Ride with Your Mind: A Right-brain Approach to Riding

Sports & Outdoors

Mary Wanless

Individual Sports

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Develops and simplifies the theories put forward in the author's previous book, "Ride with your Mind". By using techniques based on visualization, and imagery, and by developing the generally under-used intuitive, perceptive right brain, the author claims that riders can rapidly improve.

Ride with Your Mind Masterclass: An Illustrated Guide to Right Brain Riding

Hamlyn

Using techniques based on visualization, imagery and the "inner game" approach, Mary Wanless has devised a system which aims to enable the rider to develop body awareness and "feel". This system operates by reducing the influence of the logical, critical left brain and developing the intuitive, perceptive right brain. By concentrating on what "is", rather than on what "ought to be", Wanless suggests solutions to problems based on an understanding of the body-mind learning process which comes from areas such as Zen philosophy, the martial arts and sports psychology which are outside traditional riding dogma. There are explanations and illustrations, anecdotes, analogies, sections on imagery and questions to test awareness of the reader's own reactions and progress.

Ride with Your Mind: A Right Brain Approach to Riding

Kenilworth Press

Based on an understanding of the biomechanical demands of riding, the strategies in this book will teach riders how to connect with their horse in a way that makes sense to both and ultimately leads to better riding. It features real riders and horses throughout and takes riders through the mechanics of riding in a logical, step-by-step method that identifies common challenges so that riders may identify their own problems and learn to get the methods right. Case studies will help readers relate their own problems with those included in the book, and instruction on achieving a firm seat and proper posture will result in an immediate improvement of performance of horse and rider.

Ride With Your Mind: An Illustrated Masterclass in Right Brain Riding

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Trafalgar Square Pub

Master Dressage - The Basics

Peter Dove

Evergood Limited

FOR THE GOOD OF THE HORSE

For the Good of the Rider

Kenilworth Press, Ltd.

Whilst the horse world is rich in descriptions that tell us what horse and rider should look like, we lack good information about exactly how to produce the desired results. Good horsemen ride well without knowing how they do it, and without understanding why you are not like them and cannot do it too. During 23 years of research it has been Mary Wanless's personal mission to expose the secrets of horsemanship, breaking down riding skills into 'bite-size chunks' and finding ways of describing them that work for average riders. By using the learning strategies given here the rider should discover how to connect with the horse in a way that makes sense to him and enables him to carry himself well, in self-carriage. At the same time the techniques aim to offer the rider security, stability and effectiveness in the saddle. This title sets out to simplify Ride With Your Mind methods and to provide a basic tool-kit for the acquisition of a truly independent seat in walk, trot and through transitions, on straight lines, turns and circles -- and, importantly, how to make corrections when things don't go exactly to plan. Mary explains how to use the hands, legs and body correctly, and gives the ingredients for perfect contact. In each section, the instruction is backed up by practical self-tests and exercises to ensure success, and there are ideas for troubleshooting during the learning process and in the future.

Ride with Your Mind Essentials: Innovative Learning Strategies for Basic Riding Skills

Computers & Technology

Programming

From the author of The Natural Rider and Ride with Your mind, a clear and informative survey of holistic methods of horse care, from dentistry and shoeing to herbalism and energy medicine.

For the Good of the Horse

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