The Horse in Positive Tension

Did you know that traditional ways of teaching rider position and horse movement do not actually work with the biomechanical system that is horse and rider?

In an illustrated study of horse-and-rider movement like no other, physical therapist and equine movement specialist Stefan Stammer helps riders better understand the principles of energy and motion happening within the horse. By forming new mental images for the rider, Stammers‘s goal ist to profoundly impact the rider’s daily work with her horse so that it is harder for her to make common mistakes or interfere with the horse’s natural mechanismus. With correct support of the cycle of kinetic energy within the horse, the outer shape of horse and rider together achieve what is called “positive tension“ – the rhythmic stimalation of all the neuromuscular functions necessary to perform
harmoniously and at peak ability.

A startlingly unique collection of color illustrations to make movement pattern in the horse visible to the human eye.

From the content:

• Equstrian Sports at a Crossroads – A Critical Assessment
• Development and Transmission of Power
• The Third Dimension – Changing the Perspective
• Positive Tension in Training
• Training, Therapy, Rehabilitation
• Managing and Training Horses with Animal Welfare in Mind

Stefan Stammer – Movement Analysis Specialist and Physical Therapist