Develop a Healthy Core
Learn how to strengthen and activate your core in a way that supports you and your horse. Without doing a single plank!
Are you confused about using your core?
There's a ton of misinformation about using core muscles. No wonder riders are confused! And frankly, many core programs won't make you a better rider. Just a stiffer rider. Yikes!
You'll learn why planks can make you a stiffer rider
You'll learn why planks and sit-ups may cause you to be stiff, not strong. That's not good for you or your horse! The exercises in this course will help you be stronger AND more flexible.
You'll learn how to use your BRAIN to activate your core
You'll learn why working HARD to improve core strength can actually make you weaker. You'll improve your movement and your mindset to have a strong, healthy core.
Use your core in a way that helps your horse too
With this program, you'll be able to spontaneously engage your core in a way that improves your strength, coordination and posture. No more sucking in your belly!
You can be a better rider. Effortlessly.
- Imagine the thrill of confidently cantering down a wooded trail.
- Picture yourself easily and elegantly navigating a jumper course. Or a dressage test.
- Your horse is happy, supple and athletic because you're longer getting in his way. You're more balanced and coordinated. Confident too.
With the Develop a Healthy Core and More online course, you can help you make this dream a reality. Click the button below to join us. Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed.
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Here's What You'll Get with Develop a Healthy Core and More Course
Exercises Designed for the Busy Equestrian
Learn how your unique movement patterns create tension and restriction
Get Exercises Designed for YOU
I'll create Feldenkrais® exercises tailored for your specific needs
Learn at Your Own Pace - and In Your Own Space
You'll get 19 unmounted exercises that promote HEALTHY core use and better body awareness
Be the Rider Your Horse Deserves
Learn how to engage your core muscles in an easy, healthy way that can improve your coordination, vitality and posture. A must for anyone who wants to move well and feel better. A game-changer for equestrians.
You'll get:
โ 14 unmounted exercises that promote healthy core use
โ 5 unmounted exercises to enhance body awareness
โ Movement and mindset exercises that can help you be more balanced, secure and connected with your horse
You'll learn:
โ Why it's NOT a good idea to tighten your core all the time
โ How to become strong and flexible in just minutes a day!
Your movements will get lighter and easier, improving communication with your horse. Which deepens your connection. And can make riding healthy and fun for you AND your horse.
I hope you join me us in Develop a Healthy Core and More. Don't delay. Your horse is counting on you.
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"I finished the Develop a Healthy Core online course and it was amazing! Transformational! "
Kate Shuster
USDF Gold medalist, dressage judge, Encinitas, CA
"Since doing your Feldenkrais exercises, I've been able to follow my horse's movement. Went for a ride today with stirrups usual length - I was sitting differently in the saddle. I was more upright and followed my horse's movement better. The exercises you taught me feel so good, they're addictive!"
Cheryl Davidson-Bowles
Equestrian, Australia
"I would like to congratulate you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful way of conveying body intelligence! ... I knew that I had been sitting on the horse unbalanced for many years. Now everything is different. That may sound cheesy, but it is so... With the finest aids (and now they are really aids and not disabilities) I can ride my horse, even on the long reins, and navigate precisely. And I also have the impression that I am much better connected to the horse. "
Felix Perret
Equestrian, Switzerland
"I can sink into my left seat bone easily and without any effort now! I usually sit heavier on the right and really don't feel the left one. And it feels like my trunk is just floating over my pelvis. My seat feels secure and I can move my hips more easily. I can bend to each side easily too. My back feels so good. I feel as light as a feather! So free and loose! Thank you, Mary! "
Mary Kim Folds
Equestrian and runner, North Carolina
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Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed!
Join our online course. You have nothing to lose.
I'm so confident that you'll improve, I personally guarantee it. If you do all the exercises and don't feel an improvement in your ability to use your core muscles, your money will be cheerfully refunded.
SIGN ME UP!Who is Mary Debono?
An international clinician, I've been helping improve the movement, performance and well-being of equestrians for almost 30 years.
Efficient movement improves athletic performance, reduces the risk of injury, speeds recovery, minimizes the challenges of aging and reduces stiffness, aches and pains, stress and anxiety.
A Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, Certified NLP Practitioner, international clinician and bestselling, award-winning author of Grow Young with Your Dog, I have a proven track record of success with humans, horses and dogs.
I'd love to help YOU Develop a Healthy Core. Click the button below to get started. I look forward to welcoming you into the program. Let's do this!
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Frequently Asked Questions
It's EASY to benefit from an online session! If your question isn't listed, email [email protected].
- Tight hips
- Stiff backs
- Sitting heavier on one seat bone
- Crooked on horse
- Leg won't stay in position
- Can't follow horse's movement
- Knees ache from riding or walking
- How to use weight aids effectively
- Rounded, tight or achy shoulders
- Sore, stiff neck
- Poor posture
- Correct use of core
- Heels creep up
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ability to respond to challenging situations such as sudden spooks
- Lack of coordination or balance
- Lack of confidence
- Recovery from injury or joint replacement
- Bringing joy and ease to riding!
Absolutely. I've helped dressage, hunter/jumper, Western and Australian stock riders.
My clients range from pleasure trail riders to World Cup show jumping and Grand Prix dressage competitors.
Since Feldenkrais® exercises are gentle and effective, riders of ALL fitness levels and ages can benefit.
I've helped a large number of senior citizens, many of them recovering from severe injuries, ride with ease and balance.
Yes! Riders of all abilities, from tech-savvy to non-techy, have easily connected with me online.
It's simple - and FREE - to download the Zoom software that we'll use. I'll send you detailed instructions to make it super easy for you.
During your online session, you'll have your webcam on, so we'll be able to see each other. That allows me to lead you through personalized Feldenkrais® exercises to address your unique challenges.
- You first schedule a session. You can do that by clicking here.
- When you schedule the session, you'll tell me what issue(s) you'd like to address. Payment is made when you schedule the session.
- You have the option of sending me a riding video to review before your session. You can use WhatsApp, YouTube, etc.
- If you don't already have Zoom installed on your device, I'll send you simple instructions on how to do that.
- On the day of your session, you'll need a computer or tablet with a webcam (or smartphone), an hour of uninterrupted time, a firm chair to sit in and space on the floor to lie down. Wear comfy clothes, such as yoga pants or sweat pants.
- We meet online at the appointed date and time!
- Your session is recorded. The video recording is yours to keep and refer back to.
- You and your horse enjoy your newfound lightness and freedom of movement!
We'll meet for about an hour.
It's helpful, but not essential. If you send in a video, it needs to be only a few minutes long.
If possible, have video taken from all directions: riding your horse toward the camera, away from the camera and from the left and right sides.
Have video at the walk. You can also include trotting, cantering, jumping and any other activity that is appropriate.
Your first session is $147 USD. That includes your session recording and a week of personal email support from me.
Because so many riders are affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions, I'm offering your second session at only $47 USD. That's a savings of $100! This is a limited-time offer.
You'll get instructions on how to schedule your 2nd session after you have your first session.
That's a great question! And there's no one-size-fits-all answer.
In our session, you'll be developing self-awareness. When you bring that mindfulness to your everyday life, your results will often "stick" better.
If you simply return to your everyday routine and repeatedly slouch over your phone or computer, slump inattentively on the sofa and do a myriad other things that create havoc in your body and mind, your improvements may not last as long.
I'm committed to empowering you, so I WANT your improvements to last.
I'll be happy to go over how to help your improvements "stick" when we have our session.
Yes. I'm committed to your improvement, so I include a week of personal email support with each session.
Yes! I'm so confident that you'll feel an improvement in your movement or comfort, that I personally guarantee it.
In the unlikely event that you don't feel an improvement, I'll cheerfully refund your investment.
It's 100% risk-free.
You're so thoughtful! Gift certificates make GREAT gifts.
Email [email protected] and put "gift certificate for online session" in the subject line. We'll send you a purchase link and you'll be able to print out a handsome gift certificate.
The Feldenkrais Method® is a powerful and revolutionary approach to improving your movement, comfort and overall well-being.
It uses gentle, mindful movement to bring new awareness and possibility into every aspect of your life. Developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, the Feldenkrais Method has helped millions of people worldwide.
It's especially popular with equestrians.
As a long-time Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, I've been working with equestrians for almost 30 years. I also use Feldenkrais® concepts to help improve the movement, performance and well-being of horses, dogs and other animals.
Simply email [email protected] and I'll answer your question as soon as possible!
Your new body starts now. Right where you are.
You're facing a choice. Create a new, healthier, happier reality. Or not. It's up to you. There's never been a better time to act. I'd be honored to help you be the rider your horse deserves. Let's do this!
