So let’s take a look now inside the programme and see how it can help you. It has 2 Parts, Beginning Your Practice and The Equestrian Tai Chi Form.
In Beginning Your Practice, you will learn how to establish a safe and effective Equestrian Tai Chi Practice.
The main part of the programme, The Equestrian Tai Chi Form is where you will learn the sequence of movements that is called The Equestrian Tai Chi Form (The Form for short).
In Beginning Your Practice You will learn —
How to connect with your energy.
How to store your energy.
Equestrian Tai Chi Warm Up Exercises.
How to establish an effective practice routine.
In The Equestrian Tai Chi Form You will learn –
Movements 1 – 10 of the sequence of The Equestrian Tai Chi Form.
The following are some of the main benefits of practicing Equestrian Tai Chi—
It makes it easier for you to ride in a calm and relaxed manner, it balances your emotions, it promotes suppleness and flexibility in your body, it improves posture, it improves balance, it helps to make people aware of, and to correct one sidedness, it helps to develop security and stability in the saddle, it helps you to be soft and to go with the motion of the horse, it helps develop feel, it builds intimacy and trust between you and your horse, it helps with lack of confidence and anxiety, it eases the pain in muscles that ache after hard yard work, it helps relieve pain from old injuries.
As well as all of the above, many horses appear to find it stimulating and interesting.