Back to Centered Riding® Basics October 14, 2023
Sat, Oct 14
|Troutman
Lessons at the Lake presents: Continuing Education Series for Instructors and Riders. Unmounted workshops exploring Centered Riding® concepts and other topics through bodywork and groundwork.
Time & Location
Oct 14, 2023, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Troutman, 134 Coventry Hills Ln, Troutman, NC 28166
About the Event
Calling all Centered Riding Instructors and riders of all levels and disciplines:
This clinic was so popular when it was first introduced, that we are offering it again. Kathy will take the participants through a review of Centered Riding's foundational basics, using a PowerPoint presentation along with hands-on, unmounted exercises. Participants will explore the Centered Riding basics, as Sally Swift originally described them. During the bodywork phase of the clinic, Gail Field, Level IV Centered Riding® Clinician, will lead the group in bodywork to accompany and enhance the various Centered Riding (CR) concepts.
We will explore Centered Riding through groundwork, bodywork, and use props/equipment such as the Equicizer™, Alexander Horse, physio ball, mini trampolines, reins, Tai chi balls, tensegrity models, and more. Centered Riding instructors will get a chance to practice their bodywork and proficiency with groundwork exercises. Riders will get to focus on themselves (without the horse!) and experience…