Terry Myers Ride-in-Sync Clinics

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Available Clinic Titles:

  • Ride-in-Sync ® Groundwork
    You’ll learn the fundamental ground exercises needed to establish effective communication. Does your horse push/pull when leading? Does he walk ahead of you and are you constantly pulling on him to stop or turn? Learn how to teach your horse respect, establish safety ground rules with your horse which will make him a please to handle and trailer load. Also teach flexibility and give to pressure which will allow you to better implement the Ride-in-Sync™ exercises when mounted. Ride-in-Sync ground work stresses the importance of your body position and how to properly apply pressure to which your horse can respond.
  • Ride-in-Sync ® Basic Body Positioning
    An introduction to the “Ride in Sync” approach. You’ll learn the effects of rider body positioning on horse movement and performance. You’ll begin by warming up your horse with other clinic participants. Then Terry will help you, individually, improve your riding position and practice exercises which will help you feel balanced and in sync with your horse. You’ll gain insights of how you have been a road block to your horses’ performance. The principles taught apply to all riding disciplines: dressage, English (hunters), saddle seat, Western (stock seat).Note:  Ride-in-Sync ® Basic Body Positioning clinics are often combined with Ride-in-Sync ® Groundwork clinics to maximize  results.  Also Ride-in-Sync ® Basic Body Positioning Clinics can also be further customized to specifically  emphasize  Dressage, English/ Hunt Seat and  Western/ Stock Seat.

Advanced Level Clinics

  • Ride-in-Sync ® Body Positioning II
    You’ll refine the skills and knowledge that you learned in Basic Body Positioning plus expand you knowledge on collection, transitions and pattern work. The focus in on how to use your legs and body to push your horse into collection while having him remain light in the bridle. Also taught is how to push the hip and the importance of squaring the shoulders, allowing your horse to elevate for collection. Take your riding to the next level!
  • Ride-in-Sync ® Trail
    You’ll implement the Ride-in-Sync ® exercises while practicing complex movement with trail obstacles (trot poles, box, lope poles, serpentine, sidepasses, gate, etc.). Learn the extra movements that it takes to win!
  • Ride-in-Sync ® Showmanship
    You’ll understand how your position and movement—even while on the ground—can affect your horse’s appearance and showmanship score. How to get the winning edge.
  • Ride-in-Sync ® Horsemanship
    You’ll implement the Ride-in-Sync ® exercises while practicing horsemanship pattern elements, focusing on transitions, lead changes, circles to move closer to that perfect pattern.
  • Ride-in-Sync ® Instructors Clinic
    In this day-long clinic, you’ll spend the morning as a student, and the afternoon in teacher training. You’ll learn to notice riders’ body positions, give feedback, and implement the Ride-in-Sync ® exercises for use with your own riding students.