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DANCING WITH HORSES: A Workshop in The Catskills

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   The Equus Projects teaches a unique workshop 4 times a year at Middlebrook

   We work in close collaboration with natural horsemanship trainer Dan McCarthy

   who brings his wealth of horsemanship experience and his knowledge as a

   musician into our equine work and into our studio sessions.

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Each 2 1/2-day workshop includes a minimum of 5-6 hours of hands-on equine exploration time at a beautiful farm across the road from Middlebrook. We work with the horses at liberty in the pasture and on lead lines and at liberty in a covered arena. Our equine work is deeply informed by demos and coaching from Dan McCarthy.

 

Each workshop also includes deep dive studio investigations in the spacious Middlebrook dance studio and occasionally in site-specific explorations in natural settings on the Middlebrook land. There is always a physical/somatic warmup and 6+ hours of studio time.

 

Each workshop begins with an Opening Night Dinner, hosted by the Equus Projects, followed by collaboratively prepared meals in the Middlebrook kitchen.

Often the Saturday evening meal is a restaurant excursion to a nearby restaurant whose fantastic chef makes magic with all fresh, home-grown produce and locally sourced meats.

Workshop Length : 21/2 - 5 days

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COST: $500

Payable by Check made out to The Equus Projects