By Kali and Les Kiger

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State of the Art Education

The PonyPros are redefining what it means to be involved in horses by providing students with a foundation in horse psychology and communication that will enable them to excel in any equestrian discipline. PonyPros is not a "riding lesson" program. We empower you by coaching you in horse psychology and communication so that you need fewer traditional lessons. Our program is great for people who keep their horses at home or are just getting involved in horses. Learning about horse behavior can help you pick the right trainer, filter your current trainer's advice, help you find reason in the criticism you received at a clinic, or help you be a self-directed learner. Understanding horse behavior gives you a better chance of being successful at home, at shows, and on the trail. We also give you the skills you need to pick a great horse if you're buying or leasing, or to be safer handling your lesson pony. We make learning how to do anything with a horse easier, faster, and more fun.

Why the Emphasis on Horse Communication and Psychology?

It's about fun and safety. The vast majority of horseback riding trainers neglect to teach students about horse psychology and communication. This makes lessons frustrating because students don't know why they're doing what they're doing, or why the horse is responding the way he is. Students who don't know how to read a horse's feedback are in danger of frightening or angering their horse.

Trainers often mistakenly presume that people coming for riding lessons naturally understand horse communication and psychology as the trainer does. They forget that students cannot immediately identify and respond appropriately to changes in their horse's behavior. Worse yet, many trainers in competitive programs deliberately misinform students about the horse's emotions. They don't want the student to become afraid, because the horse is afraid, and stop taking lessons or going to shows.

It's never too late to learn! If you're confused by what your horse is trying to tell you, or want to learn about horse behavior before starting riding lessons, join us!

Did you know?

• Kali and Les Kiger graduated summa cum laude, with highest honors, from university
• Les was Student of the Year for his program the year he graduated and Kali graduated with a 4.0GPA
• Both Kali and Les are certified by the Positive Coaching Alliance and by TAGteach International
• Both Kali and Les successfully completed the National School of Academic Equitation's Mediterranean Horsemanship Course in 2010 and Work in Hand course for French Classical Dressage ground training 2009
• Kali and Les participated in two clinics with Healthy Stride, the trimmer for the Parellis, and trim their horses' hooves themselves
• Les is a certified yoga instructor and Kali is a certified day care teacher
• Les is an Eagle Scout
• In one month, Kali and Les designed and built a 23' skateboarding halfpipe with a four foot transition
• Kali was "Snowboard Coach of the Year" for MBSEF, a Competitive Freestyle snowboarding team, in 2005
• Kali was a well-regarded A-circuit h/j in her youth, competing at shows like Indio
• In addition to attending horsemanship camps, Les competed in rock climbing at the national level in his youth. He was 15th in the nation at age 15.
• Kali boarded at a barn with a dressage Olympian and was trained by the granddaughter of a dressage Olympian growing up
• Les started college at the extremely young age of 12
• Kali received a merit-based full ride scholarship, plus stipend, and TAship to grad school
• By the age of 16, Les had his own business servicing 3 school districts in Oregon
• Kali's personal Mustang was wild, off the BLM in Wyoming, and Kali trained her without a halter, roundpen, or any kind of rope or stick, loose in her paddock with other horses, through all her ground work and sitting on her back
• PonyPros is a bit-cautious, tree-cautious program. We ride with a variety of saddles from bareback, to rubber tree, to air panel, to full tree depending on the horse's preference, and prefer never to use bits
• Most PonyPros lessons have a 1:1 or 2:1 coach/student ratio. We use headsets and ear pieces to ensure fluent communication from teacher to student
• Kali and Les have uploaded approximately 200 free instructional videos to YouTube between their 4 YouTube channels
• Kali and Les have provided over $7000 worth of scholarship lessons to students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to be with horses
• Kali and Les have logged well over 2100 hours each working with rescue horses
• Kali and Les have donated $2,000 and counting of horsemanship books and dvds to the Bend Public library system
• Kali and Les built this website, designed their own logo and marketing materials, and produced the PonyPros books and dvds on their own, without assistance