I love her approach, tips, insights - but $497 is a lot of money!
Here is the link to the course: http://www.effortlessridercourse.com/join.html?inf_contact_key=2eac27bef2d109ae9be4dc05bb667f9c292c2d457acc2d1269e038e73bc87dc6
Thoughts?
Hmmm — it is a lot of money in one way, but if you account for what even a small show would cost, or that new gorgeous riding jacket…and you can watch it repeatedly.
I’d not take it because I’m too far gone in my ways and habits and old bones
but if I was a serious rider, and if I got only one key piece of information that worked for me, then I’d think it was worth the money.
It has been a lifelong quest to be able to ride with as subtle cues as possible, to have the lightest possible horse and to use my body, weight, abs, breath as it can influence the horse in amazing ways, they are so incredibly sensitive, and it is magic sometimes.
The kick for go and the pull for stop is ingrained in so many of us.
I’d definitely like a conversation with someone who has taken it first…since word of mouth is the best advertising.
Thanks, Foxtrot’s - that’s pretty much what I was thinking 
I’m old myself! Oy. However, you make a good point about the cost vs potential benefit and the comparison with what one would pay for shows, jackets, etc. being “comparable” - and the “one key nugget” thing = golden! :yes:
I am bringing along my 4 1/2 year old homebred, and I attempt to be hyper-aware of how I influence her during training; Wendy’s tips and tools are SO helpful to aiding with self-awareness - as well as helping with balance and symmetry (we are ALL asymmetrical.)
I am also a LL trainer (eventing, which of course includes dressage 
), and am always looking for additional ways to help my students, many of whom are women with desk jobs who don’t have time for the regimen I follow (daily workouts, LOTS of stretching, core mobilization exercises, targeted strengthening, etc.), though one of them has taken two clinics with Wendy at my urging. (I went to one of them as an auditor and got to meet Linda Tellington-Jones!! 
Obviously got a pic with her.)
Wendy’s tips are often simple, and can be implemented pretty efficiently: a bonus.
Anyway, though my show expenses are non-existent at the moment (and I have enough jackets for when I DO eventually take my girl to a show), I am considering this as an “investment” - though of course I would love to get some input from someone who has utilized some of Wendy’s techniques and can give me some feedback.
TIA for any other thoughts!
You sound a lot like the ‘old’ me in the past in background, etc. I’m loving my homebred mare, now being shown by a super rider who is so keen to do right by her and doing dressage mostly.
“The kick for go and the pull for stop is ingrained in so many of us.”
I find that a very odd comment in the Dressage forum. ???
Look - lots of beginners have had to start somewhere and many times it was not with a sophisticated dressage trainer, and others rode as kids and did not have the advantages of regular lessons. I’ve had to teach the re-learning with a number of people/kids. Not quite sure where you are coming from, Mondo.
So for the course price you get online content, but not the actual dvd of the content. But you get other dvds, and according to her website, lifetime access to the course material. As an investment in your teaching skills, this might be very useful, if you already know you like her work. It’s not just the actual information, but also learning from a “master teacher” who can present it well.
That said, I don’t have any experience with her system, but the things she refers to on the course promo all sound good. It’s interesting that she developed this program coming out of a serious accident, which reminds me of Sally Swift developing centered riding in response to her own scoliosis.
It is true that adult riders and re-riders in particular, who are a growing part of the marketplace (almost no grownup ladies rode when I was a kid!), can have very ingrained default reactions, and need more than the instructions aimed at children, particularly at talented children.
Good points ^^ - thanks for the input
