Pam Harrington's
Stable Core Method™,
Pilates for Equestrians
Great riding doesn’t just happen, you make it happen
Great riding doesn’t just happen, you make it happen
Great riding doesn’t just happen, you make it happen
All of these problems and many more can be solved with the Stable Core Method™!
Body mechanics and alignment are paramount to horsemanship yet often are lost in our work. While the idea of body mechanics is not new, the Stable Core™ approach is.
Through the Stable Core Method™ you will learn to identify your mechanical patterns, how they affect the horse and how to fix your problem areas.
Learn stretches to release tension areas before and after riding and how to use your breath more effectively while working with your horse. The Stable Core Method™ is a Pilates based Method for riders that will increase your feel, timing and balance.
Create more ease for your body and your horse, with Stable Core Method™!
You'll learn to stretch correctly before and after riding.
Reduce pain while riding.
You'll Identify and learn to correct riding mechanics
Strengthen your core for better riding mechanics
You will improve your posture
Reduce stress and anxiety and increase confidence while riding
Learn the physiology of riding and how it transfers to your horse
Improve spinal flexibility
Create better communication between you and your horse
Use breath relaxation techniques to ease the pre-show jitters
Learn fixes to change old patterns and create a new unity with your horse.
The clinic consists of 3 parts: lecture, a Pilates workout and then using those concepts under-saddle. Join the class for the lecture and workout, participate in all 3 sections or just come to watch and learn. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat and a fit ball if you have one. Some mats and balls will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Auditors are always welcome to the lecture portion of the clinic.
There are private riding lessons available the day after each of these clinics.
June 11, 2023, 9:30AM to 3:30PM; Starr Peak Farm, Golden Colorado
Brenna DeGeer
Marti Dietrich - Level 3 Dressage Instructor
Cari Cook
Pam has been lucky enough to study with trainers of many disciplines, including Classical Western Horsemanship, Natural Horsemanship and Dressage. She fused her love of riding with her 600 hour Classical Pilates training in 2008. Pam is the owner/operator of Good Life Pilates LLC, a full service Pilates Studio, in Nederland, Colorado.
Pam takes a unique and holistic approach to the horse utilizing her training in energy work and reiki combined with many different training methods she has studied throughout the years. In 2012, Pam worked alongside therapist Karen Eiffert, M.A., creating and implementing content for a therapeutic program for young men at Insight Intensive in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado.
Most recently, she has been running a lesson program from her home outside of Boulder and running her Pilates studio, Good Life Pilates, in Nederland, Colorado. In 2008, Pam created “The Stable Core Method”, a Pilates based method focusing on balance and body mechanics for riders. In her practice, Pam specializes in Scoliosis with the Pilates clients as well.
She has presented at The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo and runs a Pilates for Equestrians weekly class and clinic series at Cappaleigh Farm in Longmont, Colorado for many years. Her work and unique relationship with the horse has been featured in Western Horseman Magazine, Sunset Magazine and about.com.
6/11/2023
Starr Peak Ranch Golden, CO
Interactive lecture and workout
9:30-12:30
Riding 1:30-3:30pm
Lunch Included!
$125
Stable Core Method uses Pilates, Gyrotonic, PT and Yoga concepts to create harmony and balance with horse and rider
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