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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
 Email us for details

AUSTRALIA
 NSW–VIC–WA-SA
April-June 2010
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SOUTH AFRICA
 Johannesburg & Capetown
 July, 2010
 Email us for details

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
 Email us for details

EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA
Virginia, USA
 Oct  2010
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10 Best Tips to Improve the
Rider's Shoulders

13. HORSE CROOKED? 
Is one shoulder more forward  than the other?

Holding one shoulder more forward than the other is a very common problem, and results in the horse going crooked. 

Just think of sitting on a surfboard.  If you hold one shoulder more forward, then surfboard won't be straight any more.

The shoulders, elbows & hands must be absolutely straight on straight lines, and especially for jumping.

When it comes to advanced work on straight lines such as piaffe or flying changes then it becomes highly noticeable to the judge.

When it comes to jumping:  If the left shoulder is more forward, the horse normally will tap the rail with their right hind.

Get yourself on video:  Videos don't lie!

Q.  When you ride toward the video or mirror...which shoulder is forward...left or right?

Q.  If I put two little torches under your armpits, where would the lights point?  I actually do this for kids camps quite a lot!

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Copyright © 2005 [Colleen Kelly. Improve Your Riding ABN 76799531257].

Here, demonstrating at Equitana Brisbane, I ask Dr. Liz Owens to put one of her shoulders in front of the other...Notice how the horse's right hind leg is no longer travelling behind the right front leg, and the horse's right ear is in front of the left.

 

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DO YOU HAVE
ROUND SHOULDERS?

Click here to go to full article
on how to fix round shoulders

 

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