In-Hand Dressage Therapy Courses

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In Hand Dressage Course

A zest of classicism and a large body of science.

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In Hand Biomechanics Dressage Course

SPECIAL ONLINE IHTC PRICE

1600.USD

Exercise therapy is accepted in human therapeutic as one of the most efficient therapy. Exercise therapy exists in equine; it is the science of motion. Many talk about therapy in motion but are not valid because the fundamental problem is that to be effective, exercise therapy demands to adjust riding and training techniques to actual knowledge. Half-pass executed through traditional equitation will not rehabilitate a horse form the sacroiliac problem. Viewed from the Science of Motion® approach, the coordination of the horse's physique allowing the horse to benefit from the move, half-pass develops and coordinates the muscular system of the horse's thoracic spine and consequent flexion of the thoracolumbar spine. In many instances, Sacroiliac strain originates from dysfunction of the horse thoracolumbar spine. While the conventional approach focuses on the lesion, the Science of Motion® approach corrects the source of the kinematics abnormality stressing the joint.

The online horse training course is actually the experience of applying the knowledge from the studies in real life. The course supports the student in their application of the studies through the forum where direct access to JLC and his students are given for the purpose of answering questions and evaluating the applied work through videos posted.

Therapy in motion is not a complement to static therapies; it is the next generation of therapy/ It has to be done in motion as muscles tendons, fascia, do not work under the principle of release and relaxation but instead nuances in tone. It is a response to forces and forces are internal, limbs actions and external, gravity, inertia, and movements, including riders. Motion is also necessary at the level of the nervous system. Motion therapy is the next step. JLC

In Hand Dressage Therapy Course

(Having “In Hand” the knowledge necessary for a successful reeducation).

A New Idea

When you enter the IHTC, you feel that you are one century ahead of all other programs. But when you realize that the IHTC program is about the practical application of actual knowledge, you take conscience that the other programs are indeed, one century behind.

The thought was to have “In Hand”, all the knowledge necessary for the complex task of educating or reeducating a horse. When we move from conception to creation, it became apparent that precisely, in order to work “In-Hand” all the knowledge necessary for a successful reeducation, it was essential for the therapists to understand how riding techniques create injuries. It was also critical for the rider to explore in hand techniques where limbs kinematics abnormalities are corrected through sophisticated education of the horse’s vertebral column mechanism. To be complete, the course needs to provide simultaneously both, the in hand and riding perspective and this is the direction that we are taking. 

Not only principles and formulas scleroses the riders’ talent but doctrines and clichés also alter the horse’s potential. Albert Einstein wrote, “if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” As well, if you train a horse for sophisticated athletic performances with simplistic training techniques, the horse will spend his whole life struggling with performances for which he is not athletically prepared. Einstein also reflected,

“Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.” Most equestrian theories are simpler counting on the horse’s talent to compensate for the inaptness of the horse’s education. The outcome of course is lameness. Instead, why not enhance the horse’s talent and also propensity to remain sound upgrading riding and training techniques to actual knowledge of the equine physiology?

The answer is a course which is not about making the horse do it but instead how the horse does it. The IHTC focusses on preparing efficiently the horse’s physique for the athletic demands of the performance. The outcome is a horse performing at its utmost potential and remaining sound. When a performance is thought in terms of optimal muscular development and coordination, the outcome is not only preserving soundness but also restoring soundness. Repetitive abnormal stress causes injury and correcting the root cause of the abnormal stress is the most efficient therapy. “The gait abnormality created by a specific lesion is the gait abnormality that causes the lesion.” (James Rooney, Biomechanics of lameness in horses - 1969).

The work "in hand" dressage therapy course condenses decades or researches, experiments and practical applications. There is only one syllable between simple and simpler and without adequate knowledge simple is simpler. We do not pretend that the horse’s biological mechanism is simple, but it can be clearly explained. We do not pretend that riding efficiently is simple but it can be learned. We do not pretend that reeducating a horse is simple. Accepting the complexity of a problem is a decisive step toward resolving it. In most instances a horse’s can be reeducated if we move away from the riding and training principles that created the problem.

The work "in hand" dressage therapy course approaches your education from three different angles, biomechanics, practical application, and cases studies. The cases studies demonstrate how reeducations are achieved addressing the root causes of abnormal stresses. The main course, the practical application working in hand and/or riding the horse, familiarizes you with advanced concept, demonstrating that these advanced concepts are not out of reach but instead, are easily understandable with concentration and ethic. The word ethic is used in reference to the fact that the horse will suffer if we don’t have a sound understanding of the horse’s functional anatomy and therefore, the ability to prepare the horse’s physique for the athletic demand of the performance. This education is the task of the biomechanical study presented with each installment.

Since we have followed Einstein’s teaching all along, we should end this introduction with another thought of the greatest mind ever. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” Through art, science, experience, sensitivity, humor and the practical application of pertinent discoveries, the IHTC challenges your creativity. The art of riding demands intelligence and intuition. Both are deadened by traditional approaches. Read us with intelligence and then, apply us believing in your intuition and you will succeed.      

For those who have the opportunity to benefit from Jean Luc’s personal instruction, the IHTC is the absolute best complement. Muscles and bone actively remodel in response to change in exercise. Adaptation is necessary practically on a daily basis. Training formulas are generalities. A horse is an individual entity. Success relies on the rider’s ability to analyze the horse’s difficulties, which demands sound and updated understanding of the equine biological mechanism.

The work "in hand" dressage therapy course is a 8 package in hand dressage biomechanical course program.  The online private group with Jean Luc answering questions has added a great deal more knowledge , videos for IHTC memembers only and we are with you each step via private group.The course is actually the experience of applying the knowledge from the studies in real life. The course supports the student in their application of the studies through the forum where direct access to JLC.

The DVD mail order course can be purchased in one single payment of $3100.00, which is the most economical approach.

The second option is a monthly payment of $442.00. (8 mths)

The third solution is a purchase at a frequency that tailors your finances,  The price of each package is $450.00.

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The Equine Work In Hand

We have created a in-hand techniques educating the horse’s vertebral column mechanism. The technique is inspired by General Decarpentry’s idea, (Academic Equitation, 1949) but has been greatly furthered and enhanced through experience gained preparing equine athletes for the higher level of performances and through research studies presenting a totally new understanding of the equine vertebral column mechanism.

The journey started with a dramatic rehabilitation problem. The horse recovered from a fracture of the right hind leg coffin bone. It is through the friendship of a horse and a man that the fundamental discovery that has rendered this technique so effective has been made. A horse does have the capacity to fell and follow change in muscle tone and movements of the trainer back even when the trainer is walking by the horse side. The DVD “One Hand on his Shoulder”, which is part of the IHTC’s first DVD package (not the oinline version) is the story of this fundamental discovery.

Through this dynamic relationship, a horse can correct and refine the work of his vertebral column mechanism and consequently correct limbs kinematics abnormalities causing injuries and lameness. All along this course, it will be demonstrated again and again that at the contrary of conventional beliefs, back issues are not the outcome of hocks problems or other limbs disorders but instead, back problems are the root cause of most limbs kinematics abnormalities and consequent injuries.

Of course, a sophisticated education is necessary. Even if the horse responds naturally to adjustments of the trainer’s back, there are many reasons such as speed, or weight on the bit, that will annihilate the horse’s perception. The in hand education of the IHTC guides you step by step through this subtle education.      

A Better Equitation

Proper functioning of the horse’s thoracolumbar spine is essentially dynamic. Gaits and performances cannot be created through greater amplitude of the horse’s vertebral column movements but instead through greater sophistication in the coordination of numerous and minuscule muscles’ contractions and compensatory contractions. Such orchestration is mostly influenced by subtle adjustments of the rider’s back. Once one has experienced working in hand the feeling of a horse adjusting the work of his vertebral column to nuances in muscle tone of the trainer back muscles, one can evolve to an equitation based on minute movements and sophisticated adjustments of the rider’s back. “The biomechanics of the vertebral column, although very complex, are of vital importance because they form the basis of all body’s movements,” (Leo B. Jeffcott, Natural rigidity of the horse’s backbone , 1980) The biomechanics of the horse’s vertebral column and consequent limbs’ kinematics can effectively be corrected. The condition evidently is that the rider’s vertebral column works in agreement with the biomechanics of the horse’s vertebral column. This is a better equitation.   

    

 

In Hand Dressage Therapy Course (IHTC) is designed for Veternarians, therapists anxious to further their knowledge as well as riders/trainers interested in extending their ability to reeducate horses and prevent injuries. IHTC provides both, knowledge and the practical application of knowledge.

Three  studies,  – “In Hand Technique” – “Equine biomechanics and corrective biomechanics” – “Case study”

The In Hand Technique is the zest of classicism. (FIrst 6 mths, then 2 for 7 and 8 -1)

-The technique is inspired from General Decarpentry’s Academic Equitation and updated to actual knowledge of the equine physiology.

-This specific in hand technique allows accessing and influencing the horse’s vertebral column mechanism. (Most limbs kinematics abnormalities originate from improper functioning of the horse’s thoracolumbar spine).

- instructive videos teach first the basic and then, the many subtleties of the technique. (It does not take long to teach the basics, however, there is a lot more to this technique than walking next to the horse performing some movements. The in hand education focuses on achieving sophisticated control of the horse’s vertebral column mechanism.)

The continuing education series (biomechanics) explains,

- How the horse’s physique is designed to work, (functional horse).

- Kinematics abnormalities leading to injuries

- Kinematics abnormalities created by training misconceptions.

For instance, the first study explains and demonstrates the hind and front limbs braking and propulsive activities, how they can be modified and enhanced. The next study focuses on the management and forward transmission of the thrust generated by the hind legs forward through the vertebral column, etc.

The case studies are not necessarily about in hand work. Their purpose is to demonstrate analytic and thought processes leading to the source of the kinematics abnormality causing injury. No successful therapy can be completed without addressing the root of the problem. However, it is not always easy to identify the source of the kinematic abnormalities.

-The  time frame selected for this course, allows time to gradually master the technique. The in hand technique is sophisticated and demands practice.

-The course can be started anytime. The  course starts at the date of purchase. The three  studies, “In hand Education”, “Biomechanics and Corrective Biomechanics”, and “Case Studies”, follows a progressive order of difficulty.

-Studies are DVDs (shipped via UPS) and PDF files .

Also a private  group for questions to Jean Luc.

On the private group Jean Luc answers questions daily and much information and help is on the forum. Extra documents and videos are on the private forum.

-The course provides information that cannot be found anywhere else. Some of the videos and documents are exclusive to the IHTC.

DVD mail order course (online course below)

Fees and conditions.

Single annual payment, $3100.00

Monthly DVD subscription payment, $442.00 per month. (8 months cost $3536.00)

Buy one  DVD course at a time $450.00 Plus Shipping

 

IHTC DVD

IHTC 1 IHTC 2 IHTC 3 IHTC 4 IHTC 5 IHTC 6 IHTC 7 IHTC 8

Fees includes shipments.

Studies are mailed on a course section .

Payments can be made through PayPal, jeanluc@scienceofmotion.com

or by check to Jean Luc Cornille.

370 Crooked Creek Road

Eatonton, GA 31024

                                                        

The first DVD package will come with the DVD “One Hand on his Shoulder”.

If you have any question, please contact Helyn, helyn@scienceofmotion.com

Tel, 706-485-1217

We have created the IHTC dressage biomechanics course online as well.

The documents are emailed to you.The videos can viewed online and DL.

contact Helyn@scienceofmotion.com for more information.

Buy one online course at a time

Price is $385. USD per course

(once you have purchased all 8 you then are invited to the private forum)

Subscribe online course 8 mthly payments of  $350.

With a subscription you are invited to the private group limited to 5 years. A subscription to private forum after 5 yrs is available.

Once you have paid please email helyn@scienceofmotion.com for set up instructions

I will approve and move you to the group then send you the link to the video page and email you the documents.

As well if you are on Facebook will add you to the private complementary group for questions and discussions with Jean Luc.

Enjoy the journey!

Questions? contact helyn@scienceofmotion.com