Exercises tied to specific problems.

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Peanut ball pelvic organisation (water-filled)

Use a water-filled peanut ball to let the pelvis respond to movement rather than brace against it.

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Seat bone awareness work (hard surface / simulator)

Build an accurate reference for where the seat bones actually are and whether they are even.

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Neutral pelvis under movement (not fixed)

Keep the pelvis in neutral — not tucked, not tipped — as movement demand increases.

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Stillness without holding

Explore the difference between stillness that comes from organisation and stillness that comes from tension.

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Sitting vs 'standing around the horse' awareness

Compare actually sitting into the saddle against perching and pushing through the stirrups.

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Pelvic allowance in canter ("space hopper" feel)

Find the pelvic movement that allows canter rather than fighting the three-beat rhythm.

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Seatbone Awareness on Bench

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Seatbone Walking

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Eyes Closed Seat Awareness

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Pelvic Rock

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Pelvic Clock

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Pelvic Circles

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Pelvic Figure of Eight

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Static Neutral Position Hold

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Walk → medium walk → trot progression

Gradually increase movement demand while maintaining organisation to expose which compensations appear first.

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Increasing demand to expose compensation

Deliberately increase movement demand to make a compensation pattern visible and specific.

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Auto training (no screen focus → then review)

Work without watching the screen, then use sensor data review as a diagnostic tool rather than a real-time guide.

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Continuous tracking with awareness (not fixation)

Stay aware of function and feel throughout a session without locking attention to one area.

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Weight Shift Left/Right

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No stirrups stability work

Remove stirrups to assess and rebuild leg position from the hip and thigh down.

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Ankle raises (on horse and off horse)

Build ankle mobility and control to reconnect the lower leg chain and reduce compensatory grip higher up.

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Standing in stirrups without gripping

Find the balance point that allows standing in two-point without holding on with the knee or thigh.

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Lower leg stabilisation through alignment (gravity not grip)

Stabilise the lower leg through weight drop and alignment, not muscular holding.

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'Can your leg stay there without holding it?' drill

Test whether leg position is genuinely available or maintained by active effort.

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Tip-Toe Pulses

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Stand on Stirrup Without Gripping

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Foot placement on stirrup (metatarsal pad focus)

Place the metatarsal pad — ball of the foot — on the stirrup rather than the toe or the arch.

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Boot fit assessment (movement vs restriction)

Assess whether current boots allow natural foot and ankle movement or create restriction that shows up as a riding fault.

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Adjusting pressure through stirrup (not pushing)

Vary the pressure through the stirrup via posture adjustment rather than active pushing.

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Standing balance test in stirrups

Test two-point balance to assess whether it comes from correct foot placement or from grip at the knee.

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One Foot In / One Foot Out

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Ankle Circles

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Toe Mobility

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Ankle Grab Lengthening

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Ball of Foot Pulses

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Weight Into Stirrups Exercise

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Alternating Stirrup Loading

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Internal hip rotation reset

Restore neutral rotation to a hip that has defaulted to external rotation or gripping.

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Reducing outer hip / thigh gripping

Find what reduces the reflex grip through the outer hip and thigh when balance or load is challenged.

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Allowing femur movement in socket

Let the femur move freely in the hip socket as the horse moves, rather than holding it fixed.

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Left vs right hip comparison work

Deliberately compare available movement, load capacity, and position in both hips.

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Hip Drop Side-to-Side

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Hip Internal Rotation Drill

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Hip External Rotation Control

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Heel Turn

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Cycling Both Legs

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Cycling Single Leg

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Leg Swings

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Side Leg Lifts

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Arm lift challenges (forward, overhead, out to side)

Lift arms in different directions while riding to expose how much the rider uses rein contact or arm position for balance.

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Removing reins to test trunk stability

Let go of the reins to diagnose how much current stability depends on the hands.

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Ribcage-led turning (with pole)

Use a pole held across the body to initiate turns from the ribcage rather than the rein or outside shoulder.

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Preventing trunk collapse or over-stabilising

Find the functional middle between collapsing through the torso and bracing against movement.

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Thoracic Rotations

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Shoulder Blade Glide

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Overhead Reach Control

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Ribcage Over Pelvis Alignment

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Arms Out Aeroplane

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Arms Forward with Stick

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Overhead Arms Stability

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Forearm weights to improve contact

Use small forearm weights to make gross arm movement perceptible and improve the steadiness of the contact.

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'Passing a tray' hand feel

Use the image and feel of passing a tray to find correct forearm angle and hand position.

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Sitting 'in the hand' concept

Ask the horse to work back into a maintained contact rather than following the horse's mouth forward with the hands.

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Alternating rein holds

Change the rein configuration to test and build arm and trunk independence.

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Reducing busy hands through awareness

Identify what drives busy hand movement and reduce the cause rather than trying to hold hands still.

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Following vs pulling (jumping + flatwork)

Feel the clear difference between a contact that follows the horse's energy and one that pulls or blocks it.

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Rein Length Awareness

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Contact Awareness Ride

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One Rein Awareness Exercise

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Crossed Reins Drill

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Bridged Reins

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Driving Reins Hold

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One Hand Reins

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Give and Retake One Rein

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Stroking Reins

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Independent Hand Exercise

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Elbow Following Exercise

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Forearm Weight Awareness

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Wrist Weight Contact Simulation

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Combining aids under movement

Practice using leg, seat, and hand aids simultaneously while the horse is already moving.

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Adding tasks to expose breakdown (arms, transitions etc.)

Add a secondary task to show where primary organisation fails under added demand.

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Fix one thing → observe what changes next

Make a single change and then watch systematically for what shifts as a consequence.

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Managing multiple inputs without bracing

Handle more than one aid or demand at once without defaulting to global tension as the management strategy.

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Eyes Closed Balance

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Front/Back Balance Control

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Seated Jockey

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Legs-Up Seated Jockey

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Pelvic Following Walk

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Pelvic Following Trot

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Pelvic Following Canter

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One Hand Riding Stability

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Eyes Up Exercise

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Rhythm Exercise

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Ribcage breathing reset

Use deliberate breath to restore movement through a ribcage that has become fixed or compressed.

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Reducing global tension

Systematically scan for and release areas of unnecessary tension before or during work.

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Allowing movement through torso

Let the horse's energy travel through the torso rather than stopping it at any fixed point.

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Identifying holding patterns

Map where tension or holding appears predictably as a habitual response to load or challenge.

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Diaphragmatic Breathing

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Rib Expansion Breathing

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Lateral Rib Breathing

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Breathing with Rhythm

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Exhale into Canter

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Breath and Transition Exercise

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Relaxation Scan

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Franklin balls (various placements)

Use inflatable Franklin balls placed under the seat, between the thighs, or behind the lumbar to improve positional awareness.

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Water-filled peanut ball

Use a water-filled peanut ball as a responsive surface that rewards following movement over bracing.

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Bands (Equisk style)

Use elasticated bands around the thighs or pelvis to add proprioceptive load and immediate position feedback.

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Forearm weights

Use forearm weights as a feel tool to build awareness of arm position and contact quality rather than strength.

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Weighted pole (prototype idea)

Hold a weighted pole across the front of the body to reveal trunk asymmetry, collapse, or over-stabilisation.

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Franklin Ball Seatbone Feedback

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Franklin Ball Under Foot

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Arms Forward with Weighted Bar

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Franklin Ball Inner Thigh

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Franklin Ball Under Armpit

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Wrist Weights

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Weighted Soft Ball Stability

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Weighted Bar Shoulder Level Exercise

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Equisk Band Shoulder-to-Heel Connection

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Broomstick Rein Simulation

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Alignment Sticker Feedback

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Auto training (screen off → review after)

Run simulator sessions without screen feedback, then use the data review as a diagnostic tool.

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Balance line awareness (not chasing centre)

Use the balance line as information to observe rather than a target to chase.

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Rein tension "chain vs spikes"

Develop the ability to feel and produce smooth, continuous rein tension rather than sharp spikes.

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Leg sensor awareness (front / middle / back)

Use the simulator's leg sensors to see where in the leg contact pressure actually sits.

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Turning sensors off to isolate function

Disable selected simulator sensors to make the rider work from feel alone in that area.

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Comparing left/right under controlled conditions

Use identical simulator movement conditions to compare left and right side function directly.

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Screen-Off Awareness Ride

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Auto Training 2-Minute Test

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Increased Pace Load Test

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No Stirrups Stability Test

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No Stirrups Grid

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One Rein Test

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One Stirrup Test

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Increased Demand Transitions

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Grid work with task (e.g. balancing object)

Ride through a grid while carrying out a secondary task to stop the rider interfering with the horse through the fences.

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Hands forward vs pulling back awareness

Develop conscious awareness of whether the hands move forward, stay still, or pull back through a fence.

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Upper body stability under jump effort

Maintain trunk organisation through the jumping effort without collapsing or pitching forward.

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Removing compensation through task

Use a task that makes the compensation physically difficult to continue, rather than asking for willpower to stop it.

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Hover Position Hold

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Half-Seat Hover

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Half-Seat Transitions

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Light Seat Holds

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Jumping Position Holds

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Grid Stand/Sit Repetitions

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Jockey Seat Drill

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Water Complex Practice

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Sunken Road Practice

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Ditch Simulation

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Bank Simulation

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Narrow Simulation

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Combination Simulation

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Bodyweight strength (rider-specific)

Build strength through movement patterns that specifically transfer to riding demands.

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Balance work (single leg, unstable surfaces)

Build single-leg and unstable-surface balance that transfers to managing asymmetrical load in the saddle.

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Hip mobility under control (not stretching aimlessly)

Develop useful hip range through controlled movement under load, not passive stretching.

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Core under movement (not static holds)

Train core function through movement-based exercises rather than static planks or holds.

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Calisthenics-style rider training

Use structured bodyweight progressions to build rider-specific capacity without equipment.

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Dead Bug

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Bird Dog

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Core Engagement Hold

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Single Leg Balance

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Standing Balance Eyes Closed

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Lunge Position Stability Hold

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Load strategy assessment

Observe how the rider manages load from the horse before adding any correction.

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Increase movement → observe change

Increase gait energy or demand and systematically observe what changes in the rider's body.

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Remove support → observe strategy

Remove a support and observe what the rider does to compensate for its absence.

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Add task → observe breakdown

Add a simple task while the rider is working and observe where primary function fails.

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Compare left vs right under same demand

Present identical load and movement demand to both sides and compare the response.

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Mirror Awareness Exercise

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Video Feedback Exercise

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Transition Stability Test

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Think Then Do Exercise

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Confidence Repetition Exercise

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Arena Transfer Exercise

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Repeatability Test

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Independent Rider Check

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Pressure Simulation Exercise

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