Dr. Jessica Jahiel

Author, Clinician, Lecturer and Trainer

Author of: Riding for the Rest of Us: A Practical Guide for Adult Riders; The Horse Training Problem Solver; The Horse Behavior Problem Solver

Background: Dr. Jessica Jahiel is an internationally-known author, clinician, and lecturer who trains horses, retrains problem horses, teaches, and speaks across the United States, Canada and England. She teaches dressage, jumping and Holistic Horsemanship®, an all-encompassing approach to horse and rider to develop balanced, willing, forward horses and thoughtful, tactful riders.

Certified by the American Riding Instructor Certification Program as an instructor of Dressage and Combined Training, Jessica teaches children and adults at all levels. A long-time member of the United States Pony Clubs, she gives seminars at USPC National Championships and Festival. She was Chairman of the USPC Curriculum/Standards Committee from 1992-1995. Jessica served as associate USPC editor of the new three-volume Manual of Horsemanship, and continues to be actively involved with the USPC.

A member of American Horse Publications, her articles and interviews have appeared in the WESA Denver Daily and Dallas Market Daily, many national equestrian magazines including Practical Horseman, The Chronicle of the Horse, HorsePlay, Horse Show, Horse & Rider, Western Horseman, USCTA News, and the USPC News. She writes an award-winning column for Riding Instructor and has edited In Search of Your Image, a book and workbook by equestrian/author Jill Hassler.

Dr. Jahiel is highly visible on the internet. www.jessicajahiel.com A regular contributor to rec-equestrian and a member of Equine-L, she also has personal pages on the World Wide Web which include information about her writing and teaching (in-person clinics and video lessons), a column of book and video reviews ("Horseman's Bookshelf,") a free downloadable book of games written for young riders, and a Trailer FAQ. In her weekly electronic Q & A newsletter, horse-sense, Jessica answers online questions about riding, training, tack and horse management.

A popular lecturer, Dr. Jahiel is a regularly featured speaker at Equitana USA and at the ARICP National Seminar. She is also an active member of the speakers bureau of the American Medical Equestrian Association.

Jessica lives in Savoy, Illinois and is currently working on her second book for adult riders which discusses horse-training.

Thoroughbreds for Performance: Recycling the Ex-Racehorse
Most Thoroughbred racehorses are unsuccessful or only briefly successful at the track. Many of these horses can be retrained into performance horses in a variety of different equestrian disciplines including Eventing, hunting and dressage. The ultimate racing machine can also be the ultimate sporthorse.

Holistic Horsemanship®: A way of training; a way of thinking.
Holistic Horsemanship® is a system of training and communicating with horses that takes into account every aspect of a horse's environment, from nutrition, shoeing and exercise to tack fitting, training methods and the owner's riding style. Encompassing all breeds and disciplines, Holistic Horsemanship® offers riders an opportunity to improve the communication and trust they share with their horses.

Risk Reduction: Safety in Horse and Stable Management; Safety in Riding
There are too many accidents at riding and training stables. Many of these accidents are entirely preventable: the key to prevention lies in a combination of physical safety measures and good safety education for riders and stable staff. Many effective safety practices require no more than information, attention and a small investment of time.

Developing Better Communication with Your Horse
Riders and trainers who understand the basic nature of the horse can create an optimum training environment, and can use their knowledge of horse nature and psychology to make the training process more effective and more enduring. Knowledge of horse basics - nature, communication and body language - enables humans to work with horses in maximum safety and mutual confidence.

Riding for the Rest of Us
Women in the middle years, make up a large portion of the horse owners and riders in the USA. Whether you are taking up riding for the first time, you are considering returning to the sport after years away, or you have never stopped riding since childhood, there are things you will need to know. Safety equipment, legal liability, and the costs of owning a horse are constantly changing as are styles of riding clothes and styles of riding. Many riders have medical conditions or physical difficulties to deal with, as well as constraints on their time and money, and want to be well-informed so as to make wise decisions and get the maximum enjoyment from their horses and their sport.

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Honorarium: $500

Preferred Airport: Champaign, Illinois