

You will become more subtle in your aid giving as you become better balanced, you will have a quicker awareness of when tension or muscle overactivity/underactivity is present and you will be able to go home knowing what you need to work on. If we spend regular sessions re-visiting our own position and understanding how our bodies affect our horses way of going, his balance, suppleness and freedom of movement will improve. Asymmetry in riders can cause saddle slippage, lameness and under performance. We all work so hard on training our horses and spending every penny on their welfare, much of this money could be saved if we just worked harder on ourselves. We can work on your balance, co-ordination, aid giving. We have helped riders of all ages, disciplines and levels from beginner riders that want to join their partner on a beach ride on a luxury holiday to international Grand Prix riders who need that extra awareness of what their body is doing and unearthing minute detail that can be the difference between a 7 or an 8 on their dressage sheet. You will find out your strengths and weaknesses, your areas of tension, your asymmetries, every detail of your position will be examined without the distraction of being on a real horse and all the added complications that in itself can bring. PHILOSOPHY OF HOGGY – DRESSAGE SIMULATOR – AN ESSENTIAL PART OF YOUR TRAINING REGIMEīy spending time focusing on yourself whilst riding Hoggy you will have the luxury of being able to fully understand your own body.
