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"Oh my God! I've never been able to ride like this before. This is huge."
"Thank you again for putting on that WONDERFUL Balimo clinic!! We had a blast!"
-Balimo Clinic Participants
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Expand Your Riding With a Balimo Clinic. Bad riding is usually the result of bad body awareness and position. Balance in motion – the Balimo riding program – can bring dramatic improvements. Balimo – the German-originated, rider-focused process endorsed by Olympic Gold Medalist Heike Kemmer and Dressage Champion Dr. Cesar Parra - is now available from Hollie McNeil and Riding Right Farm. For riders who are stuck in a rut, hitting a plateau, or blaming their horse when the rider's position is the issue, a Balimo clinic is a science-based approach to increase awareness, agility, and riding performance. |
What Is Balimo?
In simplest terms, Balimo is the name for the concept of Balance in Motion. Balimo is a program created by German Sports Physiologist Eckert Meyners and implemented by German National School Faculty Chairman Hannes Mueller to help riders develop a better sense of balance, locate blockages and develop a plan to improve a sensitive and effective seat.
So many riders stay stuck at a certain point for years, and many never reach their horse's true potential.
Commonly, riders blame their horse for being the faulty party. Balimo seeks balance within the rider's body and focuses on the role of the balance between mind and body. Riders at all levels and in all disciplines routinely find frustration in communicating with their horse; Balimo provides proven, science-based techniques for unblocking the body's movement and helping the rider's relationship with the horse.
Clinician Hollie McNeil
Having completed the intensive and rigorous Balimo Instructors program, Hollie is a graduate Balimo instructor. The program covers a broad list of human and equine performance topics, such as human physiology, rider stress and anxiety, learning styles, and of course classical riding and training.
Hollie has been actively involved in Balimo Clinics and Symposiums here in the US and training workshops in Germany at the German Riding School with Eckart Meyners and the head of the Riding School faculty, Hannes Mueller.
Hollie is the owner and head trainer of Riding Right Farm in South Cambridge, New York. Hollie is responsible for the teaching of more than 100 students every week. While many of farm's students are actively involved in the world of competition, Hollie believes riding should fulfill not only competitive goals but also personal goals, such as satisfaction, confidence and especially the effect a good riding experience can have on the rider's personal and professional life. Her formal equestrian education includes training with highly regarded dressage instructors in the US, Germany, and in New Zealand. She trains and competes client's horses, as well as her own through the FEI level.
What is a Balimo Clinic?
A Balimo Clinic includes lectures and discussions on the topic of human and equine physiology, an exercise class to put those theories into practice, and riding sessions that incorporate the principles of the Balimo Equestrian Program. In a clinic, riding spots are limited but non-riding participants will learn from the lectures/discussions, the exercise class, and from observing the riding sessions. Participants will learn:
Clinic Types:
1-Day Clinic
3-Day Clinic
Typically Friday night to Sunday afternoon.
Example schedule:
