The same star-studded horse sense that Wellington equestrians grew to love about ShowChic’s Shop Talk events — informative and engaging discussions with dressage’s top professionals — is now available online at www.showchicdressage.com.
ShowChic’s video library just added the video “Achieving Emotional Fitness” featuring clinical sports psychologist Dr. Jenny Susser and horse behavioralist Linda Parelli.
“How do we build a language with a horse that doesn’t speak ours?” Parelli asks in the 15-minute video that discusses the “games” used by horses through body language to establish trust, friendship and leadership, and help a handler become an alpha in their equine hierarchy.
Parelli’s “Horseanality” system creates a way to help riders read their horses through body language and behavior, similar to personal development coaching with people.
“It’s really about creating language. Human relationships go through many of the same challenges,” Susser said. “The coolest part about emotional fitness is learning to read your horse. Learning that will help you be more successful as a rider, competitor and partner.”
The online video series offers advice from a wide variety of equestrians and other professionals. Also available on the web site are videos featuring dressage advice from USEF judges Bill McMullin and Bill Warren, and FEI-level training and competing tips from Canadian Dressage’s four-time Olympian Ashley Holzer.
Coming in September will be a look at “The Power of Positive Riding: Everyone Can Do It With Great Results,” with U.S. Dressage World Cup veteran and USDF-designated U.S. Young Rider clinician Kathy Connelly, and U.S. Dressage World Equestrian Games veteran and author Betsy Steiner.
Find the ShowChic Shop Talk video series at www.showchicdressage.com/shop-talk.
ShowChic, based in Wellington, keeps riders in style with high-fashion brands like Arista, Cavallo, Kentucky, Grand Prix, Samshield, Pikeur, Uvex, Equiline and Eurostar. All of the popular brands from the Wellington showroom go mobile at major shows, and can be found online at www.showchicdressage.com.
