ABOUT
Lisel's Approach to Teaching Riding
Lisel was a horse-mad kid and has been riding since childhood (that's quite a long time now!)
Riding a horse is a partnership. To develop the partnership and become an effective and considerate rider, pupils need to understand how horses move, think, learn and behave. That means understanding equine behaviour and motivations, health and wellbeing, and safe handling on the ground. Everything relates to everything else! So lessons will include things like how to safely lead and tie a horse, how to put a halter and other tack on, how to groom and how to tell how the horse is feeling.
Lisel uses lots of small steps to help nervous riders expand their comfort zone while maintaining their confidence. She will not overface you or exceed your threshold. There is nothing wrong with being nervous - it's a self-preservation instinct.
Going way back, Lisel was a Pony Club instructor, teaching children of all ages, always with the aim of making lessons fun by using games and humour. She has taught pupils with disabilities, including visual impairment and cerebral palsy, and has trained horses for persons in wheelchairs. She also has extensive experience teaching adults to ride and to train their own horses, as well as 25 years of teaching university students. She holds a current SA Working with Children check and nationally accredited First Aid certificate.
Lisel has a strong interest in the biomechanics of riding. That means understanding how rider position affects the horse, and how to fix postural problems. A good position makes it easier and more comfortable for the horse to carry out your directions.
Lisel uses the pioneering approaches of Mary Wanless (author of 'Ride With Your Mind') and the late Sally Swift (author of 'Centered Riding' and a fellow scoliosis warrior). Lisel has attended many clinics and workshops over the last 30 years with well-known Australian instructors who also use this approach. She is also a strong proponent of incorporating concepts and ideas from other fields such as pilates, yoga, martial arts and music into riding.
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Riding a horse is a partnership. To develop the partnership and become an effective and considerate rider, pupils need to understand how horses move, think, learn and behave. That means understanding equine behaviour and motivations, health and wellbeing, and safe handling on the ground. Everything relates to everything else! So lessons will include things like how to safely lead and tie a horse, how to put a halter and other tack on, how to groom and how to tell how the horse is feeling.
Lisel uses lots of small steps to help nervous riders expand their comfort zone while maintaining their confidence. She will not overface you or exceed your threshold. There is nothing wrong with being nervous - it's a self-preservation instinct.
Going way back, Lisel was a Pony Club instructor, teaching children of all ages, always with the aim of making lessons fun by using games and humour. She has taught pupils with disabilities, including visual impairment and cerebral palsy, and has trained horses for persons in wheelchairs. She also has extensive experience teaching adults to ride and to train their own horses, as well as 25 years of teaching university students. She holds a current SA Working with Children check and nationally accredited First Aid certificate.
Lisel has a strong interest in the biomechanics of riding. That means understanding how rider position affects the horse, and how to fix postural problems. A good position makes it easier and more comfortable for the horse to carry out your directions.
Lisel uses the pioneering approaches of Mary Wanless (author of 'Ride With Your Mind') and the late Sally Swift (author of 'Centered Riding' and a fellow scoliosis warrior). Lisel has attended many clinics and workshops over the last 30 years with well-known Australian instructors who also use this approach. She is also a strong proponent of incorporating concepts and ideas from other fields such as pilates, yoga, martial arts and music into riding.
More about Lisel's Approach to Training