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EXPLORING SELF-CARRIAGE WHAT IS IT REALLY? Deborah Bowerman-Davies Presented by Equine Self Expression & The School of Connected Riding May 18 - 20, 2018 ~ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm At Victory Stables, 12014 Mount Vernon Road, Vernon Hill, VA 24597 $475.00 (Full participation with horse, including workbook & facility fees) Non-Riders are welcome to participate in Day 1 and Day 2 - $300.OO plus workbook Auditors for riding day - $35.00 Self-carriage implies a horse has the ability to carry himself in balance, no matter what discipline or movements are being executed. In this clinic beginner riders through advanced will benefit from deepening their understanding of correct movement to enhance relaxation, ease within each gait and confidence and safety of horse and rider Friday and Saturday Format Sunday, Lesson Day Format Morning Lecture – Exploring the components of self carriage Afternoon - Groundwork with a painted horse to identify muscles and correct function What is self-carriage? Developing the eye for self carriage components in the horse Riding and application of self carriage skills as learned on day 1 and 2 Take home exercises for riders Where too from here? Maximum of 12 riding participants The word, self-carriage, is not foreign to any rider, yet it is often misunderstood in terms of how it is executed. Balance, fluidity, throughness, harmony, impulsion & straightness, are all definitions of self-carriage, but the “how to” accomplish it, beyond the format of training, is often overlooked. During this clinic we will look at the cycle of movement that ultimately can express as self-carriage. For more information, information on stalls or camping, or to register, please contact Russell Terry at [email protected] or 434-476-7762 This is a required class for all up and coming Connected Riding practitioners, current practitioners and anyone thinking of becoming one.

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Page 1: EXPLORING SELF-CARRIAGE WHAT IS IT REALLY?...aspects of the horse was essential for building that relationship of mutual trust which enables horse and rider to reach their full potential

EXPLORINGSELF-CARRIAGEWHATISITREALLY?

Deborah Bowerman-Davies Presented by

Equine Self Expression & The School of Connected Riding

May18-20,2018~9:00am–5:00pm

AtVictoryStables,12014MountVernonRoad,VernonHill,VA24597

$475.00(Fullparticipationwithhorse,includingworkbook&facilityfees)Non-RidersarewelcometoparticipateinDay1andDay2-$300.OOplusworkbook

Auditorsforridingday-$35.00Self-carriageimpliesahorsehastheabilitytocarryhimselfinbalance,nomatterwhatdisciplineormovementsarebeingexecuted.Inthisclinicbeginnerridersthroughadvancedwillbenefitfrom

deepeningtheirunderstandingofcorrectmovementtoenhancerelaxation,easewithineachgaitandconfidenceandsafetyofhorseandrider

FridayandSaturdayFormat Sunday,LessonDayFormat

• MorningLecture–Exploringthecomponentsofselfcarriage

• Afternoon-Groundworkwithapaintedhorsetoidentifymusclesandcorrectfunction

• Whatisself-carriage?Developingtheeyeforselfcarriagecomponentsinthehorse

• Ridingandapplicationofselfcarriageskillsaslearnedonday1and2

• Takehomeexercisesforriders• Wheretoofromhere?• Maximumof12ridingparticipants

Theword,self-carriage,isnotforeigntoanyrider,yetitisoftenmisunderstoodintermsofhowitisexecuted.Balance,fluidity,throughness,harmony,impulsion&straightness,arealldefinitionsofself-carriage,butthe“howto”accomplishit,beyondtheformatoftraining,isoftenoverlooked.

Duringthisclinicwewilllookatthecycleofmovementthatultimatelycanexpressasself-carriage.

Formoreinformation,informationonstallsorcamping,ortoregister,pleasecontact

[email protected]

ThisisarequiredclassforallupandcomingConnectedRidingpractitioners,currentpractitionersandanyonethinkingofbecomingone.

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ABOUTDEBORAHBOWERMAN-DAVIES

Alifelonghorse-loverandequestrian,DeborahBowerman-DavieswasborninEngland.ShecompetedontheJunior3-DayEventteamandwentontostudyunderMarieStokesFBHStobecomeaBritishHorseSocietytrainedinstructor.UponcomingtotheUnitedStates,DebbieworkedforOlympicshowjumper,NormanDelloJoio.SheisacertifiedQuantumEnergeticsPractitioner,hascompletedequineosteopathicschool,receivedanhonoraryPh.D.forherworkinthefieldofenergymedicineandisaSeniorInstructorforPeggyCummingsandConnectedRidingTM.ShehasalsostudiedwithLucindaGreen,FrancoiseMathySr.,Dr.ReinerKlimke,BuckBrannamanandKarenandDavidO’Conner,tonameafew.DebbieisanindependentprofessorforWisdomUniversity.

Forovertwentyyears,Debbiecompetedin3-DayEventingandDressagethroughoutEuropeandAmerica.Whilecontinuingtocompeteinternationally,sheopenedherowntrainingfacility

whereshetrainedjuniorriders,rehabilitatedracehorsesanddevelopedherowntherapeuticridingprogram.Herlifelongloveforhorsesdrovehertounderstandeverythingshecouldaboutthem:howtheirbodiesworked,thenatureoftheiremotionalandspirituallives,andhowtheirmindswork.Disgustedbytheharshcramandjammethodsthatdominatedtheequestrianlandscape,Debbie’squestforamorenaturalwaytorideledhertoPeggyCummings,whosecompression-lessridingtechniquesprovedarevelation.Shefoundherselfcompelledtoexplorethespiritualdimensionaswell,andfoundthatbysodoingshecouldlearnfarmorethanasamereobserver.Shebegantostudythesociallifeandinstinctivebehaviorofwildhorsesintheirnaturalhabitat—whichprovedtobeanexplorationasmuchspiritualasscientific.Debbiealwaysknewthehorsesweretherealteachersandshethepupil,nowshewasconvinced.Shealsoconfirmedtherealizationthatanunderstandingofallaspectsofthehorsewasessentialforbuildingthatrelationshipofmutualtrustwhichenableshorseandridertoreachtheirfullpotential.

In2000,DebbielaunchedEquineSelf-ExpressionTM,whichoffersawiderangeofprogramsincludingaseriesofworkshopson“TheEquineNervousSysteminRelationtoBiomechanicsandPerformance,”2to5-dayridingclinicsforridersinterestedinlearningthe“wholehorseapproach”toridingandcompetition,andtrainingprogramsofferinginternshipstostudyherequinebodyworkmodality,TheJigsawEffectTM.DebbiealsoofferstheHealing,GrowthandLearningTMseries,whichcombinesself-discoverywithimmersionintheunspokenlanguageofequusinordertobuilddeeperemotionalandspiritualbondsbetweenhorseandrider.Thesetrainingshaveproventobelifechanging,withparticularimpactforindividualsdealingwithaddiction,behaviorallychallengedchildrenandfamiliesdealingwithautism.ThisprogramalsoprovidestrainingfortherapistsinthefieldofEquinePsychotherapy.

DebbielivesbetweenMiddletown,IndianaandtheMissouriOzarksandtravelsnationallyandinternationallyteachingworkshops,clinics,andconductingherequineGrowth,LearningandHealingTMprograms.Becauseofherbusytravelschedule,sheisavailabletotrainonlyalimitednumberofhorsesbyspecialappointment.Debbiecanbereachedbye-mailatEquestrianeducation@juno.comorbycalling417-274-2808.

www.equineselfexpression.com