Energi-ridning v. Lika Ottosen

16/09/2025

Hvis du overvejer at sende mig videre… 🐴💔

Så vil jeg gerne have, du hører mit hjerte, bare et øjeblik.

Jeg forstår godt, at livet ændrer sig. At veje skilles. Måske er det tid for os begge. Men jeg håber, du vil gøre dig umage -for min skyld.

🔹 Lad ikke pengene vælge mit nye hjem 💰❌
Vælg ikke dem, der byder højest, vælg dem, der mærker mig. Ser mig. Dem, der vil mig for den jeg er, ikke bare min gangart, min farve eller mine præstationer 🙏

🔹 Lån mig helst ikke ud først 🚚➡️🚚
Én flytning er rigeligt. Ét farvel mere er ikke det jeg har brug for 🥹
Giv mig chancen for at lande trygt og godt et sted og kunne blive dér.
Det hjælper du med til, ved at være ærlig om hvem jeg er ❤️

🔹 Sælg mig helst ikke på afbetaling 💳💭
Hvis man ikke har råd til mig fra starten, har man måske heller ikke råd til alt det, jeg har brug for bagefter og det er ikke bare ting… det er mit liv.

🔹 Se på mig, virkelig se mig 👁️🐎
Hvad har jeg brug for, for at have det godt? Ro? Venner? Foldtid? Kærlige hænder? Jeg kan ikke sige det med ord, men du kender mig. Du ved det.

🔹 Spørg ind, og lyt 👂❤️
Hvad drømmer mit måske-nye menneske om? Passer jeg til det? Kan jeg give dem det, de søger? Og passer de til mig? Vær ærlig. For vores begges skyld.

Jeg beder dig ikke om at lade være. Kun om at gøre det med hjertet
Jeg har været din, du kender mig. Jeg stoler på, at du vælger med kærlighed, også når du skal give slip 🐾❤️

– Din hest 🐎❤️

16/09/2025

Lidt til træning !

16/09/2025

Progression of the seat…. If you are in anterior pelvic tilt with a hollow low back, it prevents your hips from moving with the horse- it’s a MAJOR fault.
You first need to fix your pelvis….
Then you need to engage your abs in order to bring your torso back over top of your pelvis

And this isn’t going to happen all at once!
You might ride in this middle position for quite a while until you are able to do a lower ab crunch in order to fix your hollow lower back, without accidentally back falling into the original habit shown in the first picture!!!

The first picture and the third might initially look similar…. But in my experience (with hundreds of students) to get from the first position to the third, you HAVE to go through a stage of looking like this middle picture (or something similar).

When I get students from scratch, I can usually plop them into a position that’s halfway between the second and third photo. But if I get someone who has been riding with a hollow back for years, we typically have to do an exaggerated seat until we get their hips moving again.

I have a lot of experience with fixing this particular problem - that said, I’m not claiming to have the only path that leads to Rome. But I have seen a lot of other paths not quite get there. In my experience, you first have to sit in whatever position helps get your hips moving!!! Then you can fix up the final alignment later.

15/09/2025

❤️

“But My Kid Loves Horses…”
Rethinking the Lessons Behind the Lessons

Many children are naturally drawn to horses. There’s something magical about their size, their gentleness, their wild beauty. And as parents, caregivers, or educators, we want to nurture that love.

So we sign them up for riding lessons. Pony rides. Camps. We watch their faces light up as they sit in the saddle.

But amidst the smiles, it’s worth pausing to ask:

🌿 What are we teaching—without meaning to?
Are we showing them that love looks like control?
That a being’s value lies in how well they obey?
That if a horse is quiet, they must be happy?

The truth is, many horses “comply” because they’ve learned resistance is unsafe or futile. They may look peaceful, but they’re often silently enduring discomfort—from hash bits, heavy saddles, unbalanced riders, or relentless pressure to perform.

What if, instead, we helped children discover a deeper way?

✨ That true connection doesn’t require domination.
✨ That real listening includes respecting a “no.”
✨ That being with is just as beautiful as doing to.

Let’s raise a generation of horse lovers who don’t seek to ride—but to relate. To observe. To care. To honor.

Because it’s never too early to learn mutual respect.

Know someone thinking about riding lessons for their child? Share this post with them.
It could plant the seed of a gentler path.

15/09/2025

Rigtig vigtig viden om balance i hesten

Balance er et af de mest fascinerende og samtidig oversete områder i arbejdet med heste. 🤩

Mange forbinder balance med, hvordan hesten bevæger sig fysisk – hvorvidt den “går på forparten” eller “kommer bagfra”.
Men balance er meget mere end det.

Den er også en afspejling af hestens indre tilstand. 🌸

Når hesten bliver usikker eller forskrækket, aktiveres dens nervesystem, f.eks med reaktionen flugt, og balancen flytter sig.

Pludselig bærer den mere vægt bagud, løfter hovedet og spænder kroppen. Når den derimod er tryg, kan du se det modsatte ske: kroppen falder lidt til ro, bevægelsen bliver mere flydende, og blikket blødere. ❤️

At træne balance handler derfor ikke kun om gymnastiske øvelser, men i høj grad også om at skabe tryghed.

Når din hest er stærk og balanceret i kroppen, styrkes ofte også dens ro 💚

15/09/2025

Yes

15/09/2025

At have “flex” i bækken betyder at du kan følge en hest i bevægelse

15/09/2025

At kunne føle hvornår du sidder på dine sædeben og hvilken indvirkning det har på belastning eller aflastning af hestens bærende muskel i ryggen - betyder så meget for om hesten kan bevæge sig under en rytter😋

📸 Using photos is invaluable for helping riders understand that what they feel isn’t always what’s actually happening.

This rider felt the photo on the left was neutral – it’s how she sits in the saddle, it’s where her pelvis naturally goes. After some pelvic tilting, I asked her to actually put weight into her seat bones. The stool is perfect for this – a flat, hard surface gives instant feedback.

When she saw the photo her first thought was: “But I thought that was a posterior tilt.”

👉 Relative to where she started, yes.
👉 But when we asked her to actually sit in posterior tilt while keeping shoulder–hip alignment, she couldn’t. The only way she could get there was by curving her whole spine into a “C.”

This is common. Riders who live in anterior tilt often think neutral feels like posterior – and can’t reach and isolated posterior tilt because of stiffness, weakness, or lack of control. Yet that ability to move through the range is what we need in riding.

One comment I often get is: “But we don’t want to hold ourselves in one position when riding.”
💯 Correct – we don’t. But if you can’t even find neutral and maintain it at rest, how do you expect to stabilise and move with the horse while giving independent aids?

And here’s the controversial bit…
👉 We’ve normalised anterior tilt so much it looks “correct” to so many riders.
👉 Some even promote 3-point contact – loading the p***c arch as well as the seat bones. But no evidence supports this as a healthy or effective weight-bearing strategy. The seat bones evolved for sitting – the p***c arch didn’t.

Yes, saddle fit matters (seat size, femur length, balance). But a saddle is not the answer. It can’t give you neutral – it can only nudge you one way or another.

The responsibility is on the rider. Neutral isn’t about holding still – it’s your starting point. From there you need pelvic, hip, and spinal mobility and control so you can follow the horse and give truly independent aids.

👉 The saddle can support you. But it won’t do the job for you.
👉 Riders have to take responsibility for their posture, mobility, and awareness if they want true balance.

🔗www.pegasusphysio.co.uk

13/09/2025

Men hestens hjerne kan også meget, som vores ikke kan. Som nævnt er hesten bedre til at overordnet motorisk arbejde, hvilket er smart...

13/09/2025

Den her hest var grunden til at jeg ønskede mig en hest i den farve - for mig er det natur fave - og min har zebra striber for at det ik skal være løgn - så bliver det ikke mere “natur hest” og hvad er en quaterhorse? - Spansk + fuldblod og så mange generationer af selektering - en hurtig hest op korte strækninger med en godt tempereret ♥️

In Dances with Wolves, actor Kevin Costner is seen riding the beautiful buckskin horse we all came to know as “Cisco.” 🐎

But did you know? Cisco’s real name was Plain Justin Bar, affectionately called “Justin.” Far more than just a movie star, Justin was an award-winning Quarter Horse, admired for his strength, agility, and temperament.

Quarter Horses are one of America’s most beloved breeds, known for their versatility and reliability – qualities that made Justin the perfect choice for a film where both horse and rider had to shine. His presence added authenticity and heart to a movie that remains a classic today.

So next time you watch Dances with Wolves, take a moment to appreciate not only Kevin Costner’s performance but also the incredible horse beneath him – a true star in his own right. 🌟🐴

13/09/2025

Det her er enirgi ridning ♥️ kontrol med din energi kommer fra sædet - men ikke hvis vi bare lader os tranportere og ikke giver “lov” til frem.