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Welcome To Our Case Studies

 Here you can get an idea of the range of pupils that enjoy classical rider training. You can see the sort of things we cover and the fun we have in doing so.
Before and after pictures will demonstrate the progress that can be made in a relatively short time. Look out for photos posted of their future advancement. 

Jo & Pooh Bear ... in one lesson!

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

CORRECTING THE HORSE

  • 1. Loading the shoulders.
  • 2. Bracing at the poll.
  • 3. Over flexing.
  • 4. Not tracking up.

AFTER

BEFORE

BEFORE

  • 1. Shoulders have lifted.
  • 2. Reaching forward into the contact.
  • 3. Tracking up.
  • 4. Using his whole back, remaining balanced in the extension.

The Process:

Progressive Training

: Jo is a skilled rider and has quickly learned to adapt her training to many different horses with their own unique needs.  Here you can see Jo and her beautiful palomino gelding, Wonder, working on shoulder in on a circle. 

Correcting The Longitudinal Balance

The riders hands are softly raised to ask the horse to shift it's weight to it's quarters.. 

Correcting The Lateral Balance

The rider uses the reins to mobilise  the shoulders, freely moving them sideways as necessary.

Suppling & Strengthening

Through a series of exercises, the horse is encouraged to use his whole body correctly, changing the balance and overall picture.

Liz & Vrolijk

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

CORRECTING THE RIDER & THE HORSE

  • 1. Vrolijk is overloading her shoulders and not using her core.
  • 2. The stirrups too short.
  • 3. This causes Liz to struggle to relax her legs.
  • 4. Her body is forced behind the vertiical,  arms are too straight.

AFTER

BEFORE

BEFORE


  • 1. Vrolijks' shoulders have lifted.
  • 2. She's reaching  into the contact while extending her neck.
  • 3. Starting to engage her core & use her back more.
  • 4. Liz's legs are long and soft, her position much improved.

Progressive Training

: Liz is transformed in this picture.  She is such an elegant rider and  here she has really helped Vrolijk to use her whole body with softness and ease.

Correcting The Longitudinal Balance

The riders hands are softly raised to assist the horse to maintain self carriage.

Correcting The Lateral Balance

The rider uses the reins to mobilise and balance  the shoulders, her hands are in a beautiful position and support Vrolijks' uphill balance.

Suppling & Strengthening

Through a series of exercises, the horse is encouraged to use her whole body correctly, suppling,  strengthening and ultimately changing the overall picture.

The Process:

Domi & Ego

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

CORRECTING THE HORSE

  • 1. Over flexing the poll.
  • 2 .Loading the shoulders.
  • 3. Not carrying his own head.

AFTER

BEFORE

BEFORE

  • 1. Shoulders have lifted.
  • 2. Reaching forward into the contact.
  • 3. In self carriage, feeling light in Domi's hands.

The Process:

Counter bending a horse and neck reining the shoulders around the quarters, has an amazing effect on

Progressive Training

Domi has great feel and timing.  Here she uses neck-rein turns to encourage Ego to mobilise his shoulders.

Correcting The Longitudinal Balance

Domi carries her hands, temporarily quite high to ensure that Ego does not revert to over flexing and overloading his shoulders.

Correcting The Lateral Balance

The rider uses the reins to mobilise  the shoulders, freely moving them sideways as necessary.

Suppling & Strengthening

Through a series of exercises, the horse is encouraged to use his whole body correctly, changing the balance and overall picture.

Grace & Merlin

Before

CORRECTING THE RIDER

1. Stirrups too short, chair seat.

2. Rider has a rounded back.

3. Elbows out, broken Elbow/hand/bit line. No contact.

4. Horse on the forehand and hollow 

After

1. Graces' stirrups are longer, creating a better leg position. 

2. Her waist is lifted & her back is no longer hunched.

3. Her hands are a little tense but much better contact. "LOOK UP GRACE!"

4. Merlin is no longer hollow & on the forehand & he is accepting the contact. 

The Process:

Helen & Callum

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

  •  1. Stirrups too short.
  •  2. Tension in the legs.
  • 3. Rider over arching the lower back.
  • 4. Horse on the forehand and hollow.  

AFTER

BEFORE

BEFORE

  •  1. Stirrups longer.
  • 2. Legs are relaxing.
  • 3. Helen's waist is lifted & her lower back is soft.
  • 4. Callum is seeking the contact, carrying himself & less on the forehand. 

The Process:

Grace & Elliot

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

 The horse is defensive with the riders hands in a typically low position. It is important to learn how to correct this reaction by using a different action. 

AFTER

BEFORE

BEFORE

 Grace was taught to quickly and effectively help Elliot to seek the contact forward down and out, without the need to drive him forward for hours.

Elliot's Progress

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