Day 2 saw another round of presentations. Jack Murphy, convenor of this year's symposium kept up a cracking pace with 10 presentations followed by another practical demostration then even more presentations! Certainly value for money at this conference but it can be a bit hard to remember everything we saw and heard. There are a diverse group of people here-scientists, horse industry educators and equestrian participants which makes for a wide range of interests. It was great to have a member of the FEI veterinary panel here as well as the tremendous support of the Royal Dublin Society (who hosted the event in thier wonderful club and showgrounds).
Relevant to our NCAS elearning project was a presentaiton by K Morgan et all in conjunction with the Swedish National Equestrian Centre on goal seeting as a means of planning training session to improve a showjumping rider's skill development. The approach was to break down the skills required into 4 categories to spend around 2.5 weeks per step focusing on: 1. Rider's seat & balance 2. Rider's control and effecgiveness of the aids 3. Rythm and approach to the fence 4. jumping a course. Although this seems obvious and would not enable a beginner to become a polished performer, the reserachers found that by setting goals for each stage it was easier for the riders to develop a sense of satisfaction for each stage of skill development as well as a better comprehension of what is required to jump a course. it also gave the riders and coach a common basis for analysing performance. The researchers' website: www.stromsholm.com
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