So you know how I LOVE to share my moments of wonder at what comes from my JOB, that isn't a job but a JOY, well here's another one I received this morning from one of my present Biomechanics Coach™ Diploma learners who is just 2 workshop's into things...

<em>Hi Rach,</em>

<em>Thanks again for the workshop this weekend, this time I came away feeling like it all made so much sense and starting to be able to see the bigger picture. It's such a great learning environment and a really enjoyable weekend.</em>

<em>Thought I'd share with you my experience this morning as it felt like a bit of a game changer! </em>

<em>So I was asked to do a demonstration for 18 adults who were on a riding camp, it was the last day of their three day camp so there were 18 very tired (and hungover in some cases!!) faces looking back at me. I have done a drama degree so talking in front of an audience isn't a problem for me. However this was the first time I've demonstrated my Rider Analysis stuff to a big crowd so I was a little worried about questions I might get asked or whether the software and my knowledge would be enough....it was after all the first time I had seen this rider so I had no idea how they would present. Just to be clear this was a on the horse Rider Analysis and not one of the intrinsic biomechanics screens.</em>

<em>Well, the rider presented with a prominent drop of the right shoulder and lean to the right, her right foot appearing higher than her left. She explained that she has a 'dodgy' right knee and was seeing a biomechanist about it (will go into more depth with this later). So I explained to the group the integrated system, the fact that if her right knee was 'bad' meant she would put less weight through this leg, perhaps lifting through the right hip and dropping the right shoulder.</em>

<em>So while she was presenting as having one shoulder higher than the other but I explained to the group I absolutely would not be telling her to lift her right shoulder as that was not necessarily causing the problem and changing that wouldn't necessarily solve the problem. (I also explained that what I'd like to do is a full biomechanics screen to work out exactly what was going on where - but time wouldn't permit!)</em>

<em>Instead I thought creatively and got her to do the iMoveFreely® leg press anti spasms on the horse (both legs) in the hope that this might release the pelvis if there was something going on. I got her to ride down the centre of the school again, the only instruction being to put more weight through her right leg...</em>

<em>BOOM she was straight!!</em>

<em>At this point people started to pay a little more attention!</em>

<em>So we moved onto the canter work, from the side view the glaringly obvious for all was that she was leaning forward, on a more detailed view of the footage they started to look beyond the obvious and saw that her pelvis was tilted forward through the whole movement.</em>

<em>Again I explained what she would need is a full biomechanics screen and some more specific exercises, but for the sake of the demo we moved onto some pelvic tilts on the horse (if I'm honest whilst this was for mobility it was more intended in order for her to feel her seatbones and sit on them!). </em>

<em>She found her seatbones, practiced in the sitting trot and then in the canter. Immediately she sat better in the saddle and the horse went better! The ooohhhs and ahhhhh's increased and the whole group seemed to 'get it'.</em>

<em>The game changer came as I was chatting to the rider. </em>

<em>I was finding out about the biomechanist she is seeing regarding her knee, what he had done with her, how he assessed her and what exercises he got her to do. She has been seeing him for about a year. He got her on a treadmill and looked at her gait in slow motion, had decided there were issues in her pelvis (didn't sound like he's done screens but he could have?) as well as her knee.</em>

<em>BUT here's the catch, he was getting her to do CORE STRENGTH exercises and claimed that by building her core strength it would help get her pelvis back in alignment?!?!</em>

<em>At this point my face winced (couldn't help it...I just heard your voice in my head NORMALISE THEN STABILISE)</em>

<em>She has been doing these exercises for a YEAR with NO IMPROVEMENT!!!</em>

<em>So I explained our way of doing it, getting the pelvis functioning first and then strengthening it. I got her off the horse and showed her 4 sign as I figured it is bound to help (obviously checking that her knee wasn't hurting whilst she was doing it). She is desperate for a full screening session and totally loved the session!</em>

<em>The game changer for me was how naturally the language of biomechanics slipped off my tongue and how the knowledge was JUST THERE when I needed it. I felt like the expert and like I really knew what I was talking about...but not only that I BELIEVED this was the best thing for the rider and was so EXCITED to see her results!</em>

<em>I cannot thank you enough for opening my eyes and changing my business and helping me be the professional I want to be...for once I feel like the expert...WOW!!</em>

<em>Sorry for the essay,</em>

<em>Tess x</em>

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WOWZERS!

I LOVE these stories because I HATE selling this stuff, in my opinion it really should be part of our industry's standard L3 qualifications!

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