Amy Heartfield, AQHA’s international intern, and the Texas Tech University horsemanship clinic team take Texas to Denmark as they teach riders how to work cattle.

True Burson, of the Texas Tech University horsemanship clinic team, works a horse on a flag in Tørsbøl, Denmark. Photo by Amy Heartfield.

Hej from Denmark!

The Texas Tech University horsemanship clinic team just sepent the past week teaching in Denmark. We spent two days in Ringsted giving a short working cow horse clinic before moving on to the main clinic in Tørsbøl.

The participants in the cow horse clinic practiced working the flag on the first day and then moved to working cattle the next day. Cattle are much harder to procure in Denmark than in Texas, so all of the participants were very eager to try their hand at it.

After our short stay in Ringsted we moved to Tørsbøl, where we spent the remainder of our time in Denmark. There were aproximently 15 people at this clinic, and they were then split into two smaller groups to receive more one on one time. The groups worked on things such as horsemanship, trail and reining. They learned new drills and did extensive pattern work.

Solid fundamentals are the key to success in the saddle.  AQHA’s “Fundamentals of Horsemanship” books and DVDs will give you the inspiration, skills and confidence to create a more rewarding relationship with your horse.

When we were done with the clinic each day, our host family showed us around Denmark. They took us to the beach, where we got to swim with jellyfish, and to a Ringridning festival. Ringridning is a Danish sport where a horse and rider must aim at small rings with a pole while maintaining a lope.

We had a fantastic stay in Denmark, and we are looking forward to our next stop: Gotland, Sweden.

Hav en god daay og and happy trails!

Amy Heartfield
AQHA International Intern