[ 14 horseillustrated.com|october 2019 ]Freedom
to S hine
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artnershipwithyourhorse,funwithfriends,the
opportunityto showcaseyourskills:theinter-
nationallibertyhorseassociation(ilha),a new
organizationdedicatedto libertytraining,nowoffers
opportunitiesto libertyfansworldwide.
FromRomanridingbarebacktojumpingwithout
tack,libertytrainingbringshorseandtrainertogether
witha specialconnection,whetherindividuallyorwith
otherhorses,riddenorontheground.CreaTinga sHoWCase
FormedbytrainersDanandElizabethJameswiththe
missionofcelebratinglibertyhorsesandtheirpeople,
ILHAoffersanorganizedvenuetopromoteliberty
trainingthroughrecognizedshowswithtieredlevels,
competitionrules,andanemphasisonsafetycoupled
withcreativeexpression.
“Theideabehindtheassociationwasthreefold:
bothDanJamesandDanSteers[ofDoubleDanHorse-
manship]dolibertyclinics,andpeoplecomebackhorse sports
Liberty training builds a closer connection
with your horse, and now offers the opportunity
to perform and compete.BY NATALIE DEFEE MENDIKJosie Perrett