Ep. 36 Rising trot in depth.
Send us your feedback!We use a full length mirror to get really forensic about rising trot mechanism, showing you how to differentiate movement in your hip joint from movement in your mid back. This a...
20 Des 202022min
Ep. 35 Some strategies for ‘What if’s?’, difficult emotions, and rising trot mechanism.
Send us your feedback! I suggest some metaphorical MRs to reduce the ‘sting’ of your less-than-stellar rides. Realise too that thinking ‘What if?…’ is a mental rehearsal, and if the rehearsal ends wit...
18 Des 202022min
Ep. 34 The deep dive - let’s do it! DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST WHILST DRIVING YOUR CAR OR OPERATING MACHINERY
Send us your feedback!How neurons that fire together wire together, in both real and imagined practice. We do mental rehearsals of personal bests, asking ‘What’s the difference that made the differenc...
7 Des 202025min
Ep. 33 On mental rehearsal experiments, and how MR is best led by passion, but can become torture.
Send us your feedback!Research on mental rehearsal has encompassed dart throwing, piano playing, and many other skills, often reporting improvements in skill that surpass actual practice. Focussing in...
30 Nov 202024min
Ep. 32 On mental rehearsal experiments, and how MR is best led by passion, but can become torture.
Send us your feedback!Research on mental rehearsal has encompassed dart throwing, piano playing, and many other skills, often reporting improvements in skill that surpass actual practice. Focussing in...
24 Nov 202025min
Ep. 31 On how to get the best from your teacher, and mental rehearsal
Send us your feedback! When pupils are ‘going through the motions’ of getting the horse to go, teachers tend to ‘go through the motions’ as well - or to get really impatient. Staying patient requires ...
13 Nov 202024min
Ep. 30 On the challenges of teaching authority, boundaries, and self belief.
Send us your feedback! In riding, negative expectations so often become the reality (as in ‘I hope we don’t stop at the ditch!…’). When things are going well you have to ‘make it again, make it again’...
4 Nov 202021min
Ep. 29 On stuffing, intention, and giving leg aids consciously.
Send us your feedback! Most riders give repeated leg aids that actually train the horse to be dead to their leg. If you have to kick to get each step of walk, how are you ever going to ride a canter p...
26 Okt 202022min
