This is part 2 of our conversation with Mary Hunter.   We are continuing to use Mary’s recent StaleCheerios blog posts as the launching point for a series of interesting discussions. Mary’s April post: “Assess your Reinforcement Delivery” gave us a lot to talk about.  I especially liked this topic because it let us talk about how much we can influence our horse’s balance through the thoughtful use of food delivery.  

We’ve talked about this a lot for horses.  In this episode we consider how the details that we focus on for horses might also be relevant to dog training.

Episode 188 Mary Hunter Pt 2 Reinforcement Strategies

Episode 289 Michaela Hempen and Anita Schnee Feldenkrais Work Pt 3: The Role of Visualization in Riding Instruction 

For the past ten years Michaela has been studying with a Feldenkrais Practitioner, Nathalie Van Cauwenberghe.  In the previous episodes Michaela described some of the riding challenges which the Feldenkrais work has helped her to solve. 

Nathalie does not speak English well enough to participate in the podcast, so I invited Anita Schnee to join us.  Anita is also a Feldenkrais Practitioner so we will be drawing on her expertise as we continue with this conversation.  

In this episode we begin with a discussion of visualizations and the use of metaphors.  Riding and the Feldenkrais™ work are both kinesthetic experiences.  Translating what you feel into words can be a struggle, especially when you want those words to function as instructions.  The use of visualizations helps to create translations.

Episode 289 Michaela Hempen And Anita Schnee Feldenkrais Work Pt 3: Visualization

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Episode 289 Michaela Hempen And Anita Schnee Feldenkrais Work Pt 3: Visualization

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