5-Minute Jumping Fixes
Better jumping in 5 minutes a day! Start or end your riding sessions with Wendy Murdoch's 5-Minute Fixes. Transform what you can't do to what you can do. You'll be amazed how quickly you can replace bad habits with good ones!
In this video, learn Wendy's favorite solutions for a better position over fences, how to perform them safely and correctly, as well as how and why each Fix works. The following Fixes from Wendy's book 40 5-Minute Jumping Fixes are included:
• Fix 7: Locate Your Hip Joints from the Front
• Fix 8: Find Your Hip Joints from the Side and Below
• Fix 9: Locate Your Hip Joints from the Back
• Fix 12: Position Your Leg for a Solid Base of Support
• Fix 17: Weight the Inside Edge of Your Stirrups
• Fix 21: Ground Your Foot for Good Support
• Fix 24: Slide Your Shoulder Blades Back
• Fix 25: Look Up By Nodding at Your Poll
Plus: Bringing it all together so you're more secure in the saddle before, during, and after every jump.
Wendy Murdoch, an internationally recognized equestrian author, instructor and clinician for over 23 years, teaches her students how to do what great riders do naturally. Wendy's desire to understand the function of both horse and human and love of teaching capitalizes on the most current learning theories in order show riders how to exceed their own expectations.
In 1984, while attaining her master's degree in equine reproductive physiology Wendy suffered a severe riding accident. Her self-rehabilitation started a quest to understand and answer the question of how to ride pain free, using the body as it was designed. Wendy's uncanny ability to find and study with the best people in a variety of fields and her profound curiosity make her unique.
Her studies include apprenticeship with Sally Swift, extensive training with Linda Tellington-Jones, Dr. Joyce Harman, Jon Zahourek (Anatomy in Clay®) and Dr. Hilary Clayton. To help her guide students towards better function Wendy became a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® and continues her study with Dr. Feldenkrais' first assistant, Mia Segal. Her fascination with the mind/body connection between horse and rider has led her explore courses outside the equine world and bring that information to her students.
Wendy combines her creative talents with her scientific training to break down larger concepts of riding into simple easy to do exercises for students of all ages, abilities and disciplines. Her ability to make learning enjoyable, engaging and fun through in-depth presentations both mounted and unmounted, which are easy to comprehend, helps her students connect the dots and achieve their goals.
Wendy writes articles for a wide variety of magazines and is a regular contributor to Eclectic Horseman Magazine. She is author of Simplify Your Riding and the Ride Like a Natural Part 1–3 video series. For more information go to www.murdochmethod.com.
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5 Minute Jumping Fixes-VHX Film with Stereo
Better jumping in 5 minutes a day! Start or end your riding sessions with Wendy Murdoch's 5-Minute Fixes. Transform what you can't do to what you can do. You'll be amazed how quickly you can replace bad habits with good ones!
In this video, learn Wendy's favorite solutions for a better position...