“ A pioneer in the field of teaching riding”
Horse Sport
“ I fully recommend Mary Wanless’s teaching
methods to anyone who really wants to understand and ride
with their mind. At the end of the day. That’s the
only way to get the best from your horse”.
Kyra Kirkland
“Heels down” “Shoulders back” “Sit
up tall in the saddle” “Hands up - hands down” “Lean
back” “ Keep your lower leg still”. Anyone
who has ever had a riding lesson will have heard one or all
of these instructions. Do we really know what they mean?
Learning to ride well is a mammoth task, far larger than
most people realise, yet Mary Wanless believes that virtually
every rider can master the essential skills of riding if
they are given the right tools. Whilst the world of riding
is rich in descriptions about what horse & rider ‘should’ look
like, we lack specific and helpful information about exactly ‘how’ to
produce these results.
Just as Equine Behaviourists have opened our understanding
into our horse’s minds and de-coded the communication
between ourselves and our horses, Mary Wanless has translated
the language of riding. For 24 years her mission has been
to reveal the secrets of great horsemanship, and her groundbreaking
research and understanding provides riders with simple pieces
of clear information and direct tools for implementing them.
International lecturer and renowned author of over 100,000
sales, Mary has developed her methodology through combining
research from her equestrian studies as a BHSI, and her continuing
studies in BSc Applied Sports Coaching, BSc Physics, Neuro-Linguistic
Programming. Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Tai Chi, Massage,
Anatomy, and Educational Kineseology. Not only has she identified
the specifics necessary to transform your riding, but also,
she has harnessed these with a complete understanding of
how best to get this information into the mind of the rider.
Based on what she calls the biomechanical demands of riding,
Mary has considered the riders effects upon the horse. In
a short space of time she can realign weight and balance
and offer learning strategies that empowers the rider to
connect to the horse in a way that makes sense to him, so
allowing him to move into ‘self-carriage’, whilst
at the same time allowing the rider the security, stability
and effectiveness in the saddle that they have always dreamt
of.
Mary works internationally across 4 continents, Europe,
USA, Australia, South Africa, with riders from novice to
club to Olympic standards. These practises are designed to
be implemented from the beginning of our riding journey and
all the way through it. Her most recent 5th book ‘Ride
With Your Mind Essentials’ joins her highly successful
four previous titles ‘Ride With Your Mind’, ‘Ride
With Your Mind Masterclass’, ‘For the Good of
the Horse’, and ‘For the Good of the Rider’.
Mary is soon to embark on another of her highly successful
annual tours of riding centres across the UK, demonstrating
her methods to ever-growing audiences.
Mary’s demonstrations are a must for any rider at
any level of competency, beginner to advanced, for indeed
they can help transform you into the rider that you always
dreamt you were meant to be. As Maria Thompson from the Leicester
Mercury experienced ‘In 5 minutes I was given the key
to the door I had been knocking on since I was 9 years old – the
key to riding well’.
In a world often steeped in tradition, Mary is truly bringing
through something remarkably revolutionary.
Demonstrations start at 7.30pm and cost £17.50 adult
and £12.50 junior.
You can book tickets by sending cheques made payable to MWD
and a SAE to: MWD @ Dido Fisher, 5 Albert Mansions, Hove,
East Sussex, BN3 2FS stating the demonstration you wish to
attend and the number of tickets you require. Call 01273
736083 (sorry no credit cards) or visit the website www.mary-wanless.com for more details.
