Olympia, Washington, May 4, 2012 -- Everyone knows that confidence and success come hand-in-hand. So whether you need a little boost or a lot of building, nationally known equestrian confidence coach Cathy Rivers, as part of her Big Horse Dreams, The Confident Equestrian Program, has designed a new e-Workbook that provides a proven learning progression for mastering confidence skills in order to improve your training, riding, competing, communication and overall enjoyment…

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On Nov 19th I am having a public program at Boxberry Hill Farm in Hatchville, Ma. The theme is

Living In The Present.

 

 

Horses model

body-centered awareness and living in…

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We are truly blessed by the presence of horses in the world. My vision is that every person's life can be touched by the grounded presence and body centered awareness of a horse. In the work I do in Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching, the horse is the teacher.  Horses model mindfulness, authentic relationship, partnership, community and being congruent. As a coach my wish is for clients to learn to be like a horse. When a person is body centered and present, they can access higher…

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The rider, to ride well must be supple; the body must be filled with shock absorbers at every joint to allow the movement of the horse to go through the legs and up the rider's spine without getting stopped anywhere. For the dressage or western rider the ankles, hips and shoulders must be relaxed, moveable, and independent of the movement of the torso.



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Hi, As you know, you can post questions to the Ride Fit blog, along with photos (if you have them and want to) and take advantage of the blog as a free online 'clinic' to help you with specific suggestions for getting more alignment between your riding, and your fitness activities.



Just as with other sports, there is no single workout you can pull out of a box that will make you a better rider. There are some principles: good posture, for example, is essential to good riding whatever… Continue