Equestrian Pilates

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Elizabeth Hanson Equestrian Pilates: 21 - 25 February 2008

Basic Equestrian Pilates® (Off the Horse) - Off the Horse clinic.
* A fun, informative class designed just for you, the rider. This half-day
(4 hours) clinic includes:

* Equestrian Pilates^® that you can do at home and at the barn.

* Equestrian Pilates^® Stretches that get you ready for your ride.

* An Equestrian Pilates^® workbook with the exercises and directions.

* A body assessment to evaluate your individual equestrian fitness needs.

*On-the-horse Private Evaluations*

This is an one hour private session that individualizes the Basic
Equestrian Pilates^® program to suit your personal needs. It includes
an evaluation on and off the horse and deals with particular problems
including low back pain, difficulties sitting the trot, a weak seat, and more. Each person is given a video of the session. You must supply your own horse. You do not need to ride your own horse. **Prerequisite
- You must attend the Basic Equestrian Pilates clinic.

Times for clinics and sessions:
Thursday 21 February
8am – 12noon CLINIC (studio in Constantia) 1pm – 6pm EVALUATIONS (Morgenzon or SARDA)

Friday 22 February
8am – 5pm EVALUATIONS (Spier)

Saturday 23 February
8am – 12noon Clinic (studio)
1pm – 6pm EVALUATIONS (Morgenzon)


Sunday 24 February
8am – 12noon EVALUATIONS (Spier)


Monday 25 February
8am – 5pm EVALUATIONS (Spier)

COSTS:

Basic Equestrian Pilates clinic R1000
On the horse private evaluation R450

To secure your place full payment needs to be received. Non refundable but transferable.

Information & Bookings contact - Anke Gordon - 082 421 9509

[[[Christine]]]

Stacey thanks soooooooooo much for this! been searching high and low for a clinic like this

[rollercoaster]

This is only my opinion, but I think to gain anything from a clinic like that you have to be doing pilates already. Even if you get a workbook with exercises and directions, if you do not know how to engage the right muscles it won't be much help. If you do not do the exercises correctly, chances are that you wont see much of the results.
I think R1000 for a pilaties clinic is also way too much. I am paying R60 per lesson and told my instructor that I am a rider and if it is possible I would like to do some exercises that will help improving my riding. Needless to say, three months down and my riding has already improved. And if there are any new problems arising while I am on the horse my Pilates instructor is more than happy to try and help me with it.

[Salinero]

I don't think you have to be doing pilates already. If the instructor is good, she can take the time in the clinic to show you the correct way of doing it. The idea is not to correct your riding within one clinic (much like the idea behind taking riding lessons is not to school your horse in one lesson). The idea is that you learn the tools you need to improve your riding on a continual basis. If you go to this clinic and don't do anything afterwards, its your own loss. You should work on yourself on a continual basis - even if you don't do the clinic.

Pilates is not difficult if you understand the principles and if its explained properly. That is why you can do effective pilates at home from a dvd.

R1000 is a lot of money, but if you think about the costs involved in bringing a person like this out, then I can see why its so expensive.

[rollercoaster]

salinero said:

I don't think you have to be doing pilates already. If the instructor is good, she can take the time in the clinic to show you the correct way of doing it.

I don't know. It is maybe only me, but it took me few lessons to learn to use my muscles correctly ant to engage my core the right way. And I have a really great instructor.
I am not telling I wouldn't want to do a clinic like that, if the founds allowed it I would do it with the greatest pleasure, but at the moment I would rather spend that money on regular pilates classes.

[yvette]

i have two dvd's "yoga on horseback" if anyone is interest in buying them.