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A Kinder Approach to all Riding

THE CLASSICAL RIDING CLUB founded by Sylvia Loch in l995 is now fully on line. Our new global website at www.classicalriding.co.uk was launched in July 2007 and has since attracted hundreds of new and committed Members from all around the world.

If you support Classical Riding and wish to stamp out forceful gagets and harsh training methods, then this is the Club for you. CRC is committed to education and a return to traditional horse-friendly values in all spheres of riding. In recognition of our contribution, CRC is now an Independent Partner of the British Horse Society.

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BALANCE AND BODYWORK
for the HORSE AND RIDER

This unique DVD (filmed in Portugal)beat all records in its first year of release. The film to keep you riding fit, help with one sidedness in you and your horse and cure bad habits.
Sharpen up performance by developing feel through correct weight aids from transitions, to lateral work, counter canter, 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! Top dressage riders rave about the results in their general performance!
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 BASED ON ABOVE
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 TRAVERS 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.
ON THE BIT is now our biggest seller and answers all your questions about working in 'an outline'- even the inverate nose-poker or the horse who habitually dives behind the bit can be helped. The hose's back and how to encourage rounding and engagement throughout is discussed as well as bits and their uses and a host of other valuable riding secrets.
This Trilogy is a valuable addition to the Thinking Rider's collection.

IMPROVE YOUR LATERAL WORK WITH CLASSICAL DRESSAGE LESSONS AT EDEN HALL ON SCHOOLMASTER LUSITANOS OR YOUR OWN HORSE

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 on my own horses.
Students can make up their own mini-course and explore this stunning rural locality in their spare time. Our local market town of Kelso boasts excellent hotels, restaurants, Floors Castle - open to the public, the race-course, salmon fishing on the Tweed and the Roxburgh Golf Course as well as great shopping.
Riding standard: Weight Limit - 11 - 11 and half stone
Please email www.classicalriding.co.uk for fuller details.

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.

For those with their own horses, we have DIY facilities in large spacious looseboxes. Jumping or Crosscountry riders who want to discover the classical seat are welcome.
It will definitely help ALL RIDERS if they can familiarise themselves with my teaching before your Course, such as watching the Classical Seat or Perfect Laterals etc. on DVD
(see www.classicalseat.co.uk or www.classicalseat.com)

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.
Lecture Subjects include: *The History of Classical Riding
*The Royal Horse of Europe - the Lusitano & Andalusian
*The Classical Seat, A Kinder Way to Ride
*Riding without Gadgets
*All about Bend... Collection ...and other topics.

Finally, I am always pleased to welcome VISITORS here to our yard just outside Kelso (afternoons only and by appointment). No visiting dogs please as mine are rather territorial!

CONTACT- Due to overenthusiasm from the public I am not able to supply my email - although you may reach me through the Classical Riding Club crc@classicalriding.co.uk - or Fax us - 0044 - (0)1890 830667 or write Sylvia Loch, Eden Hall, KELSO, Scottish Borders, TD5 7QD.

DIRECTIONS - Eden Hall is approx. 3 miles east of Kelso town centre and 5 miles west of Coldstream centre on the A698. Look out for large grey farmhouse set well back from the main road on hill to north side of River Tweed and signposted on the verge of the road. (If coming from Kelso, it is AFTER the Highridgehall and Plum Brae signs.)

REPLIES - There may be some delay in responding to letters, faxes, messages etc due to volume of trafffic, but we will do our best. Thank you!

SYLVIA'S DIARY 2010

29/31 January - Durham Lecture - A Kinder Way to Ride - and Unmounted Workshop - 2.5 - 3 hrs organised by Johanna Forster

OVERSEAS CLINICS

Sylvia's next big International Clinics will be in Canada and the USA in 2009.
Calgary - organised by Calgary Area/Alberta Dressage Association - 25 - 28 September incusive of dressage instruction, lectures, weight aid workshops etc
(Training Co-ordinator Hilary Plint 403-686-0591 and Rita Behan 403-852-0054
Michigan - organised by Midwest Dressage Association
2 - 5 October inclusive of lectures, dressage clinic, demos, seminars, weight aids workshops etc
eamil: esposito@umich.edu

DEMOS - BALANCED RIDER - BALANCED HORSE

YOUR HORSE LIVE
Balanced Rider - Balanced Horse

Sylvia will be demonstrating the main ethos of Classical Riding with a guest horse at Your Horse Live 2009 on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November - at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. She will be giving two demos per day and will be available for book signing and question time throughout each day at the Classical Seat Video/Claire Lilley Stand in the main complex.

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