICE: We DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS on any of our services (Clinics, Retreats, Private Retreats, Academy/Internship/Volunteer Programs, or Horse Training), however we will allow you apply a credit towards future dates for the previously mentioned events if given a 30 DAYS NOTICE prior to the event date. This allows us to have time to fill that available spot or date.
