In this book, you will find exercises for all levels of horse and rider, from novice level to advanced, in both dressage and jumping, including the use of props in training.
Exercises can be combined to create the optimum learning experience for rider and horse, both from a teaching perspective and for solo training – a ‘teacher in a book’.
Claire Lilley draws on her may years of experience as a riding coach, with insight from being a student in her formative years. She explains exercises from the teacher’s perspective: what to look for, and key teaching points to consider.
The last section of exercises is for development as a teacher, inviting the riding teacher to evaluate their own skills so as to to improve their coaching methods. Suggestions are given to improve coaching methods, such as observational skills of the physical and mental capacities of both horse and rider. Finally, training plans are given, using the exercises in practice, with consideration as to whether lessons are individual, shared or group, as well as lesson location. This book will be a valuable resource for riding instructors and pupils alike, a welcome addition to the teacher’s library.
This book shows ground pole training for all disciplines showing how you can optimise precious schooling time and makes the most of limited time-scales.
This book gives quick and easy pole layouts, mostly using no more than four poles. Different exercises are given for each pole layout, so there is no need to move the poles during a session.
Before you ask, yes I have ridden every exercise ! My horses really enjoy pole-work and I also use them frequently as a teaching tool.
This book explains how to school your horse from the ground, starting with fundamental techniques and providing progressive exercises to work through. It explains the importance of stretching work, and how to establish a correct outline, and the best methods for building strength, suppleness and quality movement. Remedial work is also included to overcome problems such as crookedness, lack of balance, stiffness, etc.
It describes in detail how to lunge, long- rein, double-lunge and school in-hand, from a basic level to advanced. Common problems are discussed and solutions offered throughout.
Also covered are the use of training aids (where necessary), schooling over ground poles and cavalletti, and jumping the horse on the lunge.
Enjoy invaluable training with Claire in these inspirational DVDs, which you can keep forever. No downloads required!
Access an abundance of information with approx 2 hours running time each DVD. From Lungeing to ridden work, dressage to jumping, these DVDs will help to guide you from establishing the fundamentals of training to competing. The five titles are:
- Training Programme The Scales of Training,
- Training Programme with Poles
- Training Programme Showjumping
- Training Programme Lungeing
- Training Programme Stop, Go, Turn
PERFECTING THE BASICS OF RIDING
Whatever level you ride at, and whichever discipline you enjoy, it is so important to make sure your basic riding technique is correct in order to get the very best from your horse. This book focuses on the fine details of the rider’s position and how the aids are given.
This book will give you a greater insight as to how three aspects of riding, Stop, Go and Turn, are used both separately and inter-linked to enable you to establish a correct training regime, whether you are starting a young horse, or re-training an older individual.
Each section includes a chapter on common mistakes, and ridden exercises to try.
This book aims to help horse owners, riders, coaches and therapists alike, exploring how both can benefit from a depth of understanding with each other, with a focus on how fear affects riders and horses.
Gaining insight from my own real-life experience, I look at the relationship between the horse and their human partner, and how it impacts on both mental and physical development. My hope is this book unravels some of the intricacies of the human/horse bond.
My experience as a riding coach for over 40 years informs my practice as a psychotherapist (Claire Ballardie MBACP), working with all aspects life, and the trauma associated with impactful life experiences. I keep my 3 horses at home, a great benefit to spending time with them. I still ride, and the horses assist me in therapy sessions, should they choose to!
How I work with my horses in therapy
