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Consultation and Specialty Lessons
Have you got a
particular area you would like to address? Perhaps it's rein contact, or
getting a deeper seat, or aligning your shoulders, hips, and heel. Maybe
you would like greater coordination of your aids, better lateral work,
or quicker transitions. Whatever area of your riding you would like to
specifically address, I will put together a lesson tailored to meet your
needs. This lesson will include body work for you, awareness exercises,
and time on your horse.
Depending upon your
familiarity with Centered Riding concepts, one or more Consultation
lessons may be necessary to achieve the result you desire.
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First Time Lesson
This lesson is a double
lesson that introduces the concepts of Centered RidingŪ and Mind/Body
Awareness, covers the basics of riding on the ground, and includes walk,
shortening, lengthening, and halt on the lunge.
If you would like to
take follow-on lessons and haven't had a chance to take a clinic with
me, this will be the first step to take.
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Follow-On Lessons
Follow-On
Lessons give you one on one attention and the luxury of a
tailored approach to your learning. With Centered RidingŪ, movements
and awareness exercises incorporating visualization and proprioception
are experienced on the ground first, allowing you to move forward in
your own timing. Since these exercises are often not found in riding
lessons, all riding instruction at Satori Stables begins with private
lessons. You can continue as long as you desire. These are usually more
intensive lessons and can accelerate your learning.
Initial
Instruction is done on a lunge line, in a private lesson. This
allows you to pay attention to yourself -- as opposed to where the horse
is going or what it is doing. If you have ridden before, this allows you
the luxury of developing your feel for the motion of the horse. Lunging
will be used whenever a new movement for you, the rider, is introduced,
or whenever re-enforcement of a learned movement is required.
The Initial
Lesson is a two hour Specialty Lesson that introduces the
concepts of Centered RidingŪ and Mind/Body Awareness, covers the basics
of riding on the ground, and includes walk, shortening, lengthening, and
halt on the lunge.
The format
of each lesson is:
 | go over the information from the previous lesson |
| un-mounted riding this is done on the ground, and
is where new body movements are introduced. after having learned your
body movement on the ground, it is easier to coordinate on top of the
horse when the horse is moving. |
| mounted riding this is done with the horse. the
movements practiced on the horse are now carried over to being on the
horse, allowing you to build on what you already know. |
| review / discuss the lesson |
Satori Progression
The
Levels of accomplishment and skill are recognized by the ability
of clients to apply the Centered Riding Basics, the Satori Sequencing
list, a following seat, and the communication for bend, direction, and
combinations of bend and direction, during their riding. All students
will learn how to ride on the flat; those who are interested in jumping
will learn that as well.
The Core Concepts
consist of:
| the 4 Basics + Grounding |
| the 4 steps in the Satori Sequence |
| the motions of the gait, including following hands and legs |
| transitions up and down and timing of aids |
| modifying the motions of the gait - longer-lower, shorter-higher,
and slower, faster |
| modifying the position of the horse - neutral, left, right |
| modifying the direction of the horse - straight ahead, sideways
shallow (in both directions), sideways deep (in both directions),
pivots, reverse |
| combining position & direction of the horse - neutral,
left, and right in the directions of straight ahead, sideways
shallow, and sideways deep |
| applying the training scale |
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Level 1 |
approx. 6-12 lessons to: |
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| know how to:
 | describe each Core Concept, |
| describe the benefits of each Core Concept, |
| describe how to initiate the process which results in
the successful implementation of the Core Concept, |
| describe the feedback used to determine successful
implementation. |
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| at walk on the lunge,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 50% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts at least 50% of the time |
| step over ground poles |
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| Level 2 |
approx. 6-12 lessons to: |
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| at walk on the lunge,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts at least 75% of the time |
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| at walk off the lunge at liberty in the ring,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 50% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 50% of the time for the Core Concepts |
| demonstrate movements of 20m circle, 20m square,
figure 8, diagonals |
| step over ground poles |
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| Level 3 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| at walk on the lunge,
| use the Satori Sequence most of the time to initiate
movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts most of the time |
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| at walk off the lunge at liberty in the ring,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the Core Concepts |
| reliably execute movements of 20m circle, 20m square,
figure 8, diagonals |
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| at trot on the lunge,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 50% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts at least 50% of the time |
| trot in light seat |
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| Level 4 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| at walk on the lunge,
| use the Satori Sequence most of the time to initiate
movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts most of the time |
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| at walk off the lunge at liberty in the ring,
| use the Satori Sequence most of the time to initiate
movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success most
of the time for the Core Concepts |
| reliably execute movements of 20m circle, 20m square,
figure 8, diagonals |
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| at trot on the lunge,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts at least 75% of the time |
| trot cross rails and cavalletti |
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| at trot off the lunge at liberty in the ring,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 50% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 50% of the time for the Core Concepts |
| reliably execute movements of 20m circle, 20m square,
figure 8, diagonals |
| post the trot |
| trot cross rails and cavalletti |
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| Level 5 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| at walk on or off the lunge, and at trot on the lunge:
| use the Satori Sequence most of the time to initiate
movements |
| use processes and accurately determine success for
each of the Core Concepts most of the time |
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| at walk off the lunge at liberty in the ring,
| execute movments of 10m circles, teardrops, hour
glasses and dog bones |
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| at trot off the lunge at liberty in the ring,
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the Core Concepts |
| reliably execute movements of 20m circle, 20m square,
figure 8, diagonals |
| ability to sit trot well for 3 strides |
| trot cross rails and cavalletti gymnastics |
| trot cross rails and cavalletti on small courses |
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| Level 6 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| be able to do all prior levels reliably |
| at canter on the lunge,
| canter light seat |
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 50% of the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
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| Level 7 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| be able to do all prior walk and trot levels reliably |
| at canter on the lunge,
| canter light seat |
| canter sitting for 3 strides at a time |
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 50% of the time for the second 4 Core Concepts |
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| at canter off the lunge, at liberty in the ring
| canter light seat |
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 50% of the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
| canter the long wall and diagonals, trot the corners |
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| Level 8 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| be able to do all prior walk and trot levels reliably |
| at canter on the lunge,
| canter light seat |
| canter sitting for 1/2 20m circle at a time |
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success most of
the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the second 4 Core Concepts |
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| at canter off the lunge, at liberty in the ring
| canter light seat |
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
| canter the long wall and diagonals, trot the corners and
short walls |
| canter the long walls and corners, trot the short walls |
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| Level 9 |
approx 6 - 12 lessons to: |
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| be able to do all prior walk and trot levels reliably |
| at canter on the lunge,
| canter light seat |
| canter sitting for full 20m circle at a time |
| use the Satori Sequence at least 75% of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success most of
the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
| use the process and accurately determine success most of
the time for the second 4 Core Concepts |
| canter to walk transitions |
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| at canter off the lunge, at liberty in the ring
| canter light seat |
| use the Satori Sequence at least most of the time to
initiate movements |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the first 4 Core Concepts |
| use the process and accurately determine success at
least 75% of the time for the second 4 Core Concepts |
| canter the long wall and diagonals, trot the corners and
short walls |
| canter the long walls and corners, trot the short walls |
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