Body Awareness | Mary Wanless | PART 01
Rider Position and Aids
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15m
Mary begins her private lesson with this rider by finding out what they have come to the clinic to accomplish. She fist observes them at walk, trot and canter. As they go to trot the horse speeds up and Mary points out that the only way to fix the horse is to be aware of what her body is doing. She explains the concept of bearing down and offers great instructions on how to do it.
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Body Awareness | Mary Wanless | PART 02
In the next video, the rider walks on while bearing down. Mary asks her if her push down is stronger than her pull on the reins, pointing out that if the pull is stronger it is like riding with the handbrake on. Mary explains how the reins should feel in the rider's hands and then introduces the ...
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Body Awareness | Mary Wanless | PART 03
The rider struggles with the idea of bearing down, so Mary gives her tips on how to grasp the idea. As this improves, she encourages the rider to avoid over use of her seat bones. When the horse jogs, she explains why her body position caused this to happen and what she can do to keep him from jo...
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Body Awareness | Mary Wanless | PART 04
In the final video, Mary challenges the rider to use her new tools in the trot. As the horse rushes off, the rider works on the her new-found body awareness to properly influence the horse versus pulling back on the reins.
