Sapphire_W
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Reged: 25/08/2005
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Loc: London/Berks & More
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Also in NL as not sure where to put this, sorry...
Hi,
I've been implementing some of Mary Wanless' ideas into my teaching for a few years and must say they work wonders with many riders. I am wondering about attending one of her Teacher Training courses but seeing they are mega expensive I thought I would ask you all if you or anyone you know has done it?
Thanks!
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Tonks
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Reged: 05/10/2008
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I can't tell you about the teacher training, but I did attend one of her riding courses where there were lots of coaches.
I found Mary herself to be very goog where she really raised my awareness of certain issues and she appeared to get right to the heart of the matter (felt like a complete beginner at the end of it.) But it was definitely a learning curve! But, I didn't find the other coaches as good as their teaching was rather 'formulaic'.
I am still having lessons with a coach (been around the big name courses and is a BHS II) and again, some of the teaching methods appear formulaic and we don't always seem to move on, like I do with my dressage instructor. None the less, now competing at Pre Novice so it has clearly helped!
However, it is a way of teaching like any other. Therefore, it can be prescriptive, but RWYM just uses different names. Also bear in mind, that she uses a classical approach so things might be quite different from what you're used to - flexion and so on!
Personally, I still like to go to a non RWYM instructor as well to get a balance! Therefore, I can integrate all methods of teaching into my riding as I don't think one method is enough.
RWYM is very good however, for raising awarness of body asymmetry and so on which can only help in riding/teaching. You'd be surprised how many wonky riders I spot now even 'good' ones!
I think with the coaching you have to move on with it and set youself goals in order to complete the steps (I guess that's up to Mary somewhat!) There was one lady on it who was a bit of a 'groupie'. She'd been 'training' for eons and really wasn't a very good rider and I would most certainly not want her teaching me! Obviously, there were differing abilities on the course but (and I may be way off the mark) the ones who were training appeared to be the poorer ones and didn't appear to have such a rounded horse experience like that of BHS instructors (but that might be just on that course!)
I'm hoping to take my BHS II early next year and I think that Mary's teachings will almost certainly play a key role but I will use anything else I can get my hands on as well!
Maybe if you've come from the BHS tradition you could integrate her methods into your teaching [as you already do]to become a really rounded teacher but obviously you've got to be good at observing the problem, finding a solution and then coherently communicating a set of ideas to your pupils.
Not sure this helps!
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