Colleen Kelly 2010
Appearances:

PENNSYLVANIA
Horse World Expo
Presenting and Judging
Pennsylvania, USA
February 25-28, 2010

MISSOURI, USA
Ozark Dressage Society
March 6, 7 & 8, 2010
Email: Lisa and Marc
Elsuenoespanol@aol.com

MARYLAND, USA
Caroll County Horse Expo
March 20-21, 2010

NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Williamston NCDCTA Dressage
Competitions & Coaching
March 26-28
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TENNESSEE
April 2, 3 & 4, 2010
Email: polly@peachtreefarms.com

EQUINE AFFAIRE - OHIO
Equine Affaire
April 8-11, 2010

JOSE MENDEZ
 IN THE USA!
Equine Affaire Ohio
Louisburg NC
Pinehurst NC
Cumberland VA
Maryland
Wilmington DE
April 13 -25 2010
 
Grand Prix, In-Hand &
Haute Ecole Specialist
Details: clinics@colleenkelly.net

NORTH CAROLINA
Pinehurst NCDCTA Dressage
Competing & coaching
May 7-9, 2010
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AUSTRALIA
NSW–VIC–WA-SA
April-June 2010
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SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg & Capetown
July, 2010
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GREECE
August, 2010
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UNITED KINGDOM
NSW–VIC–WA-SA
August, 2010
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Colleen Kelly at
WORLD EQUESTRIAN
GAMES
International Festival
Colleen Kelly is one of
only a handful of presenters
honored to be giving
15 presentations
throughout the festival
Sept 25 – Oct 10, 2010
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EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA
Virginia, USA
Oct  2010
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101 Ways to Improve Your Riding:
Seat Posture & Balance

10 Best Tips to Improve the
Rider's Head

 8.     USING AUDITORY TRAINING

 Great fix for Dressage Head "Nod"

When your head bobs up and down, not only does it look bad, you will loose marks, and the horse will become stiff and above the bit. 

And worse...sometimes the rider's pony tail doesn't just go 'up and down' in a traditional head nod...it actually goes round and round in circles like a helicopter!

 Using Auditory Training

Modern sports people and athletes use auditory training all the time...listening to the bounce of the ball on the racquet...listening to the sound of the golf swing, and the way it hits the ball.  It is an essential part of many martial arts.

Why not use this advanced way of training to improve dressage head nod, one of the most difficult faults to fix in the rider.

Q. If you tied a bell to your pony tail (or pretend pony tail) would it ring?

Q. If you were wearing little earrings with bells...would they ring?

Q. Does the peak of your helmet rattle?

 Make it worse!

We are always trying to IMPROVE and make things BETTER all the time, where in fact it has been proven that one of the best ways to learn is to make a fault WORSE!

So...make the "pony tail bell" ring MORE and then be still again.   Then again make it WORSE, and then still again.

By making the 'bell-ringing' WORSE you will fix dressage head nod faster than any other method I have tried.

More tips to come...click NEXT:

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"Dressage Head Nod" affects every aspect of the horse's performance.