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Ep. 74 Beyond fight, flight, or freeze
Season 1 Episode 74
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In this episode, I return to the nervous system — and to Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory, which reshapes our old picture of fi…
9 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 73 Deep dive into hollow backs
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Back to Rider Biomechanics! I’ll uncover the effective alternatives to growing tall.
The majority of women are hollow-backed, wi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 72 Mind the gap or embrace the gain?
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This episode is about how our perspective shapes our experience.
So often, we measure ourselves against where we wish we were, l…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 71. Bringing out the best in you and your horse!
Season 1 Episode 71
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Do you want to bring out the best in you and your horse? I certainly do.
In this episode, we’re diving into what it takes to br…
10 months ago
Ep. 70 What does it take to become a skilled rider?
Season 1 Episode 70
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I tell the story of a rider with phenomenal talent in another area of life, and ask, how did this affect her riding, and how wo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 69 C curves, S shapes, and uneven seat bones
Season 1 Episode 69
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The rider with rebars that connect diagonally through her can use these to pattern her horse in shoulder in, suggesting to him …
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 68 Reinforcing bars!
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‘Rebars’ are the dull red metal uprights you see sticking up within the frames used on building sites when pouring concrete pil…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 67 Top down or bottom up?
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Most riders can organize their body much better from the top down, or from the pelvis out, than they can from the bottom up.
Th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 66 How I misdiagnosed two riders, and learnt the folly of my ways from a set of toe separators!
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I did the ‘boards as blades’ exercise with a young rider I know well, and discovered that it was difficult for her to get her r…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 65 Breakfast buffets, bananas, flying buttresses and amoebas - an unlikely set of ideas?
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I contrast the story of a very unassuming rider, who has been a long term and dedicated learner within the RYWM system, with a …
1 year, 9 months ago