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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 💞
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 💞
"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.
🎶 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
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!
⭐️ 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! 🔸
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.
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!
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!
“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 💙
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! 🏆
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! ✨🐴✨
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.
quote from our Handbook II ✨ You can purchase our Handbooks anytime on our website or they are included in our Resonant Riding Fundamentals 🧡
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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!
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?
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
We had so much fun presenting for you at the Ohio Thank you for coming and thank you for the wonderful photos!
Just finished our Nordic Mindset presentation at 🤩 our boys were the stars and we love them so much. If you missed today don’t worry, we will be doing a demo on using dressage as a tool and not an exercise as well as a lecture on the creative mindset for riders on Sunday!
Resonant Riding is on the Road! Carrie and Lala will be performing in the Ohio Fantasia at Equine Affaire with as well as doing 2 ridden presentations and a lecture on Friday and Sunday. They will also be available in the Knights of Iceland booth throughout the event to answer your questions as well as playing some live music and offering free coffee if you just need a place to chill. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Last day to sign up for our online collaborative course! https://www.resonantriding.com/store/p/virtualcourse Please reach out to us with any questions 🍀
✨ Now Live ✨ Registration for our Fundamentals Course is now open! You can visit our website: https://www.resonantriding.com/store/p/virtualcourse
For course price, details and curriculum. Please message us with any questions! 💫
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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. #resonantriding #thecreativeprocess #faithhopeandcarnage #nickcave #seanohagan #inspiration #vulnerability #improvisation #flow #gæðingadressage
Last day of the clinic is Freestyle Day! 🪩💃🎠 Lori Cretney and Baldursbrá practicing before the final performance. 💖
Resonant Riding is all about community, collaboration, creativity and fun! Come ride with us ! 💫 www.resonantriding.com
⭐️ Here are the top 3 Participants of the 2022 No Stirrup November Freestyle Competition. The Youth Division was sponsored by The Hitching Post Tack Shop ⭐️ 1st place: Emmy Stewart & Kani 2nd place: Greta Alsauskas & Thula 3rd place: Peyton York & Felix To see all of the results and videos from each division please visit: https://www.resonantriding.com/2022-nsn-results #nostirrupnovember #youth #freestyle #horsekids #resonantriding #thehitchingpost #goriding #equestriansrock
The No Stirrup November Results are in! 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Go to our website: https://www.resonantriding.com/2022-nsn-results to view all results and videos. 🎺Let’s start by announcing: 🏆🎶Most Harmonious Pair🎶🏆Congratulations Joie Kozubal and Tígull!!! And now for the divisions: PRO: 1st place: Maria Octavo & Holdur 2nd place: Rebecca Dadonna & Svadi 3rd place: Janet Mulder & Njáll AMATEUR: 1st place: Miette Jennings & Stassa 2nd place: Joie Kozubal & Tígull 3rd place: Katherine Forrest & Njóla PAIRS: 1st place: Sally & Reese + Maggie & LeeLee 2nd place: Jana & Askur + Sue & Vikingur 3rd place: Liz & Gypsy + Jade & Saeta PARA: 1st place: Cecilia Nanna Rosell & Abel 2nd place: Laura Octavo & Gloria 3rd place: Grace Dillingham & Vikingur YOUTH: 1st place: Emmy Stewart & Kani 2nd place: Greta Alsauskas & Thula 3rd place: Peyton York & Felix 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations and thank you to ALL our participants for helping create another epic event! We are so inspired by your creativity, dedication, spirit and pure love of horses. And of course endless thanks to all of our sponsors and our judges. Without them, none of this would be possible!!
Have you signed up for our No Stirrup November competition? FOLLOW ALONG as we gear up for our favorite event of the year! Youth, Adult & Para Divisions - TONS of prizes, and judges from all over the world! ⭐️ Sign up here: https://www.resonantriding.com/nostirrupnovember ⭐️
VISIT https://www.resonantriding.com/nostirrupnovember to sign up for our Virtual No Stirrup November Freestyle Competition!
PRE-REGISTRATION is OPEN for our No Stirrup November Freestyle Competition! 💥 LINK IN BIO 💥Five divisions for all levels of riders - prizes for top scorers - and feedback from our select panel of accredited judges! Our aim is to promote joy and creativity in your partnership with your horse- sign up and join us for #NoStirrupNovember2022
Training, filming, and creating together in KY has been incredible. Now we are off to Iceland for an educational retreat!
Carrie and Lala will be live-streaming on the @gaedingadressage instagram and Facebook today at 4pm EST with some exciting news about our community. Join us! 🪞✨🐴✨🪞
…coming soon 🔊 stay tuned to our Gæðinga Dressage channels for an exciting announcement on June 28th. #ride #form #flow #freedom #resonation #equestrian
All freestyle submissions must show at least one directional control exercise in both directions. Directional control exercises can be as simple as this walk figure eight performed by Carrie and Astarljos. We believe that there can be great beauty is celebrating where you and your horse are at in the moment whether it be a simple or more complex pattern. Sign up for our #nostirrupnovember Freestyle competition and celebrate where you and your horse are at this November 🎉
The Creative Process - Renvers I wanted to share with you all a video clip of me in my "workshop". This is not a perfected exercise but a first attempt at sequencing and combining a string of exercises and patterns to achieve a happy result towards a larger end goal. This is my creative process and I was lucky to have my assistant @katherinemcraig to film my first attempts. Watching the Gæðingafimi (Icelandic Dressage Freestyle) last week, I was really inspired by an exercise where the rider rode tölt serpentines with Renvers (haunches-out) on the curves to prepare for the next line. I couldn't wait to get to the stable to try this with Lykill as I felt it was such a great exercise of body control, suppleness and straightness all in one. Of course I wanted to perform the actual exercise right away but I know that would end in total frustration and tension in my equine partner and myself. I had to break down the exercise and start at the beginning until we were both comfortable enough in all the elements that we could piece them together. So what are the elements? 1. Tölt - no problem 2. Serpentine - No problem 3. Renvers - I don't think we actually ever tried 🤔 So that's where we began. Lykill is a very pliable horse but when I focus too much on intense exercises he curls up in a ball and gets tense so I have to approach them delicately and after I've worked him quite open and forward in different gaits. Today he felt ready. First I tried just putting him in the position and going into Renvers. Tension right away. So I stopped. I tried to contemplate what exercises and trajectories I know he can relax in and I came up with an idea I learned from my mentor, Carlos Carneiro. Shoulder-in to half pirouette to half pass to Renvers. This "flow" of exercises was just the key to helping both Lykill and I not overthink think the exercise of Renvers. He was able to relax and I tried only to align my body in the position I wanted so he could mirror it. This work
Time is running out! To our No Stirrup November Freestyle Challenge competitors, don't forget to submit your videos by midnight on November 30th! We will not be accepting any more submissions on December 1st. ✨🐎✨ We are looking forward to seeing all your creative freestyles!
All ages, levels, breeds, and styles of Horsemanship are welcome in our #nostirrupnovember competition! In many ways it has been harder to connect with our community this year but our dream behind this event is to connect with our friends and enjoy our horses ❤️🐴 Tomorrow is the last day to sign up! Message us if you have any questions or go to the website now to register!
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