My friend Christina Savitsky is hosting a Centered Riding Clinic with Lucile Bump at the Northern New Mexico Horsemen’s Association’s arena in Santa Fe (by the Rodeo grounds) 9am to 4pm May 18th & 19th, 2013. $300 to participate with your horse. $30/day or $45 to audit for the weekend. Christina also opened auditing to anyone 16 & under (pony club/4H etc.) to audit for free as well, so if you know any horse crazy girls bring them along!
“Centered Riding is an innovative way of expressing the classical principles of riding, using body awareness, centering, and imagery. Centered Riding encompasses all seats and styles of riding. It teaches a language that allows clearer communication between horse, rider, and instructor. Centered Riding was developed by Sally Swift, author of the best-selling book and videotapes, and is now taught by Centered Riding Instructors around the world.
“The Four Basics of Centered Riding
Soft Eyes – Encourage visual and physical awareness, better peripheral vision, and improved “feel.”
Breathing – Using the diaphragm and breathing correctly for better posture, relaxation, and energy.
Balance or Building Blocks – Aligns the riders body for improved balance, straightness, and ease of movement.
Centering – Using the center of balance, movement and control, located deep in the body, gives quiet strength, harmony and power, as in the oriental martial arts.
“As a Level IV Senior Centered Riding® Instructor, Lucile has the ability to employ a more in-depth understanding of Centered Riding® techniques in her teaching regardless of the discipline, whether it is Western, Dressage, Jumping, Endurance, etc., because she understands the foundations of the work. Lucile began riding around age 10 and grew up riding the wooded trails of Vermont,. She rode all through school and competed regularly in Hunt Seat Equitation. Lucile met Sally Swift when she was 14, and continued to work closely with Sally after completing her apprenticeship. Lucile began her teaching career while attending college in Marlborough, Vermont. After graduation, Lucile went to work at a Morgan farm, training horses, teaching riding lessons and doing some competing in Western and Saddleseat. In 1971
Lucile travelled to California to work with Linda Tellington-Jones at her riding instructors school. She has been instructing all levels & disciplines & certifying Centered Riding® Instructors ever since!”
You can get more information at Christina@BuckarooBalance.com (505)280-8171
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Yeay!! I can’t wait for this clinic, Lucile has such a great way of describing & teaching & I’ll be riding this same horse again (renamed Olympia) now that I’ve been riding her for a year she’s really come a long ways!!! She’s also for sale as a pony club or dressage prospect, she loves to show 🙂
I just noticed in the video a woman we both know riding with a yellow slicker on the back of her saddle. Small world!
Wow, I was in that video too! Riding the sorrel horse with white mecate to the left of Christina toward the end. Didn’t know a video was being shot.
An even smaller world.