Help For The Habitual Circler
Bernie Traurig
Help For The Habitual Circler
Bernie Traurig
We’ve all done it … you’re headed toward a fence, you don’t see a distance, indecision overwhelms you, panic blinds you and you CIRCLE! In this topic Bernie takes a look at this frustrating tendency that can easily evolve into a really bad habit. He provides the rider with exercises that help you overcome that moment of doubt and fight your way out of a circle.
Running Time: 10 minutes and 14 seconds
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Tom McCutcheon Gives Bernie Traurig a Lesson
Bernie Traurig & Tom McCutcheon
2011 FEI World Reining Finals Champion & 2010 World Equestrian Games Reining Individual & Team Gold medalist, Tom McCutcheon gives Bernie his first lesson on a reining horse.
Running Time: 18 minutes and 35 seconds
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Training the OTTB Horse
Bernie Traurig
EquestrianCoach.com member, Adult Amateur Jumper rider Stacy, reached out to us to get training help from Bernie for her off the track Thoroughbred horse, Diesel. Before the training session, Bernie familiarized himself with the duo by watching a video of them on course, determining what issues needed to be addressed. It became apparent that Stacy was having trouble maintaining an even pace on course, that Diesel avoided contact and wouldn’t use his neck over the jumps and got quite hot, occasionally bucking and evading the bit, between the fences. Watch as Bernie returns to basics with this team, using the simplicity of the Forward Riding System to re-school this horse and provide valuable tips for Stacy to apply at home.
Running Time: 33 minutes and 42 seconds
If you are a member that owns a Thoroughbred in the Southern California area and are interested in participating in a FREE TB Training Session with Bernie, click here for more details.
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Training the OTTB Horse – Session Two
Bernie Traurig
Training Level Eventer and EquestrianCoach.com member, Kristen Schalck, gets a free training session from Bernie with her 9 year old OTTB (Off The Track Thoroughbred), JC. Watching the show jumping round Kristen presented, Bernie got a sense of just how he could help them. Kristen had some lower leg stability issues and JC had a tendency to get a bit too aggressive at the jumps, particularly in combinations, and jump past the arc. Tapping into his reservoir of knowledge gained through many years of experience with Thoroughbred horses, Bernie introduces them to the Kusner Gymnastic. This exercise proves to successfully back up JC over the jumps, while allowing Kristen to perfect her automatic release, maintaining the contact in the air that so many Thoroughbreds appreciate.
Running Time: 35 minutes and 51 seconds
Click here to view "The Kusner Gymnastic" video topic referenced in this video.
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Triple Bars
Bernie Traurig
Do you consider triple bars to be freebies on course or are they your nemesis? In this topic Bernie discusses and demonstrates the various elements to take into account when presented with a triple bar, such as pace, balance, impulsion and take off distance.
Running Time: 12 minutes and 53 seconds
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Unnecessary Drama
Peter Pletcher
Peter examines some of the fads in riding techniques that seem to permeate the hunter division these days. He demonstrates how over-exaggerated gestures on the part of the rider don’t necessarily enhance the horse’s jump or way of going and, in fact, may cause the judge to be distracted instead.
Running Time: 12 minutes and 52 seconds
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Vertical Vertical Combination
Bernie Traurig
Bernie, with help from Grand Prix rider Sarah Baldwin, shows how a seemingly basic vertical to vertical in-and-out becomes a sophisticated schooling tool when ground lines are artfully and strategically used to enhance your horse’s negotiation of a double.
Running Time: 18 minutes and 18 seconds
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Visualization
Susan Hutchison & Tonya Johnston
Grand Prix veteran Susie Hutchison & Mental Skills Coach, Tonya Johnston, talk about the power of visualization & mental preparation to enhance your performance.
Running Time: 12 minutes and 11 seconds
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Walking the Course Series Part One – The Basics
Bernie Traurig
In "The Basics" (part one of a three part series), Bernie breaks down course walking into its most basic components. This topic addresses take off distances, perfecting an accurate walking stride length and the available track options.
Other videos in this series:
Walking The Course Series Part Two – Riders Perspective
Walking The Course Series Part Three "Walking a Grand Prix Course from the Course Designer’s Perspective" features Olympic, World Cup & World Equestrian Games course designer, Olaf Petersen
You might also like:
Walking The Grand Prix Course With Leopoldo Palacios: Part One
Walking The Grand Prix Course With Leopoldo Palacios: Part Two
Running Time: 13 minutes and 29 seconds
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