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“Centered Riding is still fresh, beautifully clear, intelligent, and thoughtful”
Paula Josa-Jones is an award-winning choreographer and dancer, as well as a horse person, and TSB is excited to bring you her book THE COMMON BODY Spring, 2016. Josa-Jones had her own CENTERED RIDING epiphany a number of years ago, when she—as so many of us do—returned to horses after time pursuing school, career, and…
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“I still have my first Centered Riding videos—even though they have to be played on a VCR, not a DVD player!”
Sue Tinder is owner and manager of Tolland Falls Equestrian Center in Sedalia, Colorado, and author of THE JUMP COURSE DESIGN MANUAL. In sharing her CENTERED RIDING memory, Sue admitted still owning videocassettes—a retro CENTERED RIDING anniversary moment! “The CENTERED RIDING videos were the first horse-related videos I ever purchased,” says Sue. “I really found…
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“How fortunate we all are to have Sally Swift’s vision of partnership with our horses.”
In recognition of the 30th Anniversary of CENTERED RIDING’s publication, dressage trainer and judge Kathy Connelly shared these thoughts about author Sally Swift and what she contributed to the horse world: “Sally Swift was an icon in every way. As a person, she was very kind, joyful, and encouraging to all. It never mattered to Sally…
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“One of many important things Sally Swift taught us was how to find our true center of balance, energy, and body control”
Jennifer Forsberg Meyer is Senior Editor at Horse&Rider Magazine and co-author of TSB’s Reining Essentials with Cowgirl Hall of Fame Inductee Sandy Collier. She wrote key articles about CENTERED RIDING and Sally Swift’s teaching in 1998 and 2000, and here shares her “Lightbulb Moment” in honor of TSB’s 30-year celebration: “Oops!” My face reddened…
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“I still use Sally Swift’s visual of how a rider should sit.”
Janet Foy is an FEI/USEF dressage judge, popular clinician, and author of the bestselling DRESSAGE FOR THE NOT-SO-PERFECT HORSE and new book DRESSAGE Q&A WITH JANET FOY. She shared this CENTERED RIDING “aha” moment in honor of our 30th Anniversary: “I still use Sally Swift’s visual of how a rider should sit—like a tall pine…
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“I was just about ready to quit when somebody handed me CENTERED RIDING.”
Cat Hill grew up in upstate New York on a working farm. Her earliest memory is of the day her parents got her a pony for her birthday. She grew up on that pony, which was followed by a series of Arabian show horses. In college, she started riding show hunters through the Intercollegiate Horse…
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“When many people are retiring, Sally Swift’s teaching and writing career was just gearing up.”
Denny Emerson is a USEA Hall-of-Fame Inductee, one of the Chronicle of the Horse’s 50 Most Influential Horsemen of the 20th Century, and author of HOW GOOD RIDERS GET GOOD. Here he helps us celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the publication of CENTERED RIDING with this Sally Swift memory: “Late April in Vermont can…
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Centered Riding “opened my eyes to the true power of visualization”
Popular riding clinician and motivational speaker Jane Savoie (www.janesavoie.com) was the Reserve Rider for the US Dressage Team at the 1992 Olympic Games, coached at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, and 2004, and is the author of a number of bestselling books and DVDs. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the publication of…
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Join Dr. Allen Schoen June 6 to Raise Funds for the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, CT
Catherine Violet Hubbard loved all creatures—she did not discriminate. She told her family that when she grew up, she was going to take care of the animals. She even created business cards for “Catherine’s Animal Shelter” and appointed herself “Care Taker.” Tragically, Catherine was one of the first graders taken from us in Newtown, Connecticut,…
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Wall Street Journal Features TSB Author and “Horse Detective” Kerry Thomas
As we prepare for the Run for the Roses tomorrow, May 2, 2015, many are considering which horse to choose as the next great-hearted champion of the historic Churchill Downs. One very familiar to this subject is Kerry Thomas, creator of the Thomas Herding Technique and co-author of HORSE PROFILING with Calvin Carter. Kerry has…
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