Bear Creek Bluff Ranch

07/21/2018

Words that are so true == "the rider must learn to control himself before he can control his horse." Working on the Equicizer helps the rider improve body awareness and create neuro-muscular control in order to develop independent aids!!!!! For over 8 years now, I have witnessed my Equicizer, Ichiban, helping riders improve their position by developing coordination, improving alignment, vertical and lateral balance, flexibility and contact, creating core muscle strength, body stabilization, cardio vascular endurance and creating muscle memory to hard wire the correct position! The results are indisputable!! Kathy Graber

03/11/2015

This is a great video about the Equicizer!!! If you are in Central Texas and want to book a lesson on our Equicizer, Ichiban EQ, at Bear Creek Bluff Ranch, just send us a message!

10/04/2014

YOGA!!!! Finding suppleness in your own body and then translating the very same process to create suppleness in your horse!!!! with Gwyn Schaeffer and Amber King!!! Coming soon to Bear Creek Bluff Ranch!!! and featuring our fabulous Equicizer!!! This will be an awesome program!! Stay tuned!

All riding disciplines value a horse that demonstrates suppleness while elegantly transitioning through his paces, floating weightlessly with pleasant engagement and enthusiasm. But many of us find...

08/20/2014

Backing baby Sparkler, earlier this year.

08/03/2014

Save a horse, practice on an Equicizer!!!! Great article! It is so easy to gain that effective position and build correct muscle memory!! Then get back on your horse and feel the difference! Your horse will thank you!

True riding is an endless search for synchrony and harmony; you can get it today and lose it tomorrow. This search is no overnight affair. It is a progression of steps, measured in tiny...

07/24/2014

This is another great article! Just last week several riders were improving their leg positions and creating the right muscle memory on Ichiban, my Equicizer!! It really carries over to your position when you are back on your horse and makes a happier more responsive partner!

"Kick harrdddeeerrr!" How often have you heard that before? It might come from a well-meaning friend. It might be what you feel is necessary at the moment. It might even be the determined coach who...

07/09/2014

http://horselistening.com/2014/02/15/two-upper-body-secrets-to-riding-success/

Sometimes it is better to focus on just one or two skills than to try to fix everything bit by bit, all the time. We've previously considered the importance of the riding seat in all things horseba...

04/20/2014

More great exercises for the Equicizer !!!

Welcome to the Equicizer Equestrian Exercise Page! Here you will find some great exercise tips using the mechanical horse simulator the Equicizer

07/20/2013

05/25/2013

05/20/2013

My storage stall has become the fox nursery!!!!

05/03/2013

Demo of the posting trot on the Equicizer!!!! You can really feel this in your core! Works on creating the independent seat and quiet hands!!

FEI rider and USDF "L" Judges program graduate Meg Hilly demonstrates proper rising trot exercise with the Equicizer. Meg's expertise in dressage lessons tra...