Lisa SchmidtUSEF ‘S’ Dressage Judge : FEI Trainer : AADA Founder TRAINING THE MOVEMENTS SERIES In Second Level test 3, there are 7 out of 27 movements which have coefficients. One movement is the free walk, which I covered in the first Training Level blog. This blog is about movements 13 and 14, the half […]
Lisa SchmidtUSEF ‘S’ Dressage Judge : FEI Trainer : AADA Founder TRAINING THE MOVEMENTS SERIES The next coefficient movements at First Level test 3 are the canter loops on the right lead and on the left. The movements are #15 and #20. “K-X-H One loop maintaining the right lead” and “H-X-K One loop maintaining the […]
Lisa SchmidtUSEF ‘S’ Dressage Judge : FEI Trainer : AADA Founder TRAINING THE MOVEMENTS SERIES In First Level Test 3 there are five coefficient movements. Two I reviewed in the Training Level blogs; the Free Walk and the Stretch Circle. The three others are the halt at X facing B, and the two canter loops. […]
Lisa SchmidtUSEF ‘S’ Dressage Judge : FEI Trainer : AADA Founder TRAINING THE MOVEMENTS SERIES “How To Improve your Regional Championship Score” Welcome back to the series, Improving your Regional Championship Score.At Training Level the other movement with a coefficient of two is Movement #12, “B Circle right 20 meters in rising trot allowing the […]
Lisa SchmidtUSEF ‘S’ Dressage Judge : FEI Trainer : AADA Founder TRAINING THE MOVEMENTS SERIES As many competitors prepare for the USDF/Great American Insurance Group Regional Championships, there are several little tips at each level that can help riders improve their scores and achieve the opportunity to participate in the coveted victory gallop or victory […]
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series KNOW YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR HORSE The examples that I have described are just a few of the many I have come across in which a person’s thoughts or beliefs interfere with their enjoyment of or progress […]
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series Self -Erected Roadblocks Part 2 The belief that “I don’t deserve anything good” is surprisingly commonplace. Let me give you another example of the ways that this crippling mindset can affect one’s riding. When my client John […]
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series Self -Erected Roadblocks Your unique combination of early learning, personality, and life experience coalesce into your own unique patterns of thinking. These patterns make perfect sense to you, but they may or may not appear logical to […]
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series The Horse-Human Partnership Part 2 Some riders try to heal old emotional wounds through their relationships with their horses. In some cases, this “equine therapy” can work wonderfully. Horses and other animals can provide loving, safe […]
Timmie Pollock, Ph. D , C.C. – AASP Equestrian Athlete Sport Psychologist Your Horse Is Your Mirror Series The Horse-Human Partnership – Part 1 Unlike most sports, riding involves developing a relationship with a living, breathing creature. As a result, a rider’s interpersonal problems may “play out” -usually to the detriment of the performance- with […]