Resonant Riding

27/02/2024

We are forever grateful for these amazing creatures we have the privilege of connecting with on a daily basis. They are so patient and kind, they speak volumes in their stillness 💞

24/02/2024

"The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to it's limited in voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile."
~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

We often idealize ease - and there is value in rest. That said, life’s most enjoyable moments usually occur when we are pushing ourselves - exploring the limits of what is possible. Difficult horses help us stretch our skills as trainers. For me Þólinn (pictured rearing here) has been one of those horses. He has always challenged me. And it has always been worthwhile.

19/02/2024

🎶 inspiration comes today from the fantastic book by Rick Rubin “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” he says :

“Living life as an artist is a practice.
You are either engaging in the practice or you’re not.
It makes no sense to say you’re not good at it.
It’s like saying, “I’m not good at being a monk.” You are either living as a monk or you’re not.
We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output.
The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.” 🌱

What do you do when not riding or in the stable to keep “practicing” your progress as an equestrian? Do you read books? Watch documentaries? Maybe you work on another artform that compliments how you approach your riding? For me, writing music with friends and problem solving new songs is a great form of practice as I have to listen and respond in an appropriate manner that enhances the music, much as I’m doing when riding my horse. 🎹

photo by Cathy Luo

08/02/2024

Lala & Carrie performing together in a show in 2019 🌋 Collaboration and community is what Resonant Riding is all about and The Knights of Iceland performance team has not only been an incredible creative outlet for Lala & Carrie but also a fantastic opportunity to come together with their piers to work on training ideas and techniques. But most of all, to have fun together!

03/02/2024

⭐️ Fundamental February ⭐️ This month we will be focusing on sharing with you our Fundamentals here at Resonant Riding and how they work! For anyone that purchases our online Fundamentals in February, you will get a free online consultation with Carrie and Lala. ❓❓But what are the Fundamentals?❓❓

Our Fundamentals are everything you need to understand our philosophy and how to apply it at home with your horse! Our goal is to empower YOU to be creative and independent by giving you these tools to use in your own unique way:

✨Our Handbooks 1 & 2 that explain our principles from cultivating the creative mindset to our training pyramid
✨ Detailed info on 8 different exercises that you can use in your training
✨ 8 videos showing how to vary each exercises for use in the arena, on the trail, and in different gaits and patterns
✨8 Multi Media lectures that break down information on what each exercise is, how to ride it, and why we use it in our training
✨Manuscripts that you can print and take with you to the barn to reference as you train ✨Regularly updated and added content from Carrie and Lala

🔸 Go to our website: www.resonantriding.com and click “Join Our Community” to learn more and sign up today! 🔸

30/01/2024

Today we explore improvisation and vulnerability. Lala finds inspiration from the book “Faith, Hope and Carnage” by Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan for both her equestrian and musical journeys.

27/01/2024

What do you get when you purchase our Resonant Riding Fundamentals?

Our Fundamentals are everything you need to understand our philosophy and how to apply it at home with your horse! Our goal is to empower YOU to be able to be creative and independent by giving you these tools:

✨Our Handbooks 1 & 2 that explain our principles from cultivating the creative mindset to our training pyramid
✨ Detailed info on 8 different exercises that you can use in your training
✨ 8 videos showing how to vary each exercises for use in the arena, on the trail, and in different gaits and patterns
✨8 Multi Media lectures that break down information on what each exercise is, how to ride it, and why we use it in our training
✨Manuscripts that you can print and take with you to the barn to reference as you train

Go to our website and click “Join Our Community” to learn more and sign up today!

27/01/2024

20/01/2024

Did you know that the Resonant Riding founders Carrie and Lala are core leaders and members of the Knights of Iceland team. Many of the principles we use in Knights of Iceland are the same training principles we implement in your Resonant Riding philosophy. In our drills quality of movement in our horses is cultivated as we hone our pattern precision and regulate our horses speed to match the group. Similarly, in Resonant Riding we focus on the tools of speed and directional control to develop our horses quality of movement in training sessions. Another aspect of our Knights performances is how we ride forward with power and energy as a closely knit group encouraging the horses and riders to feed off one another. In Resonant Riding we hold dear Icelandic traditions of riding with power and utilizing natural elements such as riding together to bring out the best in our horses!

19/01/2024

“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” ~Aristotle ❄️❄️❄️ How are all our fellow equestrians fairing these last few weeks of winter? Lots of breaking ice buckets and hauling waters? Yeah, us too! But we still love winter 💙

17/01/2024

Happy 2024 everyone! 💫🌋💫
We are excited to get back to work in the New Year and bring you lots of new ideas and content as we go along.
We would like to kick off January with a little give away! 🎁

We are giving away a FREE downloadable copy of our Resonant Riding Handbook I 📕

To enter all you have to do is:
1. Tag a friend in the comments below
2. Make sure you and your friend are following
3. Share this post to your story

We will pick a random winner on Jan. 31st! 🏆

02/11/2023

November is here!!!! 🍂 of course that means it’s time for our 4th annual freestyle competition which encourages fun, creativity and balance with your equine friends. This year we will be doing things a bit differently. It’s been quite a busy year for Carrie and Lala and unfortunately it did not allow us the time to compile all the judges, sponsors and prizes we usually offer. So for 2023 we are asking you all to submit freestyles via instagram 1-5 minutes long. Use the hashtag AND tag our account when you post. You have until November 30th. We will select the top 9 favourite videos and then we will do an online voting to pick the top 3 winners. 🥇 1st place will receive our entire Resonant Riding Fundmental resources 📚,🥈2nd & 🥉3rd place will receive our handbooks 1&2 📕📗 we can’t wait to see what you all come up with this year, you never disappoint! ✨🐴✨

09/10/2023

inspiration comes from the book “Faith, Hope and Carnage” by Nick Cave and Seán O’ Hagen. Nick has some lovely thoughts on the art of improvisation. He says “It seems to me that my best ideas are accidents. It’s about having a deep understanding of what you’re doing but, at the same time, being free enough to let the chips fall where they may. It’s about preparation, but it’s also about letting things happen” ✨ We couldn’t agree more! As we often say, we learn the theory so that we can forget it and mistakes are golden opportunities of discovery.

22/09/2023

quote from our Handbook II ✨ You can purchase our Handbooks anytime on our website or they are included in our Resonant Riding Fundamentals 🧡

28/07/2023

New blog post ✍️

“I always like people who have developed long and hard, particularly through introspection and a lot of dedication. I think that what they arrive at is, usually, deeper and more beautiful tha…

26/07/2023

Carrie and Lala have been putting their collaboration to the true test and are preparing for Icelandic Horse World Championships in The Netherlands with the stallion Geysir frá Kvistum. It’s been such an incredible journey through the creative process together and we can’t wait to see what happens next! You can live stream the competition on .tv to cheer them on!

20/05/2023

Sorry we’ve been a bit quiet, it’s been a wild spring with back to back to back to back shows, performances, presentations, clinics and more. We are exhausted but also so inspired. Working hard is always more fun when you’re doing it together! Our dear friend and sponsor Trudy Midas of EspanaSilk Grooming Products snapped this candid photo of Carrie and Lala preparing to perform in the Equine Affaire Fantasia. ✨💖✨ Did you catch any of our April or May Events?

22/04/2023

Our Nordic Mindset Demo is one of our favourite presentations. We had a lot of fun inviting our friend to present with us at this years Ohio photo by