Ride with Your Mind Essentials

Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781872119526
Category : Horsemanship
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Whilst the horse world is rich in descriptions that tell us what horse and rider should look like, we lack good information about exactly "how" to produce the desired results. Good horsemen ride well without knowing how they do it, and without understanding why you are not like them and cannot do it too. During 23 years of research it has been Mary Wanless's personal mission to expose the secrets of horsemanship, breaking down riding skills into "bite-size chunks" and finding ways of describing them that work for average riders. By using the learning strategies given here the rider should discover how to connect with the horse in a way that makes sense to him and enables him to carry himself well, in self-carriage. At the same time the techniques aim to offer the rider security, stability and effectiveness in the saddle. This title sets out to simplify "Ride With Your Mind" methods and to provide a basic tool-kit for the acquisition of a truly independent seat in walk, trot and through transitions, on straight lines, turns and circles - and, importantly, how to make corrections when things don't go exactly to plan. Mary explains how to use the hands, legs and body correctly, and gives the ingredients for perfect contact. In each section, the instruction is backed up by practical self-tests and exercises to ensure success, and there are ideas for troubleshooting during the learning process and in the future.

The New Ride with Your Mind Clinic

Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Based on an understanding of the biomechanical demands of riding, the strategies in this book will teach riders how to connect with their horse in a way that makes sense to both and ultimately leads to better riding. It features real riders and horses throughout and takes riders through the mechanics of riding in a logical, step-by-step method that identifies common challenges so that riders may identify their own problems and learn to get the methods right. Case studies will help readers relate their own problems with those included in the book, and instruction on achieving a firm seat and proper posture will result in an immediate improvement of performance of horse and rider.

Ride with Your Mind

Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN: 9780943955520
Category : Horsemanship
Languages : da
Pages : 0

Book Description
Forfatteren undersøger og forklarer de skjulte faktorer indenfor ridning og forhold som opbygning af tillid mellem hest og rytter. Med øvelser

Rider Biomechanics

Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910016145
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Rider Biomechanics is a collaboration between rider biomechanics coach Mary Wanless and functional anatomist Thomas Myers. Myer's seminal book Anatomy Trains explains how connective tissue joins muscles together into functional chains. Some of these chains extend from head to toe, and they are the 'lines of pull'. Elite riders excel in balancing the tension in their lines, creating a stable balanced structure which can transmit and redirect the forces of the horse's movement. Easy, fluid, sitting eludes less skilled riders - but this book, with its copious photographs and illustrations, provides a route map for reorganising 'lines of pull', sitting, and influence on one's horse. It is through balancing one's own lines that you learn how to balance one's horse, changing his carriage and movement, and discovering the secrets of the few talented riders who naturally possess those skills.

The Basics of Western Riding

Author: Charlene Strickland
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1580170307
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Covers all aspects of western riding from choosing a horse to tacking up, trail riding, conditioning, endurance riding, and showing

Centered Riding

Author: Sally Swift
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312127343
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Widely known for her innovative teaching philosophy stressing body awareness, the value of "soft eyes," proper breathing, centering, and balance, Sally Swift has been a pioneering riding instructor for half a century. In book form for the first time, her methods enable horse and rider to achieve harmony, working together naturally, without pain. Unlike traditional teachers, Sally Swift does not believe in forced training techniques that cause stiff bodies and tense riding. Instead, through the use of vivid, unusual, and highly creative images that transcend mechanics ("Pretend you're a spruce tree; the roots grow down from your center as the trunk grows up"), plus a thorough knowledge of human and equine anatomy, this wise and inspiring teacher enables the conscientious equestrian to reassess habitual responses, in order to ride in natural positions, break through frustrating plateaus, and achieve ever-rising goals with comfort, vitality, and precision. Precise illustrations and photographs never before used in riding books explain anatomy and image work to give mind and body new and relaxed approaches to the inner process of riding. Centered Riding is for those with little experience all the way up to world class.

Ride with Your Mind Masterclass

Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781872082974
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this volume, Mary Wanless discusses the underlying principles of riding as she sees them. Eleven illustrated lessons demonstrate these theories, which are based on increasing each rider's understanding of what "is", instead of what "ought to be".

Saddle Fitting Essentials

Author: Galadriel Billington
Publisher: Lorien Stable Press
ISBN: 0976597810
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
Introduction to saddles and saddle fitting. Written for any horse owner or rider. It is accessible to the amateur, yet a comprehensive and informative reference for the professional.

Practical Horseman's Book of Riding, Training, and Showing Hunters and Jumpers

Author: M. A. Stoneridge
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
Covers training basics, hunter seat equitation, selecting, riding, and showing hunters and jumpers.

Ride with Your Mind Clinic

Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher: Kenilworth Press
ISBN: 9781905693047
Category : Horsemanship
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Riding skills guru Mary Wanless looks at a series of common rider faults or problems and, through words and photos, explains how to correct them. Each fault or problem is demonstrated by a different rider - some working at basic level, others advanced. Mary gives each rider a lesson, taking them through the (often subtle) changes they have to make, and recording their progress with specially taken photographs. Readers can witness the changes taking place and understand through Mary's gifted teaching, how to make the necessary shift to improve their own riding skills.The 'before' and 'after' pictures show not only the improvements in the rider's position and effectiveness but also in their horse's way of going, for the two are interconnected. Among the topics for in-depth discussion are rider position, muscle tone and stabilisation; how our minds and bodies learn new techniques or change old habits; rider asymmetry; mental attitudes; lateral work; advanced work; and faults such as tipping forward, leaning back, hollowing the back, rounding the back, and pulling on the inside rein.