Immersion 4

November 18th,19th & 20th

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Providing the science behind riding and training techniques is the trademark of Jean Luc’s teaching. Clinics are successful because Jean Luc teaches how to adapt riding skills and knowledge to the horse’s peculiar needs. This distinguishes Jean Luc method from the usual submitting the horse to the system.

A program needed to be created to go one step further, allowing riders, trainers and therapists to fully comprehend how the practical application of most advanced equine research studies can further horses’ performances and restore soundness.

We created Immersion: a property, an atmosphere and a use of equipment allowing a full immersion into advanced scientific knowledge and the practical application of such knowledge.

Between the training ring where the rider working the horse or the therapist working in hand, learns the feeling of proper body coordination, and the class room where one can visualize the vertebral columns and body parts with computer animations how the horse’s physique effectively works, Immersion is the ultimate learning tool. 

Immersion I, II and III have already furthered participants’ knowledge and propensity to apply new knowledge, both in hand and under the saddle. Along the years, we will continue this program exploring new subjects and returning sometimes to the most interesting topics.

The next Immersion is scheduled Friday November 18, Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20.

On Sunday 20th, Dr. Betsy Uhl D.V.M., Ph.D. Dip ACVP, will be our guest speaker, sharing with us pertinent observations made in the necropsy room in relation to lateral bending and transversal rotations of the horse’s vertebral column. Sunday’s topic will be the shoulder in, which is described by his inventor as “a movement oblique and circular” (Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere) . Centuries later, Jean Marie Denoix demonstrated that lateral bending was always associated with a movement of transversal rotation. “In the cervical and thoracic vertebral column, rotation is always coupled with lateroflexion and vice versa.” (1999).  Betsy’s talk will introduce the unique perspective of verifying through manipulations in the necropsy room the veracity of advanced theories.  

            

We plan to invite guest speakers into our Immersion Program as much as possible including prominent veterinarians, breeders, farriers, etc).

The topic of Friday 18 will be the Science of Motion’s Work in- Hand. Introduction for some, advanced study for others, the in-hand technique can be used as an education for riders and trainers, and as a therapy. This is, for the therapist, a unique opportunity to further their work by placing the horse in motion.

Saturday 19 will be the day of study. Horses brought to the Science of Motion because conventional as well as alternative approaches could not identify the root cause of their problems. Consequently they failed to rehabilitate these horses, and they will be analyzed in great detail until a sound working hypothesis can be suggested, and a gymnastic program can be proposed.

The new program, Immersion One to One, is the absolute, ultimate learning tool.

The first Immersion One to One was completed Tuesday and Wednesday, August 23 & 24. Adam Gamble was the best first student that we could have expected. A talented rider with a strong classical and European culture, he learned in Spain, England and now in the US. Adam is currently the trainer of  Abbeymoor Farm in North Carolina. Adam is training and selling competition horses. One of his horses in training is the stallion Moorpark Image Rid. Adam’s website is  www.abeymoorfarm.com

Adam and his mare Misty came to improve their skills. The conversation started in the barn while tacking up the horse. Adam was describing his impressions, successes and difficulties. Jean Luc was asking questions.

In the training ring, Jean Luc observed the mare, pointing out details in the gaits that suggested an imbalance between right and left transversal rotation of the mare’s thoracic spine. Jean Luc explained the phenomenon of transversal rotation and they worked together underlining the importance of the horse’s natural cadence and the condition that would allow the shoulder in to correct the mare’s back muscle imbalance. 

Back in the class room, Jean Luc manipulated the vertebral column specimen and selected computer animations that clearly explained the mare’s issue. “As I was offering the first drink Adam was listening carefully. When I brought the second drink they were having a very technical but very friendly discussion. In fact, I stayed some time with them listening to their very interesting exchanges” (Helyn)

The next session in the training ring demonstrated the efficiency of the approach. Having clearly in mind the picture of the proper coordination between lateral bending and transversal rotation, Adam had greater ease in properly interpreting his mare's reaction and providing appropriate insights.

Jean Luc often refers to Vincent van Gogh’s thought,  “I dream my painting and then I paint my dream.” Having in mind the right picture, (I dream my painting), Adam had greater facilities to lead his mare toward the proper coordination, (and then I paint my dream).

2772 Lenora Road

Snellville, GA 30039

 The week ends of intense learning continue.

Immersion IV is scheduled for November 18, 19 & 20.

One day will be how to use the Science of Motion’s Work in Hand in the rehabilitation of injured horses

 Another day will be about Cases Study. One, two or more horses will be analyzed for their lameness or lack of performance. Solutions will be proposed and experimented in the training ring and then explained in great details in the class room. As for Immersion I, II and III, lunch and humor will be provided.

The third day will focus on a specific gymnastic exercise. The November Immersion will analyze in great details the Shoulder In.

The move is frequently used for rehabilitation as well as performances. For instance, the gymnastic of the shoulder in is particularly efficient for horses jumping with the knees close from each other over the jump.

The presentation will include;

-         History of the shoulder in.

-        Biomechanics of the Shoulder in.

-   Conditions that render the shoulder in efficient in terms of education and rehabilitation.                    

-   Inaccuracy of the judging standards             

  

For non-riders as well as rider, the Science of Motion’s Work in Hand allows educating the horse to properly coordinate his vertebral column mechanism.

Contact us 941-539-6207 helyn@scienceofmotion.com

2772 Lenora Road Snellville, GA 30039

 

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