RIDER BIOMECHANICS
RIDER BIOMECHANICS
RIDER BIOMECHANICS
RWYM ARTICLE 43 ON THE ‘MUSCLE LANGUAGE’ DVDS OUR FIRST REVIEW ‘I am a dressage rider, and have tried to follow Mary Wanless’s methods for years. Recently I have had the opportunity to ride with her several times, and have also attended one of her teacher training courses. I am a huge believer in Mary’s…
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RWYM ARTICLE 42 Here we have a pretty little Arab, working in quite a collected walk. From the fact that there is someone just barely in the picture, and from his demeanor – including the swish of his tail – I am wondering if his rider is building up to doing a more advanced movement,…
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RWYM ARTICLE 41 This little horse looks like he is having a great time jumping, although I suspect that his rider is less enthusiastic than he is! She has a rather fragile precarious look, and I imagine that she may be one of those riders who has to steel herself to go across country (or…
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RWYM ARTICLE 40 This photograph shows right rein trot, probably on a circle, and the rider is basically doing a good job. Her lovely cob (who looks a picture of health) might not have the quality to win an affiliated competition, but I suspect that she does very well at riding club level. The changes…
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RWYM ARTICLE 39 This is an 11yr old Irish sport horse who has been owned by his present rider for 3.5 years. He is shown here in a ridden hunter class, but does a bit of everything including dressage, show jumping, hunter trials and Le Trec. This horse and rider are close to being very…
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RWYM ARTICLE 38 This horse is a six year old Irish Draught Thoroughbred cross, shown here in a preliminary test. His rider has, apparently, been reading my books and attempting to put theory into practice. ‘I have found so many things slotting into place’, she says, ‘and can feel so much more in control now…
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RWYM ARTICLE 37 The photograph shows a 12 year old girl riding her Section D Welsh pony mare in a showing class. Her mother tells me that they bought the pony at a Welsh auction as a three year old, and backed her themselves. She adds, ‘Storm works well at home but at shows she…
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RWYM ARTICLE 36 This handsome horse is a four year old, sired by a warmblood, and out of a polo pony mare. He has been with his present rider since he was a yearling. She rides him in showing classes, and in affiliated novice dressage competitions, She tells me that ‘ I have been riding…
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RWYM ARTICLE 35 The photograph shows a seven year old Connemara pony, whose breeder gave her to the rider as a four year old. The rider tells me that ‘we have had much fun together competing in dressage, show jumping and cross country. We mostly do prelim and novice dressage, and in each of the…
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RWYM ARTICLE 34 This horse is an eleven-year-old thoroughbred mare, who was a chaser until she was nine. Her owner used to ride out for the horse’s trainer, and bought the horse at the end of her racing career. Two years on the mare is much saner than she was, although her owner tells me…
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