__ Video with Colleen Kelly starts out with the 2010 interview for “Speaking of Horses” show, but then goes on to do a ridden demonstration with two famous USA cowboys Kenny Harlow and Scott Purdum. And some CRAZY upside down riding and fun! Sideways – leg yield – half pass….take a look!

On Pre-Sale through December 17th! With Colleen Kelly and Linda Parelli (watch a DVD Promo video >>) In order to have a happy, healthy horse, it’s essential that you know how your body works, how it moves, and how to stay safe and balanced while riding. It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it. And […]

Improving sitting trot OK, I’ll admit it’s “cheating” but it sure does work!  And, it’s INSTANT! Make sure you don’t have any hip, knee or lower back injuries, and if you’re definitely sure you’re OK…go buy a pair of running weights, the velcro wrap kind you wrap around your ankles from Dicks Sporting, or Target […]

2013 Riding Clinics - HOSTS RIDE FOR FREE! A perfect mix of theory, practical demonstrations and workshops, plus group and private or semi private lessons, the 2013 riding clinic program is brand new and revised with loads of new take-home information and exercises to improve your seat, posture and balance. All sports welcome. Nervous riders or […]

If you are thinking of doing the Biomechanics Teacher Training Certification Course this year, then GRAB the DVDs right now! The International Society of Rider Biomechanics is offering their Teacher Training DVDs on sale from $210 down a whopping amount to only $65! They’re suitable both for beginner coaches who would like to like to […]

June/July, 2012 Bullsbrook, Western Australia Melbourne Auckland, NZ Chicago (Sheridan IL) Area (Sheridan IL) North Hugo (St. Paul Area), Minnesota – LESSONS - Just before the tour stop!   All welcome! St. Paul, Minnesota  * TOUR STOP * Washington State/Portland OR area Pagosa Springs – TBC August, 2012 Pagosa Springs – TBC Hertfordshire Area, United Kingdom   Two Separate Clinics […]

Horse Riding Coaches Wanted COACHES WANTED – experienced & trainees The International Society of Rider Biomechanics is the world’s leading resource for rider seat & position.  If you are a coach wanting to specialise, or a trainee getting their first start, we receive enquiries daily from riders asking us to refer qualified biomechanics coaches.  Become […]

My feet have ALWAYS gone numb when I horse ride.  For as long as I remember trail rides with my mother meant numb feet. It wasn’t until I damaged my spine, up near my waist, that I got the same feeling, numb feet, all the time (I’m “fixed now!) and realised it comes from your […]

Great game for easing into canter – and for light and soft transitions We do this in an arena.  60 x 20m.  You can do it in other sizes, but the size of this is perfect.   So try to mark that kind of area out, as best you can if you don’t have an […]

Two great titles on sale for limited time only…. “How to Analyse & Improve the Rider’s Seat, Posture & Balance”.  3 Set DVD Series. Filmed live at the Lipizzaner Hall, this marvelous DVD set featuring several demonstration horses looks at all aspects of the rider’s seat, posture and balance. It really is ideal for all […]

  I really encourage you to read this absolutely remarkable result, reported by ONM and the Kentucky Horse Shoeing School on the hideous  Hydrogel Verrucous Pododermatitis Treatment  

3 Day Internship with Colleen Kelly 1.  MidWest Horse Fair  - April 20, 21, 22, 2012 Madison WI 3.  Minnesota Horse Expo – St. Paul Mnn April 27, 28. 29 Join me as an intern – just for 3 days (shorter might be possible too!). It is a wonderful buzzing atmosphere, you’ll be at the […]

ON SALE NOW!   Half Price Sale ENDING SOON!  Only $30.  This beautiful 3 DVD Set (NOT A DOWNLOAD) in a jewel case posted to you is ideal as a gift.  For all riding sports and all levels to know what to look for and improve the rider’s seat and position. Gala Evening Masterclass 3 DVD […]

  We are looking for hosts in South Africa and the USA (and selected additional venues in Australia) interested in hosting clinics in their area. Other countries may be possible in 2013. If you’re willing to help us organise a weekend, we will give you: ◊  attendance at the evening lecture for yourself and one […]

We’re still working on it…but here’s our dates so far: 2011 USA DATES YORK, SC (1 hr sth of Charlotte NC)  Oct 1 & 2 WHIN Conference Nashville Oct 6  to 8  BOWLUS, Minnesota  October 9 to 13th KENTUCKY  End Oct to Early November EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA  Virginia.   4 Nov to 6 Nov BAY AREA, CA  November 7 to 9 […]

For hundreds of years (certainly since the American Civil War) riding manuals have required riders to have the “thumb the highest point of the hand”. But why? In our ridden demonstrations (you can see this on both these DVDs: Rider Seat & Posture  and  Full Training Package)  you can see that when we roll the […]

Champions are always after the competitive edge, however pleasure riders mostly want to be safe, and make sure the way the sit doesn’t hurt their horse. It was a natural marriage of minds when Colleen Kelly and Linda Parelli met.  Linda is famous for her work with rider position..add Colleen Kelly, the expert in the […]

World wide there are many horse riding groups: pony clubs, adult riding clubs, dressage and jumping clubs and of course the Federation Equestre Internationale, the highest body of the lot, governing Olympics and World Championship level events. Every single one of these groups have equipment such as chambons, draw reins etc banned or “illegal”. Equipment […]

4 Day Sale – $175 reduced to $75 until September 12 only Instead of complicated science…we have “made science simple”, boiling down all the complicated terms and grey areas that no-one can understand to the simplest things. This package has been purchased by absolute beginners wanting to learn the basics – right up to Grand […]

UPDATE: 2011 Full Circle Moment As I write this I am sitting on the beach in BEAUTIFUL Rosarita Beach, Mexico. Yesterday was a ‘full circle moment’ for me. I actually wrote most of this article years and years ago and was up on our old website forever…but riding yesterday and realising that most people think […]

Colleen Kelly has been fundraising for Riding for Disabled for yrs, but sometimes helpers need help! We have stated a “Help Colleen Compete Again” fundrazr page.  We are asking for help to get Colleen out competing again.  Most of you know how far she has come… 2 yrs ago in hospital for 2 months and […]

On the  ’forehand’ or the ‘haunches’? When you see photos or videos are you looking down? Is your coach always telling you:  ”look up, LOOK UP”.   Do you see the top level riders with their elegant stance, or seen videos of the Spanish School of Riding with the hats at the perfect angle? Why looking […]

Equine Vet J Suppl. 1998 Sep;(26):81-5. Effect of rider and riding style on deformation of the front hoof wall in warmblood horses. Summerley HL, Thomason JJ, Bignell WW. Source Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Abstract A rider modifies the weight distribution and dynamic balance of the horse. But what effect does a rider have […]

Thinking of Giving up? Too old, too sore, not enough money? dedicated to Karen B from WA “I have scoliosis”, “I have one leg shorter”, “I’m too sore…” One of the most common comments I hear is “I have scoliosis”, or “I have one leg shorter than the other”.  ”I could never ride straight.” It’s normally the […]