Connected Riding & Groundwork (DVD)

The perfect balance, a natural stability and a smooth and gentle contact with the horse are the key to success and the basis for a successful work with your horse from the saddle and from the ground.

The aim of the Connected-Riding-system is to come to a well-balanced and perfect riding position which is achieved by working with inner pictures and by analyzing own mistakes. The rider learns to support the horses movements and to encourage the horse to accept more weight on the hindquarters.

The Connected-Groundwork-system is based on groundwork exercises that release tension and blockades. Gentle and soft movements and special touches enhance the contact with the horse and prepare the horse before being ridden.

Following years of classical training and equitation and based on the systems of Sally Swift and Linda Tellington-Jones, the well-known American riding instructor Peggy Cummings developed her own concept for the benefit of riders and horses.

Publisher: Pferdia TV
Format: DVD
Author: Peggy Cummings
Author Notes: Peggy Cummings has been riding since the age of 9 and has developed this system of riding and training over a life time of learning from people and horses. Connected Riding is a holistic approach to classical riding principles that bio-mechanically enhances freedom of movement for the performance, health and longevity of both horse and rider. In order for there to be self-carriage, flow, and brilliance in a horse's movement, a horse must be allowed to release at the poll, lift the back and withers, telescope the neck and push through from the hindquarters in each stride. The rider, whether working in hand from the ground or riding, must be free in the joints to balance and receive the horse's motion without bracing or blocking the movement. The techniques of Connected Riding show riders how to find the place where the body can automatically rebalance itself while influencing and moving with the horse's motion.