Category Archives: Flatwork

Members have the opportunity over the next several Fridays to brush up on their flatwork skills under the eye of Mary Finneran. There are few instructors who are better able to identify and isolate one or two critical details to a specific horse and rider partnership. Mary doesn’t bombard her pupils with advice — she pinpointsContinue reading “Flatwork lessons start this Friday at Glenleary”

Friday evening’s session at Glenleary was conducted in Mediterranean conditions but both riders and horses put in maximum effort to make best use of Mary’s tuition time. Tanya in particular really enjoyed this series of lessons. She put it very well when she said that, whatever it is about Mary, she can get rider and horseContinue reading “Connecting horse and rider at Glenleary”

This Friday sees the first in a series of flatwork lessons with Mary Finneran at Glenleary. Many of us are glad to relax slightly after the high point of the Derby last weekend but it’s nice to keep things ticking over with a lesson now and again so that there’s no mad panic before theContinue reading “Flatwork lessons with Mary Finneran”

Mary Devine’s flatwork lessons would be of great benefit to any rider, not just those thinking of forthcoming dressage tests. On Friday night her focus was on the horses’ way of going, concentrating specifically on encouraging them to flex and bend and use their bodies fully. She emphasised the importance of building up their muscleContinue reading “Flatwork lessons focus on fundamentals”