Is This You?
Who
can Joni Bentley training really help?
Although the circumstances may change, the struggles
riders are going through are remarkably similar.
See if any of these sound
familiar to you:
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You are experienced in riding doing it "the
regular way." You may be
a horse owner, you may be a weekend rider at your local riding
centre. You can make the positional adjustments required of you and
ride the school movements, but it all feels very, "samey" impersonal
and uncomfortable. Your connection with the horse seems to have got
lost. You are just doing riding, but you don't really understand the
mechanics of it and feel there must be more.
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You are great, probably masterful, at what you
do. You are a
competition rider, trainer, or a yard owner.
What gets lost is how to make the business work while
honouring the personality and wellbeing of your horses and clients,
and still pay the bills.
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You are exhausted by your yard duties.
You find yourself making up feeds,
filling hay nets, mucking out, sorting rugs, battling the mud, and
not having the time to stop and just enjoy being with your horse?
You love caring for your horse but your heart longs for quality
riding time together.
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You've been doing okay in your riding, but
you're tired of just "okay."
You've watched other similar riders improve faster than you, and you
wonder if you can ever "get over the hump" into real momentum. You'd
love to feel what it's like to really fly with your horse.
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You feel like the oddball of your yard.
Everyone likes you on the yard,
but because of your deep empathy for horses you sometimes feel like
a Martian, and don't know how to be yourself without appearing too
soft.
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You've had success, maybe even a lot of it,
and now it's time for what's next.
Successful riders get to a certain
level because of knowledge and strategies that work. But, you
suspect it's time to go into the unknown, and delve deeper into the
bio mechanics of your own and your horse's body, but you don't know
how to go about it.
No matter which of these situations you
find yourself in, I can help you.
My clients and class
participants have been in the following types of disciplines and
industries:
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Competition riders: Dressage, show jumping, eventing, endurance, western, showing.
Trainers:
B.H.S.A.I, B.H.S.I.I, ,B.H.S.I, F.B.H.S., RWYM instructors,
Centred riding instructors, TTT instructors, TTEAM instructors.
Natural horsemanship:
Parelli, Monte Roberts,
Intelligent horsemanship.
Therapy:
Bowen, Shiazu, Naturopathics, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists,
Rolfing, Reiki masters, Medical Intuitives, Herbalists, and other
holistic/spiritual/bodywork modalities.
Medical/Allied Health:
Vets, Osteopaths,
Physiotherapists. Chiropractors
Retail/Wholesale:
Saddle manufactures, saddle fitters.
Training Organizations:
B.H.S agricultural colleges,
Massage schools, College of Naturopathic Medicine. |
So, what is possible for you?
After delivering thousands of
classes, seminars and private sessions, I have seen that although
each rider and industry has its unique challenges, there are
common patterns that transcend the details, and I can help you to
nourish the relationship between you and your horse and
achieve natural stress free excellence.
But will it work for you?
It will, if you have these values:
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Partnership.
What really inspires you in riding
is the desire to make a difference for your horse.
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You are
unique. And you
know that uniqueness trumps competition- meaning that each rider and
horse has a unique gift, there is plenty for everyone, and so brutal
competition doesn't have to exist.
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You want to
be excellent. You
have the desire and willingness to be masterful at what you do- to
continue growing, learning, and applying.
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You know
there is more to life than you can see.
You know, or at least suspect, that reality is more than just the
physical. You believe, or have some experience or understanding that
their is a greater force.
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Willing to
get help. You know
that the best way to help your horse, is to make sure that you have
adequate help yourself when and where you need it.
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You are
willing to invest in your riding. For your horse to believe in you, you have to believe in you, and you
know that the right investments are what nourish your self
development.
If this is you, see how your
horse integrates into your riding by reading my free workbook:
Riding Success Without Stress
click here.
Then you may be wondering how this all
works. See for yourself: check out how it works by
clicking here
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 Hi Joni, just thought I would
let you know we had a very interesting session after our mounted
clinic with you. Both Andy my trainer as you know rode on your
clinic and myself found it very enlightening. We were both very surprised and convinced by what we saw.
Andy could see the difference in Ginella was
remarkable. The canter was very much better, strike
offs correct on both sides and I particularly felt a difference
in the left canter when she went around the short side of the
arena, I really felt it engage. The biggest difference though, and the one that amazes me
most is the difference in the way she is carrying her head.
Previously, she held it very high and tight back into the
wither, with her nose tucked in like a lot of Iberians do. I
always found it very difficult to get her to stretch forwards
and down. The other problem we had previous to your clinic was
that she was always tossing her head, particularly towards the
end of the session as she got more tired. Now, after about 2 or
3 minutes in trot, she is seeking the rein downward, and in the
canter she almost had her head on the floor at some points,
which was marvellous. I also felt that the canter, although
still nice and forward was rather less of a romp along and I
felt a bit more in control of it today. The other thing is that
she did not toss her head once, and has not done so since
Sunday. Andy was actually very impressed by the difference, and he
got on Ginella for a quick go so I could see how she looks from
behind. By this time of course she had actually straightened up
considerably so he didn't have too much work to do on her. He
has said that he is very interested in learning more about your
training method.
Bridget Chaplin. Kent
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