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.comhttps://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/Feldenkrais Inspired for Eq

A Novel Way to Improve Your Balance

Apr 29th, 2023 8m 21s

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 withsta

Strategies for Quiet Hands

Nov 29th, 2022 21m 51s

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.Supp

Are You Addicted to the Struggle?

Jul 29th, 2022 17m 44s

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 o

Importance of Self-Use for In Hand Training

May 31st, 2022 19m 58s

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.fi4e

Leg Position and Use

Mar 23rd, 2022 16m 38s

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: BuzzsproutFor more information, contact me on

An Unexpected Way for an Ideal Leg Position

Feb 16th, 2022 11m 16s

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 d

Developing "Feel": Some Strategies to Build

Jun 7th, 2021 7m 10s

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.comhttps://www.instagram.com/feldydressage/Feldenkrais Inspired for Equestrians | Facebookhttps://youtub

Posting Trot: Function and Ease

Apr 17th, 2021 17m 4s

An overview of the posting trot using movement principles and biomechanics for ideal function to help you improve.Suzanne DeStefanowww.fi4eq.comwww.Facebook.com/fi4eq Support the Show.website: www.fi4eq.comhttps://www.instagram.com/feldydres

A Glimpse Into a Student's Journey

Apr 9th, 2021 23m 43s

Listen in to a lesson I taught to help a rider improve her balance, stability, and function in the saddle. Many of the corrections were very subtle, but were felt by the rider to increase ease and security in the saddle. Support the Show.web

Secrets for Soft Hands

Mar 5th, 2021 23m 39s

Improving the quality of your contact with soft hands comes from ideal use of your whole self. This takes dedication and commitment to improve your overall functioning, focusing on subtle movements that are almost invisible and effortless. For

Thoughts on Developing Your Seat

Feb 17th, 2021 17m 6s

Thoughts on Improving Your SeatThe process of improving your seat helps with confidence and self-reliance. When you allow ease to be your guide, the process changes and what you focus on shifts. Support the Show.website: www.fi4eq.comhttps:

Feldenkrais for Riders

Jan 27th, 2021 15m 31s

How can you use Feldenkrais strategies to improve your riding? Contact me at sdestefano1@hotmail.com to sign up for my newsletterFind me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fi4eq Support the Show.website: www.fi4eq.comhttps://www.instagram.com/fe

How Dressage Riders Develop "Feel"

Jan 22nd, 2021 16m 37s

Riders with "feel" communicate well with their horses.. Many believe that you are born with "feel", or you're not born with "feel." And that is what differentiates those with talent and those without talent. "Feel" is a skill you can develop

Dressage Riders: Open Your Hip Angle

Jan 12th, 2021 8m 5s

So many riders I talk to complain about tight hips. They try unsuccessfully to open their hip angle, repeating exercises on and off the horse that only produce a temporary shift in their position that they can’t seem to maintain. To open your

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