Kirsten Nelsen
Bringing Out The Best In The Horse and Rider
Training For Optimal Balance™ is the training program I developed and use with all types of horses from rescues to performance. The primary goal of the program is to habituate ideal emotional, mental and physical balance in both horse and rider. This approach is based on work done by Dr Gavin Scofield DO, Founder of Equine Postural Training & Official Osteopath for the British Endurance team. Read More
Horse Bio-mechanics & Horse/Rider Balance
Bio-mechanics entails looking at the natural structure of the body in order to better understand how it should ideally function.
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Change is Hard on the Brain
When I work with riders one of the trickiest parts of making improvements is that the changes don’t always feel right at first.
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Positive vs. Negative Horse Engagement
Engagement simply means that the horse’s hindquarters have become activated and all the power, speed and agility mother nature intended for the horse is now available
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Are you Riding for Fashion or Soundness?
There is sometimes a huge difference in riding positions between what is fashionable and what is bio-mechanically sound. The reality is that balance is balance is balance.
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Riding a Horse with Collection
Many riders think of collection only as a frame that is created by manipulating the head and neck into an arched position
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Riding a Horse is Like Riding a Bicycle
Riding a horse is like riding a bicycle when it comes to balance.
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Red – The Newest Addition
A horse named Robert Redford came into my life this past July. “Red” as I affectionately call him is a 17hh, chestnut Thoroughbred gelding.
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