Moving Massage With 2 Horses (For Attention and Freedom) May 2019
Relaxation
•
25m
Watch Karen do Moving Massage on 2 horses. The first horse is a more externally focused horse, and is experiencing some separation anxiety and obsession with another horse in the clinic. Karen uses Moving Massage not only to calm him but as a way to help him bring his attention back to himself and Karen. The second horse is much more self-aware and sensitive and the change happens faster.
Both horses find big releases in their bodies and move more freely afterwards. This is because sometimes the best way to access energy is to relax the muscles that are holding tension.
Moving Massage is a hugely valuable exercise that everyone should be playing with. We realize that since it is feel-based, it can be hard to describe on video. That is why it is so important to really watch and observe the changes in the horses, so when you play with it you will more easily notice the changes your horse makes.
Up Next in Relaxation
-
Foundational Impulsion Sttrategies Fo...
In this video, you will see Karen coach a rider and horse over 3 sessions to improve their foundational balance and impulsion. This is an experienced rider with a horse who she is transitioning to being ridden after being a driving horse. The horse has only had a rider a few times, and did not pr...
-
Discussion on Yielding For Relaxation...
This video connects the dots between the videos : Yielding For Relaxation, and Yielding For Attention. It also goes deeper into each of the concepts and helps you understand more about how to apply them to your horse. Karen references a blog she wrote and you can find that here: blog.dressagenatu...
-
Yielding For Attention with Teo - Oct...
In this video, Karen demonstrates how she uses a lateral yield to regain her horse's attention in a way that also creates calmness. This video builds on the video: Yielding For Relaxation, and now uses that clear immediate responsiveness as a way to help the horse be more attentive and confident....
