Buy a Mirror
A set of
sliding mirrored wardrobe doors was in my local Trading Post
magazine just last week for only $40 for three great big mirrored
doors.
Put them
up in professional frames, sit them on the side of a building, on
just plonk them temporarily on the side of the tractor...just do what you have to do but GET MIRRORS!
You simply will never achieve your real potential without them...and
$40 - now there's no excuses!
Q.
As
you ride into the mirror...Is your helmet level to the
ground?
Q.
Side on in the mirror...is the front of your
helmet lower than the back?
Q.
In
the mirror...would your earrings be level to the ground?
Q.
If
you were wearing sunglasses - are your sunglasses level to the
ground?
Q.
On
the ground...If
you were wearing a baseball cap: is your peak level to the
horizon, or level to the dashboard of the car?
Visualization
- Pinocchio
There is
another kind of 'visual' and that is "pretend" visual
or "visualization".
This technique is used by every Olympic athlete in the world
when they visualize that home run towards the finish line, or visualize
the medal around their neck. Over and over they see it in their
mind.
Q.
If you could visualize that you were Pinocchio, the fairy tale character...would your nose be parallel to the
ground?
Where does your nose point?
Q.
Ride on a straight line (not near a wall. Point your nose over
your horse's right ear for a little while...and notice what your
horse does. Your nose must be exactly at 12o'clock on a
center line or jumping.
Q.
Does your Pinocchio nose 'lean in' around corners and circles?
Q.
An advanced homework quiz to think about: Where does your nose
point in half pass?
Jumping
One of the
things my advanced jumpers do is jump towards a mirror...training
them not only too look up, but also to improve their visual
awareness with all aspects of both horse and rider.
And..there's
more tips to come...Click NEXT:
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[Colleen Kelly. Improve Your Riding ABN 76799531257].
