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VIEW THE CLASSICAL RIDING CLUB ON LINE!!!
www.classicalriding.co.uk
A Kinder Approach to all Riding

We are delighted to announce that newly created Website for The Classical Riding Club founded by Sylvia Loch in l995 is now fully on line. It was launched on 18th July 2007 and is designed to be used interactively on a global basis. If you support Classical Riding and wish to see a return to traditional values in Dressage - please log on and become a Member.

Our Membership stretches all over the world and costs well under £2.00 per month. By joining, you enable us to provide a more powerful voice for the Horse and to promote the way in which he would like to be ridden.

For all those previous Club Members and Friends, you will find the most amazing facilities now available on line allowing you access to a host of Advice, Articles, and Answers to all your riding dilemmas.

Subscription is annual and there are two forms of Membership: Silver or Gold. Subscribing is easiest through our Paypal facility, but if people prefer to send a GB Pounds Sterling cheque - they are welcome to do so.
Our address: CRC, Eden Hall, KELSO, TD5 7QD, Scotland.
(Sorry no foreign cheques acceptable without surcharge of £7.00 per cheque - which is what the bank will deduct)

Hurry, hurry, hurry to view this very special and unique Site intended for Horselovers of all disciplines. Our Libraries are extensive and you will find literally HUNDREDS of brilliant, specialist articles at your disposal as well as free notices, adverts, dressage tests, mark sheets all available to registered Members.

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GETTING ON - DVD (2 for the price of 1!)

This summer after much pressure from her younger fans, Sylvia decided it was time to produce a film for the complete beginner,to be coupled with her very successful Staying On.
Staying On was first produced in video format in 2002 - designed for the older child rider to work in greater empathy and balance with their pony. It was very much a response to some of the sights Sylvia and her students had witnessed at shows around the country, where the ethos seemed to be Kick On and Yank in the mouth! The transformation in the 7 guinea-pig riders and their mounts during their lessons with Sylvia is remarkable. Correct canter leads, good transitions, better posture in the saddle and a better feel for diagonals is all discussed, as well as proper turns and correct aids throughout.
GETTING ON is a real beginner's film - it features 6 year old Jake and Jessica who learn how to lead, tie up, groom, bridle and saddle their ponies before riding first on the lead rein and then unaided - until that magic moment - the first canter! This DVD will be invaluable to all who teach riding or to parents wishing to instill safety and the correct guidelines around the yard and on horseback.
GETTING ON and STAYING ON are therefore being launched together as a very watchable 2.5 hour DVD... the two separate films are independent of each other, but together they make a very nice package at a very reasonable price of £19.95.
Order now for Christmas from www.classicalseat.co.uk
Hurry! whilst stocks last!

Getting On DVD

BALANCE AND BODYWORK
for the HORSE AND RIDER

We are proud to announce Sylvia's latest dressage DVD (filmed in Portugal) has beaten all records in its first year of release. This is the film that keeps you fit as well as riding fit and may help cure those stiffness problems - both in you and your horse. Dealing with feel and the correct (weight) aids from shoulder-in to flying change, canter half-pass & passage this is a life-changing DVD. By tapping into your cognitive powers and using Sylvia's simple NLP training methods, you can improve your riding overnight! Many dressage riders have reported this film has transformed their riding, results in their horse's performance has been spectacular.
For more colour images and how to order on-line, go to
www.classicalseat.co.uk ....
OR for US format www.classicalseat.com

UNMOUNTED WORKSHOPS
If you wish to participate in an informal Balance & Bodywork Workshop (minimum 3 students - approx. 1 hr.)at Eden Hall, this can be booked by prior arrangement. Cost is £28. 00 per person and the work is very much hands on. Sylvia is available to run away Workshops (roughly 3 hrs. duration) for groups of l5 or more. Price/date and venue by arrangement dependent on distance to be travelled.

PERFECT LATERALS TRILOGY

This recently launched DVD provides the viewer with 3 of Sylvia's most popular films: ON THE BIT, SHOULDER-IN and TRVERS TO HALPASS (roughly 2 hrs. and 40 minutes of action packed footage.
Stunningly filmed, these three films (formerly on video) offer the viewer technical insights into the riding of each lateral movement with a variety of horses and riders, from the very novice to the expert.
ON THE BIT (next to Classical Seat I)is probably our biggest seller and answers all your questions about the correct preparation of the horse to working in an outline. It shows how horses are brought 'to' the hand (mise-en-main) and collection through an uninvasive use of seat and leg and how to achieve the correct contact. All this is possible with the most difficult of horse - as you will see - even the inverate nose-poker or the horse who habitually dives behind the bit.
The hose's back and how to encourage rounding and engagement throughout is discussed in vivid detail, bits and their uses discussed and a host of other valuable riding secrets.
This Trilogy is a valuable addition to the thinking rider's collection.

CLASSICAL DRESSAGE LESSONS AT EDEN HALL
ON SCHOOLMASTER LUSITANOS

In between writing commitments and teaching abroad, I take private one-to-one Dressage Lessons on my two Lusitano schoolmasters, an Advanced/Medium level stallion Prazer and my Advanced (some High School) display horse, Espada (now 21).

I do not teach Courses as such, but for anyone wishing to combine a visit to the Scottish Borders - staying locally - (www.visitscottishborders)I can generally accommodate one private dressage lesson per day so you can make up your own mini-course and explore this stunning rural locality in your spare time. Our local market town of Kelso boasts excellent hotels, restaurants, Floors Castle - open to the public, the race-course, skating/curling rink, salmon fishing on the Tweed and the Roxburgh Golf Course as well as great shopping.
Riding standard: Weight Limit - 11 - 11 and half stone
Price per private lesson: £65. 00 per hr.
During that hour Sylvia will first ride your schoolmaster and explain the aids and what to concentrate on. You will then ride for approx. 45 mins. The lesson will end with advice re. exercises, future work, etc.

Please note! I have no novice level horses so you must ride to a confident standard of competence. Lusitanos are hotblood horses and my school is a 20 x 60 m. outdoor sand/rubber arena (where although highly trained, the odd spook can still occur). You do not have to be a dressage rider, but you will need to have ridden outside. Jumping or Crosscountry riders who want to discover the classical seat are welcome. You will know how to sit light and distribute your weight correctly. It will definitely help if you can familiarise yourself with my teaching before your Course, such as watching the Classical Seat on video(s) or DVD.

ADVICE - For those who wish to take advantage of professional advice, either studying your home video/DVDs with you, questions and answers on dressage, or just listening to rider problems... I am happy to 'rent out my time' at £60.00 per hour for one or two people in the relaxed atmosphere of my own home with a cup of tea.

LECTURES - Formal Lectures (with slides) either at Eden Hall are generally advertised in the Classical Riding Club magazine (www.classicalriding.co.uk) or on this website.
I am a practised after dinner speaker and during the past 20 years have lectured all over the world including the Spanish and Portuguese Embassies, the Anglo-Austrian Society, Equitana USA (twice) New Mexico, Los Angeles, Ramona, Calif. New York State, Chicago, Birmingham, Alabama, San Paulo, Brazil, Melbourne, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, Durban, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya and many well known European venues. Fee by arrangement and plenty of prior notice. Very favourable terms for fundraising and Horse Charities. Subjects include: The History of Classical Riding, The Royal Horse of Europe, The Classical Seat, A Kinder Way to Ride, All about Collection, All about Bend... and other topics.

Due to pressure of demand from my local students and only 2 teaching horses, I am not able to offer more than 3 actual riding lessons on 3 consecutive days,which is why I have included other alternatives. This gives a little more choice for anyone planning a visit from overseas...but please be aware that my time is limited!

However, I am always pleased to welcome VISITORS here to our yard just outside Kelso. Judith Bellamy our stable manager works very hard to keep the yard orderly (with several horses in at livery or for schooling) so we prefer no visits in the morning.
Lessons are always in the afternoon and Audting/Viewing is free. However, please make an appointment in advance as I am not always here and it is a private home, not a public yard (with guard dogs!) No visiting dogs please!-

CONTACT- Due to overenthusiasm from the public I am not able to supply my email (sorry!) - although may do so after your visit! - but if interested in knowing more, please send a Fax to
Sylvia Loch on 0044 - (0)1890 830667 or write Sylvia Loch, Eden Hall, KELSO, Scottish Borders, TD5 7QD. There may be some delay for an answer, but we will do our best. Thank you!

INVISIBLE RIDING
The Secret of Balance for you and your Horse
by Sylvia Loch
(published by Horse & Rider Magazine - price £l2.95)

This neat paperback is the sequel to The Classical Seat which has now sold 35,000 copies worldwide. It concentrates in particular on the subtle weight aids which are so important in the correct schooling of the horse for whatever discipline.
This book can either be purchased direct from this website, click onto Books page and an autographed copy will be sent to you by post - or look out for it in the various horsey trade stands out and about at the big Shows.

THE CLASSICAL SEAT SERIES
New Classical Riding DVD 2006!
Following on from the outstanding success of Sensitive Schooling (featured below) the Classical Seat Video Company has pleasure in announcing a brand new DVD. This is the Complete Classical Seat Series - all in one package.
So if you enjoyed Classical Seat 1 (the red video) but never got round to buying II (the blue) and III (the green)
which takes you and your horse up the levels - to roughly advanced medium level - now you can get all the three videos transferred to DVD in one package!
This new DVD is selling like hot cakes, so please log onto www.classicalseat.co.uk and order YOUR copy onlinenow!

SENSITIVE SCHOOLING - DVD
FOR THE NOVICE HORSE - GAITS, TRANSITIONS AND BEND
published by The Classical Seat Video Company at £24.95
www.classicalseat.co.uk or www.classicalseat.com

Following the success of 6 different videos to date, my first fully interactive DVD has outsold any competitor to date. This DVD is a Reality Tool. Not aren't I wonderful? or why don't you ride like me?! Rather, how may we help the young or novice horse to develop balance and which schooling techniques will improve him? Talking live to camera as I ride, we show faults as well as good things all of which need to be studied - in order to develop FEEL. Below please read Dutch rider Aijuna Gration's Review below:-

SENSITIVE SCHOOLING -the new 4 hr. DVD training package by Sylvia Loch really gets to the heart of developing forward work. It deals with walk, trot, canter, bend, transitions and reinback in a very specific way, while concentrating on training technique and aiding.
Each phase of the training provides EXERCISES with ARGUMENTS on WHY they are used, showing good and bad situations.
It provides a clear training method.
It gives tips on how gaits can be improved. Showing how to get the feel. How to bring the weight back and keep the horse feeling round. How to get the horse straight and supple. Different aids for upward and downward transitions.
It clarifies the rhythm and balances, which are not always easy to judge...
With hours of live footage, working with the younger or genuinely novice horse this DVD is designed for people working at home with their own horse. Providing training to work unaided. You can interactively view:-
a) Submenus - seeing how other riders and horses cope...
b) Access hot spots - learn the exercises and see WHY they work...or don't!
c) Visualise and consolidate - through animation and pictures of how it should look...
d) Ride along with Sylvia - how her young horse responds to the work through 6 unedited sequences
e) Peek into the future - showing the end result with a more advanced horse brought up on the same method.
SENSITIVE SCHOOLING has been well worth waiting for. The logical approach will help you and your horse blossom in whatever disciplines you follow!
Aijuna Gration, Overtoom 79, Amersterdam, l054 HC (Sep.06)

TO ORDER ONLINE OR BY POST - PLEASE TURN TO BUY VIDEOS ON MAIN MENU OF THIS WEBSITE - THIS WILL LINK YOU DIRECT TO THE CLASSICAL SEAT VIDEO COMPANY!

Sensitive Schooling

SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL OF VIENNA IN UK

Sylvia was heavily involved in the above visit by the School to Birmingham NEC from 23rd to 26th November 2006.
She gave two illustrated lectures to The Country Gentlemens' Association and Heritage touring on the history of the School.
The Classical Riding Club Conference was supported by some 125 members and was privileged to have the Director of the School unexpectedly attend the morning panel session. In the afternoon, after the perfomance, the members were addressed by Chief Rider Hans Riegler in a question and answers session on the practices and ethos of the School which was hugely appreciated - as were his autographs!
As usual the performance had everyone rivitted to their seats and all in all it was a hugely inspirational day.

PLANS FOR 2008

Due to on-going surgery on her foot Sylvia will be unable to commit to any overseas clinics for the foreseeable future. She is keen however to receive students at home at Eden Hall (see details above) and more of her engagements will be found on the Classical Riding Club website www.classicalriding.co.