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Lectures, demonstrations, presentations and seminars are ideal group opportunities to discover the Basics of Centered Riding® as well as venues to expand into more advanced Techniques. Rather than being caught in a "rub your head and pat your belly" state of confusion, it is often easier to try on new ideas in an indoor setting and then later on horseback.
Introductory LectureElaine can relate a solid introduction to the Four Basics of Centered Riding® in a little under an hour and likes to draw the audience into actively participating so that it is not just a lecture but an experiment in which the participants create a new awareness of how their bodies communicate to their horses. Depending upon the interaction during the exercises, hopefully, there would be about ten minutes left for questions. DemonstrationsOver the last sixteen years Elaine has taught hundreds of riders and in that time has observed a common thread of body postures in which people habitually tend to carry themselves. Un-be-known to the riders, the horses were often responding to an accidental level of body language - communication that the riders never even intended. Elaine loves to interactively demonstrate just what these various habitual body postures are and how they effect horses. If a rider can feel and visualize the way most horses typically react to these static patterns, they can then learn, through their own horse, to recognize habitual stances in themselves and begin to replace those postures with a new dynamic presence. The resulting change in balance and freedom of carriage in the horse is usually quite obvious. A demonstration like this would be a great Part II to the above introductory lecture. Lecture SeriesContinued expansions on an introductory lecture would be possible in the form of a lecture series. Centered Riding® Techniques offer a map into deeper levels of understanding the delicate partnership between horse and rider. Exploring the dynamics and ramifications of our physical, mental and emotional influences on our horse provides avenues to address problems, improve performance and add finesse. Each lecture series can be angled toward your group's special interests, ages and riding levels. There is so much interactive material that the possibilities and applications are nearly endless. Facilities with plenty of room for the group to be seated as well as move about are recommended. Carpeted floors or access to rugs / pads would be a plus. "Centered Riding® Goes West"This unique presentation premiered at the 2002 International Centered Riding® Symposium. Here Elaine investigates the underlying philosophy of true western riding and then shows how Centered Riding relates to the western style and it’s various offshoots. Available in PowerPoint or transparency format. SeminarsSeminars can be custom tailored with any combination of the above presentations, lectures and/or demonstration sessions. Additionally, lessons can be scheduled with dialog aimed toward the audience and designed to clarify the rider's actions, the horse's responses and exhibit the practical application of Centered Riding® Techniques.
Microphone setup is required in larger auditoriums and arena settings. When we are within driving distance, Phil can provide a much appreciated complete professional sound system with wireless microphone for an additional $100 per day when his transportation, room and board are paid along with Elaine's.
Please contact me by email or call (208) 660 5204 to discuss your upcoming event plans.
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Elaine's lectures and presentations are also great ways to "kick start" the riding season or
to maintain a group's riding momentum during in climate weather. Group size
would only be limited by the facilities available.
