Biomechanics Lecture Series with Jillian Kreinbring at KarMik Acres

Jillian’s courses have proven to be incredible.  We have now hosted the Biomechanics Lecture Series twice at KarMik Acres and will likely host it again if Jillian has a break in her schedule.  See her Rhythm Course 1 and Relaxation Course 2 pages.

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Cost:
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During this Biomechanics Lecture Series with Jillian Kreinbring, she will help you better understand your horse’s movement and realize their potential in any discipline.

To strengthen and enhance equine well-being, it is important to ride and work horses in healthy postures. Throughout this course, students will connect the why and how of balance and collection to understand how a horse’s anatomy, muscular development, and movement patterns affect his performance under saddle.

The 2 ½ day lecture series explains healthy movement in depth and gives the learner the opportunity to develop their eye so they can see healthy and unhealthy postures. Students will:

  • Learn what to look for in healthy movement and muscular development.
  • Discover what creates a healthy posture in riding horses.
  • Evaluate a horse’s posture and anatomy from a new perspective.
  • Add tools to develop horses’ postural strength.

Course Details
Five Lectures:

  • Introduction Lecture: Looking at Your Horse ~ A New Perspective
  • Examining Anatomy and Function of the Equine Head and Neck
  • Equine Forequarters, Back, and the Importance of the Abdominal and Psoas Musculature
  • Connection: The Hindquarters and the Significance of the Lumbo-Sacral Joint
  • Coming Full Circle: The Mechanics of Balance & Collection

‘Developing-Your-Eye’ Labs:

  • Evaluate horses’ anatomies and conformations.
  • Identify key palpation points of the horse.
  • Discuss observations of lab horses and make recommendations on how to support each horse according to its conformation and stage of development.

Monday will be available for Individual Lessons with Jillian. Season pass holders are welcome to come and audit Monday’s lessons, unfortunately we cannot offer this on the Lecture part of the clinic (Fri.-Sun).