April 26, 27, 28 - Minnesota State Fairgrounds
1265 Snelling Ave North, St. Paul, MN
Sponsored by the Minnesota Horse Council
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Tiffany Stauffer

Tiffany Stauffer, owner of Grace & Grit  Horsemanship, grew up on a small hobby farm in rural Wisconsin where her lifelong love affair with horses began. Her drive to compete and be successful sparked a desire to increase her knowledge and understanding with horses. In her journey to learn as much as she could, Tiffany competed in many disciplines including reining, rodeo, jumping, AQHA all-around, western dressage, versatility ranch horse, mounted shooting and more. Earning 4 World Championship titles, many Top Ten World titles and countless highpoints at local and regional levels in a variety of disciplines and organizations, Tiffany still chose to dive deeper into horsemanship. Alongside the traditional world of showing, Tiffany has found her passion teaching liberty, trick training and bridleless riding where she has become an avid student of the horse. She has spent time learning from many of the top performers and liberty horse trainers in the nation that have helped to develop and inspire her own style and technique with horses. The connection, harmony, and trust developed to achieve a high level of training with minimal aids at liberty is unparalleled. Tiffany now spends most of her time teaching liberty and trick training clinics to help others connect and communicate with their own horses more effectively and efficiently, as well as colt starting and problem solving training horses at her home in Wilson, WI.

The practicalities of liberty horse training for the everyday horseman 
Friday, Saturday,10:30-12:00   Compeer Arena
Sunday 11:00-Noon  Cattle Barn Arena

Body control from the ground
(pick you up at a mounting block, line up for trailer loading, obstacles, starting colts)
Ground tie
Hobbling
Recognizing connection, distraction, or anxiety in your horse and how to respond
How your body language may unintentionally be affecting your horse
Why the goal of liberty can help any horseman, whether or not you actually do it
Using obstacles to build your horse's confidence.

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Friday, Saturday 2:00-3:30  Cattle Barn Arena
Sunday 2:00-3:00 Cattle Barn Arena

Starting a new horse at liberty
The benefits of teaching your horse liberty
Liberty basics and how to get started
Why creating draw in a liberty horse is so important.
The different types of liberty circles for different stages/maneuvers 
How to progress what you have to the next level