Colleen Kelly 2010
Appearances:

PENNSYLVANIA
Horse World Expo
Presenting and Judging
Pennsylvania, USA
February 25-28, 2010

MISSOURI, USA
Ozark Dressage Society
March 6, 7 & 8, 2010
Email: Lisa and Marc
Elsuenoespanol@aol.com

MARYLAND, USA
Caroll County Horse Expo
March 20-21, 2010

NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Williamston NCDCTA Dressage
Competitions & Coaching
March 26-28
Email us for details

TENNESSEE
April 2, 3 & 4, 2010
Email: polly@peachtreefarms.com

EQUINE AFFAIRE - OHIO
Equine Affaire
April 8-11, 2010

JOSE MENDEZ
 IN THE USA!
Equine Affaire Ohio
Louisburg NC
Pinehurst NC
Cumberland VA
Maryland
Wilmington DE
April 13 -25 2010
 
Grand Prix, In-Hand &
Haute Ecole Specialist
Details: clinics@colleenkelly.net

NORTH CAROLINA
Pinehurst NCDCTA Dressage
Competing & coaching
May 7-9, 2010
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AUSTRALIA
NSW–VIC–WA-SA
April-June 2010
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SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg & Capetown
July, 2010
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GREECE
August, 2010
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UNITED KINGDOM
NSW–VIC–WA-SA
August, 2010
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Colleen Kelly at
WORLD EQUESTRIAN
GAMES
International Festival
Colleen Kelly is one of
only a handful of presenters
honored to be giving
15 presentations
throughout the festival
Sept 25 – Oct 10, 2010
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EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA
Virginia, USA
Oct  2010
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101 Ways to Improve Your Riding:
Seat Posture & Balance

10 Best Tips to Improve the
Rider's Head

1.     HORSE ON THE FOREHAND: Do you look down?

 Is your weight of your head being carried on the  'forehand' or the 'haunches'? 

When you see photos or videos are you looking down?

Is your coach always telling you: 
"look up, LOOK UP"

 Why it's considered so bad...

Safety & Confidence

When they rider looks down they can be more easily pulled off, or fall off.  It simply isn't a balanced, safe position.

When the brain can 'feel' you out of balance you become less and less confident.  It's impossible to be truly confident when your brain knows you are in a less stable position, and more likely to be in danger.

On the forehand

When they rider looks down put more weight on the horse's two front feet. 

When the horse is "on the forehand" they loose power & impulsion because the horse's front feet are bearing the additional weight of the rider's position tipping forward & looking down.

They have less comfortable paces, often rushing, are not as nice on the bit.

 Advanced Movements

The additional weight on the forehand might show up as things like slower shoulder in, or a slight 'skip' in the half pass, or flat & labored  flying changes as the horse heaves your weight with their shoulders.

The horse might often drag one or both toes when riders look down & tips forward.

 Homework:

1. See yourself on video.  Do you look down?

2. Try this:  just sit on the chair....look down and feel how it rocks you forward on your pubic bone, and when you look up it pulls you onto the "crack of your butt".

3. On your horse...look down and feel the two front feet get heavier.  Look up and the back feet feel heavier.

4. There are 9 more tips to follow...click NEXT.

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