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YOUR DRESSAGE LESSON 7 Tips for Getting the Most out of by Dr Cesar Parra

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Page 1: 7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Dressage Lesson by Dr Cesar Parra

Y O U RD R E S S A G E

L E S S O N

7 T i p s f o r G e t t i n gt h e M o s t o u t o f

b y D r C e s a r P a r r a

Page 2: 7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Dressage Lesson by Dr Cesar Parra

E v e r y r i d e r , n o m a t t e r w h a tl e v e l o f e x p e r t i s e , c a n b e n e f i t

f r o m a p r o f e s s i o n a l l e s s o n ,e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e r i g h t

p r e p a r a t i o n a n d a t t i t u d e . T h e s et i p s w i l l h e l p m a k e s u r e y o u r

s e s s i o n s a r e a s p r o d u c t i v e a n de n j o y a b l e a s p o s s i b l e .

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1 . A S K W H A TT H E L E S S O NW I L L E N T A I L

D o n ’ t b e s h y t o a s k t h ei n s t r u c t o r w h a t w i l l b e

c o v e r e d , h o w m u c h t i m ew i l l b e s p e n t o n c e r t a i n

e x e r c i s e s , a n d w h a tf i t n e s s l e v e l i s

e x p e c t e d o f b o t h y o ua n d y o u r h o r s e .

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2 . P R E P A R E

M a k e a c h e c k l i s t o fe v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d t o

b r i n g w i t h y o u , a n dg a t h e r i t a l l t o g e t h e r

a h e a d o f t i m e . M a k e s u r et o i n s p e c t e v e r y t h i n g a s

y o u p a c k t o m a k e s u r e a l li s i n g o o d w o r k i n g o r d e r .

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3 . A R R I V EE A R L Y

Y o u a r e n ’ t g o i n g t os t a r t t h e l e s s o n o f f i nt h e r i g h t s t a t e o f m i n di f y o u ’ r e r u s h i n g t o g e te v e r y t h i n g r e a d y a t t h el a s t s e c o n d . P l a n a h e a ds o t h a t b y t h e t i m e y o u

a r r i v e a t t h e f a c i l i t yy o u h a v e p l e n t y o f t i m e

t o s p a r e .

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4 . W A R M U P

W a r m i n g u p b e f o r e y o u rl e s s o n w i l l h e l p y o u a n dy o u r h o r s e g e t f o c u s e d ,a s w e l l a s g i v e y o u t i m e

t o e v a l u a t e a n yi m m e d i a t e i s s u e s y o un o t i c e t h a t y o u m i g h tw a n t a d d r e s s e d d u r i n g

y o u r l e s s o n .

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5 . D O N ’ T S E TU N R E A L I S T I C

E X P E C T A T I O N S

Y o u r i n s t r u c t o r w i l lp r o g r e s s t h e l e s s o n a t ap a c e t h a t m a t c h e s y o u r

a b i l i t y t o l e a r n ,p e r f o r m , a n d m a s t e r . A

g o o d i n s t r u c t o r w i l ln e v e r r u s h t h r o u g h

s t e p s j u s t b e c a u s e y o uw a n t t o t r y s o m e t h i n gn e w o r m o r e d i f f i c u l t .

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6 . A S KQ U E S T I O N S

Y o u ’ r e n o t g o i n g t op e r f e c t a n y t h i n g i f y o u

d o n ’ t u n d e r s t a n d t h em e c h a n i c s o f w h a t y o u ’ r ed o i n g . W h i l e s o m e o f u s

s h y a w a y f r o m q u e s t i o n so u t o f f e a r o f s o u n d i n g

s i l l y o r b e i n g j u d g e d ,y o u ’ r e g o i n g t o g e t t h em o s t o u t o f y o u r l e s s o n

i f y o u t a k e f u l la d v a n t a g e o f y o u r

i n s t r u c t o r s e x p e r t i s e .

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7 . P R A C T I C EO N Y O U R O W N

I f y o u d o n ’ t a p p l y t h et h i n g s y o u l e a r n o n y o u r

o w n b e t w e e n l e s s o n s ,y o u ’ l l l i k e l y f o r g e t t h e m

b y t h e t i m e y o u g e tb a c k o n y o u r h o r s en e x t . C o m m i t t o ar e g u l a r p r a c t i c e

s c h e d u l e a n d s t i c k t o i t .

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T H A N K Y O U !

F o r m o r e d r e s s a g e t i p s , v i s i t m y w e b s i t e .

w w w . d r c e s a r p a r r a . c o m