** Balanced Rider, Balanced Horse – Rider Assessment**

With Andy Thomas, currently High Performance Human Science and Sports Medicine Advisor to the United States Equestrian Teams and Director of eventphysio ltd. Prior to this, he was the lead practitioner for human science and sports medicine to the British Equestrian Federation for 10 years, attending 3 Olympic Games, 3 World Championships and 12 European Championships. An experienced international lecturer in this specialist area, Andy provides a unique insight into the management of the human equestrian athlete. Andy’s past roles also include Lead Physiotherapist at the English Institute of Sport in the West Midlands and Deputy Head of Medicine at the Football Association.

Your On Horse Assessment

Andrew has worked for the last ten years in close collaboration with Team GB and trainers of riders and horses in all disciplines. In particular his work with dressage riders has been one of the critical factors affecting their performance at the highest level of competition. Using the TESTT system, he has developed a unique method of assessing imbalances and weaknesses which cause many riding issues and can lead to musculoskeletal pain.
 

The assessment, centred on you, aims to identify your riding weaknesses and imbalances. Why should we do this? Consider for example your performance, do you?

• Collapse on one side? 
• Feel better on one rein compared to the other? 
• Fix with one arm? 
• Prefer to turn to one side? 
• Have too much weight on one part of the saddle? 
• Always run out to the same side? 
• Fall behind the movement? 
• Have constant back pain?

If any to the above examples apply to you then a personal plan could help you correct any rider muscle imbalance which may be causing this. Following the assessment a comprehensive rehabilitation/exercise plan will be suggested for you based on an app provided by Andy.

IMPORTANT: Equine Flu Bio-security

Inline with the current BEF, BHS and BD recommendations, all attending horses must have been vaccinated or had a booster for Equine Influenza within the last 6 months, up to and including the event date. All horses must arrive with their original passports, not copies, which must be shown to the show secretary for checking BEFORE unloading. Any horses arriving on site without an original passport, showing an out of date vaccine or if a booster has been given in less than 7 days will, unfortunately, not be able to take part.

Bookings in advance. To enter:

A: You can enter using our Secure Online Entry System. Payment is secure and it goes directly to Swallowfield Equestrian. 
You will receive an email confirmation of your class entry and payment. 

Cost per person - £80.00 per session non refundable - first assessment

Cost per person - £55.00 per session non-refundable - follow-up assesment 

  There are two classes available. The first class is for those riders who have not previously attended an assessment session with Andy, and a second 'follow-up' assessment session for those who have already attended their first session for a full progress review. The second session may be non ridden.

Complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits will be available throughout the day.

Fee is non refundable

No Dogs please.

Data Protection and Security - GDPR

 As a competitor / participant at Swallowfield Equestrian Ltd events, you agree and understand that by making this entry or booking that we may publish some of your personal information as part of the results of the event and may pass such information to the governing body or any affiliated organisation for the purpose of contractual agreements, insurance, licences or for publishing results either for the event alone or combined with or compared to other events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club affiliation, membership numbers, event times etc.We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.