Core Skills for Dressage Riders: Suzanne DeStefano

Suzanne DeStefano
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The details matter! If you are a rider and struggle with making the changes in your position that improve how you follow your horse's movement and your communication with your horse, my Feldenkrais movement education, along with years of teaching and training will help you achieve your goals.

  1. 03/04/2024

    Mind, Body, Environment

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! Mind, body, environment, they are inseparable.  Understanding how each affects the others can help with how you interact with your horse.  Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    20 min

  2. 04/29/2023

    A Novel Way to Improve Your Balance

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! How do you improve your balance in the saddle when your horse suddenly spins around? Or stops suddenly? Standing on one foot, although helpful to improve balance, does not fully address the situation. You need to have the flexibility to withstand an external force and remain upright. Standing on unstable surfaces isn’t enough either.  That doesn’t help when the perturbance comes from another source than under your feet. Fast drills to improve your reflex time also falls short because those changes of direction and jumps are planned. They are expected by you because they are planned by you.   What is best to improve your ability to maintain balance with unplanned perturbances? Tune in to find out! Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    8 min

  3. 11/29/2022

    Strategies for Quiet Hands

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! Sitting quietly on a moving horse is complex. The horse's movement muddles your ability to sense. Keeping track of the movement of your hands is far more challenging in the saddle. Listen in for some strategies to help stabilize your hands. Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    22 min

  4. 07/29/2022

    Are You Addicted to the Struggle?

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! Are you working hard, frustrated, or not progressing as much as you want? If struggle and frustration are too common, there are actions you can take. Your extra effort and negative emotions can be a thing of the past. Find a more positive way of going about how you ride. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for my newsletter. Thank you for listening! Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    18 min

  5. 05/31/2022

    Importance of Self-Use for In Hand Training

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! How you use yourself working in hand is important. This podcast focuses on managing your posture, aligning yourself next to your horse, and the idea that you are managing forces within yourself and your horse.  Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    20 min

  6. 03/23/2022

    Leg Position and Use

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! Create a functional leg position through understanding the connection between the alignment of the torso and legs.  This is the follow up of my previous podcast on leg position. You can find it here: Buzzsprout For more information, contact me on Facebook or Instagram as feldydressage. My email is sdestefano1@hotmail.com Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    17 min

  7. 02/16/2022

    An Unexpected Way for an Ideal Leg Position

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! Trying to get that leg position that effortlessly drapes around your horse? The one that allows you to use your leg without turning it out or scrunching it up? Listen to hear what you need to do to achieve it! I have broken down the process to develop your ideal leg position. While it is described in this podcast, the process is individual. For more information, contact me on Facebook or Instagram as feldydressage. My email is sdestefano1@hotmail.com Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    11 min
  8. Developing "Feel": Some Strategies to Build

    06/07/2021

    Developing "Feel": Some Strategies to Build

    Send me a text, I’d love to hear from you! A few brief thoughts and first steps you can take to build "feel." Feel is a skill you can improve. Support the show website: www.fi4eq.com https://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/ Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebook https://youtube,com/@suzannedestefano4599 email: sdestefano1@hotmail.com

    7 min
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The details matter! If you are a rider and struggle with making the changes in your position that improve how you follow your horse's movement and your communication with your horse, my Feldenkrais movement education, along with years of teaching and training will help you achieve your goals.

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