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Biomechanics for Horse Riders	Free Downloads Lectures Live on DVD How to Analyse the Rider's Seat, Posture & Balance How to Improve Your Dressage Talking Books Free Tracks - 101 Ways to Improve Your Riding Free Tracks - Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Dressage
What is biomechanics? The Official Description of Rider Position Horse rider's shoulders: "quick test" Horse rider's shoulders -the rules Stirrup Length Sway backs How your posture unbalances your horse Round shoulders Looking down Getting Better Posture The Rider's Seatbones Does your horse cut corners & fall in? Getting back to riding after having a baby How to really SIT on your butt Improving Rider Balance Sitting the trot How to get your legs still Analyzing the rider's video or DVD Talking Book: Colleen Kelly: 101 Ways to Improve Your Riding DVD: Colleen Kelly: How to Analyse the Rider's Seat & Posture
Jumping, games, eventing, reining, barrel racing polocrosse, campdraft
One shoulder more forward? How your posture unbalances your horse Great tip for rider balance Looking down The Sticky Tape Fix Rushing & the jumping horse's speed Jumping Position Horror statistics Is the injury cost getting too high? Improving Member Safety The importance of the shoulders Getting the lazy horse FORWARD! Having your training filmed Exercise for balance & independent seat Fun "Quick Tip" for co-ordination & independent seat Rushing at Fences - Using Music for rhythm Improving Rider Balance Engagement & getting the horse to "sit"
Rider Biomechanics for Dressage & Showing
Dressage Music Too hard…Want to give up? Sitting trot Rising Trot Dressage Rider Mark Dressage Judging: How to get started NEW FEI RULE: Heels must be down Impulsion: getting lazy horses FORWARD! Tempo & Timing. Getting lessons and training for free The Weight Aid The Rider's Head CORRECT rider position Leaning Forward Stirrup Length On the Forehand Straightness Engagement Downward Transitions 101 Ways to Improve Your Horse Riding Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Dressage What do judges look for? Your shoulder's affect on the horse Dressage Head Nod Who is correct...so many opinions STANDARDBREDS - Prejudice? No. 1 Exercise on the ground No. 1 Exercise on the horse Having your training filmed Horse cutting corners? Do you TIP FORWARD? DVD: Colleen Kelly How to Improve Your Dressage Talking Book: Colleen Kelly Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Dressage Dressage Freestyle Music Downloads
The Horse Rider's Head
Horse Rider's - do you look down? Looking down while walking Walking & Running: Looking down Is one earring lower to the ground? Is one earring more forward? Where would your nose dribble land? The Sticky Tape Fix What to look for On the forehand, cutting corners Great fix for 'Dressage Head Nod' Paces, Submission & Impulsion NLP: Easy Homework
Articles on the Shoulders & Posture
Round Shouldered? One shoulder lower One shoulder more forward? A simple test for shoulder balance Shoulders tip forward? Fast tips for shoulders Improving the "feel" of your shoulders The most fun way to train! Shoulders: what's the rules?
Articles on the Horse Rider's Legs
The horse rider's heels - getting them down How to keep your stirrups Interesting "quick tip" to train your feet!
Horse Riding - Confidence & Balance
Step One to 'getting it back' Test your concentration! Amazing & fun... Confidence & Getting back your nerve Improve Your Balance Head position can make you nervous The 5 Top Confidence-Busters Top 5 Exercises to Improve Confidence Try something different Getting back riding after having a baby How to really SIT on your butt Still Legs - more confident Improving Rider Balance
Injury, Pain, Disabilities & Therapeutic Riding
*Want to Give Up?*...read this ... Hip pain - one simple cause How to keep your stirrups Playing Games -vs- being taught Disabled Coaching: Beginner's Notes BACKPACKS: 300% increase in injury Sitting at the desk Round shoulders & lower back pain Laptops - you could be sued! Fun Quick Tip for coordination & independent seat
Equestrian vaulting
Volunteers wanted to help at Equitana Want to build confidence? Video: Amazing Vaulting Videos Video: Big horse productions Video: World Equestrian Games German Team Kur Video: World Equestrian Games Vaulting Aachen 2006 Team USA Video: World Equestrian Games Vaulting Aachen 2006 Individual Video: Want to compete? This is what it looks like BIGTIME!
Riding Clubs & Committees
Horror horse riding statistics Dangerous riding arenas Is the injury cost getting too high? Improving Member Safety
Teaching & coaching
A lovely thought for young coaches Teaching Tips for new coaches Asking Questions -vs- "teaching" Learn Your Stuff Coaching disabled & injured riders Playing Games -vs- being taught Round shoulders - techniques that work, and ones that DON'T! Laptops: A lawsuit waiting to happen? Make sure your pupils uncross your legs! Visiting your school Filming horse riders Improving Rider Balance
Posture in the workplace & school
Backpacks...300% increase in injury Laptops: A lawsuit waiting to happen? Round Shoulders & Pain at work Uncross your legs - pain & posture Sitting at the desk Posture at Schools & Universities Visiting your workplace
Talking Books
Talking Book: Free Sample Download: Colleen Kelly: 101 Ways to Improve Your Horse Riding Talking Book: Free Sample Download: Colleen Kelly: Improve Your Dressage
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