Ride with Your Mind Essentials: Innovative Learning Strategies for Basic Riding Skills - Softcover

Mary Wanless

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1872119522 ISBN 13: 9781872119526

Publisher: Kenilworth Press, 2002

Synopsis

A must for anyone who is open to a different approach to horsemanship

Whilst the horse world is rich in descriptions that tell us what horse and rider should look like, we lack good information about exactly "how" to produce the desired results. Good horsemen ride well without knowing how they do it, and without understanding why you are not like them and cannot do it too.

During 23 years of research it has been Mary Wanless' personal mission to expose the secrets of horsemanship, breaking down riding skills into "bite-size chunks" and finding ways of describing them that work for average riders. By using the learning strategies given here the rider should discover how to connect with the horse in a way that makes sense to him and enables him to carry himself well, in self-carriage. At the same time the techniques aim to offer the rider security, stability and effectiveness in the saddle.

This title sets out to simplify "Ride With Your Mind" methods and to provide a basic tool-kit for the acquisition of a truly independent seat in walk, trot and through transitions, on straight lines, turns and circles - and, importantly, how to make corrections when things don't go exactly to plan. Mary explains how to use the hands, legs and body correctly, and gives the ingredients for perfect contact. In each section, the instruction is backed up by practical self-tests and exercises to ensure success, and there are ideas for troubleshooting during the learning process and in the future.

About this title

From the Publisher

Learning to ride well is a mammoth task—far larger than most riders realize—yet Mary Wanless believes that the essential skills of riding can be mastered by virtually every rider if given the right tools. Over 23 years, Wanless has made it her mission to reveal the secrets of talented riders and to break down the necessary skills into “bite–size chunks.” This book sets out to simplify her methods and to provide a basic tool–kit for using the hands, legs, and body correctly. Best of all, she offers advice on how to make corrections when things don’t go exactly as planned. In each section, the instruction is supported by practical self–tests and exercises to ensure success, and there are ideas for troubleshooting during the learning process and beyond. Mary Wanless is known throughout the world for her Ride With Your Mind method. Her previous titles include The Natural Rider, Ride With Your Mind, For the Good of the Horse, and For the Good of the Rider, plus eight videotapes. She teaches regularly in the United States, but makes her home in Oxon, England. An Equestrian Edge Book Club Main Selection

About the Author

Mary Wanless (BHSI, BSc physics and BSc applied sports coaching) is the author of the highly successful Ride With Your Mind, Ride With Your Mind Masterclass, For the Good of the Rider and For the Good of the Horse; she has also produced eight training videos. As well as teaching riders of all abilities, from club level to international, in the UK, Europe, USA, South Africa and Australia, she runs dismounted workshops and gives lecture demonstartions. She also lectures internationally on learning, bodymind integration and personal development. She is based at Overdale Equestrian Centre in Oxfordshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kenilworth Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1872119522
• ISBN 13: 9781872119526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144