Flagstone Farm Agistment in Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Sport & recreation

Flagstone Farm Agistment

Locality: Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 458 141 170

Address: No address 4305 Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia

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16.01.2022 FROM A PARENT: One of my friends asked "Why do you pay so much money for your kids to ride horses?" Well I have a confession to make, I don't pay for my kids to... ride horses. Personally, I couldn't care less about the horses. So, if I am not paying for them to ride, what am I paying for? - I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don't. - I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are "too tired" to go the barn but go anyway. - I pay for my kids to learn to be disciplined. - I pay for my kids to learn to take care of their body. - I pay for my kids to learn to work with others and to be good team mates. - I pay for my kids to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don't get that score they'd hoped for, but still have to work hard in the grading. - I pay for my kids to learn to make and accomplish goals. - I pay for my kids to learn that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours of hard work and practice to create a champion, and that success does not happen overnight. - I pay for the opportunity my kids have and will have to make life-long friendships. - I pay so that my kids can be in the arena instead of in front of a screen... ...I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for horse riding, I pay for the opportunities that horse riding provides my kids with to develop attributes that will serve them well throughout their lives and give them the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen so far I think it is a great investment!

01.01.2022 Engage Your Core So what does it mean to engage your core? Keeping your pelvis in balance in the saddle requires that you engage your core muscles, but for eve...ry rider that’s a very different feeling to attain because everyone has a different conformation and body type. When I walk off on my horses for a training session, I think about three areas: 1. My lower core muscles from my pubic bone to my belly button, which stabilize and allow my lower back to relax and absorb the horse’s movement and keep my pelvis engaged toward the pommel. 2. My middle core muscles between my belly button and sternum, which stabilize the midsection. 3. My sternum upward through the top of my head. By maintaining good posture and alignment of these areas, you increase your effectiveness in the saddle as well as your ability to use independent, balanced aids. The higher you move up the levels, the more core stability you need, but being able to separate the parts takes awareness. For instance, your legs and arms will try to balance what your core doesn’t balance. So when a rider has a core instability somewhereit can be in the pelvis, the midsection, the upper chest or the upper backit always affects what her arms and legs do. Once you have a strong base of support, your legs and arms can independently give an aid without your body pitching forward or back. In her book Centered Riding, Sally Swift talks about the building blocks of an effective position. Being able to isolate the muscles in your lower and middle abdominals is key to maintaining proper alignment, as does being able to open your chest muscles and contract those of your upper back. Working toward balance and symmetry in these muscle groups leads to a rider who can use independent aids from supple hips and legs as well as soft rein aids from a balanced upper body. Every rider needs to find his or her deep core muscles without leaning back or bracing. Starting at the walk, try this exercise to attain the feeling of engaged abdominals and a neutral lower spine: 1. Find your neutral lower spine in the saddle by starting with the exercise to loosen your hips, legs and lower back. 2. Engage your lower abdominals to feel as though there is a bungee cord pulling your hips toward the pommel, maintaining the feeling you just created with the leg exercise. 3. Without bracing, maintain that positive tension of the bungee cord in your lower abdominals. Then engage and lengthen your abdominals from your belly button to your sternum. I find this to be one of the more difficult things for most riders to do. You should feel like you are balancing your body toward your horse’s ears to create the feeling of going with his movement. 4. You should feel as if you could easily lift both legs off the sides of your horse while maintaining the correct abdominal posture. 5. This proper alignment of pelvis and spine should also create a rider that doesn’t clench her buttock muscles or grip with her legs or arms for balance. - See more at: http://dressagetoday.com/article/position-101-29608