Horse Geeks Episode 173: What A Balanced Horse Feels Like

The Horse Geeks Podcast - Where we look at horses and riding from the inside out FREE TICKET link for the Art of the Horseman Online Horse Fair February 22-23, 2025 https://www.becauseofthehorse.net/a/23333/a2zsSgDH NEW: Sign up for Kirsten's email list and get all four of the horse fair videos as part of the welcome sequence and a free monthly newsletter. Sign up is at the bottom of the home page at www.kirstennelsen.com   Topic: Until we feel a step or two of balance while riding or driving it is hard to know what we are looking for. We get distracted by focusing on maneuvers, tasks and things to do while riding and forget to pay attention to what the ride feels like. It is so easy to recognize balance in our horse's coordination because riding suddenly feels effortless, smooth, stable and easy to guide. We feel the movement all around us, but our horse's movement no longer affects our balance, no longer transfers to us. We have all experienced moments of balance - because they feel so wonderful they are hard to forget - but it is usually by accident and we don't really know how to get that feeling back again. This is why focusing on balance as the priority of training is so different. Instead of hoping for those magical strides and moments as the result of struggle, we just develop those magical moments on purpose. Guest: Deb Romero, certified Alexander Technique Instructor www.optimalposture.org Host: Kirsten Nelsen, professional horse trainer Developer of Training for Optimal Balance https://kirstennelsen.com/ The workbook series mentioned is only available at: https://kirstennelsen.com/shop/