An effective rider is aware of how their body moves in relationship with the horse. Tina combines several rider training techniques along with groundwork that help the rider use their body as an effective communication device with the horse.
Centered Riding®: Centered Riding® incorporates the best of your physical and mental process. Creator and founder Sally Swift, through her own experiences with a less than perfect body, took the classical principles of riding and brought sense to “how’ it is done.
Feldenkrais: A method of movement re-education. It is about using small, gentle movements to improve the patterns of the nervous system. These changes can give more freedom of movement to a body while walking, standing or running. You can change old patterns of motion that cause discomfort into efficient, free patterns that feel great!
TTouch (Tellington Touch): A gentle touch method that releases tension while bringing improved sense of connection within the body. Clients report that this work relaxes them at a deeper level than massage, and the positive results seem to last longer.
Finding new ways to communicate with the horse:
Diminish discomfort and optimize ability to move freely.
Learn to listen to your body.