Tiny Steps, Big Results: Mastering Movement Through Small Actions

Send us a text

💥Want to learn how to help you and your horse even more? Sign up to be among the first to know when we open the doors to our online group coaching program, Move with Your Horse! 🐴 https://www.marydebono.com/joinhorse 💥

Would you like to be more supple, balanced and strong? Would you like to improve your horse's movement too? In this episode, we'll discuss why simply repeating movements won't help, and can actually make things worse!

Our bodies were made to move, but so often both we and our horses get stuck in less-than-ideal movement patterns. Mindless repetition of a movement won't fix the problem, it can exacerbate it. To improve a movement, you must focus on the quality of the movement, not the quantity.

To do that, you must pay attention to how you initiate movement. This mindful method can dramatically improve your movement and your horse's movement. It's key to improving balance, flexibility, and power, and can help make you and your horse a more harmonious and elegant team.  

Key Takeaways

• Focus on the quality of a movement, not how many times you do it.
• Mindless repetition of a movement can make things worse! 
• For better movement, pay close attention to how you initiate that movement.
• Slow down and make your movements smaller to build awareness of movement patterns.
• Work on non-habitual movements to engage your nervous system.
• Honor the 4 keys of healthy movement: Relaxed breathing, effortlessness, appropriate posture, and reversibility.
• Prioritize a sense of ease in your movement.
• Focus on the easier side first before exploring the more challenging side.
• Always stop and rest for a moment between movements to let your muscles fully relax.
• You communicate your underlying sense of ease (or lack thereof) to your horse.
• Movement should feel good!

💥Want to learn how to help you and your horse even more? Sign up to be among the first to know when we open the doors to our online group coaching program, Move with Your Horse! 🐴 https://www.marydebono.com/joinhorse 💥

Podcast show notes for THIS episode: https://www.marydebono.com/blog/h62

All information is for general educational purposes ONLY and doesn't constitute medical or veterinary advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider if you or your horse are unwell or injured.