Losing your position when the movement increases

You can organise in lower movement, but not when load increases. As movement gets bigger, your system switches to holding patterns. That is why position disappears right when you need it most.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

What's driving it

• Pelvis loses responsiveness under more movement.
• Hip flexors and trunk brace to create control.
• Load shifts abruptly instead of transferring through the body.
• Leg and hand try to stabilise what pelvis organisation should absorb.
• Compensation appears as soon as pressure or speed increases.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

After removing the ball:

Check transfer

• Can you keep organisation as movement increases?
• Do transitions happen without losing position?
• Can your leg stay available without holding?
• Do you feel less need to brace through your trunk?
• If not: return to the exercise.

Peanut Ball Pelvic Organisation Session

How to run it

• Equipment: water-filled peanut ball under both seat bones.
• Set-up: sit central with neutral pelvis and soft joints.
• Set-up: legs under body, no hold through thigh.
• Progression: walk -> medium walk -> remove stirrups -> trot if stable.
• Key focus points: let pelvis carry movement before speed increases.
• Key focus points: keep leg hanging and available under load.
• Key focus points: no pushing down, no bracing to hold shape.
• Key coaching cues: Let your pelvis carry you.
• Key coaching cues: If you have to hold it, it's not organised.
• Key coaching cues: Allow movement, don't manage it.
• Key coaching cues: Stay soft first, then ask for more movement.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

Peanut Ball Pelvic Organisation Session

How to run it

• Equipment: water-filled peanut ball under both seat bones.
• Set-up: sit central with neutral pelvis and soft joints.
• Set-up: legs under body, no hold through thigh.
• Progression: walk -> medium walk -> remove stirrups -> trot if stable.
• Key focus points: let pelvis carry movement before speed increases.
• Key focus points: keep leg hanging and available under load.
• Key focus points: no pushing down, no bracing to hold shape.
• Key coaching cues: Let your pelvis carry you.
• Key coaching cues: If you have to hold it, it's not organised.
• Key coaching cues: Allow movement, don't manage it.
• Key coaching cues: Stay soft first, then ask for more movement.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

Expected change

• Pelvis: delayed under load -> more immediate response.
• Trunk: bracing for control -> responsive support.
• Leg and hand: compensating for balance -> clearer function.
• Transitions and bigger movement: collapse -> more continuity.
• Position: held shape -> organised function.

After removing the ball:

Check transfer

• Can you keep organisation as movement increases?
• Do transitions happen without losing position?
• Can your leg stay available without holding?
• Do you feel less need to brace through your trunk?
• If not: return to the exercise.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

Look for this feel

• Less panic to hold when movement increases.
• Pelvis stays available through change.
• Leg remains underneath without gripping.
• Upper body feels quieter without forcing stillness.
• More continuity from one gait or effort to the next.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

This section is being expanded as part of the standard One Problem = One Pathway structure.

Progress when transfer is stable

• Add transition chains with minimal reset time.
• Add canter entries while keeping pelvic response.
• Add arm position and rein organisation challenges.
• Add pole lines where movement load increases.
• Add jump position tasks only if organisation stays under pressure.