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Suppleness; Focus Your Horses Training on More than Simply Bending - The Training Scale
Manage episode 301641130 series 2558820
What if I was to say that suppleness is less about being 'bendy' and more about how energy flows in you and your horse... Would that challenge you a little? Or is this something which, if you think of yoga, makes sense?
If you sometimes struggle to maintain that lovely 'loosey gooseyness' in your horse, is it possible that you have been making it more about the bend, and less about the flow? Let's have this conversation...
In The Beginning, There Was Relaxation...True relaxation is present when the body is able to work exactly as it should at that moment. This applies to both horse and rider. The body is without any excess tension, which will 'block' or hold things back. True suppleness is when the body can move with the energy in a way that is fluid.
I think flowing water is one of the easiest ways to imagine suppleness. Imagine water flowing somewhere, it is fluid. It simply moves, moulds to, and fills up whatever is available for it to flow into.
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Manage episode 301641130 series 2558820
What if I was to say that suppleness is less about being 'bendy' and more about how energy flows in you and your horse... Would that challenge you a little? Or is this something which, if you think of yoga, makes sense?
If you sometimes struggle to maintain that lovely 'loosey gooseyness' in your horse, is it possible that you have been making it more about the bend, and less about the flow? Let's have this conversation...
In The Beginning, There Was Relaxation...True relaxation is present when the body is able to work exactly as it should at that moment. This applies to both horse and rider. The body is without any excess tension, which will 'block' or hold things back. True suppleness is when the body can move with the energy in a way that is fluid.
I think flowing water is one of the easiest ways to imagine suppleness. Imagine water flowing somewhere, it is fluid. It simply moves, moulds to, and fills up whatever is available for it to flow into.
Free Training - Finding the Gaps in Your Horse's Training
Let's Work Together:-
Connect with Lorna
- Connect on Instagram @stridesforsuccess https://instagram.com/stridesforsuccess
- Connect on Facebook https://facebook.com/stridessuccess
Join the Free Private Communities
- Connect in the Mindset & Fitness for Equestrians Private Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFS30DayRiderFitnessChallenge
- Connect in the Virtual Stable Lounge Private Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499737810323191
Join the 2021 Equestrian Fitness Challenge:-
Additional Resources:-
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