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| Sydney Collier |
It has been the most amazing year so far and Wyburn and I
have been keeping ourselves super busy training daily and showing almost every
weekend this season! In April we relocated to Millbrook NY to train with Wes
Dunham at his farm called Woodstock Stables.
My mom’s minivan became a horse trailer and Wyburn and I traveled in
style J
My Mom said Wyburn was the best horse she has ever trailered and she would be
happy to take him anywhere hehehehe!
Wyburn settled in nicely at the new barn and everybody loves him-horses
and riders alike.
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| Sydney & Wyburn her Equicizer |
Every day I ride
Wyburn at least 30 minutes before my lesson, and let me tell you the improvements
in my hip flexors, balance, and overall flexibility is mind blowing. I am able to warm up all my body parts at my
pace, and then when I climb on Wentworth (my horse) for my lesson we can get
right on to the learning! How can I tell
things are looser you might wonder-well for me the biggest thing I notice is
that when I get on Wyburn I often need help to swing my leg over his back, and
when I am warmed up I can do this movement without any help-something I
LOVE!!!
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| Sydney, Journey, and Wyburn |
Before I had my Equicizer I had
to spend at least the first 15 minutes of each lesson focused on getting my
body loosened up and listening, before we could even begin to think about
warming up my horse. This took up a huge
part of our lesson time, and was frustrating to everyone - because we were all mentally
ready to get to work. Now I am ready to
go as soon as I mount up! After I ride
I spend between 1 and ½ to 2 hours on Wyburn something Wentworth would like to personally
send a big horsey kiss to Frankie for inventing the Equicizer!
I have a lot of work to do to be at my peak
performance in dressage, and it isn’t fair to expect Wentworth to continue
working when he has been a good boy!
That’s when Wyburn steps in and he will keep working as long as I keep
moving J
The other huge thing Wyburn has helped me with is straightening out my
seat. My trainer, Wes Dunham, and I can
pinpoint when the problem begins and with a mirror I can focus on correcting
what my silly brain keeps telling me is straight.
By moving, watching and reacting like I
would on a real horse, I have been able to recreate these corrections on my own
horse and improve my riding skills incredibly.
Cardio wise I am able to withstand much more activity on and off the
horse, and recently I have been working with a fitness trainer to incorporate
Wyburn into my daily exercise regime. Wyburn,
Wentworth, and I are working hard to reach for our dreams, and help change
people’s perception of disabilities! Every day I remind myself RIDE STRONG and
enjoy every day :)
The Equicizer is a proud sponsor of Sydney Collier, to learn more about the Equicizer and the creator, visit Equicizer.com or call 419-663-1472 or email info@equicizer.com for more information.
