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Horse Riding Dressage…Learn How to Score More?
Riding Dressage Tests with Skill
I am a dressage rider.I have been a consistent good scorer in all my tests. I know this is because i am able to ride with a good upright posture and strong clean aids. My horses are well trained forward moving and obedient.
How did I achieve this you ask?
I have spent many hours in the saddle and on my big physio ball developing my deep core muscles to achieve the results I have achieved. I didnt spend $100s on riding lessons I taught myself good posture and watched the top riders apply it.
Horse riding dressage competitions are stress full and always subjective in their judging. To score well a rider must ride well. A strong stable upright rider who is able to apply consistent well defined aids will always score well.
A rider who is sloppy bent over and weak through the seat and legs will have a horse that resists and does not go on the bit.
Riding Dressage With Skill
This is easy with a strong deep core area and strong posture muscles. A rider with round shoulders and sitting forward in the saddle will not have strong deep seat. They will fiddle with the reins and have a leg wobble and poor contact. This leaves the horse to do his own thing mostly. The horse will either plod around or fight back. The picture is not good and stress levels rise.
Riding Dressage Made Easy
I teach core stability and I teach posture control. I teach this topics in my work as well as too my horse riding dressage pupils. The ability to hold the abdominals tight will stabilize the trunk. This allows the dressage rider to sit upright and stable. The application of aids is independent and easy. I teach these movement patterns out of the saddle. Once learned they can be practiced over and over in the lounge room floor and become perfect.
Applying Movement Patterns to The Dressage Rider in the Saddle
If a dressage rider has been working at increasing their lower back and pelvic mobility on the ball then they will have more flexibility in the saddle. The ability to stay in the saddle and not bounce will be achieved. If the dressage rider has been learning and practicing pilates based movement patterns with some resistance then strength will be built up and tone will be good so the riding aids will come efficient and precise. This can only be done if taught properly though.
If you as a dressage rider want to ride your tests better and train your horse with precision and skill then look at the Applied Posture Riding program.
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