Improve the whole system (horse and rider as one functional unit)
Are You Dealing with Age-Related Pain & Stiffness?
Do You Want to Improve Your Performance?
Both you and your horse can experience the power and profound benefits of our holistic treatment approach. A more comfortable, successful riding experience is possible for rider and horse.
Once you get on your horse, your movement influences theirs and their movements influence you. You two become, in essence, one functional unit.
We currently have 3 options to help you optimize your and your horse's movement:
- Group Lesson:
Our Feldenkrais In The Saddle (FITS) group lessons are a good way to feel how minute changes in your movements have an immediate effect on your horses freedom of movement so that you can improve your and your horse's performance no matter what your riding discipline.
- One day Workshop:
Our Horse AND Rider Movement Optimization workshop will provide you AND your horse with a chance to feel your habitual ,movement patterns and strategies to optimize your movements both separately and as a functional unit.
Typical Horse AND Rider Movement Optimization workshop SCHEDULE
Morning ( 10:00 to 12:00)
Mounted Feldenkrais* in the Saddle (FITS) lesson to:
- discover your movement habits in the saddle and the effect they have on your horse in real time
- explore how to optimize your movements to achieve the effect you want from your horse
- this lesson is done at the walk only, with long periods of standing
Afternoon ( 1:00 to 3:00)
Unmounted Lesson to:
- explore your horse’s movement habits
- help your horse optimize movement with:
easy-to-use tools (SureFoot pads*, tailored to your horse’s specific needs), and
gentle hands-on and exercise-based interventions that you can use at home (myofascial release (MFR)*
and TTouch* techniques, tailored to your horse’s specific needs)
3. Individual Movement Optimization Session:
By working closely with both the horse and the rider, Catherine effectively addresses issues for both partners with the goal of improving the biomechanics of the horse-rider unit as a whole.
The key to a higher quality of movement is not simply improving how you or your horse move but by analyzing the horse-rider component collectively. As an experienced physical therapist, Feldenkrais practitioner, equine rehabilitation specialist, and a lifelong equestrian—Catherine is uniquely qualified to help both you and your horse feel better in and out of the saddle.
To schedule an appointment, email catherine@kineticbalance.com
Your movement patterns on the ground have an impact on your riding and vice versa. The initial assessment, as well as the treatment, will be conducted both in and out of the saddle as the root causes of any impediments to comfort and performance are uncovered and resolved successfully.
Combining Physical Therapy, the Feldenkrais Method, Myofascial Release, Kinesiotaping, the SUREFOOT equine balance program and the Bemer enables Catherine to go beyond just treating an injury. She is able to facilitate better movement and enable you to continue riding your horse safely and comfortably for as long as you want.
Catherine can help you:
Learn how to ride comfortably
Find and treat the hidden cause of your symptoms (such as back or knee pain)
Ensure your horse’s issues are addressed and provide you with the tools to understand and address them
Understand how your body and your horse’s body move so you can both move with ease and comfort
