The Misconception About Relaxation and Performance in Equestrian Sports Many trainers and athletes in equestrian sports believe that relaxation leads to reduced engagement and movement. They perceive that if a
Warmest welcome to the 5th Module of Anna’s Riding Method: Mastering Transitions! Below you will find the link to the English version of this Module. I am excited to share this with you, trusting that it will profoundly support your development as a rider. This module is designed to help you take significant steps forward
Welcome to the 5th Module of Anna’s Riding Method course: Transitions. We will explore how to execute transitions using Anna’s Riding Method and the importance of performing these transitions appropriately. But before we dive into transitions, let’s recap a topic from the third module: the two distinct approaches to horse riding. In one approach, the
Warmest Welcome to the 6th Module of Anna’s Riding Method: Rider’s Seat in Canter Before you move on to downloading this Module of Anna’s Riding Method, let’s take a moment to see the change in Incredible’s Life physique achieved literally during the duration of the Anna’s Riding Method Course. We have purposefully bought a horse
Welcome to Module 6 of Anna’s Riding Method: Rider’s Seat in the Canter! In this important Module, we take under a magnifying glass the rider’s seat, and the horse’s biomechanics in canter. We move beyond traditional riding approaches, offering insights into the unique qualities of riding canter, not discussed elsewhere: Activating Tendons in Canter, and
As mentioned in the previous chapters, the most effective way to ensure a horse stretches its outside body is through the Residual Tension Release Therapy (RTRT) method. This amazing technique, when applied during riding, aids in substantially relaxing and lengthening the horse’s outer body. It’s particularly useful for making turns and proves to be an
Let’s now discuss a technical detail crucial for correctly riding horses through the corners and circles: body bend. We assume that you are riding using Anna’s Riding Technique and by the time you arrived at this Chapter, your horse is already bending following with his shoulders alignment of your shoulders and using his outside hind
Let’s now touch the base of the common mistakes and misconceptions associated with horse riding on the circles and bending the horse. The most prevalent method of turning involves some variants of pulling the horse with the inner rein, a technique that often leads to the horse bending only in the neck. Such an action
Let’s revisit the topic we introduced in the previous chapter: how proper turning and riding through corners, as taught in Anna’s Riding Method, pave the way for more advanced exercises. It is well known that the quest for good bending in a horse starts with proper riding through corners and circles. This good bending forms