HORSE & RIDER BIOMECHANICS - TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA
CERICE BERNDSEN
of Pangaea Equestrian Services, LLC
Unlocking The Potential Within Every Horse and Rider
RIDER BIOMECHANICS
Learn to influence your horse through the power of your body. Become stable, effective, and subtle.
Rider biomechanics coaching opens the door to the unconscious skills of inherently talented riders and makes them accessible to the rest of us by:
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training the rider to be aware of the inherent patterns of their body
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providing the tools and language to make profoundly influential connections with their horse
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improving communication between human and horse regardless of breed or discipline
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building confidence & focus in both rider and horse
Great for riders who:
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are returning after an extended break from riding
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know that there is more to improving their partnership and want to know "how"
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want to build confidence
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want to excell
HORSE BIOMECHANICS
Like humans, horses are naturally crooked from birth. In dressage one of the steps towards collection is straightness, but lack of straightness interferes with every stage of training until it is addressed.
Straightness training in hand, in long lines, and under saddle can correct the naturally occurring asymmetries of your horse to improve:
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balance
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relaxation
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rhythm
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suppleness
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quality and symmetry of gaits
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collection
Functional straightness while ridden is important for all horses in all disciplines as it can help prevent:
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soft tissue damage
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arthritic changes
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excessive wear and tear
THOUGHT-BASED APPROACH
Rider | Coach | Horse Trainer
ABOUT CERICE
Cerice Berndsen is second generation professional horsewoman, passionate about expanding and sharing both knowledge and skill. She is dedicated to horsemanship as a sport, art form, and way of life. Committed to understanding and supporting the ways both human and horse can truly work together, she helps her students to achieve a partnership with their horses through focused, clear communication.
As a professional trainer and riding coach, Cerice is versed in many disciplines with a focus on the dynamic relationship between rider & horse biomechanics. She is a student of rider biomechanics under Mary Wanless and working towards accreditation through Ride With Your Mind.
CERICE'S BACKGROUND
Mentors:
Mary Wanless, Dressage/Rider biomechanics
Julio Mendoza, Dressage, FEI Gold Medalist, 2018 WEG competitor for Ecuador
Klaus Schoenich, Straightness/Equine biomechanics
Experience:
Western riding, youth-2007
Competitive Draft Horse Driving, singles and pairs; non-competitive 4 &6 horse hitch, 4 abreast. 1991-2001
Jumping 1994-2001
Fine carriage horses/curator of historic carriage museum 2005-2012
Icelandic Horses 2008-2015
Dressage 1998- present
Biomechanics 2013- present
"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle."
Winston Churchill
Contact
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