True Connected Horsemanship
Linda Ridley is a double silver certified Chris Irwin trained coach, which means she has achieved the second highest possible level in both groundwork and riding. She is the only silver certified Chris Irwin coach in Manitoba.
She took her training in Toronto in 2012 to achieve her bronze level, then went to Chris's personal training facility in Alberta in 2013 and achieved her silver status. Chris signed his book "Dancing with your Dark Horse" personally to Linda saying "If I were a horse, I would willingly follow you". www.chrisirwin.com
Linda has over 30 years of experience working with horses. First love was a little quarter horse that bucked around every barrel at every show back in the 80's! Over the years, Linda has learned extensively from the training and coaching of many fine equestrians.
Linda continues to learn and develop her own skills through riding with Elaine Banfield of Manitoba and attending Chris Irwin Clinics each year. As a coach at SageHill Stables, Linda's objective is to teach and support people, both riders and non riders, in becoming more aware of how they influence the horse and in turn, how the horse can influence them.
Parents and their kids, riders and their friends/spouses, can all benefit from watching the "magic" of real connection to an animal that does not speak our language, yet, can willingly communicate to us, if we speak theirs. It makes us better riders and finer human beings, if we just open up and become a little more aware.
"Keeping a prey animal like a horse, levelheaded, supple and relaxed in our presence is the true LITMUS test of our success as a leader". Riders, under Linda's support, become more aware and consistent in understanding how to bring out the very best in their horse in whatever discipline they chose. Happy horse, Happy rider!!
2016 Training Packages
a. In-house training: Bring your horse to Sagehill Stables for up to 3 months for a full or 3/4 True Connected CI training program. Owners will take a few “training sessions” as well as part of the package, may be groundwork or riding. This provides the ability of the owner to learn the Chris Irwin (CI) skills to take home and apply to your CI trained horse!
Full training: 4 times per week $480- $550/month plus board (please enquire for boarding options and rates)
¾ training: 3 times per week $420/month plus board (please enquire for boarding options and rates)
b. Package deal: Trailer in for training sessions. Package of 10 sessions with 2 training sessions for owners included. $400 (paid in advance)
c. Daily rate: for those who want to trailer in and take training sessions in a non package rate. $55 per session
(Please note, no trailer-in fees or arena fees apply when training with Linda at Sagehill)
Training for Current Sagehill Boarders
a. Full training program: 4 times per week. $408/month, paid in advance
b. ¾ training program: 3 times per week. $306/month, paid in advance
c. ½ training program: 2 times per week $238/month, paid in advance
d. Individual training sessions. $32 per session
(Please note no arena fees apply for boarders when training with Linda)
Upcoming Connected Horsemanship Clinics (2016 rates)
Coming soon:
CI "Training before Schooling" Sessions:
Specially desgined learning program for horse owners who want to learn about CI specifically, to take home and work with on their ownhorses. Or, for non-horse owners who are planning to purchase a horse, or to lease a horse under the Sagehill program who want to learn CI techniques. Great opportunity for those who want to learn CI techniques and take back to apply to their specific disiplines and equestrian goals.
She took her training in Toronto in 2012 to achieve her bronze level, then went to Chris's personal training facility in Alberta in 2013 and achieved her silver status. Chris signed his book "Dancing with your Dark Horse" personally to Linda saying "If I were a horse, I would willingly follow you". www.chrisirwin.com
Linda has over 30 years of experience working with horses. First love was a little quarter horse that bucked around every barrel at every show back in the 80's! Over the years, Linda has learned extensively from the training and coaching of many fine equestrians.
- Gail McQuaker, Virden, Mb. (Jumping)
- Shannon Oldham Dueck in Victoria, BC. Shannon represented Canada in the 1999 Pan Am games in dressage. www.dueckdressage.com
- Sue Malone Casey in Dallas,Texas and West Palm Beach, Florida in 2004. Sue Malone Casey is a U.S. Nationally recognized Grand Prix coach, trainer and judge.
Linda continues to learn and develop her own skills through riding with Elaine Banfield of Manitoba and attending Chris Irwin Clinics each year. As a coach at SageHill Stables, Linda's objective is to teach and support people, both riders and non riders, in becoming more aware of how they influence the horse and in turn, how the horse can influence them.
Parents and their kids, riders and their friends/spouses, can all benefit from watching the "magic" of real connection to an animal that does not speak our language, yet, can willingly communicate to us, if we speak theirs. It makes us better riders and finer human beings, if we just open up and become a little more aware.
"Keeping a prey animal like a horse, levelheaded, supple and relaxed in our presence is the true LITMUS test of our success as a leader". Riders, under Linda's support, become more aware and consistent in understanding how to bring out the very best in their horse in whatever discipline they chose. Happy horse, Happy rider!!
2016 Training Packages
a. In-house training: Bring your horse to Sagehill Stables for up to 3 months for a full or 3/4 True Connected CI training program. Owners will take a few “training sessions” as well as part of the package, may be groundwork or riding. This provides the ability of the owner to learn the Chris Irwin (CI) skills to take home and apply to your CI trained horse!
Full training: 4 times per week $480- $550/month plus board (please enquire for boarding options and rates)
¾ training: 3 times per week $420/month plus board (please enquire for boarding options and rates)
b. Package deal: Trailer in for training sessions. Package of 10 sessions with 2 training sessions for owners included. $400 (paid in advance)
c. Daily rate: for those who want to trailer in and take training sessions in a non package rate. $55 per session
(Please note, no trailer-in fees or arena fees apply when training with Linda at Sagehill)
Training for Current Sagehill Boarders
a. Full training program: 4 times per week. $408/month, paid in advance
b. ¾ training program: 3 times per week. $306/month, paid in advance
c. ½ training program: 2 times per week $238/month, paid in advance
d. Individual training sessions. $32 per session
(Please note no arena fees apply for boarders when training with Linda)
Upcoming Connected Horsemanship Clinics (2016 rates)
- Introductory Connected Lunging: $50 to participate(max 3), $20 to audit
- Please contact for future dates
- Level One Connected Lunging: $50 to participate(max 3), $20 to audit
- April 16th, 10am to 12pm @ Sagehill Stables (Arena 1)
- Barn Manners Clinic: max 5 participants $50, no auditing except family
- Please contact for future dates
- Ground Manners Clinic: max 5 participants $50, no auditing except family
- Please contact for future dates
- Learning the CI Techniques Clinic on how to properly train a horse with Connected Horsemanship trainer Linda Ridley: TBD
- Please contact for future dates
Coming soon:
CI "Training before Schooling" Sessions:
Specially desgined learning program for horse owners who want to learn about CI specifically, to take home and work with on their ownhorses. Or, for non-horse owners who are planning to purchase a horse, or to lease a horse under the Sagehill program who want to learn CI techniques. Great opportunity for those who want to learn CI techniques and take back to apply to their specific disiplines and equestrian goals.
