A good seat makes the difference
"Shoulders back, press your heels down, keep your hands low!!"
Do these kind of instructions really make you ride better???
i'll give you my answer: probably not...
Do you want to improve your posture and seat, and do you want insight into the how and why, instead of blindly doing what your instructor says?
Or are you an instructor, equestrian teacher, saddle fitter or other equestrian professional, and do you want to be able to help riders optimize their seat and coöperation with their horses?
Then the online training "Rider Biomechanics by Roos Dyson" is made for you!
29 years of experience coming together in one online training!
Start now with the online training 'Rider Biomechanics by Roos'
- You are working on improving your riding skills and/or instruction skills in the long term.
- You will develop a better understanding of the how and why of riders seat.
- You will develop an advantage over other riders and/or instructors.
- You will learn exactly what you as a rider need to pay attention to in order to ride your horse well.
- You will discover the difference between riding and guiding.
- The horses you work with will become healthier and happier.
- Physical complaints related to riding will decrease or even disappear.
- Technical riding problems can be solved, training 'aids' become unnecessary.
- You will learn the way to more harmony.
- Your ride or lesson usually ends with a big smile!
- Please note: After this online training, riding and/or teaching will never be the same again!
Because I want to spread the integration of this knowledge in equestrian sports as far as possible, I offer this online training for only € 447,- !!! For € 447,-You will have a guarantee of 2-years access after purchase. But as long as the training is online, you can continue to use the online training for free. My intention is to keep it all up as long as I live, maybe even longer...
You will have free access for life!! What's holding you back now?
What makes this online training so unique?
You will receive clear step-by-step education to acquire both knowledge and skills. Everything in this training revolves around gaining INSIGHT. In capital letters. The basics are formed by the principles of Akasha Rijkunst. Akasha College is developed from more then 30 years of experience, and currently the upcoming education for riding instructors in the Netherlands, because they meet up to the standards of evidence based horse welfare. In addition, the content of this training is based on Roos' knowledge and experience. The content of this online training can not be found anywhere else. The content is suitable for all types of riders who want to know it all, no matter the level, age, or discipline. The content is suitable for instructors and equestrian teachers who want to become a better coach by schooling themselves in understanding the influence of the rider on the movements of a horse. Other equestrian professions such as osteopaths, saddle fitters and veterinarians have also found their way to 'Rider Biomechanics'. (But... where are the judges?? ;) )Traditional, inefficient ways of riding and teaching are replaced by a functional method that makes healthy and happy horses and riders.
"This training is absolutely phenomenal. I have never noticed so many positive changes in such a short time. Every rider should do this..“
- Mirella Versteijnen -
It's not rocket science; anyone can learn it!
A good seat is important for every rider. You probably already knew that, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this now. :)
But what exactly is a good seat, and how do you achieve it? These are the questions for which I created this online training.
Of course, as a rider and/or instructor, you will get better at optimizing your seat by experience. Maybe you are one of these experienced riders or trainers, who realises you never stop learing when it comes to horses. Maybe you are at the beginning of your journey. But one thing is for sure: everybody can learn this. It's not rocket science. And once you know what to look for or what to feel, you will never 'not see' or 'not feel' it anymore.
So here's a warning: after this training, riding and/or teaching will never be the same again!
How you sit, is how you interact with your horse!
You can change 'riding', where you use your hands and legs, into 'guiding', where you use subtle, maybe even invisible seat aids. But to be able to do this, you need to have awareness and control over your own body first.
We as riders determine whether a horse can be a 'happy athlete'. My vision is that training, hacking outside or competing should be as much fun for the horses as it is for us.
With enough awareness, skills and the right mind set, I believe this can be possible! If horse riding becomes horse guiding, in a way like two dance partners who naturally become one in the movements, there will be more joy for both horse and rider!
This training can help you to gain a good insight and the right practical skills to achieve this harmony. You will learn the theory and how to put this theory into practice. This way you prevent your horses from suffering due to damaging ways of riding. With the right knowledge and skills, you can help your horse develop both physically and mentally in a way that the horse profits from your training. Let the journey begin!
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What exactly is the meaning of 'biomechanics'?
Biomechanics is a combination of the words bio and mechanics.
Bio means life. Mechanics means movement. So biomechanics is about the movement of the living being. Or in our case: two living beings.
I find it really fascinating that two 'species' with such different bodies can come into a unity of movement. If you have the right skills as a rider, it really feels like the horse's body belongs to you. You think it, the horse will do it. With invisible aids, your thoughts can be passed on to the horse. This is what I mean by 'guiding your horse'. It is a magical feeling, but can be explained and learnt in a rational way.
And how wonderful it is that horses are able to, and willing to participate into this collaboration with us?
Every ridden horse deserves a skilled rider!
The road to harmony has many obstacles. Horses are stars at compensating when we make it difficult for them with our way of sitting and (not) moving. If they have to compensate, the feeling always becomes stiff and less comfortable. The movement can no longer occur in a healthy way. In the long run, this causes overload for the horse, resulting in chronical discomfort and injuries! And all this written above applies to you as a rider also...
I developed the live course ‘Position, Balance and Biomechanics’ in 2010.
Since then, hundreds of riders have followed the three lessons of this course. Despite the fact that I am always open to innovation, this course has remained unchanged in all those years, just because this is a concept that works very well. There is a step by step development, and after the three lessons the riding is boosted in a way that it gives lifelong advantages. The four different riders who served as examples in this online training will show you what happens. The spectaculair improvements is what makes me really love my job, and why I have decided to offer my knowledge in an additional online version. This allows me to spread my knowledge and experience even more. As my motto - and mission is:
‘Every ridden horse deserves a good riders seat.’
By optimizing the posture, balance and movements of a rider, you transform the riders influence on the horse. As a result, there will occur a harmonious connection between horse and rider, which will bring relaxation, confidence and joy for the horse and a smile on the riders face. Sometimes this smile already appears in the first part. But after completing the whole content, you will definitely understand these words. Then you will be riding with a big smile on your face, that's my promise.
The structure of these three lessons has remained unchanged for 15 years:
The online training consists of a step-by-step plan in which you can fully analyze and improve 'posture, balance and biomechanics' for yourself or for your students. There are 5 parts: Intro, Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3 and Follow up. You will not only learn how to do it, but also why. You can start this online training and follow it at your own time and pace, wherever and whenever you want.
Lesson 1
We start with some theoretical education, so that your knowledge and insight is big enough to understand what you are going to do in practice. Then you learn how to analyze your riding posture. You'll start working on improving the 'side view'; including posture and alignment, functional muscle use, hinge points, and following the movements in each gait.
Lesson 2
After optimizing the contact between the rider's seat and the horse's back in lesson 1, the rider can feel the horse better and vice versa. This sense for the horse can now be used to work on the vertical balance. The focus now shifts to the 'rear view', which includes following the lateral movements, different pelvic positions and the influence of these on the horse. This way you can achieve improvements in straightness, symmetry, lateral bending, turns and lateral movements.
Lesson 3
TFirst, you'll read some additional theory to enlarge your knowledge and insights. Additional exercises will give further development of communication, feeling the horse and general riding skills. Also this part contains things like optimizing the rein contact, leg position, (not) giving leg aids, consciously applying aids based on learning theory, but also mental aspects that influence the rider's actions. In this lesson many pieces of the puzzle will fall into place. This is the lesson where the horses will reach out the 'rider biomechanics graduation' and where the smile will appear on the rider's face...
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Some practical information:
What can you expect from the content?
The content consists of three different parts. Each part consists of several chapters. The teaching material is a variety of theoretical knowledge (text), images, informative videos, videos with example lessons and many practical exercises for both on the ground and on the horse. You will improve your knowledge, insights, (teaching of) rider sense and 'riding skills' step by step.
After starting with part 1 you will already notice a big difference. Even if you are no beginner anymore. Especially advanced riders and / or experienced instructors benefit from optimizing their (insight into) seat and biomechanics down to the smallest details. Because it are exactly those details that make the difference between winning and losing. Or between fun and frustration. Small changes can make big differences.
Who is Roos (Rose) Dyson?
- Roos started teaching when she was 16 years old. This was in 1995.
- Since obtaining her equestrian graduation in Deurne (the Netherlands) in 2001, Roos has always worked full-time with horses. She worked as a groom, rider, horse veterinarian assistant and instructor in different countries, including Holland, Germany, America, China.
- The number of posture and seat instructors is currently growing very fast. Roos started specializing in seat and balance in 2009 and is therefore one of the most experienced experts in this field.
- Roos was the very first instructor ever to teach professionally with a Joker simulator.
- Roos was the very first to develop 'fitness for riders' training in the Netherlands. Since 2010 she has gained a lot of knowledge by working together with trainers and physiotherapists regarding the specific (fitness) training of riders.
- Roos is an experienced competition rider. Previously in show jumping (trained many young horses, up to 1.10 m level), and recently in dressage up to Inter 1 level and 3-times PSG level.
- Roos combines and integrates her knowledge of riders seat and biomechanics with her extensive experience as a 'regular' rider and instructor.
- Roos is still an active rider and enjoys taking lessons from good trainers. Some examples of these trainers are: Leunus van Lieren, Penny Rockx, Laurens van Lieren, Ilonka Kluytmans, Albert Voorn, Rafael Soto.
- Roos also collaborates with (topsport) trainers in her clinics, such as Barbara Faber (equestrian sports exercise therapist), Laurens van Lieren, Imke Schellekens-Bartels, Joep Raijmakers, Jesse Drent.
- Roos always keeps schooling herself. Besides Deurne and Akasha College, some of her diplomas and certificates are: Franklin Method, Rider Preferences (Action Type), Trainers club by Rien van der Schaft, Sport Horse Manager.
- At this moment her main work exists of giving clinics. These mainly take place in the Netherlands and Belgium, sometimes also abroad. She teaches in Poland and Portugal on a regular basis.
- Since her specialization, Roos has worked with thousands of different combinations in her lessons and clinics.
- Despite all this, 'achieving unity between (any) horse and (any) rider' is still her boundless mission and passion, about which she never stops learning - and never stops talking! :)
