Rider Biomechanics : An Illustrated Guide

Rider Biomechanics : An Illustrated Guide
ISBN: 9781910016145
Publication Date: 30 May 2017

Rider Biomechanics is a collaboration between rider Biomechanics coach Mary Wanless and functional anatomist Thomas Myers. Myer's seminal book Anatomy Trains explains how connective tissue joins muscles together into functional chains. Some of these chains extend from head to toe, and they are the 'lines of pull'. Elite riders excel in balancing the tension in their lines, creating a stable balanced structure which can transmit and redirect the forces of the horse's movement.

Easy, fluid, sitting eludes less skilled riders - but this book, with its copious photographs and illustrations, provides a route map for reorganising 'lines of pull', sitting, and influence on one's horse. It is through balancing one's own lines that you learn how to balance one's horse, changing his carriage and movement, and discovering the secrets of the few talented riders who naturally possess those skills.

Book Features:

• A collaboration between rider biomechanics coach Mary Wanless and functional anatomist Thomas Myers
• Explains how the body's connective tissue can ultimately affect the balance of horse and rider
• Provides a map and techniques for changing the 'lines of pull' creating better balance between horse and rider
• Illustrated and photographs throughout explain 'the lines of pull' and how to reorganise and influence one's horse
• From the bestselling author of Ride With Your Mind Essentials

About the Author

Mary Wanless BSc BHSI developed an effective method of teaching, based on an understanding of the biomechanical demands of riding and the communication styles that make riding skills easy to learn. She is the author of the highly successful Ride With Your Mind, For the Good of the Rider, For the Good...