March update

Posted by admin in Mar, 2019

NER Autumn Dressage League 2019 31st August , 7th September, 14th September, 21st September, 28th September All above are to be held at Cheval Riding Club Grounds

News Our Cheval Member Karen Kelly is the first licensed Equipilates and biomechanics trainer in Southern Ireland, having travelled to the UK to train and qualify at the highest level. Karen is also the first Franklin method Equestrian trainer in Ireland having qualified in New York with Eric Franklin as well as also being a HSI Level 1 coach. Karen has been providing rider focused fitness classes to local riders for several years and currently runs rider fitness classes in a number of livery yards and village halls around Dublin. Initially all work is done off the horse, so the rider can really focus on themselves and become aware of what their horse actually feels from the rider and what the rider thinks they feel (sometimes very different). A typical class includes tension release, independent balance challenges, rider focused exercises and explaining how breathing works and how it helps the rider and transfers to the horse. The response from coaches, riders and their horses has been excellent which many riders continuing classes long after their initial first 6 weeks. Karen can travel to your yard to give group sessions or individuals can join in group sessions in Oldtown hall – contact Karen for details of when the next 6-week block of classes in Oldtown will be starting. Karen also works privately with a number of riders to provide personalised fitness plans specific to the rider and horse’s requirements. Karen also runs clinics with a local horse physio where the horse and rider are reviewed by Karen alongside the horse physio (physio is also HSI coach) and then the horses imbalances are worked on by the horse physio whilst Karen works on the rider’s imbalances then horse and rider are put back together again to see and feel the improvement. This has proved very successful and there is a combined physio/rider clinic planned in Oldtown in mid-June. It is also planned to hold a Franklin ball clinic in Oldtown in May. Please contact Karen on 087 6537446 for details of any of the above classes and clinics. Well done Karen from Cheval Riding Club on your new venture