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Clever horse riding tips
  
Clever horse riding tips
Horse riding is not only fun, but it has a wide variety of benefits too!
Physical benefits:- Better balance and body posture
- Core strengthening and cardio exercise
- Improves coordination and independent body movement
- Suppleness and limberness
- Body movement awareness
- Muscle memory
Mental benefits:
- An outlet to relieve daily stress
- Improving communication
- Building confidence
- Learning patience, assertiveness and respect
- Self discovery
- Getting a grip on emotions (fear, anger, etc)
- Improving relationships and friendships
- Enjoying life in a pure form
- Building a close relationship with a horse
'Clever horse riding' is a concept I have developed, which can be applied to any riding discipline at any level. It makes independent, confident and self-analyzing riders, who become their own experts in problem prevention and problem solving. It leaves frustration behind and makes room for enjoyment and succes!
Things you will learn in this 'clever' horse riding tips section are;
- horse riding responsibilities and risks. Horse riding does come with responsibilities. One of them is understand that you are also a horse trainer, maybe not professionally, but with riding (or any horse activity) you are interacting in a way that a horse is always learning something. It could be positive or negative. Are you also aware of the risks of horse riding? How about your riding progress lately? Are you still improving? Read these important horse riding tips!
- horse riding tips for balance. Correct poise for riding.Working on your balance is not just for beginners. Proper body posture makes riding a horse easier, more comfortable (also for your horse!) and keeps you from biting the dust. Learn to be in rhythm with the horse and help the horse move correctly instead of hindering it. How to use your body more effectively and use less reins and leg aids (or cues)
- General riding tips.Be in control of your horse from your very first ride. Help for beginner horse riders as well for the rider as the instructor teaching the beginner rider. Horse riding tips for the beginner.
- stopping your horse. Before you put anything in motion, you should know how to stop it. I would not want to drive a car without brakes. I would not want to ride a horse without a "stop" either. Does your horse have "emergency-brakes"?
- make your horse go forward.How do you ask your horse to go forward? Is your gas-pedal working good? Is your horse lazy?
- Advanced horse riding techniques.Advanced movements and maneuvers can be broken down into small sections. Learn how to move your horses body parts independently,leading to; travers, renvers, pirouettes, lead changes, sliding stops, spins/pivots, roll backs, side passing,..... you name it! Horse riding tips for advanced riders (coming soon)
- Diagnostic tools and problem solving. Learn the difference between symptoms and causes of your riding 'problems' and have diagnostic tools to "fix" it. Horse riding tips for problem solving (coming soon)
- What should I look for when finding a riding instructor? Evaluate the knowledge and teaching techniques of a riding instructor and how to select the best one for you. Clever riding instructors read this section as well!(coming soon)
- Building your confidence and get rid of fear. Learn to control your thoughts, reflexes and survival instinct. Learn to embrace your general fear (falling off, failure, etc.) and find that 'controlling' your horse has nothing to do with holding the reins tight.
- Reaching your goals in riding
- Horse riding and tack safety and tips
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