Outlines new techniques and methods for improving horsemanship through an "inner game" approach combining elements of Zen philosophy, visualization techniques, and sports psychology

The Natural Rider: A Right-Brain Approach to Riding

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Wanless, Mary

Pets & Animal Care

Summit Books

Using an innovative method that combines visualization techniques and sports psychology, Mary Wanless shows how to achieve a new level of relaxed concentration and harmony so that horse and rider move as one.

Trafalgar Square Books

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

Mary Wanless reveals the "how" of riding, helping riders to understand and make use of the biomechanical principles that are the foundation of good riding at every level.

For the Good of the Rider

In this all-color workbook, prominent riding expert Mary Wanless presents new strategies for learning her popular Ride with Your Mind.

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

Computers & Technology

Programming

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.

The New Ride with Your Mind Clinic: Rider Biomechanics Basics to Brillance

For the past 30-plus years, Mary Wanless and her bestselling Ride with Your Mind books and DVDs have helped revolutionize the art and science of riding horses. Now she takes her pioneering techniqueswhich combine a lifetime’s influences from the fields of psychology, biofeedback, neuro-linguistic programming, the Alexander and Feldenkrais techniques, Tai Chi, massage, dance, anatomy, sports psychology, and educational kinesiologyto a whole new level. In her newest book, Wanless teams up with Anatomy Trains® creator and author Thomas Myers to examine how the fabric” of our bodies (fascia) can potentially allow us to generate both stability and what so many riders find elusive even after years in the saddlefeel.” Recent research shows how the body-wide net” of fascia that both wraps each muscle and connects your skin to your bones can be the source of postural imbalances and the resulting restrictions in your movement. Wanless posits that the difference between average” and elite” riders lies in the quality of connection and awareness within this fascial net, and she gives us the means to take practical and meaningful steps toward addressing such issues, resulting in extraordinary change in the way we look and feel on horseback.

The New Anatomy of Rider Connection: Structural Balance for Rider and Horse

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Mary Wanless has spent 12 years researching the underlying principles of riding. Since the publication of "Ride with your Mind" ,she has developed and simplified her theories, which she explains to riders in this manual, through 11 illustrated lessons. Her solutions to problems are based on increasing each rider's understanding of what "is", building her reliance on clear perceptions instead of on a mental concept of how it "ought to be". Since the changes to horse and rider are frequently profound, it should be easy for readers to recognize and identify with the whole range of problems exhibited in the lessons and to put the ideas and solutions into practice for themselves. Mary Wanless explains the scientific basis of her fascinating images and her understanding of rider/horse interaction. Thus linking theory and practice, she aims to allow the reader to attain a level of skill exceeding traditional expectations.

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

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Kenilworth Press

Riding skills guru Mary Wanless looks at a series of common rider faults or problems and, through words and photos, explains how to correct them. Each fault or problem is demonstrated by a different rider - some working at basic level, others advanced. Mary gives each rider a lesson, taking them through the (often subtle) changes they have to make, and recording their progress with specially taken photographs. Readers can witness the changes taking place and understand through Mary's gifted teaching, how to make the necessary shift to improve their own riding skills.The 'before' and 'after' pictures show not only the improvements in the rider's position and effectiveness but also in their horse's way of going, for the two are interconnected. Among the topics for in-depth discussion are rider position, muscle tone and stabilisation; how our minds and bodies learn new techniques or change old habits; rider asymmetry; mental attitudes; lateral work; advanced work; and faults such as tipping forward, leaning back, hollowing the back, rounding the back, and pulling on the inside rein.

Ride with Your Mind Clinic: Rider Biomechanics - From Basics to Brilliance

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Books by Wanless, Mary

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The Natural Rider: A Right-Brain Approach to Riding

The Natural Rider: A Right-Brain Approach to Riding

For the Good of the Horse

For the Good of the Rider

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

The New Ride with Your Mind Clinic: Rider Biomechanics Basics to Brillance

The New Anatomy of Rider Connection: Structural Balance for Rider and Horse

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

For the Good of the Rider

Ride with Your Mind Clinic: Rider Biomechanics - From Basics to Brilliance