One‑Day Horse Clinic Experience

This one‑day Groundwork Clinic with Heather Burke offers youth a unique opportunity to strengthen the foundation of their partnership with their horse—starting from the ground up. Groundwork is where communication, trust, and safety begin, and this clinic is designed to help youth develop clear boundaries, confident handling skills, and a deeper understanding of how horses think and respond.

This clinic is ideal for youth who want to:

• Improve safety and confidence when handling horses

• Build a clearer, calmer relationship with their horse

• Learn groundwork exercises that support success in any riding discipline

• Gain insight from an experienced clinician with a thoughtful, horse‑centered approach

• Youth will be broken up into groups to get more one on one time with Heather. 

Heather Burke grew up riding and working with horses and began teaching and training in her early teens. She had the great privilege of working with Mark Rashid for the first time in 1998 and that experience started a lifetime journey towards softness in life and with horses. Heather has done many different disciplines including rodeo events, dressage, western, huntseat, trail, ect, and has been an Assistant Instructor to Mark Rashid since 2004. She really enjoys starting young horses, but also finds great joy in helping troubled horses, as well as helping people build a clear,  soft and comfortable relationship with their horse. Heather offers training and lessons at home in Wisconsin and also does some traveling for lessons and clinics.