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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
 Email us for details

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
 Email us for details

AUSTRALIA
 NSW–VIC–WA-SA
April-June 2010
 Email us for details

SOUTH AFRICA
 Johannesburg & Capetown
 July, 2010
 Email us for details

GREECE
 August, 2010
 Email us for details

UNITED KINGDOM
 NSW–VIC–WA-SA
 August, 2010
 Email us for details

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
 Email us for details

EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA
Virginia, USA
 Oct  2010
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The Rider's Shoulders

20.     USING AUDITORY TRAINING - the most FUN way to train

You really need to realise the HUGE affect the rider's shoulders have on the performance of the horse.  And, the SLIGHTEST changes in the rider makes a huge difference.

  1. Here's a great tip to improve your torso posture, which supports your shoulders....Imagine where your "bra clip" would be at the back of your spine...and simply lift that OFF the back of the chair, just an inch or so and hold it there.   It's when we slump, and our belly button "disappears" that we're round shouldered and have bad posture. 
    I lift my spine off the car seat all the time when I'm driving to clinics.  It's especially brilliant in the car!

  2. SPIT!   (OK just pretend).   If there's one way to "control your shoulder's" it's to pretend to spit!   It's very hard to spit in one direction, and have your shoulders going in the other!

    So, if you want to do a smaller circle and your horse won't turn...spit on his inside hind foot.  

    And, the opposite...if the horse falls in on the circle...spit on the outside ear...we're only pretend now....but it does work!

 

 

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