Pivo meet is a great option for live remote coaching. You don't need someone to video, just your pivo, phone, and some bluetooth headphones.
In-hand & long-reining; dressage & flatwork; positional correction and/or Franklin ball lessons are all available. https://uk.pivoriders.com/?frmrd=y 30 minutes - £20 60 minutes - £40 Video Analysis Up to 30 minutes of video can be sent (as a single video, or as several shorter videos totalling 30 minutes). I will review the videos, and send you a written assessment + exercises to work on and recommendations for improvement. Videos can be sent by being uploaded to YouTube (publicly or unlisted) and the link(s) forwarded to me. Dressage, show jumping, polework, long-reining, in-hand work, £10/30 minutes of video
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I know how it sounds. I know. But, as a riding instructor I can speak from the experience of having genuinely seen it work in every client of mine that has tried it.
As I've written about on many occasions, having an independent seat is vital for good riding. Common problem areas are tension in the hips/pelvis, stiffening of the back, and stiffness of the arms or shoulders. If you are stiff, tight, or restricted in any of these areas, it will almost certainly impact how you ride; your balance, the refined communication with your horse, and your horse's ability to carry you well. One of my favourite (albeit newer) techniques to improve tension areas is to "breath into" that area. Some people find it really easy, and it comes quite naturally for them, for others it takes work. As a rider myself, the thing I struggle with the most is actaully remembering to do it! First of all, please forgive my awful drawing! An artist, I am not! The drawing only serves for illistrative purposes and is most definitely not anatomically or proportionally correct.
As riders, we should always strive for quiet, effective communication which is sympathetic. Foreceful riding, and the all-to-common "kick and pull" approach should be avoided so far as is possible. Most riders know that we should use our seat more than we actually do, but has anyone explained to you exactly how to do that? For a long time, I was told "use your seat, do less with your reins" and everytime I was left thinking "How? What does that actually mean?". Today, I'm going to briefly cover how to use your seat when turning and bending, and why you should use your seat. |
AuthorI am a dressage trainer and general equestrian coach in Surrey, Sussex, and Berkshire. I teach dressage lessons, and hold a range of riding and equestrian clinics around the UK, and use my blog to share horse training tips, advice, and resources. Archives
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