As Optimal Performance Program PRO Trainer, you are going to work with clients’ horses, and not with the clients. This means that the Optimal Performance Program Relaxation Technique will be taught by you to the horse, and not to his owner or trainer. However, you will need to communicate with the client, and you will
When accepting the new horse in for the Optimal Performance Program Training, it’s very important for you to evaluate the horse’s tensions. How to evaluate the Horse’s Tensions? Ask the owner to send you a photo of the horse. When observing the photo of the horse mark areas of tensions in the horse’s body, address
0
You have successfully completed Optimal Performance Program! During the past eight weeks you have taught your horse how to recognize Spontaneous Relaxations of his body, and you have shown him how to turn them into a consciously accessed Relaxation Technique. After that, you have taught your horse how to use his Relaxation Technique in order
Developing Relaxation Technique: Developing Relaxation Technique: Developing Relaxation Technique: Developing Relaxation Technique: Developing Relaxation Technique: Developing Relaxation Technique: Developing Relaxation Technique: Relaxation on Restriction of Food: Relaxation on Orders: Relaxation on Restriction of Movement: Relaxation on Difficulties Relaxation on Changing Movement Patterns: How does Relaxation better behavior/performance? Relaxation Awakens Affection
Saddling and Mounting using OPP Principles: From Relaxation on Restrictions, and Difficulties to Preparation to Saddling From Relaxation on Difficulties, to Relaxation on Saddling Relaxation on Saddling and Mounting with Cadeau de Dieu Relaxation Opens Communication: Mounting with Falcão Relaxation on Saddling and Mounting with Falcão: A session led by Anna Everyday Handling using OPP
WEEK 9: Relaxation on Changing Movement Patterns Movement Patterns define how your horse moves. Teaching new movement patterns is an essential part of horse training. You need to teach your horse how to move in balance before you can introduce him to advanced exercises and riding. In this chapter, you will learn how to teach
WEEK 8: Relaxation on Elevated Heart Rate The ability to maintain and deepen muscle relaxation during movement with an elevated heart rate is the basic ability that distinguishes an ordinary mortal from a professional athlete. Without this ability, movement tires body very quickly, and makes the performer avoid the movement. Relaxation on Elevated Heart Rate
WEEK 7: Relaxation on Difficulties Difficulty is everything that evokes tension in your horse: the exercise he is doing, but also the one he expects. Going into a new task, your horse tightens the body, and later remembers this specific net of tensions for a very long time. When a horse starts that exercise, or
WEEK 6: Relaxation on Restriction of Movement Horses are not coping very well with restrictions. Any restriction to the horse’s movement or suddenly felt desire is tensing the body in a very certain way, and this certain tension is interpreted by the horse’s mind as fear. When the horse is scared, his natural response is
